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 | Conversation Lab has been appointed by global marine insurance club UK P&I, increasing its penetration into the UK market... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MACHINE_ Machine_ has been appointed as the local digital creative agency for PepsiCo's snack portfolio, including Nik Naks, Simba, Doritos and Lays... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY DENTSU For the second year in a row, FoxP2 has been ranked as South Africa's most creative agency on the medium-sized agency list, according to the Loeries Official Rankings 2020... Read |
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 | STEWART MORRISON Agency-advertiser agreements may at first sight seem one of the least interesting parts of marketing. But in the ever-complex media and marketing industry, it is essential to understand the complexities of fees, ad-fraud and rebates... Read |
| Advertising |
 | ISSUED BY DUKE To kick off the launch of the annual Jive summer campaign, Duke, in collaboration with Mark1 and Positive Dialogue, created quite a stir in one of Cape Town's most historic neighbourhoods... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TBWA Standard Chartered's new global brand campaign launches with a powerful film "Through Different Eyes", which was filmed last year in Croatia under challenging Covid-19 restrictions... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GREY The dynamic, multi-talented creative duo, André de Jager and Ayesha Kaprey, has joined Grey to work on the Hunter's portfolio and across the Distell tier one brands... Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT Wunderman Thompson SA recently promoted Colett Naidu as division managing director to its executive team... Read |
 | JOHANNA MCDOWELL The key to a long-term relationship between the advertising agency and client is long-lasting chemistry that works... Read |
 | JOHANNA MCDOWELL The two viewpoints couldn't be further apart: An agency says, "You never lose a client on delivery, it's always the relationship"; while their client says, "I really like them as people, but it's all about delivery"... Read |
 | MUSA KALENGA & SAMUEL SEGUN There is a great potential for programmatic advertising in Africa, especially since the continent is seeing a growth in smartphone penetration... Read |
 | DAVID EDWORTHY Let's be honest - no one in advertising likes pitching. Yes, the thrill of winning a new business is incredible, but the process of winning that business is anything but... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Human truths: Gumtree leverages on the tough month in a fun way; First, get some cash. Second, get rid of the clutter in your life... Read |
 | Customers are sick and tired of hanging onto their smart TV remotes to hit the 'skip ad' button and miffed at having digital adverts stuffed down their throats dozens of times during each Facebook or YouTube session... Read |
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 | BRENT HAUMANN By now, it's clear that 2020 was a year of managing the unexpected and looking for the silver lining. This is especially true when it comes to customer communication. After years of digital-led evolution, even the biggest laggards were forced to revolutionise their customer communications... Read |
 | Creating a memorable customer experience is fast becoming a top priority for businesses - and for good reason... Read |
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 | DrinkIQ.com, an online resource developed by Diageo and initiated globally, was recently relaunched to provide updated and comprehensive information on alcohol to the South African public... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY HAVAS JOHANNESBURG Havas is pleased to announce the appointment of Adam Jayes as its head of digital. He takes the reins to build on the agency group's existing digital offering, housed under the Havas Boondoggle division... Read |
 | ISSUED BY LOCATION BANK It's one thing to create a wide presence across all digital endpoints so users can find you anywhere they search. But it's an entirely different story trying to ensure this presence is accurate and consistent from one endpoint to the next. What you need is expert help... Read |
 | ISSUED BY 356 OAK HOLDINGS Adclick Africa, one of South Africa's leading performance marketing agencies launches its new website in 2021... Read |
 | ISSUED BY UPBEET DIGITAL UpBeet Digital is proud to announce that we have been appointed as the authorised South African partner for HelloTARS... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SILVERSOFT Conversation LAB is a full digital agency offering strategically lead marketing across web, mobile and other emerging digital channels... Read |
 | ISSUED BY STARBRIGHT IT SOLUTIONS As a digital marketing agency that's been around for a while, we've identified the ways our clients have helped us achieve massive success for their business. Here are our four tips... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JELLYFISH SOUTH AFRICA The arrival of Google Analytics 4 - initially called App + Web - marks a turning point in data-driven marketing... Read |
 | ANDRE ADENDORFF The global pandemic forced many businesses to change. Companies and employees who had resisted digital innovation suddenly had no choice... Read |
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 | GREG CHEN A unique customer experience has fast become a top priority for businesses, and 2021 will be no different. Customers no longer base their loyalty on price or product. Instead, they stay loyal with companies due to their experience... Read |
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 | Four high-potential and talented young graduates will have the opportunity to join Adidas South Africa's 18-month Future Leaders Program in Cape Town... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY LUMMINOS Julia Kerr Henkel, MD of Lumminos Coaching and a Certified Dare to Lead facilitator, trained by Brené Brown, is hosting a series of Dare to Lead trainings in March, May and July this year... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HOMEMAKERS Due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, the 2021 Johannesburg Homemakers Fair, set to take place at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit and Convention Centre from 26 to 28 March, has been postponed... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA Partnered by British Council Southern Africa Arts, Business and Arts South Africa will be launching a hybrid live-and-digital platform called Assembly on 25 March 2021... Read |
 | The One Club for Creativity will hold its first Within: The In-House Creative Conference, streaming live 30 March to 1 April 2021... Read |
| Exhibitions |
 | The Norval Foundation will mark its reopening with Georgina Gratrix's first museum solo exhibition, The Reunion: Georgina Gratrix, which will be on show from 13 February to 31 May 2021... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | Azelda Olivier has won the South African National Award for the Sony World Photography Awards 2021. The National Awards programme is an initiative set up by the World Photography Organisation and Sony to support local photographic communities around the world, with 53 countries taking part this year... Read |
 | The International Tourism Film Festival Africa has opened entries for the international version of their event; the deadline for submissions is 15 March 2021... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY OPTIMIZE AGENCY Discovery is proud to announce Paralympian Kgothatso 'KG' Montjane as a Discovery Vitality Ambassador... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Andrew Ackah, CEO of dentsu Ghana, is ready to aggressively pursue new business opportunities and draw inspiration from his team as they approach uncertain times... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Sikota Suuya Bones, media director at Dentsu Zambia, believes consumers and clients in his market are going to adapt to, adopt and combine new and old media to ride the wave of change... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE With more than 20 years of strategy, marketing and consumer research experience and having worked with a wide spectrum of leading global, multi-national and local brands, Dhatchani Christian has been appointed as managing director at Delta Victor Bravo... Read |
 | GREG VILJOEN Today's consumers expect more from the brands they support and the demand for environmentally-friendly trade is on the increase... Read |
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 | We live in a world of content and in the time of Covid-19, news content has trended like never before... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE As Edelman Africa fosters deeper collaboration with its peers in the Middle East, the pan-African communications firm has expanded its executive team by appointing Karena Crerar to take on the role of managing director for South Africa... Read |
 | CECILY MCLANE When some of us rang in the 2020 new year with loud cheers, raised glasses and 'twenty plenty' slogans posted across social media, we could not have foreseen how rapidly the world would change... Read |
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 | CALVIN FISHER In an age of technology where most people carry smartphones or tablets, video marketing has risen in popularity to become one of the most efficient methods of delivering marketing messages... Read |
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 | NTANDOKAZI NTOZAKHE Growing up in the dusty streets of Etwawa township, in the East Rand, Njabulo Mabanga was faced with many challenges. His resilience and motivation to succeed led him to self-publish Stop Being A Nice Guy... Read |
 | BRONWYN WILLIAMS Reading The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown, Bronwyn Williams draws parallels between boating and business, between the 1930s and our own timeline... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY JACARANDA FM As Covid-19 pushes us further into our homes and away from each other, radio emerges the great connector. Jacaranda FM celebrates World Radio Day with an ode to 110 years of radio... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Popular general knowledge quiz Dis-Chem Brain of 702 and CapeTalk is back on the airwaves of popular regional talk radio stations 702 and CapeTalk... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Like the Club, their smoothie is pure, bottled energy... Read |
 | ISSUED BY YFM 99.2 Gauteng's biggest youth station YFM's drive time show The Best Drive caught up with South African DJ, record producer and songwriter, Black Coffee... Read |
 | ISSUED BY FABRIK Durban-based tech company immedia has invested R10m to help African media entrepreneurs to build sustainable community radio by using Fabrik... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Local talk radio station CapeTalk has announced that Moonstruck, one of its flagship station events, will happen online as a virtual music experience this year... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OFM RADIO Central South Africa's number one radio station, OFM, celebrates its 35th birthday this year... Read |
 | In order to assist African media entities to build sustainable community radio, Durban-based tech company, immedia has invested R10m to help African media entrepreneurs live-stream shows, grow and engage with audiences using cloud-enabled digital tools... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY EBONY+IVORY When it comes to effective media segmentation, the feisty film footballer Rod Tidwell's "show me the money" line to his agent Jerry Maguire may resonate with most marketers. As now more than ever, businesses look to their brands to deliver more strategic clout that translates into sales... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE INITIATIVES The USAID TradeHub is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced US-based service provider to support market linkages and deal closures between southern African manufacturers of personal protective equipment (PPE) and US buyers... Read |
 | Valentine's spend could fall flat this year, as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic forces consumers to tighten their purse strings... Read |
 | Hanes South Africa, which holds the licence to manufacture, sell and distribute Playtex underwear in SA and other African countries, filed for voluntary liquidation... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY MELTWATER Meltwater tracked social media mentions surrounding this year's State of the Nation address to see some of the online reactions to the key focus areas addressed... Read |
 | KIRSTEN VAN ROOYEN The events of 2020 reshaped the world in ways we never thought possible, turning us all into homebodies overnight and fundamentally restructuring our approach to work, travel and interpersonal interaction. Nowhere was this seismic shift more apparent than in the digital media space... Read |
 | MARINA JOUBERT As communication about science and health increasingly moves online, new ways are emerging for people to participate in public dialogue about advances in science... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Bay TV, Channel 260 on DStv is changing to a new name and launching their new brand of Mpuma Kapa TV... Read |
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 | Prism Young Voices offers the opportunity to be mentored, inspired and upskilled by some of the industry's experts as part of the annual Prism Awards... Read |
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 | KEYMANTHRI MOODLEY & THERESA ROSSOUW Covid-19 vaccine supplies are available in various parts of the world. But it's clear that distribution is not symmetrical... Read |
 | TOLU OYEKAN The spread of Covid-19 in many African countries has been more contained and the death toll slightly reduced than some had expected in 2020. Experts have predicted that the economic fallout of the pandemic for Africans will be different... Read |
 | MATTHEW LAROTONDA After a year in which coronavirus restrictions caused a slump in diamond exports, Botswana's president said on Thursday that the country needs to diversify its economy... Read |
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 | RUI LOPES I am a firm believer that anti-corruption compliance and social justice are synonymous with one another. And when we address the crimes of bribery and corruption, we have to ask; do bribery and corruption speak to the collective welfare of the state and, in turn, make an impact on social justice? Read |
 | FRANSISKA NANGOY AND FATHIN UNGKU JAKARTA - Indonesia will no longer permit mining waste to be disposed in the ocean to allay concerns about the environmental impact of processing nickel used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries... Read |
 | SEAN SANDERS In the early 1990s, when the internet was still in its infancy, there was some hesitation in adopting this new and unfamiliar technology with limited use in our personal and work lives... Read |
 | PATRICIA WILLIAMS In the 2020 budget tax proposals, it was stated that "substantial tax increases are unlikely to be effective... New tax increases at this time could harm the economy's ability to recover"... Read |
 | President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled the progress of the country's infrastructure plan to stimulate the economy and promote growth during his State of the Nation Address (Sona), which includes smart cities... Read |
 | Analytica Lab Africa, Ifat Africa and Food & Drink Technology Africa have been rescheduled to November 2021... Read |
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