AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE & FORESTRY Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index weakens in Q2 2019©Tim Hester via 123RF | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #Roots2019: Brand loyalty is deadDebbie McIntyre, marketing and research director at Spark Media. Image supplied. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #CannesLions2019: "Cause-related work tackling internet-breaking subjects" - Nikki Taylor-GarrettNikki Taylor-Garrett, creative director at TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, serving on this year’s Cannes Lions Brand Experience & Activations jury. | |
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT #MusicExchange: Jude HarpStar[Martin Myers] Music critic Paul Boekkooi described Jude HarpStar as "arguably the most versatile and one of the most technically accomplished harp players in South Africa and musically one of the most inspiring harpists."... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #BehindTheSelfie with... Kat Sinivasan“All eyes on Kat.” | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Ashley Dowds on putting the "audio" back in "audience" in preserving stories#CMpreserve image by Chris Nickels. | |
Sindy Peters | [Environment & Natural Resources] Andrew Patterson wasn’t sure where the road would take him. He’d just been retrenched. Clutching the steering wheel in traffic, Patterson faced the mountain that loomed ahead. In that moment, he had an epiphany. The avid hiker realised he could use his unexpected spare time for a purpose. “I wanted to make sure I was making decisions based out of love and not fear,” Patterson says. He resolved to climb Table Mountain every single day for a year to raise funds for three charities close to his heart. Read Andrew Patterson's full story here. |
TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY #StartupStory: Ticking all the boxes with newly launched Travelcheck[Robin Fredericks] Travelcheck.co.za, SouthAfrica's newest online booking website has launched. We chat to CEO Odette Faling to find out more... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #CannesLions2019: "The idea-amplifying town square of creativity, marketing, and media" - Michael ZylstraMichael Zylstra, chief strategy officer at Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN) SSA and media juror for Cannes Lions 2019. | |
AUTOMOTIVE Ford Ranger Raptor - birth of a new breed[Naresh Maharaj] As a motoring journalist of many years, you know that when you receive an invitation to test drive a machine like the Ford Raptor, this is no ordinary run of the mill event... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #CannesLions2019: "Frankness and a fresh perspective" - judging insights with Fran Luckin[Leigh Andrews] The Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity for 2019 kicks off next week, with winners announced at nightly awards from 17 to 21 June. We caught up with this year's SA contingent of judges for a preview of what to expect. First up, Fran Luckin... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA The all-agency feast© Kristina Bratko via Unsplash.com. | |
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE & FORESTRY Celebrating Kleine Zalze's second straight win as best New World ProducerHatch Mansfield CEO, Patrick McGrath; Sommelier Wine Awards' Micaela Martins Ferreira; director of Taittinger, Clovis Taittinger; and Kleine Zalze proprietor, Kobus Basson. | |
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS 3 Essential functions of GDPR and the cloudDoros Hadjizenonos, Regional Director – SADC at Fortinet | |
ENTREPRENEURSHIP #StartupStory: A new online platform for moms, brands and 'momfluencers'[Jessica Tennant] MomSays, an online resource for moms who are looking for unbiased, trusted advice from other moms regarding the best product solutions for their families, recently launched its new website... | |
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT Why you should check out new Gorgeous George's Gigi Rooftop Bar and Restaurant[Ruth Cooper] Cape Town has a new rooftop bar in town and you're gonna wanna check this one out. The Gigi Rooftop Bar and Restaurant is housed in new boutique hotel Gorgeous George in St Georges Mall... | |
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT #OnTheBigScreen: Rocketman, The Sun Is Also a Star, X-Men: Dark Phoenix[Daniel Dercksen] Rocketman, The Sun Is Also a Star, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Backtrance and Dialogues des Carmélites open at SA cinemas this week... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #FairnessFirst: Creating a safe space to interview children© Fengta via 123RF | |
Angie Lawrence | [Marketing & Media] In 2018, Converse in partnership with brand and communication agency, Joe Public, launched their 'All The Stories Are True' campaign. A series of long-format 90" films featuring trailblazing Kwaito group, Trompies, and well-known South African personality, J'Something, who shared their real-life 'Chuck' stories - based on the brand's most famous sneaker. |