Relevant retail research analysis at annual SACSC conference

[Lauren Hartzenberg] Stakeholders forming part of the broader shopping centre and retail industries are gathering at The Maslow Hotel in Sandton today for the SACSC Research Conference...

#Samra2017: Future-proof your decision-making

[Leigh Andrews] I caught up with Samra CEO Leonie Vorster ahead of their annual conference this week for a few pre-event research insights into the importance of this year's theme: Future-proof decision-making, where research becomes breaking news - presenting tomorrow, today.

Insight-driven sports marketing excellence with Playmakers

[Leigh Andrews] Playmakers CEO Richard Dunn talks us through their Clio Sports Award win in the 'Partnerships, Sponsorships & Endorsements category' and more as the first SA agency honoured with this win...

Jonathan Lun wins SingularityU's Southern Africa Global Impact Challenge

[Jessica Tennant] Last week saw Jonathan Lun win the judges' vote at the final pitch event for the 2017 SingularityU Southern Africa Global Impact Challenge...

From pre-roll quickies to extended video views with WebAfrica

[Leigh Andrews] You may have already encountered WebAfrica's extended pre-roll YouTube ad. In total, it's 2 minutes 47 seconds of, well, skipping, but not in the way you usually associate ‘skipping' with ‘YouTube ads'...

How free Wi-Fi is changing the trade show industry

[Sam Smith] Technology changes the way the world works, that's a fact. It revolutionised communication with the radio, made entertainment widespread with the television, and gave everyone access to information...

#UrbanAgri: Let It Grow Foundation helps communities grow their own urban farms

[Cari Coetzee] The Let It Grow Foundation is driven by three men with the purpose to heal the soil and teach South Africans to live sustainable and healthy lives through urban farming projects using permaculture methods...

#MusicExchange: Mo-T

[Ruth Cooper] We caught up with Moshe Kgasoane, better known as Mo-T, the trumpeter from ever-popular band, Mi Casa to get to know the man behind the music.

Prioritising self-disruption

[Peter Alkema] The success of Facebook as an organisation has often left people pondering how it constantly inspires its employees to reinvent the social networking site...

When Google already knows the answer you have to change the question - Pert Industrials

[Peter Horszowski] Education simply has to go beyond mere facts. It has to be subtle, creative, dynamic and innovative. In truth, education needs that special, indefinable quality that only a human can provide. If you don't believe me, ask Google...

WE Communications launches global network of independent, specialist agencies

[Jessica Tennant] This week marked the launch of The Plus Network, founded by WE Communications...

#AfricaMonth: Africa progressing towards sustainable healthcare

[Sindy Peters] Leaders in the healthcare sector will meet at the seventh annual Africa Health Exhibition & Congress, 7-9 June 2017, at the Gallagher Convention Centre...

#Prisms2017 winners: ByDesign Communications and Net#work BBDO

[Juanita Pienaar] The 2017 Prism Awards took place at a ceremony last weekend and I chatted to some of the gold winners...

Making sense of traditional, new TV content platforms

[Alan Smith] There are so many different options for viewing TV content and when combined with the latest technology makes for a very confusing space...

Educating tomorrow's leaders with SchoolMedia

[Leigh Andrews] One of the stands at the recent Rand Easter Show gave an easy-to-absorb timeline history of the Castle of Good Hope. Khethi Ngwenya, managing director of SchoolMedia, explains how and why they brought the idea to life...

The rise of the in-house creative agency

[James Hunt] Two things strike me as the word ‘advertising' is increasingly replaced with phrases such as ‘branded content', ‘native' and ‘content marketing'...