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|  | | Game Stores has appointed Cedar South Africa, a member of the King James Group, as its specialist content marketing agency...read |
|  | | The 6th annual Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit honoured some of the continent's most impactful women...read |
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 | Mr Price has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of privately-owned homeware retailer Yuppiechef... Read |
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 | MUSHAMBI MUTUMA Mushambi Mutuma, managing director of Black Powder, believes that there is something missing and that working remote will never emulate: the need for human connection... Read |
 | JOHN SANEI Once upon a time there were people that worked in offices, with water coolers and boardrooms and an IT Department down the corridor. Once upon a time there were... Read |
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 | BRENDAN SEERY Mazda: Orchid for simple, to-the-point, 'real' ad for new CX-30 SUV; Link to Emperors Palace special - valid until 31 December, 2021 - tells a visitor offer has expired... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Well-known creative consultant Ahmed "Mr Nando's" Tilly has joined forces with marketing and brand experience experts, CWDi as they reposition the agency... Read |
 | The Cresta Awards 2021 has opened entries and is now offering personalised promotional support to all winners... Read |
| Branding |
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| Covid-19 |
 | A number of donors have contributed towards a support fund established to provide direct financial relief for screen sector workers whose livelihoods are affected by the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown... Read |
| CSI |
 | Unilever will adopt a clearer mission surrounding inclusive beauty standards across all its beauty and personal care brands' products, packaging and advertising... Read |
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 | FABIO LONGANO Fabio Longano, founder and managing director of TouchFoundry, explains why the digital agency prefers working IRL... Read |
 | NIKAO YANG We doubt the effectiveness of our marketing. We doubt where we spend our budgets. We doubt the reports we get back. We doubt the numbers... Read |
 | Many business leaders are turning to AI in response to customer expectations that are growing amid the transition to all-digital experiences... Read |
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 | London International Awards' Creative LIAisons programme is initiating its first-ever, global one-to-one coaching and networking session for young creatives... Read |
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| Film & Cinematography |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Saskia Tihana Clements moved to Los Angeles in 2014 and has spent the last six years building her brand in the USA. She is an entrepreneur, humanitarian, producer and founder of creative agency, The Boldest... Read |
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 | KAREN MCINTYRE AND MEGHAN SOBEL COHEN Ugandan journalists are subject to state intimidation and violence almost on a daily basis. During the recent presidential elections, media crews covering opposition candidates - often in protective gear - were targets of physical assault for weeks... Read |
 | Some 290 finalists in the INMA Global Media Awards competition were revealed yesterday, with clear themes of pandemic community outreach, brand-building, subscriptions and data innovation at the heart of the shortlist... Read |
| Mobile |
 | Herman Maritz, the co-founder of the app, tweeted a screenshot yesterday, 14 March, of an email from Google saying that the app is suspended... Read |
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 | The One Club for Creativity has announced its first group of global brand marketers who will serve on the jury for The One Show's prestigious 2021 CMO Pencil award... Read |
| Online Media |
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 | A number of senior figures from the worldwide Out of Home industry have formed a new global advisory company and consultancy aimed at accelerating the industry's expansion and digital transformation... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | SARAH DANZL Sarah Danzl, head of global communications and client advocacy at Degreed, shares five things your PR team wishes you knew... Read |
 | MAMOLEFE MOLEFE & DEVON VAN DER VENTER Mamolefe Molefe and Devon van der Venter, client service executives at Hill+Knowlton Strategies South Africa, share seven reasons why PR is a great career choice in the world of communications... Read |
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 | JIMMY DE WAAL Now is an important time for the print industry. It's a time of change and where new and emerging technologies are influencing its future. The print industry is unique... Read |
 | JENNILEE PEREMORE-OLIVER Jennilee Peremore-Oliver shares vital strategic interventions that print media companies can adopt to secure its future... Read |
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 | BRONWYN WILLIAMS Like everything he writes, Bret Easton Ellis' Glamorama is a wild ride. The novel, which is set in the 1990s, is said to have been the (unofficial) inspiration for the (much tamer, by comparison) cult-classic Zoolander movie franchise, due to the obvious plot similarities between the two narratives... Read |
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 | The High Court in Pretoria on Monday ordered the Icasa to halt the planned auction of radio frequency spectrum licences, pending a hearing of contentions... Read |
| Research |
 | BRETT ROGERS Decolonisation is about forming new ways of thinking that relate to everyone. This allows us to hold many different viewpoints from different cultures within our country and foster a fresh viewpoint that all the country can align with and benefit from... Read |
 | South African consumers are navigating uncharted territory as they cope with the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent financial fallout that has wreaked havoc on their income... Read |
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 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Digitalmall.com's Yaron Assabi weighs in on the encouraging growth of e-commerce in SA and what's needed to take it to the next level... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Manuel Koser knows a thing or two about identifying promising digital brands and helping them reach their potential... Read |
 | MATTHEW LEIGHTON OneDayOnly's Matthew Leighton provides some key checkpoints for online retailers operating in the 'infodemic' world... Read |
 | KELLY ARNOLD Grocery shopping in SA has changed forever as consumers have become comfortable with shopping for day-to-day groceries online, says NielsenIQ's Kelly Arnold... Read |
 | WATCH: Insaka eCommerce Academy's Warrick Kernes chats about how Covid-19 has caused businesses to pivot offerings, and shares tips for launching and running an online store... Read |
 | WATCH: Payfast's Jonathan Smit shares insight into the recent growth of the e-commerce landscape and future trends to watch out for... Read |
 | As Raymond Ackerman celebrates his 90th birthday, he shares a few thoughts with South Africans... Read |
 | WATCH: uAfrica's Anita Erasmus and Jaco Roux unpack how Covid-19 has affected the business, the impact of the AfCFTA on e-commerce and the need for sustainable development within the industry... Read |
 | WATCH: Lulalend's Trevor Gosling comments on the traditional challenges SMEs face when applying for funding, pros and cons of running a digital lending business, and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs... Read |
| Social Media |
 | KGAVGELO MASENYA Kgavgelo Masenya, media planner at The MediaShop, looks at Twitter's latest product offering and its implications on brands... Read |
| Streaming |
 | Spotify launched Equal, which is aimed at highlighting women creators, on International Women's Day... Read |
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 | JESSICA TENNANT As most major esports events are in Europe and Asia, esports shoutcaster Sam Wright went from living out of a suitcase and working with production teams around the world to being at home 24/7... Read |
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 | SOLOMON BAKAREY Nigeria has started to vaccinate people after receiving its first batch of Covid-19 vaccines. Virologist and senior research fellow Dr Solomon Bakarey provides some insights on how the country should go about the rollout plan... Read |
 | ANN CAIRNS Africa, like everywhere in the world, has been coping with Covid-19, which has disproportionately impacted women. The pandemic is a watershed moment for gender equality... Read |
 | Best-in-class innovators are presented with an opportunity to be future Nestlé suppliers... Read |
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 | ANTHONY ORELOWITZ The current response to Covid-19 and working from home has many unanticipated pitfalls. The dialogue around culture and new ways of working has been... Read |
 | ALLON RAIZ There are many reasons a hire could be inappropriate for your organisation. The two main reasons, though, are bad performance and lack of alignment... Read |
 | MAARTEN ACKERMAN The GDP print for the fourth quarter of 2020 has come in better than expected, seeing markets respond positively in terms of rand strength and bond yields... Read |
 | Results from a vote by 25 economists on Finder's repo rate forecast report were unanimous - the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will hold the repo rate... Read |
 | According to Murray Gardiner of Bluecode Africa, implemented correctly, a domestic payment scheme could be a game-changer for South Africa... Read |
 | According to the recently released Stock Exchanges Gender Equality analysis report, the JSE has the best gender balance on boards of any developing country... Read |
 | As industry and technology advance, as new markets, populations and global health risks grow and as natural resources diminish, informed consumers and investors are calling on businesses to step up... Read |
 | This year Rotary International is celebrating 100 years in Africa. The Zone 22 Rotary Africa Centennial International Conference will take place virtually... Read |
 | Eskom plans to shed more than 4,000 jobs by 2030, but given the precarious state of the power utility, is that going to be enough? Read |
 | Eskom's board will probe allegations of racism made in the public domain against the power utility's group chief executive (GCE), Andre de Ruyter... Read |
 | Andiswa Bata of FNB Business states that cash flow management is simply the discipline of managing the money coming in and out of your business to avoid liquidity shortfalls. Read |
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