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Top company and news stories 9 April 2018

  • Bizcommunity is again set to provide coverage direct from the Cannes Lion Festival this June
  • There's been a call for entries into the Cannes Young Lions
  • The Creative Circle announces monthly award winners for January and February 2018
  • Changes have been made to the Loeries Official Rankings
  • You can purchase your 2018 Loeries Creative Week tickets, taking place in Durban again this August
  • Judging for this year's Prisa Prism Awards has wrapped up
  • Ogilvy JHB will deliver modern marketing with Elouise Kelly as new MD; ECD Mariana O'Kelly selects Best of Reel for March iDidTht Craft Awards
  • Andy Walker of Memeburn covers the YouTube HQ shootout
  • Danette Breitenbach reports on the Oslo Freedom Forum's world waiting for a women's revolution' talk
  • #MeTooZA: Bradley Workman-Davies explains what you can do legally about sexual harassment
  • TV news anchor Riaan Cruywagen exits Kyknet Verslag
  • Ahead of the #LibertyRadioAwards, Jessica Tennant finds out what makes radio excellent
  • Tennant also gets to know #Newsmaker Lauren Damant, Demographica's new GM
  • Jon Ratcliffe interviews the VP for Europe at Twitter on the power of amazing culture businesses
  • Heed my feedback from BrandLove's digital storytelling experiential workshop
  • I also went #BehindtheSelfie with Lindy Hibbard, Smile 90.4FM's Smile Breakfast co-presenter

  • Leigh Andrews
    Editor-in-Chief: Marketing & Media SA


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    BizTop stories
    Creative Circle announces January and February winners
    Creative Circle has announced its monthly award winners for the months of January and February 2018...read
    She Says NYC discussion with Kari Niles, Barbara Thall, Silvia Cavalcanti, and Jesse Baker. © .
    Largest creative network for women, SheSays, launches in Cape Town
    The world's largest creative network for women, SheSays, is launching in Cape Town on 19 April 2018 - the first in Africa...read
    The World Press Freedom Index 2017 by .
    #FairnessFirst: Grave press freedom violations in Africa

    Leigh Andrews

    Freedom of speech, long seen as a mainstay of the Western world, isn't necessarily a given elsewhere, especially when you criticise government policy and work in the media...read
    Bruce Daisley, VP for Europe at Twitter. Image supplied.
    Bruce Daisley of Twitter on the power of amazing culture businesses (Part 1)

    Jon Ratcliffe

    Bruce Daisley is VP for Europe at Twitter and runs the Eat Sleep Work Repeat podcast. In part 1 of this three-part article, I chatted to him about Monk Mode Mornings, the power of laughter, his new work manifesto and more...read
    Advertising
    iDidTht.com Craft Awards March 2018: "Bloody well done" to Sanlam '100 Years'
    IDidTht's March SA Film Reel Monthly Craft Awards were judged by Mariana O'Kelly, ECD at Ogilvy JHB, who selected Sanlam's '100 Years' by Ian Gabriel from Giant Films for Direction Craft... read
    "Advertising is the most fun you can have with your clothes on" - Maverick adman Jerry Della Femina

    Issued By Advertising Benevolent Fund

    Managing talent in adland

    Issued By Havas Johannesburg

    Ogilvy JHB to deliver modern marketing with Elouise Kelly as new MD
    Ogilvy Johannesburg has announced the appointment of Elouise Kelly as new agency MD, with former deputy MD Tracey Edwards now chief delivery officer... read
    Consol Glass and Grey Johannesburg's winning ad sees new success at Kantar Millward Brown

    Issued By Grey

    Mr Cuddles back in new Wimpy TVC

    Issued By FCB Africa

    Coffee Creative Studio nominated for Sports Industry Award
    Branding
    Mann Made embraces exponential change

    Issued By Mann Made Media

    CSI
    Universal Church's Good Friday message: It is finished - receive your victory!

    Issued By Universal Church of the Kingdom of God

    Design
    Clinic scoops global design award
    A R23m South Africa health facility has won first prize in the Health Completed Buildings at the Berlin World Architecture Festival Awardsread
    2018 Wine and Beer Label Design Awards winners
    The results of the fourth annual Wine Label Design Awards and the inaugural Beer Label Design Awards were announced last month at the Cavalli Wine and Stud Farm... read
    PMI's heated tobacco product wins Good Design Award
    Digital
    Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open
    Feed the Future is calling for applications for the Fall Armyworm Tech Prize which offers to fund up to $400,000 in digital solutions aiming to help stop the spread of the pest in Africa... read
    #Newsmaker: Getting to really know Demographica's new GM Lauren Damant

    Jessica Tennant

    Named one of the most influential women in SA digital marketing in 2016 by Memeburn and Ventureburn, Damant is respected in the industry and has the required experience and expertise to help drive growth.... read
    People and technology: What the fakery?

    Angie Hattingh

    Issued By Havas Johannesburg

    Business Insider SA garners over a million unique visitors
    Education
    Media academy spearheads on-the-job training to grow industry talent pool

    Issued By Mark1

    Entrepreneurship
    Nominations for Southern Africa Startup Awards now open
    The Global Startup Awards, which have been held annually since 2012, aim to select and recognise startups and entrepreneurs who have shown outstanding achievement in business and service to the community... read
    Events & Conferencing
    LED screens and pixel pitch

    Chris De Lancey

    Issued By Multi-Media

    Tamiko Cuellar to teach women to 'Own Your Brilliance!' on SA tour
    BASF's Kid's Lab workshops awarded at SciFest
    Exhibitions
    Scan Display Cape Town's new water-wise plant nursery

    Issued By Scan Display

    Film & Cinematography
    Five Fingers for Marseilles - A contemporary South African western

    Daniel Dercksen

    Five Fingers for Marseilles fuses western influences, from classic to spaghetti and revisionist eras, into a contemporary South African drama written by Sean Drummond and directed by Michael Matthews. read
    iStarring Cinemas set to launch
    Marketing
    Marketing insights from Selvan Naidoo, CEO of Marketing2theMax

    Issued By Marketing2theMAX

    Marketing Virgin Atlantic: Challenging the status quo with flair, passion and love

    Cari Coetzee

    "I love that we, at Virgin Atlantic, are always taking calculated risks - we're always pushing the boundaries, but with the customer's best interests always in mind." read
    Not that Newlands: Local beer brand pulls a fast one on the Aussies
    One of South Africa's biggest sporting rivals, the Aussies, recently endorsed a proudly South African beer brand, Newlands Spring Brewing Co., without even realising it... read
    "Let me tell you a story..." Why marketing fails without digital storytelling

    Leigh Andrews

    There's no denying the power of potent digital storytelling skills, but marketers aren't necessarily born equipped with those skills, nor do they know how to hone them. Enter the BrandLove potent digital storytelling experiential workshop... read
    Detonator Media looks to influencer marketing with Brandnew IO
    Media
    The Journalism Trust Initiative to combat disinformation is launched
    Reporters Without Borders (RSF), and its partners Agence France Presse (AFP), the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Global Editors Network (GEN) have just launched an innovative media self-regulatory initiative designed to combat disinformation online - called the Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI)... read
    Media Freedom
    Sanef says limiting Sakina Kamwendo's freedom of expression 'smacks of censorship'
    Sanef has issued a statement saying that the organisation is disturbed by the pulling of Sakina Kamwendo's show on SAFM last week, midway through the show and says it 'smacks of censorship'... read
    The world is 'still waiting for a women's revolution' - Zineb El Rhazoui

    Danette Breitenbach

    Late last year, Saudi Arabian women were granted the right to obtain a driver's licence... read
    Newspapers
    The Herald to launch revamped HeraldLIVE with Boomtown-created engagement campaign

    Issued By Boomtown

    OOH
    PSA and Romano Signs merge

    Issued By CharlesSmithAssociates/Sha-Izwe Communications

    Fepe announces first speakers for annual congress
    PR & Communications
    Easy steps to effective crisis communication

    Madelain Roscher

    Organisations and their brands need to take consumers into their confidence when facing a crisis. Although this seems straightforward, it is rarely the case... read
    Production
    Finalists for Ciclope Africa announced!
    After much anticipation, and 10 days of deliberation, the Ciclope Africa shortlist finalists have been announced... read
    Canon celebrates 15th year of #1 share of global interchangeable-lens digital camera market

    Issued By Canon SA

    Publishing
    Exclusive Books CEO calls it quits
    Exclusive Books CEO Benjamin Trisk is parting ways with South Africa's largest bookseller due to "a breakdown in the relationship among shareholders"... read
    Radio
    New hybrid radio model delivers a massive win for advertisers

    Issued By Massiv Media

    #LibertyRadioAwards: Lance Rothschild on what makes radio excellent in 2018

    Jessica Tennant

    I found out how entrants have responded to the changes proposed during the roadshow last year, as well as Rothschild's views on the current state of radio and where it's headed... read
    Research
    Roots 2019 survey set to release 'powerful insights'
    There is much anticipation around what the latest findings from the updated Roots questionnaire will reveal, particularly around digital trends, when the data is released in early 2019... read
    Influence marketing - tapping into the herd instinct

    mike broom

    Mike Broom gives a detailed analysis of the herd theory related to influencer marketing... read
    Kantar TNS, Spark Media gear up for 2019 Roots survey
    Retail
    Social shopping with #SpreeGallery
    Online fashion retailer Spree has launched #SpreeGallery - a new social shopping hub that invites customers to share images of themselves wearing products bought on Spree... read
    Mobile and social are dominant forces in SA retail

    Kerry Hope

    Virtual shopping is becoming the norm. Using our mobile devices to window shop and find the best price, product reviews, and advice through social media has reinvented the shopping experience... read
    Social Media
    Instagram breaks third-party apps, services by throttling its API call limit

    Andy Walker

    In what seems to be a knee-jerk reaction to its parent company's recent leaky-data woes, Instagram has restricted third-party developers from accessing its data pool... read
    Former Dimension Data CEO tips R10m into emerging social networking platform

    Issued By Luxury Brands

    Three wounded, shooter kills herself after YouTube HQ shootout

    Andy Walker

    Three people were wounded on Tuesday after a shooting broke out at YouTube's California headquarters. The shooter later committed suicide... read
    #MeTooZA - Sexual harassment in the South African workplace

    Bradley Workman-Davies

    Following the #MeToo campaign going viral, and in the face of this seemingly rampant pattern of sexual harassment in the workplace, what can South Africans legally do to either deal with abuse in the workplace...? read
    Where are my millennials at?

    Livia Brown

    Issued By Dentsu Aegis Network

    TV
    GGA calls for 24-minute pilot proposal
    Icasa to address competition in pay-TV market
    NEWSWATCH: The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) will be proceeding with oral hearings on competition in the local pay-TV market, after having proposed to introduce shared sports rights and shorten exclusive contract periods... read
    TV news anchor Riaan Cruywagen exits Kyknet Verslag
    Veteran Afrikaans TV news anchor Riaan Cruywagen, at the age of 72, ended his TV news anchor career spanning more than four decades on SA TV on Thursday night, most recently as news anchor on Kyknet Verslag (DStv 144)... read
    Behind the Selfie
    #BehindtheSelfie with... Lindy Hibbard

    Leigh Andrews

    This week we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Lindy Hibbard - voice artist, MC and co-presenter of Smile Breakfast on Smile 90.4FM... read
    Cannes Lions
    The only SA media at Cannes Lions 2018

    Issued By Bizcommunity.com

    For the fourth consecutive year, Bizcommunity will be the only local media providing coverage direct from the Cannes Lion Festival... read
    Cannes Young Lions: Call for entries
    If you have what it takes to create an award-winning advert under pressure and in the most extreme of conditions - and still come out smiling on the other side - Cinemark is looking for you... read
    Loeries Creative Week Durban
    Changes made to Loeries Official Rankings
    The Loeries announced that from this year's awards in August, it is including points for finalists in its Official Rankings across Africa and the Middle East... read
    You may now purchase Loeries tickets
    One Show Awards
    #OneShow2018: Kyoko Yonezawa's judging pick of the day
    Kyoko Yonezawa explains why she is thoroughly impressed by how BBDO New York exploited a Facebook Live glitch for Downtown Records' band The Academic, in this #OneShow2018 judging pick of the day... read
    #OneShow2018: Francois Du Preez's judging pick of the day
    Francois Du Preez explains why he is thoroughly impressed by what AlmapBBDO created for Getty Images, in this #OneShow2018 judging pick of the day... read
    #OneShow2018: Joris van Elk's judging pick of the day
    Joris van Elk explains why he is thoroughly impressed by what Cheil Worldwide of Hong Kong has created for Tesco supermarkets, in this #OneShow2018 judging pick of the day... read
    Prism Awards
    Prism Awards 2018 judging panels
    The judging for this year's Prism Awards has been wrapped up and the stellar lineup of over 60 judges alongside 11 Prisms young judges have deliberated on over 230 entries... read
    Africa
    The Africa Channel presents inaugural TV Series Festival at Ziff 2018
    The Africa Channel, the largest broadcaster of Africa-themed content in North America, has been announced as the official sponsor of the inaugural TV Series Festival 2018... read
    International
    Folio: announce 2018 class of Top Women in Media
    Folio: has announced its 2018 class of Top Women in Media to represent the best and brightest up and comers, entrepreneurs, change-makers, corporate champions, and industry trailblazers in the media industry... read
    Asia's pay-TV subs with 4K STB reach 53.6m
    Latest research from Dataxis showed that the number of pay-TV subscribers in Asia owning a 4K set-top box reached 53.6 million at the end of 2017... read
    Quotes
    Amelia Earhart
    "The most effective way to do it, is to do it."
    Charles Eames
    "Art resides in the quality of doing, process is not magic."
    Maya Angelou
    "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."
    John Wooden
    "Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts."

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    Twitter
    socialmedia2day
    @socialmedia2day
    Mark Zuckerberg believes Stories will soon overtake the news feed as the primary social platform interface #smm https://t.co/KLGhk8JejM
    RichSimmondsZA
    @RichSimmondsZA
    Brands, please stop using #HashTags on billboards. They're very hard to reach, & when you click on them, nothing happens. - @GusSilber
    adage
    @adage
    Shop lift: Six steps to elevate your agency (or whatever you call it). https://t.co/YHyhEa2em4 https://t.co/8hZj6B5GZX
    darrenp3
    @darrenp3
    The advertising industry needs to balance out its programmatic transparency quest https://t.co/zjUNmcMJzk https://t.co/1KCstp0Gtr
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