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| Winners of the 2018 Public Relations Institute of South Africa's (Prisa) Prism Awards were announced at a ceremony at The Empire Conference and Events Venue on Sunday, 22 April 2018...read |
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Danette Breitenbach Atmosphere made it third time lucky, winning Campaign of the Year at last night's Prism Awards...read | 
Louise Marsland Francisco Condorelli, the director of Ciclope, tells Bizcommunty.Africa what he sees for the future of Ciclope and awards focused on craft rather than the 'big idea'...read | 
Leigh Andrews Audio Militia's co-founder and executive producer Nick Argyros shares how their 2017 Loeries success proves it's time to disrupt the production industry and create content beyond the expected music and audio...read |
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 | The One Club for Creativity has opened the call for entries for Young Guns 16, celebrating international creative professionals age 30 or younger... read |
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 | Sam Swaine Last Saturday saw the resignation of advertising titan, Sir Martin Sorrell who's been labelled as "the world's most famous adman." Sam Swaine gives some more insight into why this is truly an annus horribilis for WPP... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant Tracey Edwards was appointed at Ogilvy Johannesburg at the beginning of the year, and had been 'double hatting' as acting MD until Elouise Kelly started earlier this month. Now that she's stepped into her new role... read |
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 | Brendan Seery One of my greatest pleasures is a road trip. Getting up before sunrise, packing, with the aroma of the bacon-and-egg sarmies wafting through the car, almost as heady as the anticipation in the air. And this country, South Africa, has provided me, and my family, with some amazing memories... read |
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 | Lisbon International Advertising Festival has announced its grand jury panel for the Film category... read |
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 | Juanita Pienaar Juanita Pienaar asks Castle Lite director Becky Opdyke how music ties into the message the brand is trying to convey to its consumers, specifically through the Castle Lite 'Unlocks' concerts... read |
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 | Wynand Smit It's no secret that personalisation is essential in developing a successful customer experience. Central to that is getting to know all you can about your customer and using that information to drive the interaction... read |
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 | Nicholas Bednall With falling consumer confidence and a slow economic growth outlook, brands are intensifying the fight for consumer loyalty... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant The IAB SA today announced that Paula Hulley is succeeding former CEO Josephine Buys... read |
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 | Four South African digital agencies - Digitas Liquorice, Yonder Media, Gloo@Ogilvy and Gorilla - have taken the top four spots in the inaugural MMA EMEA Smarties Business Impact Index (BII)... read |
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 | New discussion document published by Icasa, gives notice of Icasa's intention to conduct an inquiry into the prospects of implementing a digital sound broadcasting service in South Africa... read |
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Aidan Blundell Issued By Dentsu Aegis Network |
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 | Jessica Tennant Founder of Pursue Your Purpose LLC, Tamiko Cuellar is planning a South African tour for aspiring and emerging women entrepreneurs beginning in August 2018 in honour of National Women's Day... read |
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 | Tom Jackson These are exciting times for the African tech space, but which ecosystem is the best place to launch or invest in a startup? read |
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 | Travel trade show World Travel Market Africa 2018 opened its doors at the CTICC in Cape Town on 18 April 2018 - welcoming a host of travel professionals eager to meet, network and consolidate business... read |
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 | Andy Walker Okay, so I'm a bit of a mad cat lady. If you ever wanted me to pay attention to something, bury that information in a cat video and send it to me... read |
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 | Lara-Anne Derbyshire Your company is planning on launching a competitive product offering to new regions that, if successful, is set to shake up the market and monumentally increase your brand awareness and profit margins across the country. The most important thing to plan your go to market strategy? Know thy customer... read |
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 | According to the Global Communications Report, 64% of public relations professionals surveyed predict that in five years the average consumer will not be able to distinguish between news stories (earned media) and promotional content (paid media)... read |
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 | Ronaldo Schemidt, has been announced as the winner of the World Press Photo of the Year 2018... read |
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 | The closing date for the Standard Bank Sikuvile Awards is set at 25 April - just a week away... read |
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 | Tiso Blackstar Group has clarified its position, that it is in fact performing well and ahead of expectations, following what it calls misleading reporting by Independent Media... read |
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 | Marcus 'The Maltese Falcon' Brewster You may not have heard of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia who was murdered six months ago, but Meryl Streep certainly has and it would not surprise me if the Oscar winner optioned DCG's story... read |
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 | Andy Walker "Thank you. And stay woke, bitches," is not a quote you'd normally attribute to former US President Barack Obama. But filmmaker Jordan Peele just made this a reality, by using intelligent visual trickery... read |
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 | Khangelani Dziba Khangelani Dziba reflects on being chosen as one of the Prisms Young Judges and calls on industry folks to open the industry to more millennials... read |
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 | Warc has partnered with the Sabre Awards to showcase award-winning PR-led case studies from around the world... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews Creative director and virtual reality expert Brendan Stein of Soapbox Films video production company explains how to make B2B video pop and why you need to get to the 'why' fast in your VR and video marketing, or else... read |
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 | Raleen Bagg With 7.3 billion people to connect with, why is loneliness becoming an epidemic... read |
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Rachel Thompson Issued By GfK South Africa |
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 | Menu boards, which play a pivotal role in the consumer menu selection process in quick service restaurants (QSR), have evolved by leaps and bounds over the past 15 years... read |
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 | Fiona Brauns Millennials have such close ties to online shopping and smartphone usage, but what does e-commerce mean to them?... read |
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 | Jon Ratcliffe Bruce Daisley is VP for Europe at Twitter, and runs the Eat Sleep Work Repeat podcast. In the last part of this three-part article, Jon Ratcliffe chatted with him about purpose, well-being, what advice he can give young students entering the industry... read |
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 | Bradley Elliott In the sometimes-fraught relationship between major corporations and ordinary citizens (consumers), the explosion of social media has shifted the power into the hands of the masses... read |
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 | Andy Walker One month after Scandinavian streaming service Spotify launched in South Africa, we now have an idea of what locals love listening to... read |
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 | Danilo Acquisto As more video content is consumed on the internet, finding the specialists in optimising that content is going to be vital... read |
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 | From the Union Building in Pretoria to Krugersdorp, the new South African Tourism TV ad demonstrates a wealth of tourism activities on offer locally... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews This week we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Sherlin Barends, radio presenter on KFM 94.5's #KFMMornings, which was announced as best commercial breakfast show at the recent Liberty Radio Awards... read |
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 | The new CMO Growth Council will frame the future growth agenda for brands on the global stage... read |
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 | The 2018 Festival programme features new formats, simplified navigation and more than 70 brands... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews 'Excited. Uplifted. Motivated. Powerful. We've been ready!' These are some of the sentiments I captured on a chilly Thursday evening in April, when the global SheSays initiative launched its Cape Town chapter at Red & Yellow in Salt River... read |
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 | Robyn de Villiers The following is an excerpt from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations International (CIPRI) 2017 Maggie Nally Memorial Lecture I delivered at the House of Lords, Palace of Westminster... read |
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 | This campaign was an instant success, shifting the focus from a Cape Town issue to a collective national responsibility. People around the country rallied behind 2-Minute Shower Songs, and the message translated across geographies, even garnering support from international audiences... read |
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 | Nicky James, director and Roxanne Marais, account There really is no secret to winning the South African Campaign of the Year, says last year's winners from Tribeca PR. The secret is creating a winning campaign for your client, regardless of the 'sexiness' of the product or service you're working with... read |
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 | Bridget van Holdt is all about working for the good of PR. This year's Lifetime Achiever, she has a clear vision for the long-term future of the industry. .. read |
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 | "Entering for 'cluster 6' of the Prisa Prism Awards - best agency and best PR practitioner - is more than submitting an entry, it is about getting feedback from highly regarded experienced professionals. Entrants ought to review it and apply it - it will be to their benefit" - Dr Amanda Hamilton-Attwell, CEO of Business DNA and cluster 6 chief judge... read |
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 | Serge Vaezi The earned media paradox is that where we spend the most money is where consumers spend the least time... read |
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 | What is it clients want the most from their PR agencies? And what do PR agencies want from their clients? The answer, it turns out, is simple and not a big ask after all... read |
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 | Dan Pinch There's no reason why South African agencies can't compete in the PR category at Cannes Lions... read |
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 | Keri-Ann Stanton Legal trumps public relations nearly every time. Class action suit anyone? read |
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 | Sixty-plus judges from a multitude of professions and industries judged this year's entries. Entries were judged online. The various panels then convened to discussed and debated, to come to the final winners... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant In the run-up to the 21st Prism Awards taking place on Sunday, 22 April, we chatted to this year's cohort of young judges about their fresh approach to the judging process... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant In the run-up to the 21st Prism Awards taking place on Sunday, 22 April, we chatted to this year's cohort of young judges about their fresh approach to the judging process... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant In the run-up to the 21st Prism Awards taking place on Sunday, 22 April, we chatted to this year's cohort of young judges about their fresh approach to the judging process... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant In the run-up to the 21st Prism Awards taking place on Sunday, 22 April, we chatted to this year's cohort of young judges about their fresh approach to the judging process... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant In the run-up to the 21st Prism Awards taking place on Sunday, 22 April, we chatted to this year's cohort of young judges about their fresh approach to the judging process... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant In the run-up to the 21st Prism Awards taking place on Sunday, 22 April, we chatted to this year's cohort of young judges about their fresh approach to the judging process... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant In the run-up to the 21st Prism Awards taking place on Sunday, 22 April, we chatted to this year's cohort of young judges about their fresh approach to the judging process... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant In the run-up to the 21st Prism Awards taking place on Sunday, 22 April, we chatted to this year's cohort of young judges about their fresh approach to the judging process... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant In the run-up to the 21st Prism Awards taking place on Sunday, 22 April, we chatted to this year's cohort of young judges about their fresh approach to the judging process... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant In the run-up to the 21st Prism Awards taking place on Sunday, 22 April, we chatted to this year's cohort of young judges about their fresh approach to the judging process... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant In the run-up to the 21st Prism Awards taking place on Sunday, 22 April, we chatted to this year's cohort of young judges about their fresh approach to the judging process... read |
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 | Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned with developments in the trial against Angolan journalists... read |
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 | The Namibia Media Trust (NMT) has condemned an attempt this week by the Namibia Central Intelligence Service (NCIS) to censor and silence the media... read |
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 | The Lisbon Health International Festival has announced its Awareness jury panel, which is divided into four groups. read |
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 | The Warc Awards released the shortlist for the Effective Use of Brand Purpose category - a search for marketing initiatives that have successfully embraced a brand purpose and achieved commercial success as well as a benefit for a wider community... read |
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 | Feroz Koor Sustainability issues are increasingly shaping trends in the retail sector. In this year's World Economic Forum Global Risks Report, three of the top global risks in terms of likelihood and impact are environmental... read |
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 | Forrester's recent predictions for CIOs working on data and analytics initiatives warn that the capabilities of new technologies, like artificial intelligence (AI), require the redesign of operating models... read |
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 | Women currently hold 19% of tech-related jobs at the top 10 global tech companies... read |
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 | Ilse van den Berg NEWSWATCH: Airports Company SA has announced that Cape Town International Airport will be renamed but, despite Julius Malema's suggestion, not after Winnie Madikizela-Mandela... read |
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Mark Twain "All generalisations are false, including this one." Oscar Wilde "Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes." Laurence J. Peter "If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?" Chris Rock "You don't pay taxes - they take taxes." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar "I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice." |
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