TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY #WTMA19: Keith Jenkins on what travel influencers are getting right and wrong[Maroefah Smith] According to iambassador founder and CEO Keith Jenkins, marketing influencers in the travel industry are either executing their content mind-blowingly well or mind-bogglingly bad... | |
Ruth Cooper | [Music] Straatligkinders release new track and music video, for Goliat (Goliath) off their latest album, Verdwyn. |
MARKETING & MEDIA #FairnessFirst: Don't forget age and experience as a diversity and inclusion factor© Lightfieldstudios via 123RF | |
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS Data governance, CX and a tale of data in the insurance industryGary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #NewCampaign: #EatingIsBelieving (what you see is what you should get)[Jessica Tennant] Following on from RocoMamas' #EatingIsBelieving campaign, whereby digital testimonials were turned into out of home executions, RocoMamas decided to take this a step further with agency Retroviral in launching a TVC as a statement of its standpoint as a brand that strongly believes that what you see is what you should get... | |
Ruth Cooper | [BizTakeouts Radio Show & Podcasts] In this episode of #StateoftheMedia, Nadia Hearn of 2OceansVibe Radio chats to Leigh Andrews, Editor-in-Chief of Marketing & Media and Angie White, Head Of the Press Office Department at Bizcommunity.com about April Fool’s Day jokes reported by media, the #Momochallenge hoax and the IAB’s annual Bookmark Awards... |
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE & FORESTRY SA's fruit industry - Doing more with less[Konanani Liphadzi] Doing more with less is a theme that's found its way into the narratives of all our economic sectors, in one way or another. The agricultural sector - and the fruit industry - has certainly not been spared, especially when it comes to the dwindling natural resource of water... | |
LEGAL The cost of failing to notify authorities of mergers[Burton Phillips] The Competition Commission has sought to provide some guidance regarding the notification and implementation of mergers by publishing Guidelines for the determination of administrative penalties for failure to notify mergers and implementation of mergers contrary to the Competition Act... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #Bookmarks2019: Pauli Van Wyk on why you don't just walk into a job as "investigative journalist"Of this picture, Van Wyk says: "I don’t believe in heroes. I do, however, believe in exceptional people. In 2012 I met adv. Thuli Madonsela, then Public Protector, for the first time." | |
Sindy Peters | [Health & Welfare] For the b-boys of Eerste River, coming together begins with breaking. Hip-hop pumps through the neighbourhood, drawing people to the source of the sound. At the axis of the gathering is Dmitri Nell. The professional b-boy switches effortlessly between backflips, head spins, and jaw-dropping footwork. Nell moves to influence the youth of his community with this unique style of dance. “Where I come from, we are exposed to gang violence from a young age,” Nell says. Fiercely talented, he is battling criminal activity from the dance floor. “Breaking saved me,” he says. “It can save this community.” Read Dmitri Nell's full story here. |
MARKETING & MEDIA The impact of corruption on your media rand© 123RF.com. | |
Ruth Cooper | White Walker by Johnnie Walker launchJohnnie Walker South Africa, in collaboration with HBO® and Game of Thrones, officially launched the new limited edition White Walker by Johnnie Walker at Shepstone Gardens, Johannesburg on 10 April 2019. |
Ruth Cooper | #WTMA19: Day OneTo mark the start of the three-day event, the City of Cape Town Mayor, Dan Plato welcomed all attendees and Reed Exhibitions MD, Carol Weaving highlighted the key events taking place at WTM Africa this year. |
MARKETING & MEDIA Influencer marketing - the value of micro vs macro-influencer marketing tacticsImage source: Getty/Gallo Images. | |
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS #StartupStory: iHappify, the new business on the block[Evan-Lee Courie] The first quarter of 2019 has seen new business development in an uncategorised industry of making people happy... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #Bookmarks2019: Transformation isn't just about your scorecard or employing more black people[Jessica Tennant] Having won the same award in 2017, Nomacala Mpeta, head of learning at Digify Africa, explains why they're proud to be recognised a second time for leading the push for transformation in digital and encourages more agencies and NGOs to recognise the need to do so as a business imperative in corporate SA... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA How far Black Twitter has comeImage source: Getty/Gallo Images. | |
TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY #DistellInterHotelChallenge: Q&A w/ Annette Kesler and Chania Morritt-Smith[Juanita Pienaar] We chat to the creative duo and business partners of Showcook, Annette Kesler and Chania Morritt-Smith, the masterminds behind the Distell Inter Hotel Challenge... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA No justice at SABC radio© João Silas via Unsplash.com. | |
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT Ed Sheeran stuns at Cape Town Stadium[Ayesha Abrahams] Cape Town is the final stop for Ed Sheeran on his South African Divide Tour. If you were one of those die-hard fans who waited for hours in the Checkers queue or prayed they'd add another date for the Mother City, then you've probably been glued to social media this past weekend... |