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RATE CARD 2018

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	JANUARY	FEBRUARY	MARCH
CONTENT THEME		DESIGN MONTH How design is influencing business across 18 industry sectors. View	BRAND MANAGER MONTH Brand managers share strategy, channels, priorities, creativity and content from 18 industry sectors.
FOCUS REPORT	BIZTRENDS2018 Over 100 industry leaders present their trend forecasts across 18 industries.
INDUSTRY EVENTS		SA BUDGET SPEECH Opinion and content around corporate planning for 2018 INVESTING IN MINING INDABA 6-8 Feb	DESIGN INDABA (CPT) 1-3 March Media partner to Design Indaba for the 12th year, top industry coverage, interviews and design events. CAREER INDABA 5-6 March THE BOOKMARKS AWARDS 16 Mar
	APRIL	MAY	JUNE
CONTENT THEME		AFRICA MONTH Key brands, finance, investors, organisations, industries and personalities making a difference in Africa across 18 industries.	YOUTH MONTH Profiling bright young leaders across each industry; training & education to get into each industry & the new millennial workforce, report on youth marketing trends.
FOCUS REPORT		Packaging, Print, Design Trends The latest trends on pack, on shelf, on product and in print.	Content Marketing Content marketing continues to show strong growth.
INDUSTRY EVENTS	LIBERTY RADIO AWARDS 8 April AFRICA TRAVEL WEEK 19-23 April WORLD TRAVEL MARKET 19-21 April D&AD AWARDS/FESTIVAL 25-27 April	THE PRISM AWARDS 6 May THE ONE SHOW 10-12 May MARKETING INDABA CT 10 - 11 May / JHB 24-25 May TOURISM INDABA 16-18 May NEW YORK FESTIVALS INTERNATIONAL ADVERTISING AWARDS 18 May INMA Global Conference 21-23 May	MARKEX 7-8 June IPRA CONGRESS 8-9 June SUSTAINABILITY WEEK 13 June CANNES LIONS FESTIVAL 17-24 June
	JULY	AUGUST	SEPTEMBER
CONTENT THEME	CSI MONTH How the different industry sectors meet and prioritise sustainability in their social, environmental and economic goals.	WOMEN'S MONTH Multi-industry initiative profiling women and women's issues in leadership and business.	INNOVATION MONTH We put the spotlight on the future of everything, acknowledging the ingenuity and out-of-the box thinkers that are disrupting business-as-usual across all sectors.
FOCUS REPORT	Digital Marketing Are mobile and augmented reality the future of digital marketing?	Employer branding Employer branding is the trend dominating recruitment.	Youth marketing Millennials and Generation Z are leading marketing trends.
INDUSTRY EVENTS	APEX AWARDS TBC EDUCATION WEEK 12-13 July MANDELA DAY 18-July	LOERIES CREATIVE WEEK AND AWARDS 14-20 August TOP WOMEN AWARDS 17 August PAMRO Conference 27-30 August	BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARDS 7-September
	OCTOBER	NOVEMBER	DECEMBER
CONTENT THEME	ENTREPRENEUR MONTH The most promising entrepreneurs in Africa, mentoring, investing, strategy, success stories and more.		YEARLY ROUNDUP ARTICLES Newsmakers and stories that turned the most engagement in 2018.
FOCUS REPORT	Retail trends The latest shopper marketing trends in store and in mall marketing.
INDUSTRY EVENTS	PENDORING ADVERTISING AWARDS TBC SA CONSTRUCTION AWARDS 7-October GREEN BUILDING CONVENTION 9-11 October EDUTECH AFRICA 3-4 October	ADFOCUS AWARDS 22 November AFRICACOM 7-9 November AFRICAN AGRI INVESTMENT INDABA 20 - 22 November

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*Contributing Editor and industry trendspotter, Louise Marsland, will continue to produce in-depth Special Focus Reports for Bizcommunity.com across the Media & Marketing and Retail portals. These will be expanded to the other business-to-business industry verticals in time.

DESIGN MONTH

BRAND MANAGER MONTH

BIZTRENDS2018

AFRICA MONTH

YOUTH MONTH

Packaging, Print, Design Trends

Content Marketing

CSI MONTH

WOMEN'S MONTH

INNOVATION MONTH

Digital Marketing

Employer branding

Youth marketing

ENTREPRENEUR MONTH

YEARLY ROUNDUP ARTICLES

Retail trends