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| Three Black Pencils, the highest accolade in the creative industry, were awarded at the 56th D&AD Awards, with the ceremony held at The Old Truman Brewery in London on 26 April 2018. SA was responsible for six wood Pencils...read |
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 | Twenty cities around the world will participate in The One Club for Creativity's Portfolio Night 14, the largest one-night advertising portfolio review that will take place on 23 May... read |
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 | Jeff Harvey No, I'm not a designer, but I am a human being. And Design Indaba 2018 spoke to me like one... read | |
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 | Day two's results revealed South African agencies Joe Public United, VML South Africa, Grey SA and TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, amongst the overall winners announced... read |
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 | The first set of D&AD Pencil winners is announced today, with two South African agencies making the cut... read |
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 | Brendan Seery I am not always convinced that a brand which makes arbitrary funny gags as "content" - which is light on, or even missing, a marketing message - is doing the right thing. A brand exists to sell its product or service, not to entertain... read |
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 | UK advertising expenditure recorded its eighth consecutive year of market growth in 2017 which, puts the industry on course for a decade of continuous expansion... read |
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 | In partnership with Gorilla Doctors, LIA has initiated a global competition that is open to all creatives between the ages of 21 - 30 years... read |
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 | Damon Stapleton Chicago. It's almost midnight and it's cold. But not too cold. It's the kind of cold that makes you alert. It gives the evening a crispness and makes the neon signs a little sharper... read |
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 | Celebrated South African fashion designer Laduma Ngxokolo, creator of the MaXhosa by Laduma brand, is taking legal action against Spanish fashion retailer Zara over an alleged case of copyright infringement... read |
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 | James Maposa It's hard for brands to rely on their legacy because modern-day consumers are more open to trying new things. They have access to more information and this has led them to being more empowered and taking on more risks like trying new products... read |
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 | Raymond van Niekerk A clear understanding of the branding process is essential for entrepreneurs, business owners and brand managers when starting a new venture or developing a new product - doing this upfront just makes sense... read |
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 | Hundreds of disabled learners had the opportunity to meet corporates seeking to employ people with disabilities... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews Matthew Buckland explains his latest role change at Creative Spark, what it means for Burn Media going forward, and the biggest digital media trends he's anticipating from 2018... read |
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 | Robin Fredericks This was more than just putting South Africa on the map, it was a nation-building project with a common cause... read |
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 | The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry has found a way to help new businesses market themselves at a fraction of the normal cost... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant Following last month's launch of the Amsterdam-based workspace concept, Spaces at Atrium on 5th in Sandton, I interviewed Dutch founder Martijn Roordink to find out what it offers the South African workforce besides a place to plug in your laptop, and for his views on this new way of working... read |
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 | Applications are now open for the second Deep Learning Indaba which aims to strengthen the foundations of African machine learning and to increase the participation of African researchers in the field... read |
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 | Yugashnee Naicker As the economy continues to shift from being resource-based, knowledge industries such as tourism will become more sophisticated and important and while business travel makes up just a quarter of the overall tourism pie, its potential extends far beyond its current nominal contribution... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant This year's South by Southwest film festival was "some kind of collective consciousness" according to Daniel Schoeman, creative technologist at TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris... read |
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 | Independent research into cinema advertising in South Africa has highlighted the power and impact of the medium... read |
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 | Kim Cloete The founder and director of Africa's first integrated drug discovery centre, Professor Kelly Chibale, has been named as one of Fortune magazine's World's Greatest Leaders for 2018... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant Earlier this month, Adrian Ephraim joined public relations and integrated marketing agency Irvine Partners as director of strategy. This comes after Jeanine Cameron's appointment as MD in 2016. read |
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 | Robin Fredericks Sharing some of his most favourite passions including surfing, balloons and unicorns, Cape Town Tourism CEO, Enver Duminy took us through the destination marketing organisation and its relevance in a digital world during his talk at this year's World Travel Market Africa... read |
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 | Robin Fredericks Day one of WTM Africa 2018 saw Big Ambitions director of promotions, Natalia Rosa, share her insights into marketing for small tourism and travel companies... read |
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 | Tanzania's new law regulating online-related content is continuing to generate protest. Critics say President John Magufuli is deliberately targeting freedom of expression... read |
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 | In March Google announced it had started rolling out a phased approach to the long-awaited implementation of "mobile-first indexing". Since then Google's search algorithms have shifted to using the mobile version of a website's content... read |
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 | Local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) stand to benefit from Google implementing "mobile-first indexing"... read |
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 | Carrie Daly Carrie Daly looks at some interesting ways in which the blockchain can be applied in the field of communications... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant Following Joe Public United's appointment of Reatile Tekateka as managing partner to head up its Engage Joe Public division, we interviewed her to find out why she's excited to grow the group's reputation management offering... read |
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 | Maiyo Febi The 90s sales slogan reads: "Go big or go home!" Does this kind of thinking still apply today?... read |
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 | mamahlatse marokane As a small business, you may not think you need to pay much attention to public relations (PR). However, when it comes to branding, marketing and promoting your company, PR is one of the most important tools to help get you the right type of attention for your business... read |
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 | In a follow-up to the Checkers Mini Shop collectables craze launched in 2016, the retailer has announced its newest campaign consisting of environmentally-friendly Little Garden seedling kits... read |
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 | Icasa has published a findings document to review the community broadcasting services sector, which has culminated into the draft regulations for the review... read |
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 | CMO Council Member Study reveals many will boost spend in online video advertising and voice willingness to pay premiums for guaranteed views and deep customer insights... read |
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 | Louise Marsland Euromonitor International has just released a Shifting Market Frontiers Megatrend forecast in which it pegs 'Africa Rising' as a megatrend... read |
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 | Céline Abecassis-Moedas and Valérie Moatti Marketplaces, online platforms, customised offerings, virtual fitting rooms and other innovations are all examples of the "phygital" transformation of fashion retail... read |
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 | Lauren Hartzenberg A rebrand is on the cards for CNA and Edgars stores as part of Edcon's turnaround strategy to win back shoppers... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant Facebook Africa and Digify Africa have partnered to launch an online safety programme called Ilizwe Lam, Xhosa for my world... read |
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 | Richard Bensted The fires of media may burn bright and fast, often fading from memory just as quickly, but this revelation looks set to simmer, explains Richard Bensted... read |
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 | MTN, has entered into partnership with Sony Music Entertainment to distribute the content of the label's catalogue on its platform in Nigeria... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews This week we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Franco D'Onofrio, founding partner of Twiga Communications... read |
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 | Louise Marsland Mbithi Masya, film director at Fat Rain Films, Kenya, and a Ciclope Africa judge, talks about what Africa can bring to the international stage... read |
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 | Peter Pedroncelli Africa is fast becoming a key global tech market, and many of the tech leaders of tomorrow are emerging from the continent with Africa's international ambitions and potential firmly in their grasp... read |
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 | Guardian Media Group and D&AD have partnered to establish a new global festival... read |
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 | The Warc Awards released the shortlist for the Effective Social Strategy category - a search for marketing initiatives that link social strategy to business success... read |
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 | The Cape Town-based AfricArena event, to be held in partnership with Wesgro and Silicon Cape, will be hosting a "World Tour" in May to select startups to pitch at the event in November... read |
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 | Jared Molko It's been six months since I left my comfy job at a giant, well-known tech company and I've had a decent amount of time to reflect. It was an experience for which I will always be grateful... read |
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 | Ilse van den Berg Did you know that 98% of your global data travels under the ocean on subsea fibre optic cables, not via satellites? read |
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