| |
|
|
|
|
| |  | June is Youth Month in South Africa and this year, Pride Factor Academy kickstarted the conversation with Bizcommunity, by launching the 'Have Your Say' campaign... Read | ISSUED BY YFM 99.2 |  | JUANITA PIENAAR This Youth Month we talk to one of the Design Indaba's emerging creatives for 2020, Morena Moletsane... Read |  | EVAN-LEE COURIE The youth, by their very nature, have always been the first to embrace the latest trends when it comes to technology... Read |  | JUANITA PIENAAR Digital growth consultant at Google Africa, Sashin Pillay tells us more about some of the highlights of his young career and shares his views on what is key for brands to keep in mind when marketing to the youth... Read | ISSUED BY OFM RADIO | ISSUED BY GO CONTENT LAB | ISSUED BY M-SPORTS |  | The month of June is recognised on a national scale as Youth Month, and Spottmedia decided that it is an opportune time to allow youth entrepreneurs to speak about their businesses... Read |  | RUTH COOPER Young South African/Iranian filmmaker of award-winning short film Skin Diver, Katya Abedian, shares her thought process behind her creations, gives tips for aspiring filmmakers and advice on staying creative (and kind) during a pandemic... Read |  | |
|
|
|
|
| |  | Thabang Skwambane: Group MD of FCB and Hello Computer in conversation with Robbie Brozin: Co-Founder of Nando's. Interviewed by Rutendo Nyamuda on the topic of "Liquidity and the economics of advertising". View |
|
|
|
|
|
| |  | CRAIG NAICKER Times have changed and many companies are having to change the way in which they operate so that they can adapt. Here, Craig Naicker, head of Client Services at CWDi talks about how agencies can realign their business to adapt to the times that we are currently living under... Read | ISSUED BY HAVEYOUHEARD |  | LISA STEINGOLD If we are to unearth the meaning from these radical times in which we find ourselves, from the perspective of leadership, I see three main trends arising from the period of coronavirus; truth, fear and value... Read |  | Following the address by President Cyril Ramaphosa last week on easing Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, media coverage shows increased mentions of the economy reopening... Read | ISSUED BY SMILE 90.4FM | ISSUED BY ADVERTISING MEDIA FORUM |
|
|
|
|
| |  | BRONWYN WILLIAMS The global Covid-19 pandemic has upended life as we know it and will most certainly have deep and lasting effects on society, business, governance and the economy at large... Read |
|
|
| Advertising |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Cosmo ad: refreshing, light-hearted look at a principled matter, while La Boucher gets it horribly wrong with insensitive 'All Wines Matter' campaign... Read |
SIENNA LEE, ISSUED BY THE BRAVE GROUP |
|
| Branding |
 | Popular South African retailer Game celebrates 50 years of trade this year... Read |
ISSUED BY ARORA ONLINE |
 | BONNIE RAMAILA As tributes poured out for Ntate Maponya (Dr Richard Maponya) a few months ago (pardon me I am going to call him Ntate Maponya, just out of respect!), I couldn't help to think of the legacy he has left, that of his name Maponya... Read |
|
|
| | ISSUED BY OGILVY SOUTH AFRICA |  | Cannes Lions has released its global rankings report, which reviews ten years of data on winning and shortlisted work to recognise the most creative companies of the decade... Read |  | JESSICA TENNANT In the first presidential briefing, Cook interviewed Isobar global chief creative officer, the inaugural president of the new Creative Business Transformation Lions, Ronald Ng to hear his briefing for 2021... Read |  | JUANITA PIENAAR Simon Cook interviewed the president of the Titanium Lions, FCB's Susan Credle to hear her briefing for 2021... Read |  | JUANITA PIENAAR Simon Cook interviewed the president of the Creative Effectiveness Lions, Pernod Ricard's Ann Mukherjee to hear her briefing for 2021... Read |
|
|
| CRM, CX, UX |
 | HAYDN TOWNSEND Globally, executives have woken up to the fact that we now find ourselves in an evolved marketplace where customer experience (CX) has emerged as the key driver of sustainable business growth... Read |
 |
|
| Design |
 | Puma's exploration of sustainable alternatives for producing and dyeing textiles continues in its latest biodesign project Design to Fade... Read |
| Digital |
 | DAN MOYANE Our "new normal" uses virtual and remote communication on several digital platforms, such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Skype. How you use them is vital for achieving effective communication... Read |
ISSUED BY ORACLE MEDIA |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | The Covid-19 pandemic that has swept the world has brought the eventing and conferencing industry to its knees. Even as lockdown regulations relax, allowing small group gatherings, many people and companies are likely to avoid conferences and events and their associated potential risk of infection, opting to continue practising social distancing... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
EARLE HOLMES, ISSUED BY AFDA |
 | The 22nd Encounters South African International Documentary Festival will be held online and at selected cinemas in Johannesburg and Cape Town from 20 to 30 August 2020... Read |
|
| Magazines |
ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA |
 | Pick n Pay's Fresh Living magazine has relaunched this week as a quarterly edition... Read |
| Marketing |
ISSUED BY PUBLISHER'S TOOLBOX |
ISSUED BY WUNDERMAN THOMPSON |
| Mobile |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Looking for the easiest way to get fast cash for your old phone or looking for a deal on a new phone, but not pay exorbitant prices? Read |
| Online Media |
 | JUANITA PIENAAR We talk to Dugan Bridges, an award-winning filmmaker about a new video series produced by Atlas Network in the USA, which pilot episode focuses on the Free Market Foundation's Khaya Lam project in South Africa... Read |
ISSUED BY TECH TERRAIN |
| OOH |
ISSUED BY PROVANTAGE MEDIA GROUP |
ISSUED BY PROVANTAGE MEDIA GROUP |
| Production |
KSENIJA STRYDOM-MICIC, ISSUED BY THE STAR FILM COMPANY |
| Radio |
ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING |
ISSUED BY YFM 99.2 |
| Research |
 | 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 |
 |
|
| Retail |
 | Diesel has launched Hyperoom, a 360-degree digital sales platform and exhibition space designed to create "immersive and emotional engagements" with fashion buyers... Read |
 | Mondelez International is bolstering its regional leadership by appointing a new president of sub-Saharan Africa and managing director in SA... Read |
 | Stats released by online payment gateway PayFast show that Generation Z, aged 18 to 24, is paving the way for innovation in the e-commerce space, with Baby Boomers aged 55 to 64, not far behind... Read |
| Social Media |
 | RIRHANDZU SHINGWENYANA Influencer marketing has seen a meteorite growth in recent years. Its deserving growth is because of the penetration of social media and digital marketing. Although there are resounding beliefs that influencer marketing is a bubble that is going to blow off anytime soon... Read |
 | TSHITI NDHLOVU Marketers have grown to understand influencer marketing very well and can be rightfully finicky when having to select influencers to work on a brand campaign... Read |
| Streaming |
ISSUED BY JUSTPALM |
ISSUED BY VIU |
| TV |
ISSUED BY URBAN BREW STUDIOS |
ISSUED BY FOX NETWORKS GROUP |
 | African produced TV series, My Better World was selected for competition at the 2020 Annecy International Animation Film Festival... Read |
| D&AD Awards |
 | D&AD has announced plans for this year's New Blood Digital Festival and Awards which will take place from 6-10 July... Read |
| International |
|
 | The United States will start treating four major Chinese media outlets as foreign embassies, it said on Monday, a move that will restrict their operations on American soil... Read |
| Business |
|
 | Connected Places Catapult invites South African organisations and UK SMEs to form partnerships to develop solutions to urban challenges in Cape Town, Johannesburg and eThekwini (Durban)... Read |
 | Amid analogies about his trademark aloe ferox and a hippo's gaping jaws, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered a bleak supplementary budget that was a little light on detail... Read |
 | The operative provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 will come into force on 1 July 2020... Read |
 | VINCE DE CASTRO There are still several weeks to go until we could possibly move to level 2. Until then, businesses need to stand out in order to survive. But how? Read |
 | HENK SA An important window of opportunity exists during the development of South Africa's Covid-19 recovery plans to drive a simultaneous transition to a sustainable, inclusive, resilient, just and resource-efficient society... Read |
 | RYAN VAN DE COOLWIJK On 22 June 2020 the Presidency announced the commencement of several additional sections of the POPI Act and companies will have until 1 July 2021 to ensure they comply... Read |
 | JOHAN BOTES AND KIRSTY GIBSON President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that sections of the long-awaited Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA) will finally be enforceable from 1 July 2020... Read |
 | June is Youth Month in South Africa and this year, Pride Factor Academy kickstarted the conversation with Bizcommunity, by launching the 'Have Your Say' campaign... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE A look at the future of young entrepreneurs in Africa... Read |
| Quotes |
|
Ralph Waldo Emerson "We aim above the mark to hit the mark." Dudley Field Malone "I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me." William Butler Yeats "Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking." Ken Blanchard "The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority." Deepak Chopra "In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you." |
More quotes Submit a Quote |
|
| New business |
|
- Catalina, Tiny Horse form partnership to offer entertainment promotions - more info
- Smartick appoints Tribeca Public Relations - more info
- DUO Marketing + Communications adds Mukuru to list of clients - more info
- Tishala Communications to manage PR of AI Expo Africa 2020 - more info
|
More accounts Submit a New account |
|
| New appointments |
|
- Janine Laubscher joins Eclipse Communications - more info
- Genesys appoints Joyce Kim as its new CMO - more info
- Goldman Sachs appoints its first CMO - more info
- Andy Main appointed as new Ogilvy global CEO - more info
- Arena Holdings has a new CEO - more info
- Lyndon Johnstone appointed LM Radio head of operations - more info
|
More people Submit a Person |
|
| Jobs offered |
|
|
|
| Twitter |
|
|
| New events to diarise |
|
|
|
 UCT law@work presents a webinar on data protection and research data management. Read more >>
|
|
|
