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In fervent anticipation of Design Indaba 25 taking place this week from 26 to 28 February 2020, Biztakeouts found a window in the diary of CEO and founder Ravi Naidoo to discuss visas and venture capital, policy, projects and lessons learned on Design Indaba's 25-year journey so far... read
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"It was important for us to start this brand journey by firstly reminding South Africans of who we are, of creating conversation and of re-invigorating the national psyche..."read
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The Odd Number Group and King James Group have just announced the launch of a new joint venture agency called Groundswell...read
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The Creative Circle has released its Overall Rankings and Peter Khoury's term as the chairperson has come to an end, seeing Neo Mashigo from M&C Saatchi Abel taking the reign...read
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Outsurance's 'Come with Us' commercial takes an inspired perspective to the grudge purchase that insurance tends to be... Read
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Design Indaba is running the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa competition until 12pm on 28 February 2020 and online voting is officially open... Read
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JESSICA TENNANT
New Delhi-based communication designer Ananya Khaitan has been announced as one of the speakers at Design Indaba 2020. He specialises in book design and brand identity design, with his work reflecting his affinity for matters of import and impact... Read
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Scan Display chats to Torsten Heinze, managing director of Czarnowski, at the EuroShop 2020 trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. View
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Scan Display chats to Rajnikant Kedia, managing director of Insta Worldwide Group, at the EuroShop 2020 trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. View
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Scan Display chats to Fred Uden, director at Flash Graphics, at the EuroShop 2020 trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. View
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Scan Display chats to James Rook, managing director Nimlok Limited, at the EuroShop 2020 trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. View
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Advertising
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BRENDAN SEERY
SA Tourism: An antidote to all the bitterness, anger and defeatism; slack PR company sent a Happy New Year wish - on 31 January. Irritating... Read
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Biz Takeouts
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In conversation with Rutendo Nyamuda about the evolution of Design Indaba over the last 25 years. In this episode Ravi also speaks about the future of Design Indaba and establishing a venture capitalist fund to support designers. View
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Branding
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ISSUED BY BRAND SOUTH AFRICA
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The organisers of Cannes Lions 2020 have announced the first speakers and sessions at the Festival... Read
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CRM, CX, UX
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WYNAND SMIT
Irrespective of industry sector, 81% of customers want to take matters into their own hands and solve queries before reaching out to a contact centre agent... Read
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ROSS SIBBALD
Today, most companies understand the need to focus on customer experience (CX). But in their efforts to offer the best CX, some fail to take into account the importance of employee experience (EX)... Read
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Nomzamo Mbatha will assist the Cotton On Foundation with its journey to deliver quality education to young South Africans... Read
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Design
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KFC has collaborated with footwear brand Crocs to introduce clogs inspired by the fast-food brand's iconic bucket of chicken. Read
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Vogue Talents is supporting emerging designers along with the African Fashion Foundation by launching a new scouting project dedicated to African creatives... Read
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BABAJIDE OLOWOOKERE
Customers have changed over time. Today, customers are looking for a meaningful and exceptional experience, not just lip service from their various platforms or providers... Read
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Johannesburg-based architecture practice Counterspace, directed by the all-women team of Sumayya Vally, Sarah de Villiers and Amina Kaskar, has been selected to design the 2020 Serpentine Pavilion... Read
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Digital
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JESSICA BARRELLA
The digital marketing landscape looked very different 10 years ago. Instagram didn't exist and neither did voice assistants. AI, AR and VR were science fiction concepts... Read
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DAVID JENKINS
Businesses seeking to optimise their websites for SEO need to keep their content fresh and up to date to stay ahead of Google's ever-evolving search algorithms... Read
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Events & Conferencing
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The third Midem African Forum will be coming to the Bridges for Music Academy in Cape Town on 28 February 2020. The event will include keynote talks, masterclasses and workshops - which will be delivered by an array of international speakers... Read
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The 2020 Pink Loerie Mardi Gras and Arts Festival will be held in Knysna from 30 April to 3 May 2020. Shifting focus this year, authenticity and social justice will be foregrounded through the hashtags: #BeYourself #ThisIsMyStory #TellYourStory.. Read
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RapidLion, the South African International Film Festival, has announced the nominees for the 2020 RapidLion Awards... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Imagine this...you're 16 years old, you're in Grade 10 and you're sitting in a classroom and all of a sudden an idea comes to mind... Read
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JESSICA TENNANT
With Virgin Active's turnaround well underway, the latest addition sees Gareth McPherson from Publicis Machine join the club as CMO... Read
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AMELIA NEATE
February is the month of love and in the influencer community those who pair off as a couple may just find themselves a top pick for brands... Read
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CLAIRE DENSHAM
The media continues to be plagued by trust issues, particularly in developed countries. In South Africa, trust in the media declined further in 2019 according to the recently launched Edelman Trust Barometer... Read
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AMY PIETERSE, ISSUED BY GINKGO AGENCY
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CRAIG LEBRAU, ISSUED BY LEBRAU PRESS
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Online Media
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Research
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LYNDY VAN DEN BARSELAAR
As the oldest of millennials (those born between 1981 and 1996) are well into adulthood, a new generation of workers is now entering and shaping today's workforce. Born between 1995 and 2009, iGen (or Gen Z) is the first global generation of digital natives... Read
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Ageism is a real problem in the South African job market. Even if a job seeker has an impressive CV and experience that stretches back many years, they might not secure the position they apply for because of their age... Read
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Retail
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Grand Parade Investments has entered into an agreement to sell 100% of its interest in Burger King South Africa to Emerging Capital Partners... Read
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Social Media
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Brand presence via Instagram, Facebook and Twitter is now a necessity rather than a choice, therefore a brand's packaging must matter as much as the product inside... Read
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Check Point Research, a provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, has published its new Brand Phishing Report for Q4 2019... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Developed in the backyard of South Africa, Peers24 is a social media network that focuses on value-driven content... Read
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BRETT ROGERS
Brett Rogers explores the edges of culture and how things are changing, providing valuable insights for brands wanting to understand who and what is shaping culture. Today, he explores the phenomenon of "pet parents": people who have transformed their relationships with their pets to that of 'kids'... Read
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Youth Marketing
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Just when you thought you'd started to understand what makes millennials tick, a new generation has reared its head: Gen Z. And, they're about to disrupt the MICE industry drastically... Read
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Behind the Selfie
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LEIGH ANDREWS
This week, we go behind the selfie with professor Doug De Villiers, Deloitte Consulting's Africa advertising, marketing and commerce leader, as well as #NedbankIMC2020 speaker... Read
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Fairness First
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LEIGH ANDREWS
You need to upskill yourself to stay relevant in the age of experience. Here's why a 'Perennial mindset' is said to be the office sweet spot against age discrimination, which affects those at the start and end of their careers alike... Read
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PHAEDRA HENLEY
Growing scientific evidence shows that environmental transformations such as climate change and pollution are linked to people's health... Read
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YUN SHI
Catherine Oshotse, a 27-year-old entrepreneur from Lagos, Nigeria, has the internet to thank for her growing business... Read
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MultiChoice Group announced the establishment of the MultiChoice Innovation Fund... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Rewind back to the late '90s when all of mankind anxiously anticipated the "Y2K bug"... Read
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"Due to an increase in expectations regarding what constitutes good customer service on the part of the general public, companies look for those leaders who have a track record of being able to fulfil the needs and demands of their customers, and a hospitality management background is emerging..." Read
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South African public and private sector organisations have fallen victim to a range of sophisticated cyberattacks over the last year... Read
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MADELEIN BURGER, ELODIE MAUME, CINDY LEIBOWITZ, AND MARINA HODGKINSON
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has introduced a new requirement for all South African companies to declare their compliance with specific sections of the Companies Act... Read
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Recent South African news reports have reflected an influx of gender-based crimes targeting women... Read
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All 16 finalists will each receive a trophy, a certificate and £1,000 to expand the scope of their projects... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
The cloud has long been cited as a means of achieving multiple business benefits, however, are South African businesses seeing the real benefits? Read
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The Anzisha Prize announced that the 2020 call for applications is now open... Read
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Serial entrepreneur, Ian Fuhr shares five tips for business success... Read
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IMRAN SALIE
Elisabeth Moreno, vice president and managing director of HP Africa, elaborates on HP's efforts in cultivating entrepreneurship and women empowerment through technology... Read
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A ruling by the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) opens up the potential for members to demand that their medical aid pays for any drug or medical care deemed necessary by a doctor to treat any disease that falls under PMB basket of care... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Media keeps showing us pessimistic views of the future where it becomes all too easy to buy into the idea that tech is out to rob us of our humanity... Read
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RIAAN BADENHORST
For some reason, our online accounts always seem to miss the proverbial 'spring' or 'New Year, new me' cleans ups... Read
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Jim Rohn "Either you run the day or the day runs you." Kurt Cobain "Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are." Albert Einstein "Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding." Herbert Hoover "Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt." Anthony Burgess "I didn't think; I experimented." |
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