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Top company and news stories 7 May 2018It's the start of One Show Creative Week 2018! FCB's Susan Credle has been named as the One Club's first ever chairwoman, while SA's Myeza will serve on the One Club's Young Guns 16 Jury. Watch for live coverage from our roving reporter, Ann Nurock
May is #AfricaMonth. Read my AfricArena feedback on the need to feed Africa's startup gazelles and unicorns with funding
Jessica Tennant chats to Odette van der Haar about her transition from association to agency
On 3 May, #WorldPressFreedomDay, Guy Berger wrote about freedom to do journalism and R2K reflected on issues affecting the mediaCannes Lions announces Google as creative marketer of the year
How AI can detect - and create - fake news
The MediaShop on blockchain in today's media environment
We Are Social says women comprise 47% of SA's e-commerce market
The CMO Council says marketers' jobs are at risk if CX strategies fail
Meet the FCJ Excellence Awards 2017 judges
Senzo Dhlomo of FGX Studios on digital skills training
NYC artists design totes highlight importance of reducing plastic waste
Sarah Gooding of WE says controlling your brand's conversation is trickier than ever before - just ask the Chiefs
Mike Kann explains what to be aware of when buying data lists
In #FairnessFirst, is it the end of the 'inclusion, equality and diversity' talk as we know it?
I also went #BehindtheSelfie with Loerie Awards MC of note John Vlismas of Whacked Management
Leigh Andrews
Editor-in-Chief: Marketing & Media SAComment online in our Ed's Column archive. Go mobile with apps and m.bizcommunity.com. Engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Subscribe to YouTube and via RSS. Send all your African marketing and media news and event invitations to africanews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-africa@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read "How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news". | |  | Today's top stories |
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According to a survey released by We Are Social, South African women currently account for 47% of the country's e-commerce market...read | 
Mike Kann When faced with improving their direct marketing, many companies have turned to buying data lists. This can be a daunting prospect as there is always the chance of investing a lot of money in what could turn out to be a dud...read | 
Leigh Andrews Inclusion, equality and diversity have long been societal ideals, but there's no denying 'diversity fatigue' is setting in - and we're nowhere near the end goal yet. Here's why it's time to step away from the buzzwords and take action - literally...read |
| | |  | Issued By JWT Odette van der Haar has been appointed CEO of J. Walter Thompson Johannesburg, effective 1 July 2018, reporting in to Jim Faulds, J. Walter Thompson Company South Africa CEO... read | | |  | Issued By Just Design Packaging experts Just Design first optimised Bain's Cape Mountain Whisky's existing strengths, taking inspiration from Bain's Kloof valley and the endemic mountain leopard... read | | |  | Entries for the 2018 'sixth annual New Generation Social & Digital Media Awards are now open... read | | |  | Issued By Worx Group In an age of instant information and constant smartphone connectivity, today's event guests expect personalisation at all times, and this has never been more relevant than it is in the event space... read | | |  | Ellen, Die Storie Van Ellen Pakkies will be screened at the annual Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) in the USA, which will be held from 17 May-10 June 2018. read | |  | International critics have voted for the best African films of all time. 'Touki Bouki' by Djibril Diop Mambéty tops the list of best African films... read | | |  | Issued By Levergy Newly formed and 100% black-owned sports agency Phumelela Sports Management (PSM) has agreed a skills transfer, mentorship and supplier agreement with leading sport and entertainment marketing agency Levergy... read | |  | Marcus 'The Maltese Falcon' Brewster What can a marketing or communications worker expect to earn in Malta? New figures released in April by Eurostat give broad sectoral outlines across five areas of economic activity providing an indication of wages across the EU in general and the Maltese islands in particular... read | | |  | Anjana Susarla When Mark Zuckerberg told Congress Facebook would use artificial intelligence to detect fake news posted on the social media site, he wasn't particularly specific about what that meant... read | | |  | Issued By Primedia Broadcasting Kfm 94.5 has unveiled the details of the station's rebooted line-up, with a big focus on daytime shows, which will take effect in June 2018... read | | |  | The study outlines a number of key findings and trends among millennials who demand more adventurous travel experiences... read | | |  | Twitter indexes Kiswahili as one of its languages for #AfricanLanguagesDay and Africa Day... read | | |  | Issued By Showmax If you get between America and its money, you can bet your bottom dollar that the state will come after you, no matter where you go. That's exactly what Kim Dotcom did... read | | |  | leigh andrews AfricArena panellists offered various case studies on doing business in Africa and explained why it's time to focus on partnerships and collaboration across the continent before setting sights off our shores... read | | | |  | Pep has launched a new service called Paxi (as in 'parcel taxi') which allows consumers, agents, suppliers, and institutions to send, collect, and return parcels to over 2,000 Pep store Paxi collection points... read | |  | Old Mutual and Startupbootcamp (SBC) Africa will be hosting an SBC Africa FastTrack in Johannesburg on 9 May 2018 as part of a global tour to source, grow, and scale the next generation of Africa-focused innovators... read | | | | Edward Steichen "When that shutter clicks, anything else that can be done afterward is not worth consideration." |
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