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 | Louise Marsland This is the time for PR to shine. There has never been a more challenging space, nor a time when public relations skills in earned media are critical in the content revolution sweeping the marketing communications industry globally... read | |  | Chirene Campbell If you, like me, are in the PR and communications industry, you'll know that it's virtually impossible to remain out of touch with anybody beyond an hour or two... read | |  | Daniel Munslow Let's take a step back to good old reputation management - the cornerstone principle of safeguarding a company's good name. In the past, it was a function almost exclusively dedicated to the corporate affairs teams... read | |  | Andre Fourie The PR industry is in a battle for consumers' attention. Time magazine earlier in 2015 reported that the average human attention span now sits at eight seconds, down from 12 seconds in 2000. read | |  | Ingrid Lotze Integrity and trust were the key themes that dominated the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) world congress held in Johannesburg last month... read | |  | Louise Marsland Six editors and senior journalists were polled to find out their views on current working relationships with the public relations industry, as well as what their needs are in a leaner, under-resourced media industry... read | |  | Janine Hills Bizcommunity.com Contributing Editor, Louise Marsland, asked leading reputation management executive, Janine Hills, the CEO of Vuma Reputation Management, for comment on crisis management process... read | |  | Marcus Brewster Dinosaurs roamed the earth in 1986 when I first entered the world of PR. My first job was as Promotions Manager in the music business and I arrived in the industry right at the tail end of the telex machine... read | |
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 | On the latest Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, host Warren Harding interviewed Eugene Eloff from Super Scouts... read |
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 | Dee Stephens The fact that content marketing and SEO have been thrown in the ring as opponents is not unknown to us, however the truth is that SEO and content marketing work hand in hand like a well-oiled machine... read |
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 | Louise Marsland Dominic Malan was appointed Group Managing Director for Carat sub-Saharan Africa from 1 September. Malan joined the group a year ago as Strategy and Client director for the Dentsu Aegis Network... read |
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 | Nicole Shapiro Simply put, premium is powerful. Successful premium brands demand higher margins and often become an aspirational pinnacle for consumers... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews, Issued by NATIVE VML This year's seen a stream of positive additions to the NATIVE VML stable, such as February's launch of their monthly trends report... read |
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 | The Advertising and Media Association of South African (AMASA) hosted the prestigious AMASA Awards at Room Five in Rivonia on 22 October 2015. We have all the top winners... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews Alistair King of King James Group, Jenny Glover of TBWA, Xolisa Dyeshana of Joe Public and Nathan Reddy of GRID have been selected to judge the 2016 One Show awards in Mexico... read |
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 | Brendan Seery Wimpy coined the idea of a "national breakfast" which, for me anyway, works better than the idea of a "national braai day"... read |
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 | Chris Brewer I'm talking about media plans based on OTS (Opportunities To See) calculations here, and I'll start off with a simple example of a media schedule... read |
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 | In a world striving for happiness, our sense of connection and personal attachment is being transposed onto machines; we speak through devices and use machines to express ourselves, not only physically but also on many levels... read |
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 | Adelaide Potgieter I have had my ego broken a fair few times. Not an explosive glass-vase-shattering break; more like the wise rider of a winged Pegasus before taking flight... read |
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 | According to Professor Adré Schreuder, CEO of Consulta, customer experience has surpassed price as major purchasing driver in Africa... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews The impact of Gen Z on the way brands treat consumers, the rise of Afrofuturism and the real reason many brands fail at cracking the African market were all hot topics on the first day of this design business-centric conference... read |
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 | David Meyer According to a research, the number of internet users has increased tenfold to a count of 3.1 billion users worldwide. And the reason for such a major statistic growth is technological advancement... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews Service design hasn't received much media attention - until now. Since the Loeries added a 'service design' category, many have been wondering how to get this right... read |
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 | Byron Phillipson A wander through the possibilities of new creative expression... read |
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 | The DMASA Assegai Integrated Marketing Awards has announced the 155 finalists for this year. This year the awards ceremony on Thursday, 12 November, is going to be a theatre style event, themed as gold and black... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Dave Duarte, Founder of Treeshake... read |
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 | Lisa Illingworth A key predictor in the success of an entrepreneur is his ability to develop and leverage relationships in the early stages of setting up his business... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews What better way to spend a windy evening than by viewing a highly creative 'poem painting' project? That's exactly what I did on Wednesday, 21 October at the Bright Creative Space... read |
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 | The winners of the annual SAB Environmental Media and Media Environmentalist of the Year awards have been announced... read |
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 | Stuart Thomas Mxit on Friday confirmed that it would shutting down its commercial operations to focus on Reach, its charitable arm... read |
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 | A flash poll of 5,760 has uncovered mobile habits of the South African online population. Conducted by IAB SA, in collaboration with Effective Measure, the poll examines factors such as mobile usage... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews Vredendal-based entrepreneur John Bock talks us through the launch of his new social networking app 'Buzzme', intended to connect Africans in new ways... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews There have been a handful of new appointments at Times Media, and a new editorial system is being implemented to incorporate digital into the group's daily workflows... read |
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 | Andre Fourie It's clear that marketing and brand professionals who don't evolve won't last. Darwin's laws are in hyperspeed. You have to move fast to adapt - dragging your feet is a one-way ticket to irrelevance... read |
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 | Samsung has launched a #SocialStar Search that aims to identify the next big thing on social media. The competition embodies the group's vision to help people create the lives they have always dreamed of... read |
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 | This week, our 'Biz Online Insights' section explores the South African online population's mobile network use, focusing on chat services how many handsets they have access to... read |
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 | Danette Breitenbach While the recent All Media and Products Survey for June 15 (2015BA) released by SAARF in October shows an overall picture of relative stability... read |
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 | Louise Marsland Social media, as we have noted in other revolutions globally, has been the catalyst in changing perceptions, providing witness accounts, and creating a groundswell of support... read |
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 | Danette Breitenbach "The next big thing is now, it's here, it's all the social networks, and I think very few companies have leveraged the potential that all these different networks have." read |
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 | Danette Breitenbach Social media is here to stay, but the way we use and communicate on social media has shifted. This has also led to changes in the channels available to consumers with some losing favour and others gaining traction... read |
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 | Rebone Masemola South Africa's #blacktwitter movement has become the court of public opinion that sways consensus on trends followers are interested in, and that includes a lot of topical issues that the local twitterverse often jumps onto... read |
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 | Egg Films' Lebogang Rasethaba directed Mega Data and Mega Bonus, two music video-styled ads for Cell C featuring Aewon Wolf and Sketchy Bongo from The Wolf Pack. |
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 | Egg Films' Lebogang Rasethaba directed Mega Data and Mega Bonus, two music video-styled ads for Cell C featuring Aewon Wolf and Sketchy Bongo from The Wolf Pack. |
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 | Grey Africa recently produced the new Dulux Visualizer app TVC which has recently hit screens nationwide. |
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Instagram unveiled a new feature allowing users to post one-second video "loops" in an effort to keep up with rivals offering animated images... read |
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 | Cannes Lions 2016, which takes place from 18-25 June, has replaced the current Branded Content & Entertainment Lions to Lions Entertainment, adding to the other streams of Lions Health and Lions Innovation... read |
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 | LAGUNA BEACH, USA: A new Facebook feature that quickly displays news stories shared by friends at the leading social network arrived on iPhones on Tuesday and was heading for Android-powered devices... read |
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 | SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Australian surf champion Mick Fanning's battle with a huge great white shark has been spoofed by Kentucky Fried Chicken for a new advert in South Africa, sparking stinging criticism from his family Monday... read |
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