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Former Bizcommunity managing director Robin Parker has passed away... read
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JESSICA TENNANT
Following Mathe Okaba's appointment as CEO of the Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA) a few months back, we thought we'd find out how she's getting on in her new position...read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
We spend the bulk of our waking hours in the office, so why not do what we can to make that time more productive? Here's how SA companies are working for better work-life balance and pledging to transform for the better...read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
The Kimberly-Clark-Ogilvy relationship has proven its effectiveness again, with Kimberly-Clark making it onto the podium in third spot in the latest Loeries Rankings. Here, Catherine Wanliss, creative director at Ogilvy and Morne van Emmenes, senior brand manager at Kimberly-Clark, share how they keep winning the race...read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
Rowan Leibbrandt, founder of premium drinks company Truman & Orange, travels the world in search of high quality, interesting boutique liquor brands to introduce to the local market... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Ozone Information Technology Distribution is a channel technology company. But what makes the company stand out is the women - it's an IT company populated by women... Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
The Environ Skin Care success story is far from over. The almost 30-year-old homegrown brand has been named the Top Medical Skin Care Company in the 2018 Aesthetic Everything Awards... Read
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JESSICA TENNANT
As part of Start JLM 2018, Nimrod Dor, director APAC & Africa: Mobileye Aftermarket Division, provided an overview about Mobileye and its roadmap towards the autonomous vehicle... Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
Beyond its reputation as a quality cosmetics brand in the professional makeup industry, what gives Make-Up Designory (MUD) Cosmetics the edge is that its roots lie in education... Read
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DORINE REINSTEIN
As an entrepreneur or business owner, you know better than anyone that every penny counts. Spending money to outsource your travel planning is therefore likely to be at the bottom of your list of priorities... Read
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JUANITA PIENAAR
Former journalist turned publicist, Clayton Morar founded his agency in 2012. Here, he shares more about the challenges he encountered getting his PR business off the ground and dispenses several tips to help aspiring entrepreneurs... Read
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Advertising
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DANETTE BREITENBACH
Ogilvy was crowned AdFocus Agency of the Year at The AdFocus Awards 2018. The agency also took home Large Agency of the Year and Mariana O'Kelly, its creative director, was named Industry Leader of the Year... Read
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The winners of the annual Financial Mail AdFocus Awards were announced earlier tonight at The Venue in Melrose Arch... Read
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WPP has announced that Wunderman and J. Walter Thompson will unite to form Wunderman Thompson, a creative, data and technology agency built to inspire growth for its clients... Read
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BRENDAN SEERY
And Momentum, no matter how good your damage control eventually was, you get the Ford Kuga Memorial Reputation Management Onion... Read
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JESSICA TENNANT
Vodacom launched this year's instalment of its summer campaign at the Soweto Derby last month, marking the company's biggest digital-led campaign to date... Read
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DAMON STAPLETON
Years ago, I was asked by a client to write some ads. There was a catch. He wanted me to write ads about nothing... Read
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JESSICA TENNANT
Household appliances manufacturer Russell Hobbs recently launched its latest TV commercial, 'All Day Every Day', featuring a soundtrack composed from the sounds of its products... Read
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In this video, Nyiko Chauke of Marketing Fridays interviews Zinhle Modiselle, executive head of brand marketing and communications at Vodacom about this year's summer campaign... Read
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CHRIS MOERDYK, ISSUED BY CHRIS MOERDYK
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Branding
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The Blue Train has launched its new brand repositioning - the first in over 20 years - featuring an all-new MICE offering... Read
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ISSUED BY KANTAR MILLWARD BROWN
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CSI
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To mark this year's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, Missing Children South Africa (MCSA) will share a positive story every day for the 16 days with its #16Survivors for #16DaysOfActivism campaign... Read
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The Nelson Mandela Foundation, Facebook and Instagram announced a new creative campaign aimed at driving awareness about the wider impact gender-based violence has on South African women and their families... Read
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The MTV Staying Alive Foundation celebrated its 20th anniversary with an inspirational gala at Guastavino's in New York City... Read
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ISSUED BY BOOMTOWN
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Design
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In March 2017, the iconic Fearless Girl statue by Kristen Visbal took its place on Wall Street, standing defiantly and staring down New York's bronze 'Charging Bull' by Arturo Di Modica. Now, in 2018, it's time for Africa's own Fearless Girl to take a stand... Read
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Digital
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At the beginning of 2018, technology concepts and concerns such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing were on the tips of everyone's tongues... Read
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JOY-MARIE LAWRENCE
In a world of constant innovation, business leaders need to engage in curious conversations to uncover new ways to live and work and offers insight five benefits of engaging in curious conversations... Read
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Education
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Technology disrupts by its very nature. This is evident in many sectors where Uber - the biggest competitor to metered taxis - does not own any vehicles. The hospitality industry has seen a shake-up with Airbnb becoming a massive competitor without owning any real estate in the hotel industry... Read
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Entrepreneurship
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LEIGH ANDREWS
Plunge my arm elbow-deep in a cooler of ice cubes for two minutes? Don't mind if I do! Self-proclaimed "former couch potato turned extreme swimmer" Ryan Stramrood explained how he got started and how he sticks to it in the latest HeavyChef masterclass, with important insights for entrepreneurs, or anyone looking to challenge themselves... Read
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ISSUED BY ADCLICK AFRICA MEDIA GROUP
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Events & Conferencing
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Cape Town has been named the World's Leading Festival and Events Destination at this year's World Travel Awards in Lisbon, Portugal... Read
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Film & Cinematography
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Magazines
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Zimbabwean-born media professional, Miriro Matema, appointed managing editor at Pan African and South Africa-based Nomad Africa magazine... Read
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Marketing
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UPDATE: Walter Pike's family have announced the details for his memorial service... Read
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Media
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HERMAN WASSERMAN & DANI MADRI-MORALES
African audiences have low levels of trust in the media, experience a high degree of exposure to misinformation, and contribute - often knowingly - to its spread... Read
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Radio journalist, Josephine Achiro Fortelo from South Sudan, receives global freedom of speech award... Read
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Mobile
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A new report from Ericsson reveals that 5G will be deployed by global operators in Africa by next year... Read
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Online Media
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JESSICA TENNANT
Sudhir "Banzai" Matai, founder and managing editor of Double Apex Media, previous associate editor at Car Magazine, tells us how his online store for motoring-themed T-shirts turned into an automotive media portal... Read
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BRUCE BURGESS AND SIMON WALL, ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR
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DOMINIQUE PIENAAR
Digital disruption in the public relations and communications landscape means that brands and their agencies now need to work closer together than ever, in order to identify new storytelling opportunities, publishing platforms, and harness data analytics to continually refine how and where they place their messaging... Read
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Promotions & Activations
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Radio
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Recruitment
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JUANITA PIENAAR
Part 2 of the SheSays event coverage where top ad agencies shared what they look for when hiring and how you can get to the top of the talent pool in 2019... Read
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JANE STEVENSON
Formula One's decision to dispense its 'grid girls' reflects the need for marketers and event professionals to develop new approaches and strategies when it comes to using ambassadors to represent brands... Read
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Research
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While it's tempting to relegate Black Friday as just another marketing gimmick, the reality is that it signifies the start of a month-long consumer spending frenzy that significantly boosts retail revenues... Read
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BRIAN MECHEM
Did you know that 86% of marketers are still unsure how compensation of influencers is calculated, and 38% can't tell if a particular campaign drives sales or not? Read
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Retail
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South African company Afro Girl has just released the multilingual Hunadi doll, which speaks speaks in 4 of South Africa's 11 official languages... Read
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Takealot.com's annual, five-day Blue Dot Sale went live at 12:01am on Friday, 23 November and generated record sales for the e-tailer on Black Friday... Read
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NORMAN SHAW
Cyber Monday is online retailers' response to the bricks-and-mortar marketing push of Black Friday. Online shopping is only set to increase, as smartphones and apps continue to capture more of the market... Read
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MAROEFAH SMITH
The conscious consumer is fast reshaping the retail fashion and textile landscape. Consumers demanding transparency and traceability are changing the ways retailers operate... Read
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CANDICE GOODMAN, ISSUED BY MOBITAINMENT
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Social Media
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LEIGH ANDREWS
I spoke to the global and SA CEOs of Special Effects Media about the 'YouTube boom' and how digital content creators take entrepreneurship to a whole new level... Read
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JUANITA PIENAAR
Aqeelah Harron-Ally, one of South Africa's first fashion bloggers, shares how she still manages to keep her content fresh and relevant... Read
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Streaming
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TV
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The Climate Reality Project's eighth annual 24 Hours of Reality broadcast will showcase South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East and North Africa... Read
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Kwesé TV is hoping to enter the local free-to-air market in South Africa... Read
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Behind the Selfie
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LEIGH ANDREWS
This week, we go behind the selfie with Barbara Soltysinska, CEO of digital influencer marketing platform, indaHash... Read
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Prism Awards
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The search for a new cohort of sharp-witted young leaders in the public relations and communication industry to be mentored in the judging process for the 2019 Prism Awards, has officially begun... Read
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Etion's Teddy Daka and Absa's Jacques Barkhuizen have been named SA's IT Personality and Visionary CIO of the Year at the SA IT industry's top annual awards... Read
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Graça Machel has called on African women and policymakers to challenge gender inequality and inadequate female representation in the continent's business and economic, political and policy space... Read
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LYNDY VAN DEN BARSELAAR
When it comes to searching for employment, many job seekers believe that the holidays are a bad time for this since most businesses slow or shut down over this period... Read
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ARNOUX MARÉ
South Africa must create jobs for the many unskilled workers in the country and not the skilled workforce it wishes it had... Read
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Africa Trade Week will be held from 23 to 25 June 2019 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg... Read
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RUDIE VERMAAK
If data-driven businesses in the digital world are to be successful, they must have an effective information strategy... Read
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It is essential that South African non-profit (NPO) and civil society employees take steps to avoid burnout if they are to continue their vital work... Read
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William Wordsworth "Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present, to live better in the future." Leonardo da Vinci "I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do." Andrea Bocelli "Destiny has a lot to do with it, but so do you. You have to persevere, you have to insist." Robert Frost "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on" Melody Beattie "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend." |
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