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|  | | With the need for expert marketing and advertising technology firmly embedded in South African business, Joe Steyn-Begley, co-founder of Mark1, a member of the Duke Group, has responded to this need by successfully spearheading the launch of Carbon1 MarTech advisory...read |
|  | EVAN-LEE COURIE Itu Senne, the newly appointed head of marketing at SuperSport, shares the importance of sport in South Africa, the shift in digital marketing and how Covid-19 has impacted the world of sports marketing...read |
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| |  | NICCI BOTHA So many young people are disillusioned by white-picket fence utopia sold to them, because in reality most of them are less well off than their parents and grandparents... Read |  | SHAN RADCLIFFE According to Boniswa Pezisa, the youngest generation currently joining the workforce - Gen Z - should be made a part of the decision-making process... Read |  | SINDY PETERS In his #BizTrends2021 presentation, IAB Youth Council lead Luzuko Tena focused on youth in leadership and transformation in marketing and media... Read |  | IMRAN SALIE Musa Kalenga, CEO and founder of Bridge Labs, delivered a keynote talk at the #BizTrends2021 live virtual event held on 28 January. In his talk, Kalenga discussed creating new ways to adapt to our new days... Read |  | LEIGH TAYLER The year 2020 will go down in history as one of the watershed moments in our collective history. The year the world was brought to an abrupt halt and life changed overnight, with no return to normal in sight... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY LOERIES The Loeries Official Rankings offer a comprehensive overview of the annual performance across the brand communications industry throughout Africa and the Middle East... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY OGILVY SOUTH AFRICA As part of a renewed strategy and reorganisation of the Cape Town business, Ogilvy has appointed Camilla Clerke as its new executive creative director... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GREY Steph van Niekerk is the only South African creative to be selected as an honouree in the 2021 Female Frontiers Awards... Read |
 | New York Festivals International Advertising Awards and the Genius 100 Foundation (G100) have partnered to launch a new award to honour outstanding purpose-driven creative work that inspires action to create impact... Read |
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 | AdForum has released the fourth edition of its Business Creative Report, a unique ranking of the world's most awarded brands, agencies and campaigns by individual business sector.... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY DENTSU 2020 didn't go quite as expected, but we are ready to approach the new year with the learnings from the year that was, says Koo Govender, CEO of Dentsu South Africa... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY NUDGE South African independent management and technology consulting firm, IQbusiness, announced that it has acquired innovative insights agency, nudge, as part of a targeted merger and acquisition (M&A) strategy to ramp up organic growth and diversify its offering... Read |
 | MANNIE USMAN Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) has the most return on investment out of all digital marketing channels for businesses, so it only makes sense that more and more companies are investing in SEO for their websites... Read |
 | Jeff Bezos is stepping down from his role as Amazon CEO, and will transition to the role of executive chair in the third quarter... Read |
 | Brick-and-mortar stores have been under pressure with the onslaught of online shopping for several years but the Covid-19 pandemic created a new set of challenges for retail stores... Read |
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 | LAUREN CROOKS Across the board, 2020 was characterised by survival, and the ever-evolving coronavirus pandemic tested the resolve of people and brands alike... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | The 6th Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit is set to explore the power of the collective in resetting Africa... Read |
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 | Sarah Jessica Parker and Taraji P Henson announced the nominations for the 2021 Golden Globes - as selected by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY WUNDERMAN THOMPSON Digital specialist, skilled in business intelligence and data analytics, Palesa Molukanele joined the Wunderman Thompson SA team this month as head of data... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GREY Qaqamba is a seasoned all-round marketer with the battle scars to boot, having experienced life on both client and agency-side, from Cape Town to Joburg... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRAND FACTOR Now that we're getting a clearer sense of how 2021 may pan out, we've been working with our clients on the following broad factors that will influence how we handle their brands... Read |
 | RIRHANDZU SHINGWENYANA There is no need to say that things have dramatically changed over the past nine or so months. The colossal disruption brought by the Covid-19 pandemic is evident in almost all aspects of our personal and business environments... Read |
 | ALON FITTINGHOFF As B2B marketers, we often get caught up in controlling the buying process because we treat it as a linear journey, with predefined touch points.... Read |
 | LERATO SONGELWA Over the last year, business communications became extremely challenging as companies had to quickly adopt new lines of communication to coordinate teams and meet the demands of their clients... Read |
 | WPP and TikTok announced an innovative global partnership to enable WPP agencies and clients to tap into the culture-shaping impact and reach of the platform... Read |
| Newspapers |
 | The Witness celebrates 175 years of continuous news publishing on the 27 February 2021... Read |
| One Show Awards |
 | Due to overwhelming demand, The One Club for Creativity is doubling the scope of its One School free portfolio programme for Black creatives with expansion to Chicago and Atlanta... Read |
| Online Media |
 | 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 crises... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ONPOINT PR New 13-part YouTube series, Sharing the Sun, to explore the close relationship between South Africa and Japan... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | OBREN MSUKU Public Relations is generally one of the most cost-effective components of communications strategies, and during the Covid-19 downturn its worth has increased significantly... Read |
 | JOHANNA MCDOWELL Now more than ever, due to the increasingly complex marketing ecosystem, marketers are seeing the use of intermediaries becoming more important in the daily scope of their operations and what they hope to achieve with their potential agencies during a pitch process... Read |
| Printing |
 | Canon Europe launched the results of its latest Insight Report - 'Creating Customer Value' - which reveals the changing demands of the print buyer and the untapped opportunities for print service providers and in-house print rooms... Read |
| Production |
 | ISSUED BY HOWARD AUDIO Howard Audio is thrilled to be the top-ranked South African music composer and music supervisor for the 2020 Loeries rankings... Read |
| Promotions & Activations |
 | ANDREAS SMIT The brand activations industry as a whole weathered rough seas in 2020. Regrettably, this year has kicked off with most, if not all agencies in much the same predicament as last year... Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY MIX 93.8 FM On 13 February 2021, Johannesburg community radio station Mix 93.8 FM will be celebrating their 13th birthday!.. Read |
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 | BRETT ROGERS What kind of world do we want to live in, and what kind of world do we live in? Read |
| Retail |
 | Converse has launched a #KicktheDebt campaign that will see the sneaker and apparel brand dedicate R1m towards relieving South African youths of student debt... Read |
| Streaming |
 | ISSUED BY SHOWMAX The first episode of The Real Housewives of Durban (RHOD) launched exclusively on Showmax on 29 January 2021 and within hours was trending on Twitter and on screens... Read |
 | LANCE SHAUN BERGER While South African cinemas closed their doors for five months during lockdown, more movie lovers started watching blockbusters from the comfort of the couch, thanks to streaming services. Does this spell an end to the golden age of movie theatres - or the dawn of a new era for home theatre? Read |
| Behind the Selfie |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE This week I catch up with Tilesh Bhaga, creative technologist at Grey Advertising Africa... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE I have a chat with Dan Nicholl of The Dan Nicholl Show to find out how the show started, his recipe for success and what's next for him... Read |
| D&AD Awards |
 | D&AD has announced the jury members that will preside over the judging of the organisation's 2021 Awards programme. Dedicated to recognising the most thought-provoking creative work of the past year, the 2021 judges represent the breadth of creative potential that D&AD seeks to celebrate through its Awards... Read |
 | D&AD has announced the second of its New Blood Quickfire briefs, short-form versions of traditional New Blood briefs set over six-week periods that offer more flexible opportunities for emerging talent to impress industry leaders during the pandemic... Read |
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 | WILDU DU PLESSIS AND MORNE VAN DER MERWE Dealmaking activity in sub-Saharan Africa dropped in the second half of 2020, when compared to that of H2 2019. As Africa gears up for post-pandemic recovery in 2021, the opportunities presented by free trade across the continent, among others, will be key factors in attracting valuable mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity to the region. Read |
 | HENNING MELBER & ROGER SOUTHALL In November 2017 Zimbabwe's military replaced Robert Mugabe as head of state with his long-time confidante Emmerson Mnangagwa. He declared Zimbabwe "open for business", linking foreign relations with economic policy... Read |
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 | CALVIN FISHER For those of us who've become quite the pro in using virtual meetings since the pandemic began, there are always some useful things to guide us to maximise the experience... Read |
 | EMMA BATHA Countries must put more women into leadership roles to build a stronger post-pandemic world, a top UN official said... Read |
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