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Maroefah Smith
Maroefah Smith
#DesignIndaba2019: Ikea launches its Africa-design collection Överallt

The collection is centred on African design.Ikea approached Design Indaba to learn more about the creative doers in several cities across Africa.

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Maroefah Smith
Maroefah Smith
#DesignIndaba2019: First day of Emerging Creatives workshops

The workshops are open to the public from 5pm Artscape Theatre Centre in Cape Town.

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Jessica Tennant
MARKETING & MEDIA
#DesignIndaba2019: The commonalities of bad design projects

#DesignIndaba2019: The commonalities of bad design projects
[Jessica Tennant] London-based design critic Alice Rawsthorn spoke all about bad design on Day 1 at Design Indaba 2019...

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Darren Mansour
MARKETING & MEDIA
5 steps for your brand to build a bond with customers

5 steps for your brand to build a bond with customers
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[Darren Mansour] Darren Mansour founder of So Interactive, shares brand digital insights and 5 steps that brands can use to build a bond with their target market...

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Lara Utian-Preston
MARKETING & MEDIA
Influencer marketing in South Africa - By the numbers

Influencer marketing in South Africa - By the numbers
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[Lara Utian-Preston] Influencer marketing has gone beyond a trendy marketing fad, with both proponents and detractors often making unsubstantiated claims and counter-claims. It is clearly necessary to sort the fact from fiction...

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Angie Lawrence
MARKETING & MEDIA
#DesignIndaba2019: Conference kicks off with NM type feat Andile Vellem

Typeface designers María Ramos and Noel Pretorius.
Typeface designers María Ramos and Noel Pretorius.
[Angie Lawrence] The first speakers for the day consisted of a collaboration between NM type (a collaborative type foundry between typeface designers Noel Pretorius and María Ramos) and performance artist Andile Vellem...

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Wynand Smit
TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
4 common customer service mistakes in hospitality

4 common customer service mistakes in hospitality
[Wynand Smit] The hospitality industry is a complex one; it comes with high expectations for service excellence, whether that's from valuable conferences hosting hundreds to the intrepid single traveller looking forward to a relaxing break.

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Martin Myers
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
#MusicExchange: Oh! Calamity

#MusicExchange: Oh! Calamity
[Martin Myers] Brandon Holz (guitar), Luka De Wet (drums), Matthew Brown (vocals) and Josi Goncalves (bass guitar) make up South African boy band, Oh! Calamity...

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Angie Lawrence
MARKETING & MEDIA
#DesignIndaba2019: A bouquet of innovation

#DesignIndaba2019: A bouquet of innovation
[Angie Lawrence] Day 1 of the 24th Design Indaba 2019 conference kicked off with the buzzing of excitement and activity at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town...

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Ruth Cooper
Ruth Cooper
FOOD XX Awards and Symposium

The inaugural Womxn in Food - FOOD XX Awards and Symposium took place at Jetty 5 at the V&A Waterfront on the 12 February 2019.

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Sarah Gooding
MARKETING & MEDIA
Why these rolling blackouts are an opportunity for brands

Why these rolling blackouts are an opportunity for brands
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[Sarah Gooding] South Africans are suffering from disappointment fatigue, and brands would do well to navigate their communication strategies accordingly, says Sarah Gooding, Deputy GM of WE South Africa...

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Pieter Geyser
MARKETING & MEDIA
Marketers need to redefine the conversion path in order to build CLV

Marketers need to redefine the conversion path in order to build CLV
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[Pieter Geyser] People are spending their time wisely, applying this sense of urgency to even the way in which they shop. The service provider who is able to offer the consumer a solution immediately is the most likely to win the conversion...

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Leigh Andrews
MARKETING & MEDIA
#FairnessFirst: Nike 'dreams crazier' with Caster and Serena

A screen grab from Nike's 'Get crazier'.
A screen grab from Nike's 'Get crazier'.
[Leigh Andrews] Nike's 'Dream crazier' taps into the inclusion and equality mindset, and shows that girls who want to play like boys need to dream crazier, while serving to destigmatise and reframe the world's interpretation of 'crazy'...

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Leigh Andrews
MARKETING & MEDIA
#BehindtheSelfie with... Jerry Mpufane

Mpufane captions this: “M&C Saatchi Abel’s rooftop entertainment deck is a great vantage point to absorb both the beauty and energy of our beautiful city of JHB.”
Mpufane captions this: “M&C Saatchi Abel’s rooftop entertainment deck is a great vantage point to absorb both the beauty and energy of our beautiful city of JHB.”
[Leigh Andrews] This week, we go behind the selfie with Jerry Mpufane, chairman of the M&C Saatchi JHB Group as well as IAB SA Bookmark Awards jury president...

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Ruth Cooper
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
Womxn in Food - FOOD XX: Honouring the game changers and supporting the startups

Womxn in Food - FOOD XX: Honouring the game changers and supporting the startups
[Ruth Cooper] The inaugural Womxn in Food - FOOD XX Awards and Symposium took place at Jetty 5 at the V&A Waterfront on the 12 February 2019...

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Sindy Peters
Sindy Peters
[Health & Welfare] 

The history of Jagersfontein is rooted in mining. One of the oldest prospecting towns in South Africa, it was the site of discovery of two of the world’s largest diamonds. The mine closed down in 1969, resulting in poverty and unemployment that persist today. When completing community service in the town, Lerato Machetela recognised how young men were impacted by violence and substance abuse. But she also discovered a dormant resource far more valuable than any mineral: potential.

Read Lerato Machetela's full story here.

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Adrian Goslett
PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE
A foreign investor's guide to the South African property market

A foreign investor's guide to the South African property market
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[Adrian Goslett] Considering the political turmoil that is running rampant across the globe, South Africa does still hold some of the more promising growth potential for foreign investors...

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Juanita Pienaar
MARKETING & MEDIA
IAB Insight Series: These are the trends transforming the digital economy

From l-r: Michelle Beh, MD The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town, Basil Fortuin, digital publisher for 24.com, Media 24, Adhil Patel, global director at Kantar TNS, Kelly Driscoll, Sanlam Digital Group digital marketing and social media manager, Karin du Chenne, CEO South Africa, Insights Kantar TNS and Lotang Mokoena, a strategist from VML. © .
From l-r: Michelle Beh, MD The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town, Basil Fortuin, digital publisher for 24.com, Media 24, Adhil Patel, global director at Kantar TNS, Kelly Driscoll, Sanlam Digital Group digital marketing and social media manager, Karin du Chenne, CEO South Africa, Insights Kantar TNS and Lotang Mokoena, a strategist from VML. © IAB Twitter.
[Juanita Pienaar] The IAB Insight Series held its second event on The Future of Work, where a panel of experts in the field shared insights on trends transforming the digital economy...

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Andy Walker
RETAIL
Superbalist phishing scam sneakily asks for your credit card info

Superbalist phishing scam sneakily asks for your credit card info
[Andy Walker] Clothing retailer Superbalist on Monday alerted users that a new phishing scam is doing the rounds via SMS and email...

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