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| Louise Marsland Data is the future of the monetisation of content and part of the investment into content in the broadcast industry... read | | | Juanita Pienaar Lillian Barnard, director for the Public-Sector at Microsoft SA, addresses the urgency of digital transformation, gives pointers on how companies can start to embark on their digital transformation journey and shares some of the benefits of doing it before your business is left behind... read | | | Nicci Botha One of the unplanned, but positive, spin offs from Pick n Pay's (PnP) Bitcoin experiment is that it has made retail sexier in attracting talent... read | | | Juanita Pienaar Elo Umeh, CEO of the Terragon Group, explored the peculiarities of the African market, the pain points of the modern marketer and where the true value lies with regards to mobile advertising... read | | | Louise Marsland Bring African content to the world and produce more homegrown African content for content-hungry African audiences... read | | | Ilse van den Berg Toby Shapshak, editor-in-chief of Stuff Magazine, shared some thoughts on how innovation is better in Africa at AfricaCom 2017. He highlighted some specific innovations to illustrate how the continent is leapfrogging into the future... (video) read | | | Ilse van den Berg AfricaCom 2017 is once again abuzz with delegates from all over the world and is even bigger and better than ever before - as is customary for events like these... read | | | Juanita Pienaar AfricaCom speaker Russell Southwood talks us through what it entails being an African broadcaster in a multi-platform world and how we can go about getting the most out of our content... read | |
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| Leigh Andrews One of the highlights of WGSN's Futures Cape Town was an inspirational talk by 24-year-old Trevor Stuurman - in effortless digitally savvy youth fashion, this Christmas Day baby is an entrepreneur, photographer and multimedia visual artist with a verified Instagram account and over 156,000 Twitter followers - here's why his fresh ideas resonate so deeply.... read | | | Ruth Cooper Solo musician Damian Malgas has first-hand experience of the challenges faced when it comes to having your music heard as a new artist, often the main issue for up and coming independent artists is distribution... read | | | The inaugural Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge (AGEC) which was conceptualised to creatively coach high school learners to think entrepreneurially has been lauded a "huge success"... read | | | Lauren Hartzenberg With its unique silhouettes and colourful African prints, Rich Factory designs demand attention. The creative force and founder of the brand is Zambian-born, South Africa-dwelling Rina Chunga... read | |
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| Hein Kaiser from Mix 93.8 FM chats to Ntombi Mhangwani, Africa Director for Integrated Marketing & Communications at Accenture about the urgency for companies to shift to digital and Greg Kilfoil, from MSC Sports about the marketing opportunities of Airport Lounges, on his latest Marketing & Media show. - View/Rate |
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| Grant Fleming Black Friday is almost upon us, and it's the one day when savvy brands can genuinely anticipate ramping up their sales with a smart marketing campaign... read |
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| For the first time in history, South Africans will be able to engage with some of the world's greatest disruptors at the inaugural BCX Disrupt Summit... read |
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| Jessica Tennant Woolworths recently launched a digitally-led and multi-channel marketing campaign called the 'Starts With' challenge - a seven-week balanced living challenge facilitated through a Facebook event inviting participants to take part... read |
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| Khangelani Dziba There is a need for more collaboration from all the different parts that make up brand communications.... read |
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| Jessica Tennant Rémy Martin recently launched the third edition of its annual 'One Life. Live Them.' campaign developed by local advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi BrandsRock, featuring influencers Sivu Madikana and Madoda Khuzwayo... read |
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| The World Media Awards 2018 (WMAs) have opened for entries, offering eight categories that will celebrate the best in cross platform, cross border, content-driven advertising... read |
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| IDidTht's October SA Film Reel Monthly Craft Awards were judged by Nkanyezi Masango, creative director at King James Group Cape Town, who selected Chicken Licken 'Icelandic Boy' by Alan Irvin from They for Best of Reel for Direction Craft... read |
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| Jessica Tennant Vodacom recently launched its summer rewards promotion, 'Shake Every Day'. Prior to the official launch, the campaign had already encountered 14 million customer interactions... read |
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| Brendan Seery It's that time of year again: summer is here, so can the cellphone network ads be far behind? read |
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| Damon Stapleton On 17 January 1977, Gary Gilmore was executed by firing squad for two murders he committed in Utah. His final words: "Let's do it"... read |
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| The Midas Awards have announced their grand and executive juries, which include three South Africans, and due to overwhelming demanded extended the entry deadline to 17 November 2017... read |
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| In the second phase of rescuing the self-regulation of advertising in South Africa, the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa has introduced a voluntary levy system on advertising... read |
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| Leigh Andrews This #EntrepreneurMonth, we go behind the selfie with Scott Cundill - part marketer, consumer champion, technologist, and published author, he's the innovator, story architect and business tech driver of The Gentle Reminders Club, as well as CEO of Majestic3... read |
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| Zee TV Africa has rolled out a global rebrand to strengthen it to attract 3 billion viewers in the next six years... read |
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| Club Med has received the Brand of the Year Award in the Resorts category, for the second time, in the World Branding Awards... read |
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| The recent Red Bull Amaphiko Film Festival took place at various venues in Braamfontein, Johannesburg from 27 to 29 October 2017. The festival aims at offering youth an opportunity to telll stories through their own lenses and to introduce new and different perspectives on storytelling. | | View galleries |
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| Africa's first all-Africa movie review platform calls for collaboration to showcase and crowdsource the best African-made movies to a local and global audience... read |
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| Cathay Pacific has partnered with PressReader, enabling them to provide thousands of popular newspapers and magazines to passengers... read |
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| Leigh Andrews What does the time-sapped, permanently distracted digital consumer want from your advertising? It's probably simpler than you think. Kantar Millward Brown's global media and digital CEO Gonzalo Fuentes recently let SA marketers in on the secret... read |
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| Danette Breitenbach The DMASA Assegai Awards might be all about the numbers, but the Awards are no game. With ROI a key measurement of a campaign, only those that deliver are rewarded, and despite a tough year, the industry accomplished that... read |
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| The Direct Marketing Association of South Africa (DMASA) hosted the Assegai Awards 2017 at The Empire in Parktown on 9 November, 2017. read |
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| South Africa's 9th annual Top 20 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Award winners have been announced by the NSBC, in association with World Famous Events... read |
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| Reserve Bank governor, Lesetja Kganyago, Dr Patrice Motsepe, and Finbond Group take the accolades at 2017 Sunday Times Top 100 Company Awards... read |
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| Jessica Tennant The Liberty Radio Awards roadshow took place over the last three days across Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town respectively, where CEO and convener of the Awards Lance Rothschild explained the new entry system for the 2018 Awards... read |
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| Leigh Andrews The MTN App of the Year awards were a success a few weeks ago, but have you ever wondered about the tech-savvy system behind the awards? Mike Lysko, CEO and founder of Flock Eventing Platform explains the connectivity, convenience and entertainment opportunity of the delivery mechanism... read |
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| The Committee to Protect Journalists' 2017 International Press Freedom Awards honours courageous journalism from around the world... read |
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| Naledi Shange The SABC's head of legal services Sizwe Vilakazi was murdered at the weekend... read |
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| Pangaea is transitioning to a new lead partner and introducing tech and data capabilities to offer advertisers more opportunities to connect programmatically with a premium audience of over 200m monthly users... read |
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| South Africa's first 3D printing project using pure platinum was revealed at the Rapdasa (Rapid Product Development Association of South Africa) conference in Durban.... read |
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| Leigh Andrews I recently sat down with OJ Van Jaarsveld, account director for Young Gun Films, in their classy office space where guests are welcomed by name on entry, to find out about their success in the niche world of car advertising and their recent foray into the music video space... read |
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| Ducati has finally unveiled the much-anticipated Panigale V4 superbike. This is the first production Ducati with a four-cylinder engine, which is said to be "a delight to the ears" of any superbike fan... (video) read |
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| Louise Marsland Global trends authority WGSN launched its latest trends research to South African audiences in Cape Town on 9 November... read |
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| PwC and IAB SA recently released the results of the 2016 annual Internet Advertising Revenue Report... read |
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| Louise Marsland How are people coping in this new connected world? A global study from Viacom looks at The Next Normal: Rise of Resilience among consumers, including from Nigeria and South Africa, and how brands should respond... read |
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| A 25-year-old American journalist charged with attempting to overthrow Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, on account of an alleged tweet that described the ageing leader as "selfish and sick", was remanded in custody Saturday after denying the accusations... read |
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| The jury recruitment process is still underway, with a jury member increase and an increase in the percentage of women by double digits to just under 40 percent.... read |
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| CNN International Commercial's (CNNIC) 'Go There Media Fund' provides travel and tourism expertise to distressed destinations and countries recovering from natural disasters... read |
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Mr Price's share price jumpMr Price has had a share price jump of 11% after it said interim earnings grew by up to 25%.
The company is expected to report on 20 November 2017 that its basic and headline earnings per share for the 26 weeks to 30 September 2017 grew between 20% and 25%.
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| Louise Marsland Broadcast television networks are being disrupted by digital predators which are changing the industry to the extent of creating new business models.... read |
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| Danette Breitenbach The Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa (ABC) third quarter results released this morning show the continuation of the declining trend seen in Q1 and Q2 of this year, both in the press and magazine categories... read |
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| Twitter announced on Tuesday it would double the limit for tweets to 280 characters, a bid to draw in more users and boost engagement at the social network... read |
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| PARIS - Chinese tourists visiting Paris are now able to pay for their purchases in two of the city's famous department stores with their smartphones, thanks the adoption of the payment app of the popular Chinese social media network, WeChat... read |
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| SYDNEY - Facebook is trying to combat "revenge porn" by encouraging users in Australia to submit their nude photos to a pilot project designed to prevent intimate images from being shared without consent... read |
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| Douglas Kruger Leaders know that analogies can be powerful. They instruct, inspire and provide guidance, using an easy-to-remember shorthand. But what if you use the wrong analogy?... read |
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| Hein Kaiser from Mix 93.8 FM chats to Ntombi Mhangwani, Africa Director for Integrated Marketing & Communications at Accenture about the urgency for companies to shift to digital and Greg Kilfoil, from MSC Sports about the marketing opportunities of Airport Lounges, on his latest Marketing & Media show. - View/Rate |
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