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Lifestyle TV show Top Billing - which has been on our screens for the last 23 years - has been cancelled... read
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Celebrated annually on 16 October, Boss's Day is an opportunity for employees to acknowledge the bosses - those leaders who have played their part in helping them along their chosen career paths... Read
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The #ItsUpToUs ad by Tears Foundation comes at a time when South Africa battles with the scourge of rape and abuse against women and children. Read
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DAVID LIMBERT
There's a wonderful world out there beyond our screens, and it's our role as creatives to get out there and explore it, writes David Limbert... Read
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The third annual SingularityU South Africa Summit is hosted in collaboration with The Development Bank of Southern Africa, global partner Deloitte and partners MTN and Absa on 16 and 17 October 2019... Read
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South Africa has recorded a 5%, or $218bn, growth in brand value - going up on spot in the 2019 Brand Finance Nation Brands ranking... Read
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PAULA SARTINI
Today's customers are tech-savvy; have access to brands across a global marketplace; are not restricted to trading hours; and they know what they want. Read
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CSI
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CHRIS BISCHOFF
Where does the corporate world stand in the fight against global warming? Read
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Design
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To facilitate efforts by companies to think about their product packaging with reuse and recycling in mind, the PET Plastic Recycling Company (PETCO) has released a definitive guide to packaging design... Read
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Snøhetta has created a simple arc-shaped urban bench to be a symbol of diplomacy and dialogue for the UN Headquarters Plaza in New York City... Read
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ABONGILE SILONGA, ISSUED BY WITS DIGITALCAMPUS
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Events & Conferencing
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The Right2Unite Movement has launched the Right2Unite Festival, which will take place at the Cradle Boutique Hotel in Kromdraai, Johannesburg on 21 March 2020... Read
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ANGELIQUE SHEKLETON, ISSUED BY MULTI-MEDIA
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Afrikaans-language rocker Francois van Coke will be taking to stage at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on 14 December 2019... Read
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MAROEFAH SMITH
Batman may have been around for 80 years, but artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger's hero still manages to captivate audiences from all ages. Here's how TNT Africa is keeping the iconic dark-caped hero's fans enthralled... Read
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ISSUED BY UNIVERSAL CHURCH OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD
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JUANITA PIENAAR
Associated Media Publishing has recently promoted Leigh Kinross to managing director... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
'Sneaker-head' Hayden Manuel broke the clichéd idea of "Cape Town creative" when he shared how creativity, grit and determination led him to become Puma's sports style marketing manager in the latest Red & Yellow lunchtime lecture... Read
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REFILOE KHUMALO
The first annual #UJMarketingFit experience in collaboration with Boo-Yah! Modern Marketing Services took place on 2 October 2019 at the University of Johannesburg... Read
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TRAVIS BUSSIAHN
The data on video marketing isn't nebulous stats. That's where your target market is... Read
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BDO and Warc's new 'Martech: 2020 and beyond' report indicates that the worldwide global martech market has grown by 22% year-on-year... Read
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DAMON STAPLETON
In his excellent book Blowing the Bloody Doors Off, Michael Caine tells the story of meeting John Wayne at the Beverly Hills Hotel on his first trip to the United States... Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
The SACSC announced the winners of the Footprint Marketing Awards 2019 at its Annual Congress in Cape Town... Read
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VIAN CHINNER
It's June. In Durban. In a clothing store in the main street, a 26-year old marathon-runner buys a bowtie and, seemingly randomly, adds a board shorts... Read
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The winners of the 2019 Feathers Awards were recently announced in Johannesburg. The awards recognise South African personalities and institutions, activists, performing artists, sportspeople and media organisations that fly the LGBTIQ+ flag high... Read
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DR DOMINIK HEIL, ISSUED BY HEWERS
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AMANDA RABINOWITZ
Creative shopping experiences are a prime example of how to increase foot traffic and keep shoppers in the mall... Read
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Publishing
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A total of 26 authors have been shortlisted in 13 categories for the 2019 South African Literary Awards (Sala)... Read
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A new research report warns of the importance for online retailers to fix technical glitches like slow site speed and payment errors well before Black Friday and the festive season really hits... Read
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Over 1,400 delegates from the retail, shopping centre and associated industries are gathered in Cape Town this week for the 23rd SACSC Annual Congress... Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
Trailblazers within South Africa's retail and shopping centre industry were recognised at the 23rd South African Council of Shopping Centres' Annual Congress... Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
Competition amongst suppliers and retailers are at an all-time high, and today's consumer is much less predictable than in the past... Read
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PayGate is anticipating a 30% increase in Black Friday sales in South Africa this year... Read
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The finalists of the second Sunday Times Lifestyle Gin Awards have been announced... Read
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Ahead of the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals in Japan, Woolworths partnered with the Ndlovu Youth Choir to co-ordinate an emotive flash mob to help spread the gees... Read
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ANDREW MACKENZIE
Over the last five years, there has been a lot of industry talk about the quality and standard of creativity delivered by brands and their creative partners... Read
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SHEREESA MOODLEY
Ever wondered what the most used emoji are? Well, the Unicode Consortium, or emoji overlord if you will, has now revealed exactly that... Read
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SHEREESA MOODLEY
Fortnite fans on Sunday found themselves in a frenzy of panic after Epic Games snuffed the game out of existence. Read
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RIRHANDZU SHINGWENYANA
Is social media killing advertising? You've probably heard this question 1,000 times lately... Read
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SHEREESA MOODLEY
Instagram on Tuesday revealed updated settings coming to the platform to help you better manage third-party apps... Read
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JESSICA BARRELLA
As someone has so aptly said, when you are in any doubt as to the appropriateness of something you intend posting, apply the golden rule: WWGT (what would Granny think?)... Read
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RICHARD LORD
The 2019 Rugby World Cup is in full swing. There are currently 20 nations playing in the 2019 edition - hosted by Japan... Read
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The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and the South African Football Association (Safa) have signed a four-year agreement... Read
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BBC Studios has announced that it has licensed over 800 hours of content to clients across the African continent in the past six months... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
This week, we go behind the selfie with Zubeida Goolam - co-founder and creative partner at BrandTruth Digital integrated content practice... Read
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Fairness First
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LEIGH ANDREWS
With International Day of the Girl recently marked in celebrating the achievement of girls worldwide, we're putting the spotlight on the local PowerGirls seven-year programme, which aims to transform vulnerable South African girls into outspoken and powerful young women, capable of becoming change agents within their communities... Read
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Zog - which was animated by Triggerfish for the UK's Magic Light Pictures - has been nominated for Best Kids' Animation at the 2019 International Emmy Awards... View
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Vice and 1st for Women Insurance recently paired up and asked South African women: What does it mean to be a woman in South Africa today? The result is a film, which highlights the complexities of South African women beyond our statistics and challenges... View
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In collaboration with Fondation Fondamental and Fnapsy (Fédération Nationale des Associations d'usagers en Psychiatrie), Serviceplan Health France launched a new campaign - aimed at raising public awareness around depression - on World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2019... View
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Vellas created the new launch film for the latest instalment of the Ghost Recon franchise. Vellas recently signed to Prettybird UK and US rosters. View
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LAURENT LAMOTHE
Africa has a thriving informal sector, but governments are constrained when it comes to regulating this sector so that it can contribute to the formal economy... Read
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An international, collaborative study led by University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers has revealed an unexpected finding that could lead to better therapies towards reducing the HIV reservoir, a major barrier to developing a cure for HIV... Read
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The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has identified the top 10 finalists for its grand finale event... Read
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The host country for the African Public Relations Association annual conference has been changed from Ghana to Tanzania... Read
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ALEXANDRA STOREY, CAROLINE SOUTHEY, LYRR THURSTON
The Conversation Africa bolsters West African team to continue expansion into the African continent... Read
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TAAZIMA KALA-ESSACK
Culture, by its very definition, ought to be fluid. It evolves, it changes, it adapts, and it reflects in perhaps the most authentic way the ideals, purpose and passion of an organisation... Read
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East-West Digital News (EWDN) recently released a report on the state of influencer marketing in Russia... Read
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OjuChat is a fully functional, hyper-localised and culturally diverse messaging application now bringing a dash of colour with region-specific and culturally appropriate communication tools... Read
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The recent return of load shedding serves as a reminder that every business owner and manager need to factor an unreliable power supply into its business plan... Read
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ALEX HEALING
Building a safe future for business' critical data requires a collaborative effort between machine learning capabilities and traditional human decision-making... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Run by two young entrepreneurs, Investmint is an online platform that connects businesses in need of loans with investors looking to invest by means of a loan... Read
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GERHARD HARTMAN
As a manager or owner of a medium business, a large portion of your time each day will be taken up by negotiations... Read
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MARTIN VAN STADEN
For the first time in seven months, Eskom has announced the return of stage-2 load shedding across South Africa. Officially blame is being placed on broken conveyor belts and limited capacity, but anyone who has been paying attention knows the real problem lies in legislation... Read
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NOKWAZI MZOBE
Teaching is one of the oldest and most respected professions and yet one of the most undervalued and underpaid. All this is changing, with the gig-economy and 4IR... Read
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If you want to sell your ideas and works, you have to present them in a noticeable way. An online portfolio can be a helpful tool... Read
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SINDY PETERS
The University of Stellenbosch Business School recently hosted a special business breakfast addressing the current state of boardroom gender diversity in SA... Read
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Whilst few would refute that technology contributes to making our lives easier, global research has found that technology has the power to... Read
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 In this webinar, we'll uncover the steps you need to take to ensure your brand is set up for success in 2020. Don't get left behind; register now. Read more >>Vision2030 Summit - 29 Oct 2019 to 30 Oct 2019, Johannesburg The Vision2030 Summit is a two-day knowledge-sharing event for industry leaders to network, engage and form partnerships to overcome delivery challenges for South Africa's NDP. Read more >> Growth Hacker Marketing Masterclass for business leaders, entrepreneurs, marketers/artists. Ryan Holiday and Black Coffee will be sharing practical skills to drive exponential growth in your business. Read more >> |
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