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UPDATE: Details have been announced for Matthew Buckland's Cape Town memorial service... read
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Hellocomputer Cape Town and FCB Cape Town have merged to launch HelloFCB+, a new agency with a full-service offering to design, build and run customer journeys.read
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SARAH BRITTEN
Shopping in a supermarket has nothing in common with voting in an election - or does it?read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
Award-winning, best-selling South African novelist Lauren Beukes, who also writes comics, screenplays, TV shows and started out in journalism, was speaker of the April Creative Mornings Cape Town talk at new venue, AAA School. Amongst other things, she shared five tips on the power of inclusivity in enhancing your creativity...read
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Branding
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REFILWE MALULEKE
The shift to a more individualised society that values experiences more than goods has resulted in a strong drive towards personalisation... Read
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JEDD COKAYNE
Right now it is vitally important for us to understand what the changes are in consumer's expectations, how we work around them or modify our offerings to suit their needs, while still continuing to grow in the market... Read
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MORNAY ROBERTS-LOMBARD
Customer satisfaction is simply no longer enough to ensure business success. Customers want to feel important, engaged and valued. They don't want to be satisfied - they want to be delighted!... Read
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CSI
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TAMMY FRY
We've just celebrated Earth Day, an important global acknowledgement of the work that we need to be doing to protect our planet, and this year the work feels more important than ever... Read
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Uzwelo Bags and The Jes Foord Foundation have joined hands to help support rape survivors... Read
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MICHAEL HATHORN, ISSUED BY GINKGO AGENCY
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DESIREE GULLAN
One of the most valuable assets for any business, no matter its size or sector, is its brand. In light of this Desiree Gullan shares her thoughts on the evolution of branding through a digital agency... Read
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ANJANA SUSARLA
Every aspect of life can be guided by artificial intelligence algorithms - from choosing what route to take for your morning commute, to deciding whom to take on a date... Read
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CHLOE-SIMONE HOFMANN, ISSUED BY PISTOL + HONEY
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KEVIN MACHIMANA, ISSUED BY ALGORITHM AGENCY
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CHLOE-SIMONE HOFMANN, ISSUED BY PISTOL + HONEY
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Education
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Entrepreneurship
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Events & Conferencing
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To many, arenas are the place to go to see your favourite band or sporting team play. However, increasingly arenas are becoming the 'hidden gem' of the business events world... Read
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Film & Cinematography
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LEIGH ANDREWS
Are you ready for the artificial intelligence revolution in advertising, like Ciclope Africa Festival's agency of the year Joe Public? Here, chief creative officer Xolisa Dyeshana explains the importance of showcasing real South Africans at the forefront of global playing fields, against the backdrop of their grand prix-winning Chicken Licken work, Sbu 2.0... Read
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South African and Nigerian animators; Cate Wood Hunter, Sean Steinberg, Sean Braam and Moshood Shades Ridwan, were selected in the Animation du Monde preliminary round at the recent ICON Comic & Games Convention... Read
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South African film, Stroop - Journey Into the Rhino Horn War, has been awarded the sought-after 'Best of Festival' award as well as 'Best Independent or Feature Film' at the International Wildlife Film Festival (IWFF). Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
Last week, VML released the findings from the first of its quarterly surveys into the role of CMOs in SA. Here, Jarred Cinman, CEO of VML South Africa, explains why the scale of digital spend was one of the most surprising findings and the impact of the surveys on the marketing profession as a whole... Read
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RUTH COOPER
For influencer marketing to continue to grow and perform, it needs to return to its roots of honesty and authenticity says iambassador founder and CEO Keith Jenkins... Read
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Marketing specialist Khangelani Dziba shared his insights on how South African businesses can keep up with international markets. View
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CHRIS MOERDYK, ISSUED BY CHRIS MOERDYK
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The Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA) has expressed sadness over the passing on of its former president, board member and fellow (FPRISA) Professor Ronel Rensburg... Read
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LEAGO MONARENG
Although it is difficult to accurately predict what kind of a crisis an organisation might face, there is no doubt that planning and preparing for a crisis is vital... Read
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Have you ever wondered what happens inside the walls of other companies and how other people experience the workplace?... Read
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Sportswear giants Adidas and Reebok and outdoor clothing brand Patagonia are leading the way on transparency amongst the world's 200 largest fashion brands... Read
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Retail
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SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS
Your own voice will likely become the most significant focus for food retailers and restaurants over the next little while. Voice searches are increasingly becoming the norm... Read
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New online marketplace Tholaafrica.com is making it easier to shop African artisanal wares, with its selection of bespoke fashion and décor crafted by local creatives and designers... Read
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SHEILA AFARI
Social media has become an increasingly valuable component for consideration with a lot of PR strategies over the years. It's exciting to see how various brands are using social media to convey their brand personality... Read
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BRUCE SILCOFF
There's a paradox at the heart of modern journalism and news production: consumers like the convenience of social media as a delivery device for news, but the prevalence of fake news has made it harder for readers to trust and verify their sources... Read
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LEIGH CRYMBLE
One eligible bachelor. 24 contestants vying for his heart. Underpinned by 7 behavioural biases. The popular US dating show, The Bachelor, has just celebrated its 17th year on-air, with South Africa becoming the latest country to debut this popular reality show... Read
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99c advertising and communication agency's copywriter Carina Coetzee and art director Amri Botha will once again represent South Africa at the Cannes Lions international Festival of Creativity this year, as their video commercial as briefed by Unicef about violence in schools won Cinemark's Cannes Young Lions 2019 competition... Read
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Behind the Selfie
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LEIGH ANDREWS
This week, we go behind the selfie with Ahmed Tilly, chief creative officer (CCO) at FCB Joburg... Read
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Loeries Creative Week Durban
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LEIGH ANDREWS
You've probably already noticed this year's striking Loeries campaign in your social media feeds and daily industry reads. But this year's campaign is a little different from those of previous years. Here's how Mama Creative hopes Loeries 2019 will inspire us all to tell better stories... Read
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One Show Awards
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The One Show 2019 brought together more than 200 renowned creatives to debate and decide who will win a coveted One Show Pencil. But what makes a Pencil so coveted? What does it truly mean to win one?... Read
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The One Club for Creativity, a nonprofit celebrating global excellence in advertising and design, has revealed the full schedule of events for Creative Week 2019, set to take place in New York from 6 to 10 May... Read
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MAGDI AMIN
Africa's digital revolution is transforming our economy at a record pace. Africa is home to the 10 fastest growing cities in the world, and for nearly a decade, we've had the world's fastest rate of internet adoption... Read
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African Development Bank approves strategy for Central Africa "crucial for the economic integration of the region"... Read
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MARIA RYAN
In December last year the US National Security Advisor, John Bolton, gave a speech at the Heritage Foundation in Washington DC, in which he outlined the Trump administration's new Africa strategy... Read
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Animation du Monde 2020 returns to DISCOP Abidjan in Ivory Coast - entries now open... Read
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DR MISHECK MUTIZE
The rising gap between developmental needs and available financial resources - including poor revenue collection - has pushed sub-Saharan African governments to consider different options to support their budgets... Read
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SIMON MCCULLOUGH
Data breaches and cyberattacks are unignorably on the rise and hackers are becoming increasingly sophisticated... Read
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ERNST WITTMANN
Over the past few months, we have seen a storm of hype about 5G, the next evolution in mobile network technology. Handset manufacturers are starting to come to market with 5G-ready smartphones... Read
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The finalists of the second annual Absa Business Day Supplier Development Awards have been announced. The awards recognise supplier development best practice in South Africa... Read
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Siemens has launched its Atlas of Digitalization, a new web-based application that reveals the readiness and potential of six major cities to embrace digitalisation... Read
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The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is hosting its Growth Accelerator Programme in South Africa and is calling for applications... Read
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The 2019 Trialogue Business in Society Conference took place last week, with the UN Sustainable Development Goals a key topic... Read
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With previous years being dominated by IoT, big data and, more recently, AI, extended reality (XR) is predicted to own the following 12 months... Read
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Sheila Afari on how brands can get social media engagement right Joe Public CCO Xolisa Dyeshana on how it taps into the zeitgeist of AI in advertising for Africa FCB Joburg's chief creative officer Ahmed Tilly in this week's #BehindtheSelfie VML South Africa CEO Jarred Cinman on its quarterly marketing survey |
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