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| | ISSUED BY OPENFIELD | CHRIS MOERDYK, ISSUED BY CHRIS MOERDYK | ISSUED BY DENTSU AEGIS NETWORK |  | Media coverage shows some optimism following President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement of a risk-adjusted lockdown Level 3. Read | ISSUED BY JACARANDA FM |  | APO Group has collaborated with the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa for the provision of online press conferences during the Covid-19 pandemic... Read | ISSUED BY DNA BRAND ARCHITECTS | ISSUED BY KAYA FM 95.9 | ISSUED BY MOBITAINMENT |
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 | A total of 13 campaigns for global brands across different markets and product categories have won in the Effective Social Strategy category of the Warc Awards... Read |
 | Tumi Rabanye has been appointed jury chair for the 2020 and 2021 Financial Mail AdFocus programme... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY 'VW family' get out and about to support local; carmaker knows transport will change after pandemic and gets the message about the new right... Read |
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 | South African creative advertising agency, Kilmer & Cruise bags a Bronze in the Better World category (Causes) and a Silver in the Effectiveness category (Public Services) at the WINA Festival for their Children's Hospital Trust - Election Takeover campaign... Read |
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 | Sony Music Entertainment Africa (SMEA) and Celebrity Services Africa (CSA) have embarked on a new joint venture to facilitate existing artist-brand opportunities and develop new talent on the continent... Read |
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 | CEO and founding partner of MetropolitanRepublic Group company, 8909 Digital, Ciarán McKivergan, has just two questions for small and medium-sized retailers: "With many businesses closing down and bricks and mortar stores shutting their doors, are you online and - if you aren't - why the hell not?"... Read |
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 | Formerly Destiny Careers, Careers Magazine is a new, youth-led and -owned monthly magazine, with its first edition released aptly on Youth Day, 16 June... Read |
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 | JOHANNA MCDOWELL There's never been a question that real value has always been on a marketer's radar when choosing service providers, but with Covid-19 adding a potential global recession to the mix, there's also never been a more important time to offer value... Read |
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 | PAUL BEATTIE The threat landscape in the media industry is growing exponentially, similar to other industries, which is why a zero-threat approach to security is essential. Paul Beattie, sales director of media and technology at BT, shares his insights... Read |
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 | Freestyle Love Supreme, Broadway stars and improv hip-hop group originally cofounded by Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda, will announce special award winners for The One Show 2020... Read |
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 | The value of printed advertising inserts to drive retail sales has been reaffirmed, just as consumers are again able to shop for (almost) anything... Read |
 | 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... Read |
 | The CMO Council has picked notable brand stand-outs experiencing an upturn in the global downturn... Read |
 | The new Brand Love Story 2020 report by Talkwalker demonstrates why love is critical for survival during economic downturns to help marketers reposition themselves for the new normal... Read |
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 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Many Unilever brands form part of South Africans' everyday defence against the coronavirus... Read |
 | RICHARD WELLS Are the health and safety standards at stores in lower-income areas as high as they are in affluent areas? In brief, no... Read |
 | PepsiCo CEO and chairman Ramon Laguarta announced on Twitter the CPG conglomerate's commitment to doing their part to help dismantle the systemic racial barriers that block social and economic progress for Black people in the US. Read |
 | KEVIN LEVY Kevin Levy, senior media planner at Meta Media discusses a new era of product placement... Read |
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 | SETSHWANO SETSHOGO Lockdown means more time at home and increased screen time - revealing viewing trends that brands can learn from to engage more meaningfully with their audiences... Read |
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 | Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) has assembled and supplied 50,000 face shields for the United States Department of Defense to shore up its response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the Southern African region. Read |
 | Vera Songwe, executive secretary of the ECA, says tackling the ongoing coronavirus pandemic effectively to ensure Africa grows back and builds back better in the aftermath of Covid-19 requires boldness... Read |
 | JUDY N MUTHURI In a country like Kenya, artisanal and small-scale mining represents a significant proportion of gemstone mining. Taita Taveta County is the largest producer of gemstones, with artisanal and small-scale mining accounting for over 60% of its annual production... Read |
 | RISTO PALDANIUS How can African countries build an electrical system that can both integrate a large amount of inexpensive, but intermittent, renewable energy, while at the same time ensure resiliency for the continent's blackout-prone grids? Read |
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 | Boston Consulting Group's 2020 Most Innovative Companies Report shows that successful innovators produced superior shareholder returns from the Great Recession to the current crisis... Read |
 | KHANYISA NOMOYI It is without doubt that the inclusion and representation of Black people in corporate South Africa continues to be an urgent matter that needs to be addressed... Read |
 | Taxi drivers are wreaking havoc on the roads as they stop transporting commuters and protest the measures put in place by the government... Read |
 | ANDREW WALLACE "What will it take to encourage much more widespread reliance on working at home for at least part of each week?" asked Frank Schiff, the chief economist of the US Committee for Economic Development, in The Washington Post in 1979... Read |
 | Cape Town-based non-profit Reconstructed Living Labs (RLabs) has set themselves the ambitious goal of supporting 40,000 youth, and their families, during Covid-19 and beyond... Read |
 | Amazon has announced the creation of 3,000 new virtual jobs in customer service in South Africa this year... Read |
 | BERNARD SACKS On 26 February, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni, presented his National Budget to Parliament against a backdrop of weak economic growth, coupled with high unemployment, a sluggish economy and a looming credit ratings downgrade... Read |
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