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LEIGH ANDREWS
With rising awareness that inequality needs to be tackled head-on, we're seeing more mindfulness of issues of inclusion and equality in local marketing campaigns and movements like the 7% Tribe, Take This Thread and 'Women Acknowledged'... read
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ANDY WALKER
South Africa's minister of home affairs Malusi Gigaba is at the centre of the internet's and the country's latest sex tape scandal, the politician confirmed on Sunday...read
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South Africans were under significantly more pressure than their global holiday counterparts to balance staying connected to social media and work, while also making the most of their holiday...read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
In the final session of Red & Yellow's Digital Agency Showcase, Matt Ross, founder and CCO at King James Digital, shared a presentation that touched on the power of sharing ideas in the right time and place, presented from his iPhone...read
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Advertising
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ISSUED BY MARIN'S SOUTHERN AFRICA
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NEIL PURSEY
A brand's ad appearing on a fake news website can do massive damage to its reputation and, ultimately, its bottom line... Read
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New York Festivals International Advertising Awards announced the competition's first-ever advisory board... Read
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Publicis Machine has formed a strategic and creative partnership with Graham Beck Enterprises... Read
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Branding
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WAYNE FLEMMING
Why the world wants a story and not a sale... Read
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JACQUES VERMEULEN
There is an accelerating pace of change as Africa begins to reshape its economic destiny - Coca Cola explains its innovation strategy on the continent... Read
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CRM, CX, UX
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EBEN ESTERHUIZEN
With a sobering 0% growth reported in May 2018 for the global top 20 manufacturers, businesses need to know what the top tech customer engagement trends are... Read
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DANIEL LOTTER
Right now, data compliance is top of mind for practically every South African business, and for good reason... Read
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RICHARD FIRTH
Over the last few years, the Internet of Things (IoT) has started to permeate all markets... Read
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CSI
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SINDY PETERS
Launched in August this year, Cartoon Network Africa's Powerpuff Girls (PPG) Awards is just about ready to draw to a close... Read
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Design
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The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Senzeni Zokwana, has signed protocol on labelling wine... Read
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Four months away from the Design Indaba Conference 2019 and six new speakers have been added to the lineup... Read
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Digital
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MERCIA LAMPEN
Online advertising fraud is a huge problem globally in the digital industry, with cybercriminals stealing $3 - $5m per day from advertisers... Read
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CARMEN WHATELEY
Digitisation has forever changed the consumer buying experience. The internet was once a simple tool to browse options and compare prices but has now become... Read
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DESERÉ ORRILL
Deseré Orrill whips out her crystal ball and tries her hand at forecasting a few potential ways in which marketers will be likely to generate the most value for their clients in 2018... Read
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Direct Marketing
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COLLEEN BACKSTROM
Colleen Backstrom shares a checklist that can help create the perfect email design... Read
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Entrepreneurship
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A judge for the upcoming AWIEF Awards for women entrepreneurship in Africa shares her tips for promoting women entrepreneurship on the continent... Read
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Events & Conferencing
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ISSUED BY CAPE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
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The City of Cape Town, recognised as the Events Capital of Africa, has been nominated as World's Leading Festival and Events Destination at the 2018 World Travel Awards, set to take place at the Pátio da Galé, in Lisbon, Portugal, on 1 December 2018... Read
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Film & Cinematography
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Magazines
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Marketing
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KIRSTEN MCLEOD GROBLER
When times get tough and business slows down, or when brands are faced with new competition, we start pulling out the stops with our marketing. Grasping at straws, we reach for lifelines in the hope that one standalone marketing tactic will get customers pouring through the doors... Read
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Media
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NEWSWATCH: South African Press Ombudsman Johan Retief has resigned from the Press Council for personal reasons... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
There was a strong message to buy local at the 29th edition of the Galliova Awards for outstanding food and health writing... Read
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Media Freedom
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LEIGH ANDREWS
With fake news at an all-time high and trust in the media at an all-time low, the Khashoggi murder case highlights the role of the media as the fourth estate, as killing the journalist does not necessarily mean you've killed the story... Read
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Mobile
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DEAN PRINSLOO
Last year was a turning point in the mobile industry in South Africa as the smartphone emerged as the most popular communication device for consumers... Read
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Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered a wave of cyber-espionage targeted attacks aimed at Central Asian diplomatic organisations... Read
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Online Media
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
On the cusp of exciting and fruitful pan-African networking and trade, the time to make use of an unbiased B2B media showcase for all Africa's dynamic, entrepreneurial business communities is now... Read
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OOH
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PR & Communications
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CHRIS MOERDYK, ISSUED BY CHRIS MOERDYK
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Printing
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Radio
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Radio stations unite around the world for synchronised broadcast of 'Snared In Africa'... Read
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Recruitment
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
A comprehensive B2B Recruitment Focus from December 2018 to February 2019 will ensure that Bizcommunity is the go-to destination for all the B2B news you'll need to plan your HR and recruitment strategies in 2019... Read
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Research
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The results of the annual Sunday Times Top Brands survey were announced at an awards ceremony hosted at The Empire venue in Parktown, Johannesburg on Wednesday... Read
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DANETTE BREITENBACH
The 20th Sunday Times Top Brands Awards saw iconic South African brand, Koo, awarded the Consumer Overall Favourite Brand Grand Prix. In the business category, another local brand, Discovery Health, was awarded the Business Overall Favourite Brand Grand Prix... Read
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The African consumer class is one of the largest remaining prizes for consumer-facing companies and investors in the world, according to geospatial data company Fraym... Read
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The latest release of Inflation Watch - Q2 2018 - has been released. This study covers advertising rates and performance trends and an MIW Index, which is essentially a cost per thousand calculation... Read
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Consumer and advertiser investment in over-the-top (OTT), the delivery of premium video content via the internet, is rising rapidly worldwide, with spend set to reach a projected $129.3bn by 2023... Read
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Retail
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As South African consumers place an increasing premium on the goods they buy, it's more important than ever that retailers give them the best possible customer experience... Read
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KALI MOAHLOLI, ISSUED BY GFK SOUTH AFRICA
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Ginologist Floral Gin and Tanqueray came out on top at the Sunday Times Lifestyle Gin Awards, presented in partnership with Makro and Fitch & Leedes... Read
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JULIA AHLFELDT
In South Africa, going to a mall is part of our culture - particularly in Johannesburg where there seems to be a mall on every street corner. Malls entertain visitors with restaurants and coffee shops... Read
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Social Media
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FEDERICO DEDEU
The influencer industry continues to come under scrutiny as frauds and fakes give everybody else a bad name... Read
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JUANITA PIENAAR
The first part of World Wide Worx's Arthur Goldstuck's SA social media landscape presentation he shared with us at Marketing Mix's Social Media Landscape Briefing 2019 last week... Read
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SHEREESA MOODLEY
According to a report by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp has been developing new features in the form of silent mode and vacation mode... Read
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SHEREESA MOODLEY
Now you can watch videos and browse through others simultaneously from your web browser using YouTube's miniplayer feature... Read
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TV
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JACQUES BENTLEY
While South Africans "tuned in" later than most - only in 1976 - the television set has been at the heart of homes around the country for 42 years, and counting... Read
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A human-driven team of transcribers would see BBC cut out a string of Not Safe For Work (NSFW) subtitling gaffes thanks to its 99% accuracy rate... Read
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Behind the Selfie
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LEIGH ANDREWS
This week, we go behind the selfie with Stella Carter, head of client services at Stratitude... Read
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FRANK M. MITLOEHNER
As the scale and impacts of climate change become increasingly alarming, meat is a popular target for action... Read
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Gartner has revealed seven digital disruptions that organisations may not be prepared for... Read
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The Franchise Association of South Africa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Small Business Institute... Read
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RONALD RAVEL
The Internet of Things (IoT) is coming, whether you like it or not... Read
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