What a challenging year it has been: a year full of forced changes, uncertainties, and unexpected plot twists. However, 2020 has shown how flexible, agile and indestructible event managers are...
Zoe van der Vyver 21 Jan 2021
Kelly McGillivray, squadron leader at theSquad Creative Events tells us what she thinks eventing will look like in 2021...
Kelly McGillivray 6 Jan 2021
With no gigs, concerts or tours for most of 2020, creatives have had to find another way to engage their audience and inevitably this has meant digital content creation. 2021 is the year we're going to see a considerable shift in creators becoming deliberate content creators and curators...
Siya Metane 6 Jan 2021
2020 has changed the world in more ways than one, and with digital communications moving faster than ever before, many of us are questioning if it's just a phase or if it will stick around?
Amelia Neate 10 Dec 2020
Jarred Cinman, CEO of VMLY&R South Africa and ACA Board member, talks us through three things he believes the pandemic has changed...
Jarred Cinman 25 Nov 2020
Tshepo Tumahole, a copywriter at Joe Public along with Jarryd Duthoit, a finishing artist at Left Post Productions, was awarded the 2020 Loeries Brand South Africa Young Creatives Award last week...
Jessica Tennant 23 Nov 2020
During Loeries Creative Week, Jess Weiner, CEO of Talk to Jess in the US talked to the power of inclusivity and of belonging in the work that we do, both in the creative industry and in our work environment...
Jessica Tennant 18 Nov 2020
The Awards announced on day two of Loeries Creative Week 2020, Tuesday, 17 November, included Digital Communication, Digital Crafts, Integrated Campaign, Media Innovation and Young Creatives...
Jessica Tennant 17 Nov 2020
On day one of Loeries Creative Week, Katherina Tudball, creative director at Superunion London and this year's Loeries international jury president for design, shared an interesting talk around the theme of visceral creativity...
Jessica Tennant 17 Nov 2020
The Awards announced on day one of Loeries Creative Week 2020, Monday, 16 November, included Out of Home, Out of Home Crafts, Print Communication, Print Crafts, Shared Value, Effective Creativity and Service Design...
Jessica Tennant 16 Nov 2020
Fran Luckin, CCO at Grey Africa and recently elected Loeries chairperson welcomed guests to the virtual edition of Loeries 2020...
Jessica Tennant 16 Nov 2020
I chatted to the international jury presidents ahead of the upcoming Loeries Creative Week. Next in the series is this year's Live, PR, OOH and Integrated jury president Dennis Lück, CCO and co-owner of Jung von Matt/Limmat, which has now topped Switzerland's creative rankings table for three years in a row.
Jessica Tennant 12 Oct 2020
As part of our Africa Brand Summit week coverage, Regine Le Roux, founder and managing director at Reputation Matters tells us more about her masterclass on reputation management and why it's particularly relevant at the moment, why reputation matters now more than ever...
Jessica Tennant 6 Oct 2020
I chatted to the international jury presidents ahead of the upcoming Loeries Creative Week. Next in the series is this year's design jury president Katherina Tudball, creative director at Superunion London.
Jessica Tennant 5 Oct 2020
I chatted to the international jury presidents ahead of the upcoming Loeries Creative Week. Kicking off the series is this year's film jury president Swati Bhattacharya, CCO at FCB Ulka...
Jessica Tennant 2 Oct 2020
We chat to Steve Cuzen, chief operating officer at Howler, about reviving and rebuilding the South African events and entertainment industry and touch on the emergence of virtual events post-lockdown...
Ruth Cooper 28 Sep 2020
WATCH: In this exclusive interview with Africa Brand Summit convenor, Solly Moeng, Bizcommunity's Marketing & Media editor Juanita Pienaar finds out more about the summit, Moeng's passion for Africa and his vision for the event going forward...
Juanita Pienaar 18 Sep 2020
VMLY&R's global CEO Jon Cook shares his views on what's happening from a diversity, equity and inclusion standpoint...
Jessica Tennant 17 Sep 2020
Dianna Games, chief executive of Africa @ Work shares some important things to consider when looking to do business in the African market...
Jessica Tennant 16 Sep 2020
VMLY&R SA's Live from The Edge presented both local and global thought leaders talking to the theme 'From Cultural Clichés to Brand Authenticity', addressing cultural relevance in the African context. Here, HeyHuman's Neil Davidson and Unilever's Lethepu Matshaba's thoughts on the subject...
Jessica Tennant 4 Sep 2020
Jarred Cinman, CEO of VMLY&R South Africa talks through the genesis of VMLY&R's Live from the Edge event series, born from the agency's Digital Edge podcast...
Jessica Tennant 1 Sep 2020
As part of our Women's Month content feature and in the build-up to our panel discussion with some of this year's Gerety Awards all-female South African executive jury members, taking place in September, Jessica Tennant, senior editor: Marketing & Media at Bizcommunity interviews freelance producer Loli Bishop...
Jessica Tennant 31 Aug 2020
As part of our Women's Month content feature and in the build-up to our panel discussion with some of this year's Gerety Awards all-female South African executive jury members, taking place in September, Jessica Tennant, senior editor: Marketing & Media at Bizcommunity interviews marketing director at Bliss Brands, Dr Liezel Bygate...
Jessica Tennant 30 Aug 2020
As part of our Women's Month content feature and in the build-up to our panel discussion with some of this year's Gerety Awards all-female South African executive jury members, taking place in September, Jessica Tennant, senior editor: Marketing & Media at Bizcommunity interviews LifeDesign's founder and director/producer Linda Notelovitz...
Jessica Tennant 29 Aug 2020
Rapper-turned-publisher Siya Metane aka Slikour, founder of SlikourOnLife, on the importance of making relevant music locally and globally and using music consumption to gain insights for brands...
Jessica Tennant 27 Aug 2020
As part of our Women's Month content feature and in the build-up to our panel discussion with some of this year's Gerety Awards all-female South African executive jury members, taking place in September, Jessica Tennant, senior editor: Marketing & Media at Bizcommunity interviews MullenLowe South Africa's CEO Sarah Dexter...
Jessica Tennant 27 Aug 2020
As part of our Women's Month content feature and in the build-up to our panel discussion with some of this year's Gerety Awards all-female South African executive jury members, taking place in September, Jessica Tennant, senior editor: Marketing & Media at Bizcommunity interviews Riverbed's founder and CEO Monalisa Sibongile Zwambila...
Jessica Tennant 25 Aug 2020
As part of our Women's Month content feature and in the build-up to our panel discussion with some of this year's Gerety Awards all-female South African executive jury members, taking place in September, Jessica Tennant, senior editor: Marketing & Media at Bizcommunity interviews Duke's recently appointed ECD Suhana Gordhan...
Jessica Tennant 24 Aug 2020
As part of our Women's Month content feature and in the build-up to our panel discussion with some of this year's Gerety Awards all-female South African executive jury members, taking place in September, Jessica Tennant, senior editor: Marketing & Media at Bizcommunity interviews Havas Johannesburg's ECD Fiona O'Connor...
Jessica Tennant 21 Aug 2020
As part of our Women's Month content feature and in the build-up to our panel discussion with some of this year's Gerety Awards all-female South African executive jury members, taking place in September, Jessica Tennant, senior editor: Marketing & Media at Bizcommunity interviews Nadia Mohamed, marketing director at Mondelez International...
Jessica Tennant 14 Aug 2020