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 | JESSICA TENNANT In_Broadcasting is launching a series of online conferences that explore new mediums and innovative ways to reach the digital-first audience. The first conference, in_Podcast takes place online this Thursday, 25 November...read |
|  | JESSICA TENNANT Kantar's recent Media MasterChef webinar unpacked Kantar's Media Reactions study, letting us in on the secret ingredients for media success in SA...read |
|  | BRONWYN WILLIAMS When Richard Mulholland asked Bronwyn Williams to review his latest book, Here There Be Dragons, she was delighted...read |
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 | Africa's creative industry represents a potent instrument that could grow the GDP of African countries and pull the continent's youth out of poverty... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY GREY AFRICA Despite intensifying competition, Scottish Leader is a flourishing whisky in the South African market. This decades-old favourite has been mixing things up with an array of whisky mixes for years, from a Manhattan to an Irish Coffee... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE We find out from serial entrepreneurs, Glynn Venter and Tarryn Burton, the dynamic duo heading up HaasXSwitch, a new agency... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BOOMTOWN Opportunity knocked for Michelle Stockwell when she was selected as one of eight for the digital marketing and creative brand agency Boomtown's 2021 Bayeza Graduate Internship Programme... Read |
| Covid-19 |
 | The incoming fourth wave is expected to start early December, with hospital admissions peaking at between 40% and 80% of the third wave... Read |
| Design |
 | SA Fashion Week is on the lookout for talented up-and-coming womenswear designers to enter its New Talent Search for 2022... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Primedia, owners of Eyewitness News (EWN), announced that it's bidding farewell to editor-in-chief Mahlatse Mahlase. She will be replaced by respected journalist and editor, Sbu Ngalwa, who will head up the news operations from 10 January 2022... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | KIM RAJCOOMAR AND NADIA MOORE Have your plans for a year-end event run away from you? It's not too late to start... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY ENGAGEMENT FACTORY Marketers today have a wealth of information available at their fingertips. We can know where our leads come from, what they're interested in and what influences their buying process. However, quantity does not always equal quality. With how marketing campaigns have become so reliant upon data-driven strategies, we wanted to offer some tips and tricks for data-driven marketing based on our experience... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY KANTAR Kantar's Media Trends and Predictions 2022 report reveals marketers need to take direct control of their data in a cookie-less world, with ambitious data strategies that go beyond reach and frequency, as concerns over digital effectiveness see a rebalancing of online and offline ad spend in 2022... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY SPARK MEDIA A good news story: In South Africa, the newspaper category as measured by the Audit Bureau of Circulations is showing an 11.4% increase when compared to the same period in 2020. The total number of South African newspaper copies circulated is 5,808,965 in Q3 2021 up from 5,215,921 in Q3 2020... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY UNITED STATIONS Mac G, who recently bagged Podcaster of the Year at the VN Global Media and Entertainment Awards, is the voice behind Podcast and Chill with Mac G. He has over the course of more than 200 podcasts, interviewed some of the most influential guests in SA and his star power is attracting more than one million downloads to his individual podcasts... Read |
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 | SHAMENDRAN NAIDU, ISSUED BY PROVANTAGE MEDIA GROUP I have witnessed the transformation of the minibus taxi industry over the last 20 years and the industry has remained the most dominant public transport mode and a very significant driver of our economy... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY SUMITOMO DUNLOP Need a change of lockdown scenery to wind down another pandemic punctuated year? Thanks to Dunlop's #TheBigDrive Summer Promo, you can now enjoy a socially-distanced summer escape. See South Africa up-close at local reserves and game parks, driving in safety on a set of new Dunlop tyres... Read |
| Research |
 | Media24's online panel, Forum24, recently conducted a survey to update findings on the effectiveness of pamphlets... Read |
| Retail |
 | JAKE RUBINSTEIN South African retailers' adoption of Black Friday largely splits them into two camps. On one hand, companies embrace it because it's a chance to shift stock and cultivate a quick turnover spike... Read |
 | Retailers and brands should use Black Friday as a means of building long-term trust and credibility with their customers... Read |
| Social Media |
 | From 26 November 2021, the global Lush brand will be turning its back on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Snapchat, until these platforms take action to provide a safer environment for users... Read |
 | A study conducted by Surfshark shows that Burkina Faso became the 70th country that has restricted social media access over the last six years... Read |
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 | SINDY PETERS Flexible, green, healthy spaces that promote creativity - these are some of the key requirements of the modern-day office, shared Darryl Mayers... Read |
 | Banking accounts are one of the most targeted platforms when a consumer falls victim to cybercrime... Read |
 | Dealing with year-end bonuses always adds a degree of complexity to regular payroll duties. But there are several steps organisations can take to ensure the process is smooth and effortless... Read |
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