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|  | EVAN-LEE COURIE 'Futurist-in-chief' Dion Chang, founder of Flux Trends and one of South Africa's most respected trend analysts, kicked off BizTrends2021 - Towards New North and New Narratives...read |
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 | ISSUED BY NAHANA COMMUNICATIONS GROUP Toyota South Africa has launched the all-new Toyota Agya to capture a bigger share of the country's small car market... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC UNITED It's not hard to imagine extra-terrestrial creatures living amongst us mere mortals thanks to sci-fi being such a popular genre... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GREY Grey Advertising decided to heed its own advice and scale up its advertising spend during the deepest recession the world has experienced in modern history... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OLD FRIENDS YOUNG TALENT (OFYT) Old Friends Young Talent's (OFyt) National Creative Director Chris Gotz and CEO Paul Newman discuss the company's recent decision to remain independent, how they are staying true to their core mission of finding and encouraging talent that has been denied the normal "privileged" entrance to advertising, as well as the impact of Covid-19 and the outlook of the advertising industry for 2021... Read |
| Covid-19 |
 | ISSUED BY IMAGINENATION ALLIANCE While online shopping in South Africa was already seeing noteworthy gains before Covid-19 hit, the past 10 months has seen it go through the roof... Read |
 | ISSUED BY URBAN BREW STUDIOS Urban Brew Studios is a content creator, providing innovative global entertainment solutions and television services... Read |
| CRM, CX, UX |
 | JOHAN KRUGER One of the most significant pivots in 2020 we had to make was to adapt to digitisation - quickly! There isn't an industry or business model that was exempt from having to push all existing digitisation efforts to the next level... Read |
 | SHAHEER LALA Given the massive insurgence towards creating a digitally sustainable platform to ensure brand longevity, companies have had to rapidly adapt and scale their online proficiencies. This was in large part due to the evolving consumer who prioritised safety over price and choice... Read |
| Design |
 | REYNHARDT UYS Embracing inclusive design is a pathway to innovation that organisations ignore at their peril. Before now, it was common for the industry to see accessibility and inclusion as a box to tick somewhere within the design or process... Read |
 | Glorinah Khutso Mabaso from Pretoria has been named the winner of the Trenery 2020 Print Competition, and her striking fabric design will feature internationally in Trenery's February 2021 collection... Read |
| Digital |
 | ISSUED BY IAB SOUTH AFRICA Don't fret if you haven't yet submitted your entries - there's still time! And, there's a whole lot more to look forward to too... Read |
 | PAUL MASUTA 2020 showed us the importance of marketing as a whole. Most importantly, however, it also showed us the undeniable gravity of having an online presence for businesses... Read |
 | PRENESH PADAYACHEE Across industries, we are starting to notice businesses of all sizes embrace the digital economy to create value, increase efficiency, and adapt to stay ahead of competitors... Read |
 | YAEL GEFFEN The pandemic has accelerated the steady pace of change with a notable shift in consumer priorities highlighting the importance of a chief experience officer... Read |
 | WILLIE SCHOEMAN Modern societies are at a turning point where powerful lifestyle shifts are reshaping the ways in which we move, consume, work, learn, socialise and protect ourselves... Read |
 | Digital communication is a basic condition to keep millennials engaged and motivated in the workplace. But how do you successfully communicate on their wavelength? Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | ISSUED BY SHOWMAX Showmax has just released a first-look trailer for the Showmax original Dam, a small-town psychological thriller premiering Monday, 22 February 2021... Read |
 | The board of directors of Ster-Kinekor Theatres Proprietary Limited announced that the company has commenced voluntary business rescue proceedings as with effect from 27 January 2021 in terms of the Companies Act. Business Rescue aims to facilitate the rehabilitation of a company. Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BORDERLESS ACCESS Covid-19 has turned the world upside down for almost every industry. The marketing industry is no exception... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE INITIATIVES The USAID TradeHub is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced service provider to identify and establish relationships with South African buyers in selected target sectors for the purposes of introducing export-ready regional exporters... Read |
 | ISSUED BY VYB If you're making use of chatbot and live chat solutions in your conversational marketing strategy, you're already well on your way to ensuring a happy working relationship with new and existing customers... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HAVAS JOHANNESBURG Havas is proud to announce the appointment of Mohamed Bhyat as its chief financial officer (CFO)... Read |
 | ISSUED BY INSIGHT SURVEY Insight Survey's latest South African Cannabis/CBD Industry Landscape Report 2021 carefully unfolds the cannabis landscape in South Africa based on the latest research and information... Read |
 | JOHANNA MCDOWELL Scopen has concluded the 22nd edition of Agency Scope in Spain, now celebrating 42 years of existence in the country. The fieldwork for this edition was carried out between March and October 2020... Read |
 | RICHARD MULLINS Since time immortal, marketers and marketing technology providers have talked about the dream of an omnichannel approach to marketing. But to date, even the most sophisticated brands have managed... Read |
 | There's some good news and optimism from global marketing leaders looking for growth recovery in 2021... Read |
| Media |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Over the next 12 months, Dentsu South Africa (SA) will be rebranding Vizeum to create a future focused, highly distinctive, end-to-end media, performance agency integrated with iProspect (iP)... Read |
 | Government has provided the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board with a number of alternatives to consider in relation to its retrenchment process... Read |
 | One-third of all African stories in news outlets on the continent are sourced from foreign news services according to a new report from Africa No Filter... Read |
 | #Newswatch: On Monday, 25 January 2021, the Zondo Commission heard that the African News Agency (ANA) was used by the State Security Agency (SSA) to plant news stories. ANA, however, has responded saying the company was never a front for the SSA... Read |
| Media Freedom |
 | The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has announced a new partnership with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support media freedom in nine countries across Sub-Saharan Africa... Read |
| Mobile |
 | RIRHANDZU SHINGWENYANA The hype around WhatsApp's new privacy policies has drawn so much attention from the media. Many different views have been expressed and some are accurate and others not so accurate. Be that as it may, people have been misinformed... Read |
| One Show Awards |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Tseliso Rangaka, chief creative officer at FCB Joburg, is one of seven creatives from South Africa who will serve as a judge for The One Show 2021... Read |
 | The One Club for Creativity extends its decades-long commitment to diversity and inclusion with the launch of The One Show Fusion Pencil and ADC Fusion Cube... Read |
| Online Media |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE With over ten years of experience in the media industry producing successful television shows, directing award-winning theatre productions and creating editorial content, Gary Hartley has created Scaffold, a platform for queer creators and culture... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRIEFLY NEWS According to IO Technologies, Briefly News had over 123 million total pageviews in 2020, more than doubling the 60.7 million pageviews in 2019 despite pandemia and partial market crysis... Read |
| OOH |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA OUTDOOR Primedia Outdoor, the premier provider of digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising solutions in sub-Saharan Africa and Nigeria, recently added a new roadside LED to its growing digital portfolio across Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR Tractor is proud to welcome back Christie Abrahams who was recently appointed to their sales team in their Johannesburg office... Read |
| Production |
 | HUGH MELAMDOWITZ Filmmaking is a complex collaborative endeavour, giving rise to many different layers of production, including the script or screenplay, the soundtrack, the direction, and the performances. Here we have a look at what every filmmaker should know about the intellectual property of film... Read |
 | After the launch of its video streaming service, TelkomONE, Telkom has chosen four talented content producers to feature on its platform... Read |
| Publishing |
 | BRONWYN WILLIAMS This week, for a change, I read a graphic novel (something I haven't done since I was a teenager). The Watchmen is a classic of the genre, and follows a group of semi retired self-appointed and superheroes, known as the Watchmen... Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY SMILE 90.4FM For the past five years, Bailey Schneider has brought her sparkling personality to the Smile 90.4FM airwaves, and now she is spreading her wings on her greatest adventure yet... She is moving to Greece... Read |
 | Durban Youth Radio has started a crowd-funding campaign to raise the much-needed funding to keep the station afloat... Read |
 | New York Festivals is now accepting entries for the 2021 Radio Awards... Read |
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| Research |
 | ISSUED BY EBONY+IVORY In this article, we map the geo-flow of households, people and living standards in Mzansi - giving marketers a strategic view of the realities in which South Africans live, move and work... Read |
| Retail |
 | GRAEME BROOKS The integration of both physical and digital design presents a unique opportunity for retail brands... Read |
| Social Media |
 | VICKY STILWELL Social media platforms Instagram, Facebook and TikTok have provided a (sometimes dangerously) easy way for wannabe celebrities to get themselves into the public eye. But before you go posting your clips and photos on social media, take a minute to think about a few things... Read |
 | TikTok and VaynerMedia London's new #SeaShanty TV ad celebrates online creators and the first major trend of 2021... Read |
| Streaming |
 | ISSUED BY SHOWMAX From 21 January until 31 March 2021, customers who take up the Showmax three for one deal will pay for a one-month subscription and receive an additional two months... Read |
| TV |
 | ISSUED BY FOX NETWORKS GROUP It's finally here. The 2021 American National Football League's Super Bowl, the 55th annual showdown between the best of the best, will broadcast live on both ESPN (Dstv 218) and ESPN2 (Dstv 219) in the early hours of the morning on Monday, 8 February... Read |
 | ESPN Africa has collaborated with Bob O'Connor to guide local audiences through the NFL, NBA and other American sporting leagues on ESPN and ESPN2... Read |
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 | President Cyril Ramaphosa, African Union (AU) chairperson, has endorsed the Digital Platform for the Safety of Journalists in Africa... Read |
 | Within the context of corporate scandals, cyber threats, new technology, transparency requirements and an ever-changing regulatory environment it has become necessary to reassess the role of the chief financial officer (CFO)... Read |
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 | The Type Directors Club (TDC), the global typography organisation, has enhanced diversity within its leadership with the announcement of a new advisory board... Read |
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 | JASON WHYTE In Part 1 of this article, we looked at the legalities of mandatory Covid-19 vaccine policies. Here, we consider whether compulsory testing of employees for the coronavirus is allowed... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Musa Kalenga is one of eight speakers at the upcoming BizTrends2021 online event "Towards New Norths & New Narratives" on Thursday, 28 January 2021... Read |
 | ANJA VAN BEEK 2020 has shown us so many real qualities about leadership. The one that will be most prominent in 2021 and beyond will be the role of the 'adaptive leader'... Read |
 | In an effort to address SA's high youth unemployment levels, the government introduced the Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) scheme, with the aim of encouraging and incentivising employers to employ the youth. But what exactly are the benefits for employers...? Read |
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