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GLENDA DANIELS
It's pleasing that the latest World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters without Borders rates the state of press freedom in South Africa as "satisfactory". Satisfactory is the second best category after "good"... read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
The One Club for Creativity's Creative Week is just around the corner, taking place in New York City from 6 to 10 May 2019. To kick off our #AfricaMonth coverage, David Tshabalala and Sarah Waiswa share their experiences as online jurors on this year's Art Director's Club (ADC)'s illustration and photography panels respectively...read
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Media Manager Online has released its latest version of Inflation Watch for the full year of 2018. The study covers advertising rates and performance trends and an MIW Index, which is essentially a Cost Per Thousand calculation...read
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MAROEFAH SMITH
Denimwear brand Levi's has approached some of the country's leading influencers to help increase voter awareness and turnout amongst young people...read
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Advertising
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ISSUED BY BLACK RIVER FOOTBALL CLUB
Following in the footsteps of a successful 2018 OLX campaign - 'Set Yourself Economically Free' featuring the People's Side Bae - OLX now wants you to 'Live Your Best Economically Free Life'... Read
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CRM, CX, UX
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WYNAND SMIT
Over the past few years, there have been increasingly dire predictions that automation and technology will be the major job killer of our generation... Read
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Digital
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ISSUED BY TECHSYS DIGITAL
Heineken South Africa wanted to run a sales driver campaign in a fresh, innovative way. The iconic beer giant decided to launch a chatbot that would be the first of its kind... Read
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Marketing
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MAGGIE PRONTO
Personalisation in advertising communication is a key part of the consumer journey. Consumers want a unique connection in exchange for their time, but they're also concerned about how brands use their data. Or are they? Read
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Media Freedom
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JONAH DYLAN
A video sent to the NGO Gift of the Givers shows South African journalist Shiraaz Mohamed, abducted in Syria in early 2017, to be alive. In the video, dated 13 April, Mohamed said he fears for his life and begs for help from a number of people and organisations... Read
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Online Media
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ISSUED BY THE CITIZEN
The Citizen, South Africa's fourth-biggest website, has just launched a new platform - Parenty. It has been created as a destination and community for modern-day South African parents... Read
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ISSUED BY ALLIANCE MEDIA
The Alliance Media Tanzania team not only provided financial support but helped to create awareness for the marathon which took place on Sunday, 28 April, in Dar es Salaam with over 3,000 runners... Read
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PR & Communications
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NICOLE CAPPER, ISSUED BY MANGO-OMC
An International Public Relations Network article authored by Nicole Capper, Managing Director of the South African member agency - Mango-OMC... Read
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Radio
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OFM wants Rick Astley for president, and it's making its political intentions clear this national voting day, 8 May 2019... Read
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ISSUED BY EAST COAST RADIO
East Coast Radio will be taking one of the most anticipated competitions on the road, to you for an entire month!... Read
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Recruitment
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TRACY ROBBINS AND JULIA OLLEY
In February, the Department of Public Services and Administration Minister released a media statement, allowing for the inclusion of a social media check when reference checking prospective government employees... Read
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Research
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Retail
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EBEN ESTERHUIZEN
Innovative phygital business models, where bricks and mortar and digital seamlessly integrate, are popping up across the globe. But the best phygital experiences still remain aligned with old-school sales strategies... Read
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Sales
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SAM CLARKE, ISSUED BY SKYNAMO
Sales management software company, Skynamo, may have started in Stellenbosch but it has big dreams - ones that stretch far beyond the borders of South Africa... Read
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Social Media
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ISSUED BY MADEX
Technology is changing the way we live our lives, however, technology does not tell the whole story. We do... Read
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HAPPY NTSHINGILA, ISSUED BY OPENFIELD
The idea of giving all South Africans free access to major televised sports events is wonderful in theory. But there is always a cost, and ICASA's latest proposed sports broadcasting draft could be a red card for the industry... Read
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ISSUED BY DISNEY AFRICA MEDIA SALES AND PARTNERSHIPS
Kim Possible, a Disney Channel Original Movie based on the beloved animated series, will premiere Friday, 3 May, at 4pm on Disney Channel, DStv channel 303... Read
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D&AD Awards
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D&AD chairman Dick Powell is stepping down in September after almost ten years in the role. He will be replaced by current CEO Tim Lindsay... Read
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Over the past few months, a Walmart Neighborhood Market in New York has quietly transformed into the company's first Intelligent Retail Lab... Read
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Fepe International is rebranding as the World Out of Home Organization... Read
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Internationally, major contributors to the governance discussion use the same tone about gender and ethnics diversity in boardrooms. They highlight the lack of diversity - even though progress has been made in recent years - and find a correlation between board performance and diversity in terms of growth, performance and value creation... Read
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