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IAB SA CEO Paula Hulley, this week, announced the synergistic collaboration between the organisation representing the interests of the South African digital industry and the Nedbank IMC Conference in 2020... read
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DANETTE BREITENBACH
It was a night of consistency at the 21st Sunday Times Top Brands Awards held at The Venue, The Houghton Hotel last night. Koo won Overall Favourite Brand in the consumer section...read
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As South Africans got ready to start online shopping at Zara, Meltwater tracked the #DearSouthAfrica hashtag this week, as well as social media mentions around the campaign...read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
Diversity and inclusion have become priorities for workplace performance and culture, but aspects of diversity are changing and unconscious biases often thwart efforts to provide more inclusivity. That's why DeOnn Griffin, research director with Gartner's CIO research group, says at the recent Gartner Symposium that CIOs must shape attitudes and practices to achieve true acceptance and inclusion across their teams...read
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BRENDAN SEERY
But an Onion goes to a Jaguar Land Rover spokesperson for an ill-conceived tweet... Read
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Nike has won the Emmy for Outstanding Commercial at the 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards... Read
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Advertising Week Africa will now take place in the first half of 2020, with a new date to be confirmed... Read
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JOHANNA MCDOWELL
This article is a continuation of Agency Scope South Africa 2019 trends: Evolution or revolution? Part 1... Read
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Branding
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JUANITA PIENAAR
Telkom recently announced media personality and social media star Moshe Ndiki as its brand ambassador... Read
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The winners of the annual Pentawards, a prestigious packaging design competition, were recognised at a gala ceremony held on 12 September in London. Microsoft scooped the top Diamond prize... Read
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According to WE Communications' Brands in Motion 2019 global study, 90% of South Africa respondents believe that brands could play an even greater role in providing stability... Read
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The results of the 2019 Sunday Times Top Brands Survey (now in its 21st year) was announced last night at an awards ceremony hosted at The Venue at the Houghton Hotel, Johannesburg... Read
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CRM, CX, UX
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LORRAINE GWEWERA
Two years ago, I was exposed to a course that completely blew my mind but also spoke to my heart... Read
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WAYNE FLEMMING
Chat messaging has become an effective communication channel between customers and businesses... Read
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Design
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Designers and brands creating innovative, sustainable work in South Africa's fashion industry were honoured at the inaugural Twyg Awards, held in Cape Town on Thursday... Read
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The International Public Art Festival 2020 has extended an open call to artists based in South Africa and the rest of the continent... Read
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The 2019 Open Design Afrika (ODA) Festival will be held at venues across Cape Town - with Castle of Good Hope as the main hub - from 18 to 27 October... Read
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Digital
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DANETTE BREITENBACH
Twenty years ago, there was no Wi-Fi, Google, social media, podcasts, Kindle and Netflix. A decade ago, there were no iPhones, smartphones, tablets, Chrome, GPS, Airbnb, Uber, Bitcoin or Blockchain. While all of these demonstrate the fast pace of change, all of them have been massively disruptive to how we produce and consume content... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
Continuing the opening keynote from the first morning of Gartner Symposium 2019, Don Scheibenreif, distinguished VP analyst at Gartner, explained the concept of the 'everything consumer' and why we need to offer them the all-new multi-experience... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
The opening keynote of Gartner Symposium 2019 was a comprehensive session on 'winning in the turns' through leadership in a digital society. See key outtakes from Gartner senior vice president Valentin Sribar on reaching 'techquilibrium' below... Read
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Education
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WENDY SHEPHERD, ISSUED BY RED & YELLOW
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Events & Conferencing
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Film & Cinematography
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JUANITA PIENAAR
Earl Abrahams is the newest director to join Fort, bringing a range of directing, photography and cinematography skills to the team as well as his passion for social development and the NPO sector... Read
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JUANITA PIENAAR
Demographica recently appointed Julie Humphreys in one of their biggest appointments to date... Read
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JOHANNA MCDOWELL
Understanding client-agency relationships is just the tip of the iceberg, it's managing them that is the recipe for success, writes Johanna McDowell... Read
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LYNETTE BOTHA
WGSN's 2019 report on brands and marketing touched on everything from the power of collaboration to meaningful content and the importance of authenticity - it also highlighted the rise of 'brave brands'... Read
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BRIGITTE MAJEWSKI
A giant in trouble: Revlon considers a sale... Read
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MARC DE LA QUERRA
With Heritage Day on the horizon, consumers can expect to see two things in brands' social media and content around 24 September... Read
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Media
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Diageo SA has announced the finalists of the 2019 Responsible Drinking Media Awards (RDMAs). The finalists were selected from a total of 464 entries... Read
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The 2019 Care Awards jury has been announced. The jury will review the 2018 and 2019 entries celebrating excellence in promoting care for people and the environment. Read
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Media Freedom
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DEREK ABDINOR
Future historians may well scramble to understand what was going on at the Media Freedom Conference in London and the simultaneous Social Media summit at the White House (held earlier this year in July). They will surely be confounded by media policy in the post-broadcast era by looking at these two events. And they will struggle to reconcile what is claimed to be policy against what is actually practised on the ground... Read
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One Show Awards
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Hailing from 22 countries around the world, 81 creative professionals have been named as finalists in the Young Guns 17 competition... Read
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PR & Communications
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PRINELLA PILLAY
The privilege I have had over my years within this industry - apart from continued learning - is observing and being exposed to new thinking, new attitudes and new generations of PR practitioners... Read
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OBREN MSUKU
Brand exposure opportunities have exploded and fragmented in recent years, with new technologies and communications platforms opening a world of possibilities to PR professionals and beginners alike... Read
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CHANELL KEMP
Here are six reasons you need to invest in a communication policy today... Read
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Printing
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The World Printers Forum has announced the winners of the second edition of the Print Innovation Awards... Read
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Radio
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Recruitment
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KELLY HAWS, BRENT MCFERRAN AND PEGGY LIU
Imagine you're dining out at a casual restaurant with some friends. After looking over the menu, you decide to order the steak. But then, after a dinner companion orders a salad for their main course, you declare: "I'll have the salad too." Read
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Retail
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Entries have opened for the second Sunday Times Lifestyle Gin Awards, presented in partnership with Makro. The Awards celebrate the creators and retailers of locally and internationally crafted gins and variants... Read
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New data from Juniper Research states that the total transaction value of remote payments for digital and physical goods will exceed $6 trillion by 2024, representing a growth of 53%... Read
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Social Media
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JUANITA PIENAAR
Jesper Doub, director of news partnerships EMEA at Facebook, spoke to us about how journalism and publishing are changing, how data is changing journalism and the role that Facebook plays in the news industry... Read
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Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are among the top 10 of the world's most visited websites... Read
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JESSICA BARRELLA
Ah, social media marketing - the buzz words of today... Read
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TV
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JUANITA PIENAAR
Philippa Heal, Showmax's in-house creative lead on why the rise of full-service in-house agencies is particularly significant both locally and abroad... Read
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Behind the Selfie
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LEIGH ANDREWS
This week, we go behind the selfie with Cassandra Gudlhuza, CEO of Black Circle Communications... Read
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HUGO BOURHIS
Promoting AI in Africa is a top priority for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)... Read
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Vodacom Tanzania and Smart Lab have launched Vodacom Digital Accelerator... Read
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Increasing demand for high-quality streaming content across Africa - new service launches... Read
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Regional harmonisation is enhanced as South Africa and Botswana sign MoU on standards regulations... Read
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Great content, innovative tech and commercial sustainability drive the new media space in Africa... Read
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SIMON MCCULLOUGH
Simon McCullough, major channel account manager at F5 Networks, discusses the cybersecurity challenges facing a modern global sports showcase like the rugby world cup... Read
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CHARLES BRASTED
As the United Kingdom's constitution continues to be tested, the Brexit fundamentals remain unchanged... Read
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ANDREW ROBINSON
Perennials: an evergreen generation who remain curious and relevant despite their advancing age. This generation is energetic, switched on and most importantly, employable... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
GetVen is a South African online marketplace to find and book space for meetings, events and production, and has announced its arrival Read
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JENNY RETIEF
Businesses founded by partners have a better chance of succeeding than new ventures where everything is dependent on one person... Read
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DAVID SLOTOW
Refining the last mile journey with the potential of technology... Read
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JUANITA PIENAAR
Plus-size model Charnelle Paulse recently launched Charnelle Paulse Curve School - the first-ever curve modelling school in Cape Town (and potentially in the world)... Read
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myFanPark is a newly launched platform that is transforming the way fans connect with local celebrities... Read
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A survey explores how small, medium and micro enterprises (SMME) in South Africa carry out marketing plans... Read
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Mahatma Gandhi "You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." Stephen Covey "Every human has four endowments - self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to change." Jack Kerouac "If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime." Paul Tournier "Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can." Helen Keller "Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved." |
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