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Hosted by Craig Robinson, the Clio Entertainment Awards recognised the best entertainment marketing campaigns for 2019... read
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The 2019 Epica Awards winners have been announced with South Africa's VMLY&R's "Don't Tell Me What To Do" campaign for Edgars winning Silver in the Branded Content - Music Video category...read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
Black Friday has gained significant momentum in South Africa since the North American shopping event was piloted locally by Takealot in 2012...read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
At Ask Afrika's 'Aha moment' market research intelligence Cape Town Roadshow, MD Sarina de Beer combined insights from their latest Ask Afrika Orange Index report to isolate standout service excellence trends, as these are informing and transforming business today. Here's what you missed...read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
An all-female AfricaCom panel discussed the fact that the backbone of a truly digital economy is hyper-connectivity. While M-Pesa is still celebrated a decade after it disrupted the way money works on the continent forever, digital inclusion remains a problem. How do we scale innovation, yet leave no-one behind? Read
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LOUISE MARSLAND
Video on Demand in Africa is hampered by high data costs and driven by consumer behaviour change... Read
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Lebogang Mokgabudi chats with Rutendo Nyamuda at the 2019 AfricaCom conference & trade expo in Cape Town... View
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RUTH COOPER
After seeing a gap in the South African market for elegantly-marketed and packaged cannabis-related products, Joanne Hope, a fashion and lifestyle entrepreneur, created KushKush - a female-centric cannabis-centred retail and content platform... Read
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ISSUED BY THE BRAVE GROUP
Advertising and creative group, Brave Group, is formally launching its new flexible leave policy: unlimited leave. The policy will be implemented on 1 December 2019... Read
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ISSUED BY VICINITY MEDIA
Not satisfied with having the best location targeting on the market, Vicinity Media has been hard at work building market leading audience targeting and retargeting capabilities... Read
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Design
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
The winners of this year's IPSA Gold Pack Awards, the premier showcase for the South African packaging industry, was announced at Inanda Club in Sandton on 30 October... Read
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Digital
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ISSUED BY GO CONTENT LAB
Idea Hive, Johannesburg-based brand storytelling specialists, have partnered with Digitex Solutions, a local information technology company to provide cutting-edge digital storytelling marketing solutions... Read
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Events & Conferencing
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ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA
The annual Vision 2030 Awards honour the achievements and share the success stories of organisations, enterprises and individuals that actively demonstrate alignment to the South African government's Nine-Point Plan to boost economic growth... Read
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SAMANTHA GABRIEL
According to brand experience expert and group managing director of CWDi, Samantha Gabriel, eventgoers no longer respond to a one-dimensional approach. In the information age, we're bombarded with data all the time and we're more likely to retain it if it's linked to a memorable experience... Read
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Film & Cinematography
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Magazines
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One Show Awards
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Stop motion animator Kenta Shinohara, Tokyo, was presented with the YG17 Creative Choice Award, and art director/motion designer Joyce N. Ho, born in Hong Kong, raised in Australia and living in New York, was named the recipient of the Levine/Leavitt Artist-in-Residence award... Read
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Production
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ISSUED BY ARCADE CONTENT
Nike has launched 'The birthplace of dreams', a film that celebrates the life of decorated South African athlete, Caster Semenya... Read
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ISSUED BY CAREERJUNCTION
To prepare those entering the job market for the first time, CareerJunction has launched a GraduateKit filled with useful information and tips to help them navigate the world of work... Read
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Research
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A new report by Inma (the International News Media Association) looks at the essential functions of a readers-first newsroom, why trust is key in reader revenue, what readers will pay for, and how news media leadership can guide this transition... Read
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ISSUED BY NIELSEN
Nielsen has won the prestigious Data Excellence Award at the 17th National Business Awards, held in partnership with the Vision 2030 Awards... Read
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Retail
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Black Friday, once only a North American marketing frenzy, has become a critical entry in the calendars of South African retail business owners... Read
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The winners of the 6th All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) were announced on Saturday, 23 November 2019, at the Eko Convention Centre of Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria... Read
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The full nominee list for the 62nd GRAMMY Awards has been released. The winners will be announced on 26 January 2020... Read
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The BIC Art Master Africa, a talent search competition which was launched in 2017, has become a highly anticipated competition for artists across the African continent... Read
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A total of 25 Clios were awarded - 10 golds, four silvers and 11 bronzes at the first-ever Clio Cannabis Awards on Wednesday night in Los Angeles, in partnership with High Times magazine... Read
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