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As we near the end of October it's time to gear up for the final big industry award shows. The Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2017 took place last week and we'll be covering the 2017 Pendoring Awards, which focus on promoting and rewarding outstanding Afrikaans advertising this Friday.

#ICYMI: Top industry headlines and insights
We also continue our celebration of African entrepreneurship at its best in our #EntrepreneurMonth special section. Click through for any updates you may have missed and let us know your own industry news!

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LOERIES CREATIVE WEEK DURBAN
The TBWA/Raad team with their 2017 Loeries flock.
#LoeriesRankings2017 with... TBWA\Raad

Leigh Andrews

Just when you thought the Loeries buzz was over, the Loeries' rankings are in! I chatted to some of this year's top-ranked creatives post-celebrations. We kick off with the ever-disruptive TBWA\Raad team, based in Dubai in the UAE... read
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Marketing
Kabelo Ncholo nominated for the Hennessy Businessman of the Year Award in the Big Time Strategic Group BBQ Awards

Issued by Yourself Management

Advertising
Grey Europe named EACA Euro Effies Agency of the Year 2017

Issued by Grey

When was the sale lost?
When was the sale lost?

Chris Brewer

Every now and then I find myself looking at a vehicle that carries no detail about the company the driver works for and what they do - such a wasted opportunity. read
The power of consumer insights (combined with woke strategy and creative)
The power of consumer insights (combined with woke strategy and creative)

Thomas Sepheka

Never has it been so evident to acknowledge and value the power of consumer insights in 2017... read
Clio Awards announce "Of-the-Year" finalists
Clio Awards announce "Of-the-Year" finalists
The top finalists for the "Of-the-Year" awards to be presented at the 2017 Clio Entertainment Awards have been announced... read
Football brings Italy together in Brent Harris' new ad

Issued by Egg Films

Creative Circle releases updated 2017 interim rankings

Issued by Loeries

Frank talk: Rethinking value in agency-client relationships

Lynn Madeley, Issued by Havas Johannesburg

Uber Kenya pitch picked up by Hellocomputer, FCB Cape Town, FCB East Africa

Issued by Hellocomputer

Ninety9cents awarded Spur Steak Ranches

Issued by Ninety9cents

Harvey Weinstein and 'Fearless Girl' statue © Sam Aronov and tom934 - .
What the 'Fearless Girl' statue and Harvey Weinstein have in common

Sarah Banet-Weiser

Together, these two stories tell an even bigger tale of a national dynamic that I call "popular feminism" and "popular misogyny."... read
Kevin Swanepoel, CEO of The One Club for Creativity © .
The ADC 97th Annual Awards open for entries
The One Club for Creativity has announced the call for entries for the ADC 97th Annual Awards as well as a new tiered pricing structure and a couple of category changes... read
Decimal Agency and Toughees make a pair

Issued by Decimal Agency

#OrchidsandOnions: A road traffic ad, which is... fine. And a soap one, which needs a clean-up
#OrchidsandOnions: A road traffic ad, which is... fine. And a soap one, which needs a clean-up

Brendan Seery

I know this is going to sound like a self-indulgent "house ad" but I must say that, since I have been working here at The Citizen, I have come to respect the newspaper's independence and the fact that it really has not been "captured" by anyone politically... read
The 2017 AMASA Awards winners announced

Issued by AMASA

Elizabeth Elfenbein (Health & Wellness jury chairman), partner/chief creative officer of The Bloc USA.
Finalists for 2017 Global Awards announced
This year the Global Awards grand jury shortlisted 154 entries submitted from 22 countries worldwide... read
Behind the Selfie
Waterkeyn says,
#BehindtheSelfie with... Lesley Waterkeyn

Leigh Andrews

This #EntrepreneurMonth, we go behind the selfie with Lesley Waterkeyn, CEO of Colourworks, a fully integrated marketing agency and founder of Over the Rainbow, a social enterprise aimed at paying it forward through entrepreneurial empowerment... read
#BehindtheSelfie with... Jennifer Stein

Leigh Andrews

This week, we go behind the selfie with Jennifer Stein, managing director at Gillian Gamsy international or GGi Communications since 2013 and driving the agency into its fourth decade... read
Branding
Brand SA, FCB Africa finalists in 2017 City Nation Place Awards

Issued by FCB Africa

Cinema
CTIFM&F winners announced
CTIFM&F winners announced
The winners of the 2017 Cape Town International Film Market and Festival (CTIFM&F) were announced at a red carpet event, held at the Westin Hotel in Cape Town. The event was hosted by Pearl Thusi and Maps Maponyane. read
The Ciclope Festival venue © .
Ciclope Festival announce its shortlist, includes six SA entries
The Ciclope Festival, a festival that recognises and rewards exceptional craft in moving image, has announced its shortlist of global finalists for its 2017 awards ceremony, which includes six South African entries... read
#NewCampaign: Local Land Rover campaign features in Figaro Digital magazine
#NewCampaign: Local Land Rover campaign features in Figaro Digital magazine

Jessica Tennant

Figaro Digital recently featured Exponential's Land Rover campaign in their case studies section... read
CRM, CX, UX
How to influence the customer of the future
How to influence the customer of the future

Jill Young Schutte

No one can accurately predict the future, but present-day research and information can direct us on how to make informed decisions for days ahead... read
Boomtown promotes Gerard Addison to Art Director

Issued by Boomtown

Client service is dead

Susan Rowan, Issued by Grey

CSI
A vital message

Issued by Brand Alive

Buy a Bag of Hope - one way business can help SA's children succeed
Buy a Bag of Hope - one way business can help SA's children succeed

Sindy Peters

Uzwelo Bags was launched with the goal of making a meaningful difference in terms of the challenges South Africa's disadvantaged communities face... read
Design
Chris Weylandt
#BODJHB: Chris Weylandt on the basics of retail

Jessica Tennant

On day two of the Johannesburg version of Business of Design, Chris Weylandt explained his tactics to competing or rather leading in the retail game... read
Trevyn McGowan, co-founder of Business of Design and the Guild Group.
#BODJHB: A disconnect between business and purpose

Jessica Tennant

Trevyn McGowan, co-founder of Business of Design and the Guild Group, opened day one of Business of Design in Johannesburg this morning, reflecting on the past year, which has been an extraordinary year for them with new ventures and a massive amount of hiring in a short space of time... read
Exploring the art of design

Nana Zuke, Issued by CityVarsity

Digital
Techsys Digital appoints MD of new Johannesburg office

Issued by Techsys Digital

Busting ad spoofing with ads.txt

Bongani Mtlhavani, Issued by DQ&A

Still trying to read the label from inside the bottle?
Still trying to read the label from inside the bottle?

Ndumiso Ndlela

Ndumiso Ndlela writes that it is easy to get stuck inside the bottle and get to a point where the label is barely visible to read. And this becomes a comfort zone that becomes harder and harder to leave... read
Education
Building your company identity through marketing management

Nana Zuke, Issued by Damelin

Entrepreneurship
10 days left to complete Ventureburn Startup Survey and win!
10 days left to complete Ventureburn Startup Survey and win!
The second annual Ventureburn Startup Survey is drawing to a close. Startups have until 31 October 2017 to participate and stand a chance of winning an iPhone 8 among other great prizes... read
Promoted content
Minister Zulu to launch 22 On Sloane startup campus

Issued by Global Entrepreneurship Network

Events & Conferencing
Leading international experts present at FIBO Business Summit Africa

Issued by Reed Exhibitions

The massive business of stokvels and opportunities for brands

Issued by Knowledge Resources

Media
Sikuvile Awards' main winners

The main winners of the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2017.

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All the winners of the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2017.
Sikuvile Awards 2017: Recognising the soldiers of the truth

Danette Breitenbach

The Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalist of the Year 2017, City Press' Sipho Masondo, says he received death threats as well as bribes when he was working on the story that earned him the Award... read
The night's big winners - Journalist of the year, Sipho Masondo of City Press; SA story of the Year, Suzanne Venter of Rapport; Upcoming/Rising Star of the Year, Botshilo Maake of City Press; and Lifetime achiever, Juby Mayet.
All the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2017 winners!
The Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2017 winners have been announced, with Investigative Journalism category winner, Suzanne Venter from Rapport winning the SA Story of the Year for Life Esidimeni... read
Last year's Journalist of the Year, Siphe Macanda of the Daily Dispatch.
Sikuvile Awards set to honour top journalists
The 2017 Standard Bank Sikuvile Awards will take place today, the 40-year anniversary of the banning of The World newspaper by the Apartheid regime and the detention of its editor Percy Qoboza... read
Ads24 scoops award for its successful Food for Thought campaign

Issued by Ads24

SABC board finally appointed
SABC board finally appointed
President Jacob Zuma has appointed members to the Board of the SABC... read
One Show Awards
Pictured from left to right: Adam Davis, Brian DiLorenzo and Bruce Bildsten, all Geisel Productions, and Michael Jobst, BMW of NA. Photo credit: Margarita Corporan/Margarita Corporan Photography, courtesy of The One Club for Creativity.
Winners of One Screen Short Film Festival announced
One Screen Short Film Festival announced 2017 winners at its annual awards and screening held on Wednesday, 18 October 2017, at the Sunshine Cinema in New York... read
Online Media
W24 survey shows one in five women have been sexually abused as the #metoo trend sweeps social media

Issued by 24.com

OOH
Chris Masters joins Guerrilla IMC

Issued by Guerrilla IMC

JCDecaux digital wall.
Digital video walls for African OOH market
A new digital format in the African out of home market has been introduced by JCDecaux Sub-Saharan Africa: digital video walls... read
PR & Communications
The Riverbed Agency adds storytellers to its fold

Issued by Riverbed

Dove: It shouldn't have happened

Monalisa Zwambila, Issued by Riverbed

Production
Non-transparent commercial production affects all stakeholders

Bobby Amm, Issued by CPA

International film craft festival appoints local industry leaders to its Grand and Executive Jury

Issued by Ninety9cents

Publishing
John Brown SA nominated for eight international awards

Issued by John Brown

Radio
Heart FM launches Heart Cape Town Music Festival

Issued by Heart FM

Research
Top five South African consumer trends - Euromonitor
Top five South African consumer trends - Euromonitor
Global market intelligence company, Euromonitor International, has just released the latest results of the 2017 Global Consumer Trends survey... read
Retail
Experiential retail - a new way to shop
Experiential retail - a new way to shop

Jordan Major

With the rise of e-commerce and demise of physical brick-and-mortar retail, consumers are continually hungry for experiences that engage and excite them... read
SA's digital coupon uptake - SnapnSave reports R40m in sales for brand partners
SA's digital coupon uptake - SnapnSave reports R40m in sales for brand partners
South African cashback coupon app, SnapnSave, has reported over R40m in retail sales, 50 million impressions and 7 million engagements for its brand partners... read
Sales
What are the biggest challenges seen in B2B selling?

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

The modern marketing hangover

Martin Lamberti, Issued by Rapid Sales Growth

Social Media
What are the legal implications of your company's social media use?

Issued by LexisNexis

The secrets of influencer marketing

Issued by R-Squared Digital SA

R-Squared Digital partnering with Sugarbird Gin in influencer marketing crowdfunding campaign

Issued by R-Squared Digital SA

Embracing social media marketing

Nana Zuke, Issued by Damelin

Trends-expert, Dion Chang from Flux Trends.
Dion Chang on doing business in a hyper-visual era

Juanita Pienaar

BSH Home Appliances Group invited trends-expert, Dion Chang from Flux Trends to host an event where he shed light on the art of communicating and doing business in a hyper-visual era... read
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#MeToo trends in SA as women share stories of sexual harassment

Julia Breakey

Over the weekend, actress Alyssa Milano encouraged women to tweet the hashtag #MeToo if they had ever been sexually harassed, assaulted, or abused - and by Tuesday morning it was trending in the top spot in South Africa... read
Image provided.
Social media South Africa 2018, are we ready?

Jainita Khatri

Jainita Khatri recently attended Arthur Goldstuck's presentation on the SA Social Media Landscape 2018 and writes about some of the points that stood out... read
Sponsorship
Playmakers win the Sponsorship Gold Award at the AMASA Awards

Issued by Playmakers

Two new members for Business and Arts South Africa board

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa

Streaming
Video dominates news consumption in Africa
Video dominates news consumption in Africa
Recent study reveals that TV and mobile video content is the primary source of information in Africa and the Middle East... read
TV
Learn how to develop animated TV series for global distribution
Learn how to develop animated TV series for global distribution
Triggerfish is hosting a free webinar to help animators and storytellers across Africa to develop TV series for worldwide distribution... read
Mobile
MMA announces first batch of speakers for Forum

Issued by Mobile Marketing Association


Entrepreneur Month
Strategies arising from AWIEF Conference to impact African business landscape

Issued by ICO Conferences & Events

Anton van Zyl, co-founder of BizList
Life after rugby

Nicci Botha

After 10 years of professional rugby playing for the Lions, Stormers and Stade Francais in Paris, Anton van Zyl hung up his boots... read
#EntrepreneurMonth: Go out there and do something that you love
Go out there and do something that you love

Ilse van den Berg

A startup born in a dorm room in 2007 is now a successful business with 36 stores around the country. To date, weFix has expertly repaired smartphones as well as tablets, laptops, and DJI drones for over 700,000 customers... read
#EntrepreneurMonth: Supporting disadvantaged artists through the Grassroots Art Project
Supporting disadvantaged artists through the Grassroots Art Project

Ruth Cooper

Poor working conditions, minimum access to beneficial networks and lack of skills and resources for promotion are just a few of the challenges that disadvantaged artists face when aiming to make viable careers from their creativity. read
#EntrepreneurMonth: Chris Weylandt on the business of contemporary home decor design
Chris Weylandt on the business of contemporary home decor design

Lauren Hartzenberg

Chris Weylandt, founder and CEO of furniture and decor retailer Weylandts, forms part of the impressive line-up at this year's Business of Design conference... read
Alan Knott-Craig
If you can sell your first startup, sell it

Alan Knott-Craig

Us humans have a heuristic bias to sell our winners and hold onto our losers. That's not the way to build wealth. Better to hang onto your winners and cut your losers loose... read
#EntrepreneurMonth: Discovering young designers with the SAFW New Talent Search
Discovering young designers with the SAFW New Talent Search

Ruth Cooper

South African Fashion Week (SAFW) will be showcasing 53 2018 autumn/winter collections at the Sandton City Rooftop in Johannesburg on 24 October 2017. read
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Starting up the Girl Boss Hustle with Akro Capital

Leigh Andrews

Janine Basel, CEO of Akro Capital, shares how the phenomenon of very few female entrepreneurs approaching them for funding led to the formation of their Girl Boss Hustle events... read
#EntrepreneurMonth: A premium African surf brand with global appeal
A premium African surf brand with global appeal

Lauren Hartzenberg

Little over a year ago, three friends with thriving creative careers embarked on a mission to combine their love of Africa with their passion for surfing... read
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South Africa needs to revamp its new public transport system

Christo Venter and Gary Hayes

Over the past eight years, the South African government has spent more than R130bn on public transport projects in the country's main cities... read
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The Millennial New Age Revolution In Contact Centres
Empire Conferencing & Training (Pty) Ltd - 25 Oct 2017 to 26 Oct 2017, Johannesburg


Customer journey mapping jam session
Brandlove - 27 Oct 2017, Cape Town


InDesign digital
Multidimensions - 3 Nov 2017, Johannesburg


Mail & Guardian analytics for CRM
Mail & Guardian - 7 Nov 2017, Johannesburg


Illustrated infographics and animation workshop
Multidimensions - 9 Nov 2017 to 10 Nov 2017, Johannesburg


One-Day Effective Storytelling
DesignThinkers Academy - 21 Nov 2017, Johannesburg


Design Thinking and Empathy Generation
DesignThinkers Academy - 22 Feb 2018, Cape Town


Photoshop basic to intermediate
Multidimensions - 4 Apr 2018, Cape Town


InDesign Pro Skills
Multidimensions - 6 Apr 2018, Cape Town


Web design essentials
Multidimensions - 11 Apr 2018 to 13 Apr 2018, Cape Town


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Photoshop basics
Multidimensions - 24 Oct 2017, Johannesburg


Handling the media
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism (IAJ) - 25 Oct 2017 to 27 Oct 2017, Johannesburg


Illustrator basic to intermediate
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Creating Raving Fans - The Power Series Business Breakfast
Power Series - 25 Oct 2017, Durban | 26 Oct 2017, Johannesburg | 27 Oct 2017, Cape Town


MASA Masterclass: Customer Engagement
The Marketing Association of South Africa - 27 Oct 2017, Cape Town


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