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LEIGH ANDREWS
We're closer to functioning as a global cashless society than ever before, yet an Oxfam report warns that equality between the haves and have-nots is higher than ever before. Read on for the impact on females and the unbanked in particular...read
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JESSICA TENNANT
Glen Bo recently joined Conversion Science as head of Performance & Strategy. He has experience in the data-implementation and -strategy fields, and has worked with agencies such as Quirk, Neo@Ogilvy, M&CSaatchi and LKDA Strategic Creative...read
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The Marketing Association of South Africa (MASA) has announced the inaugural Marketing Achievement Awards, recognising, rewarding and celebrating excellence in the science and art of marketing...read
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HEIDI BRAUER
In my BizTrends piece last year, I confessed to having a magic wand in my office... Read
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PAULA HULLEY
Transparency. Radical honesty. Authenticity. These words conjure up a new era in marketing, one that requires bravery and self-assurance, and will change the industry for good. Because, for audiences, customers and employees that have seen everything, it is time to reveal it all... Read
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FRANCOIS VAN DYK
The public relations industry has recently seen many challenges. From the rise of "digital PR", social media and fake news, most would agree that the industry needs to rethink many of the basics on which it has always operated... Read
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TOPAZ BOOYSEN
As consumers, we're enjoying unprecedented variety in shopping aisles that span continents and are more vocal, demanding and unforgiving of brands than ever before... Read
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DAVE NEMETH
Natural materials, texture, and individuality are the key elements that will shape interior design and décor trends into 2020... Read
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PROFESSOR ELAIN VLOK
The operating environment for corporate social investment (CSI) initiatives for 2019 and beyond is being reshaped by changing business models and digital disruption... Read
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LAMIN MOMODOU MANNEH
This year, 2019, is a very promising year for the African continent: There is a lot of optimism about the return of the Africa rising sentiment... Read
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TIFFANY MARKMAN
Here, six popular buzzwords from the worlds of marketing, communication and media that Tiffany Markman is hoping we won't see in 2019... Read
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BRADLEY ELLIOTT
Customer centricity will be the raison d'être for digital leaders who authentically embrace this strategy. And those visionaries who fully embrace this strategy will leap ahead of the pack... Read
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ESTI KILIAN
It's that time of year again when everyone in the tech industry takes out their crystal balls and starts making predictions about what's going to happen in the industry in 2019... Read
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ADIV MAIMON
Influencer marketing exploded during the past two years. Take a look at the search term "influencer marketing" on Google Trends, and you'll see that this concept has risen in popularity globally. Read
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ROBYN COOKE
Technology is the single most important investment that retailers need to make, in order to ensure that their fashion stores stay relevant... Read
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CECIL UNGERER
Even though online shopping is getting significant attention in the digital world, South African consumers still rely on in-store purchases for their shopping experience... Read
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SHEILA MCGILLIVRAY
More than ever we're seeing brands align with causes and let's face it, there so many current causes to be concerned about. This means cause marketing will be bigger than ever in 2019... Read
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EBEN ESTERHUIZEN
With a sobering 0% growth reported in May 2018 by Nielsen for the global Top 20 manufacturers and a 2.4% growth for the Top 200 manufacturers within the last year, retailers need to know what the top tech customer engagement trends are and incorporate them where possible into their 360' touch point marketing strategy... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
When Marian Salzman (one of the world's top trendspotters) invited me to discuss all things trends over coffee at the end of 2018, I jumped at the chance. This is the second of three overviews of our talking points... Read
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PEPE MARAIS
One of the most sobering marketing tweets of 2018 was by Chris Botha, CEO of The Media Shop... Read
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LISA MACLEOD
Part of our job [as publishers] is to connect readers and advertisers successfully, in a brand safe environment and to the benefit of both - and while we've been a bit slow thus far, the door is now open. Watch this space... Read
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BRETT MORRIS
I never like to weigh in on trends or predictions because, among many other reasons I've given before, human beings are generally awful at predicting the future... Read
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NICOLA COOPER
With the majority of South African consumers being under the age of 21, we cannot look to Gen Z or those younger as our 'future' consumer. Gen Z is already entering varsity and/or the work environment, which means our 'future' consumers are even younger... Read
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JOHN LITTLE
Ad agency CEOs entering 2019 have much to think about. Here is my list of 'future trends' that might deserve their full attention... Read
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JOHAN WALTERS
Marketing leaders should be wary of the marketing automation siren call and focus on building the foundations to enable real digital performance... Read
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CHANTEL BOTHA
At the end of every year I take out my crystal ball, dust it off and think about the future... Read
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MATT ROSS
I've stopped going to conferences. For two reasons... Read
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SHESAYS CAPE TOWN FOUNDERS
Globally, the women's empowerment movement has reached a fever pitch. #Metoo has toppled titans in industries ranging from film to advertising to tech, pushing against the 'boys club' ethos prevalent in senior ranks... Read
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YATISH NARSI
A lot happens in a year, and as our population and their access to the world and each other grows, our collective innovation and productivity will continue to grow exponentially, making each passing year increasingly dense with 'trends' and 'disruptions'... Read
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MICHELLE BEH
The year 2018 was one of uncertainty and scandals rocked the world, South Africa and advertising - forcing changes to take place... Read
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GARETH PEARSON
In all our years of watching and researching consumer trends, this is the first time that the evidence we are gathering points to an overwhelming digital influence... Read
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PARIS, France - AdForum has released its second annual Business Creative Report, ranking the most successful campaigns and agencies in seven specific sectors, including Ogilvy South Africa, King James and TBWA\Hunt Lascaris... Read
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JESSICA TENNANT
The Odd Number has appointed Terry Mckenna as executive creative director with co-founder and former ECD Sibusiso "Sbu" Sitole moving into the role of chief creative officer... Read
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BRENDAN SEERY
An Orchid to Gillette for putting an issue out there, and DA, you get the 'How Not to Win Friends and Influence People' Onion for this week... Read
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RACHEL THOMPSON, ISSUED BY GFK SOUTH AFRICA
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SHAMEELA SOOBRAMONEY
The JSE is one of five exchanges in the world to be internationally recognised as a pioneer of a global initiative to enhance corporate transparency, performance on environmental, social and corporate governance... Read
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In response to an allegation published by TimesLive that Bosasa "appears" to have donated R100,000 to a crowdfunding campaign for the SABC 8 journalists, the South African National Editors' Forum would like to clarify the following... Read
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The so-called SABC 8 has outright rejected claims that it benefited from a R100,000 donation by state capture-implicated Bosasa to cover their living expenses while suspended by former SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng... Read
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TIM DIXON
Despite the strong Utopian traditions of urban planning, there has often been a reluctance to think beyond the short term... Read
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The polls for this year's Most Beautiful Object in South Africa officially opened on Friday, 25 January 2019 and members of the public can submit anonymous votes online... Read
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HELMUT REISINGER
Our digital footprints are providing an even more detailed insight into our habits and activities... Read
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From 25-27 January 2019, Wesgro CEO Tim Harris and Wesgro head of leisure tourism, Inge Dykman will join over 560 exhibitors representing 170 destinations at this years' New York Times Travel Show... Read
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DANIEL DERCKSEN
Daniel Dercksen chats to producer-writer-director Sallas De Jager about Dominee Tienie, a new South African film that poignantly shows how true belief binds humanity... Read
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KATE STEWART AND MATTHEW COLE
Being vegan appears to be all the rage in Britain. The news that McDonald's has launched a new plant-based "Happy Meal" for children based on a vegan "wrap" would seem to bear this idea out... Read
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Fellowships are open to journalists in mainly developing countries in Africa, Asia (including Pacific Island nations), and Latin America/the Caribbean, through the Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists... Read
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Members of the Portfolio Committee on Communications will reconvene at the earliest convenient date to shortlist and conduct interviews for the board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)... Read
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CALIFORNIA, United States - On 23 January 2019, United for Iran, a Bay-Area NGO working to promote civil liberties and civil society in Iran, announced the completion and winner of Borders and Boundaries, a visual art competition of Iranian artists focused on censorship and freedom of expression in Iran... Read
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LUX MAHARAJ
The African continent poses a unique commercial and moral challenge for the telecom service providers... Read
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Tribal Tourist has launched a new website to provide travellers with an easy way to find and book tours and activities; and promote responsible adventure travel in Africa... Read
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Intellectual property and commercial law firm, Adams & Adams, announced a digital identity switchover to www.adams.africa on its social media accounts. Read
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Marketing and communications holding group M&N Brands has announced the launch of its content hub M&N Entertainment, which has made its first acquisition through the purchase of online youth entertainment magazine, Zkhiphani.com... Read
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SHEILA AFARI
On Thursday, 10 January 2019, Twitter went into a frenzy over what appeared to be Nomuzi "Moozlie" Mabena in a car crash captured on InstaLive... Read
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Recruitment firm Michael Page has released its 2019 Annual South Africa Salary Survey with salaries projected for over 180 roles across seven sectors. Read
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The Digital Skills Partnership is a strategic collaboration between key stakeholders in the digital industry committed to transforming the sector by redesigning the traditionally onerous employment pathways into jobs for unemployed youth... Read
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DANETTE BREITENBACH
90% of South African CEOs believe that AI will significantly change the way they do business in the next five years but what's stopping us now? Read
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Italian supercar manufacturer, Ferrari, has reclaimed the title of the world's strongest brand, having last held it in 2014, according to the latest report by Brand Finance... Read
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Mobile is currently the second-largest ad medium and will overtake TV this year if current growth rates are maintained... Read
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The Woolworths-Ubuntu Baba baby carrier incident had a significantly negative impact on public perception of Woolworths' ethics and reputation... Read
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REFILOE HOOHLO-ZEPHYRINE, ISSUED BY BLUE APPLE
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MARK SCHECH
With two key retail periods - Black Friday and festive season - now behind us, retailers are looking for new ways to increase revenue, grow market share, and boost profits... Read
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More and more African consumers are coming online and their commercial habits are evolving faster than any other demographic in the world... Read
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Hungry students at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California were recently introduced to Snackbot, the outdoor, self-driving robot delivering snacks and beverages from PepsiCo's portfolio of better-for-you brands... Read
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Social Media
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SHEREESA MOODLEY
Facebook employees have been spotted giving the company's Portal video calling devices five-star ratings on Amazon... Read
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Leading influencer marketing platform builds Nigerian base for ongoing African growth... Read
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ANDY WALKER
After South Africa was crowned as the fifth most Instagrammable country in the world earlier this month by Big Seven Travel, a long list of places that put it on the map has now been published... Read
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IAIN FENTON
George Smith AKA Geemax is a 28-year-old South African video game streamer hailing from Johannesburg. He is currently one of the most popular South African video game streamers around and is also a well-known shout caster... Read
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YouTube channel will provide live English commentary from this season´s LaLiga1|2|3 matches in over 155 countries... Read
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Behind the Selfie
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LEIGH ANDREWS
This week we go behind the selfie with Gillian Rightford, managing director of Adtherapy and a speaker at the upcoming 2019 Nedbank IMC Conference... Read
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NEW YORK, United States - New York Festivals International Advertising Awards has announced Matt Eastwood, global chief creative officer of McCann Health as the 2019 executive jury president. This marks the first president in the nine-year history of NYF's executive jury... Read
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PAUL BURRIN
The start of a new year presents an opportunity to refocus our efforts on motivating employees and fostering an engaging, rewarding work environment... Read
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As South Africa is preparing for implementation of an automotive industry code that supports the Right to Repair (R2R), other countries are starting to implement R2R in other industries... Read
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As South Africa is receiving the infrastructure necessary for fibre connectivity, the question that the average South African should be asking is: how does it compare to satellite... Read
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Liquid Telecom has appointed Susan M'kandawire Mulikita as CEO of Liquid Telecom Zambia... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Corrie Bakker, head of strategy and business development for Africa at PayU talks about what we can expect in the payment provider front in 2019... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Arlax is a centralised B2B logistics marketplace with the aim to bridge the gap between suppliers and transporters... Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
Faithful to Nature has revealed the winners of its inaugural Eco Awards, a competition introduced to highlight the brands committed to demonstrating and promoting conscious consumption... Read
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