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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM A warm welcome and congratulations to the many companies who have opened or published via their Press Office Newsrooms so far this year.... Read |
 | Jameson Irish Whiskey has announced the unexpected launch of a skincare range called Beatha... Read |
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 | JORDAN WALLACE, ISSUED BY GORILLA Gorilla has entered a partnership with Thirsti; the agency will be looking after all of Thirsti's brand communications... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Blue and gold: Nothing tatty or condescending about this mag; Has good mix of corporate speak and stories about the common man... Read |
 | CRAIG NAICKER When I use the term "responsible advertising", it's a multifaceted expression of what advertising should be, but in many cases, is not... Read |
 | DAMON STAPLETON I have been staring at this rock for three days. It may have hypnotised me. I have become convinced it is trying to tell me something. I have smiled at it. I have photographed it. Once or twice, I have turned quickly trying to catch it unawares. But nothing. On the third day, however, I started to understand... Read |
 | New York Festivals Advertising Awards has recruited some of the most creative production experts and filmmakers in the industry to participate on the 2021 NYF Film Craft Executive Jury... Read |
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 | HAYDN TOWNSEND Today, experience is king and 80% of customers say they are more likely to do business with a company if it offers personalised experiences... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY EAST COAST RADIO East Coast Radio, together with Toys R Us Babies R Us, have unveiled the new and improved Langalibalele Primary School... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR Mastercard will launch a new Priceless digital experience with a video featuring recording artist Jeremy Loops performing his hit song "Down South" on the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway... Read |
 | SIMON LLOYD, ISSUED BY ALGORITHM AGENCY What is digital performance marketing? Why should a business owner care?.. Read |
 | ISSUED BY LOCATION BANK Location Bank clients benefit from an accurate, consistent presence across all digital endpoints, from Google to Uber, Facebook, Zomato and hundreds more... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRAND FACTOR Here are some of the opportunities we're discussing with our clients right now... Read |
 | SIMON LLOYD, ISSUED BY ALGORITHM AGENCY We developed our integrated reporting and visualisation tools. Contact us to help you drive more leads and revenue... Read |
 | SIMON LLOYD, ISSUED BY ALGORITHM AGENCY A new e-commerce alert tool from Algorithm Agency is aimed at addressing issues business owners may have with their online stores... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SPARK MEDIA Hive Digital Shared Services has partnered with Nick Wright of Conversion Rate Pros to offer a new service that will help businesses get the most out of their websites... Read |
 | RYAN SAUER Almost every company use cookies in their digital marketing. But with third-party cookies set to crumble over the coming months... Read |
 | JONATHAN LUMLEY If community is the focus of your organisation, you have a superpower that can grow your bottom-line, writes Jonathan Lumley of immedia... Read |
 | Digital marketing specialist, Incubeta has been appointed as a global digital media partner to South African Tourism. The three-year deal will see Incubeta help maximise technology investment across all 27 of South African Tourism's operating regions... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY FUNZI Got an idea, talent or skill that you want to turn into a side job? Here are a few things to consider when you start a side hustle... Read |
 | This year, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Prize for South African Writing is expanding its language categories for creative writing submissions to include entries written in Sesotho sa Leboa and isiZulu... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA Day two of Basa Assembly gave our local artists the opportunity to offer their perspective on the creative economy, particularly how the current landscape of the sector may limit the critical scope needed for sustainability... Read |
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 | Fame Week Africa 2021 is set to showcase the continent's best in film, arts, media and entertainment from 13 to 15 September 2021... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BOOMTOWN Boomtown has taken aim at the city's high youth unemployment rates by more than doubling the intake for its graduate internship programme, Bayeza... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ENGAGEMENT FACTORY There are countless ways you can apply marketing automation to grow your revenue, extend your reach and turn more clicks into customers.... Read |
 | Accenture Interactive has collaborated with the Marketing Achievement Awards (MAAs) to celebrate marketing professionals who excel in strategic marketing... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY EBONY+IVORY In this second part of our exploration of media platforms, we scan why content reading and listening patterns are important when generating media strategy... Read |
 | Sony Music Publishing South Africa announced the signing of Gallo Music Publishers to a worldwide agreement... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY NEW MEDIA New Media's Eat Out has launched The Year We platform to mark the highs, lows and 'in-betweens' experienced by the restaurant industry in the time of Covid-19... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY JCDECAUX JCDecaux announced the appointment of Sebastian Musendo as managing director for JCDecaux South Africa... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY SCAN DISPLAY In addition to its new products, Scan Display still provides its popular fabric branding system, the Tension Fabric System... Read |
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 | LERATO MOSEKI, ISSUED BY URBAN BREW STUDIOS Renowned gospel singer, HLE will give viewers front-row seats to an inspirational festival of praise and worship in a new show that seeks to uplift and entertain viewers... Read |
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 | BRONWYN WILLIAMS Who are you? This sounds like a simple question, but really it's just about the hardest question there is. Philosophers have wrestled with it for millennia, and have still not settled on a definitive answer... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY YFM 99.2 YFM announced a refreshed lineup from 6 April 2021, which sees Khutso Theledi take the reins in the coveted 3pm to 6pm weekdays slot... Read |
 | Ligwalagwala FM listeners can expect some changes to the programme line up mainly on the Midday and Graveyard shows this year... Read |
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 | ADEOLA TEJUMOLA, ISSUED BY KANTAR How do corporations best articulate and act upon their brand purpose, as the interface between corporations and society? By solving the value-action gap, writes Kantar's Adeola Tejumola... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA Focusing both on current cultural policy and cultural investment, Basa kicks off Day 1 of its two-day digital programme with a series of debates and discussions focused on the current cultural landscape and the responsibility on both business and the arts to effect decisive changes for growth in and for both sectors... Read |
 | BRETT ROGERS Why do people believe conspiracy theories, and who is in the wrong? Read |
 | The Telco Sentiment Index reveals that some telcos received significantly more negativity than others in 2020 while customer service is an industry-wide issue... Read |
 | Over half of marketing leaders surveyed worldwide concede they are struggling to effectively execute multi-channel campaigns on both a global and local level... Read |
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 | TikTok launched the Rising Voices incubator project - an initiative open to all Black South African creators, which has been endorsed by the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF)... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY HOT 91.9FM Hot 91.9FM is proud to announce the sponsorship of racing driver Charisse van der Merwe as she embarks on the 2021 Pozidrive VW Challenge... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA Basa's Debut Programme aims to ensure a systematic approach to mentoring its artists and enables full-scale access to relevant information and networks to help them build the resources they need... Read |
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 | The Sanlam Moola-Money Family Game Show is acreative initiative from Sanlam aimed at using engaging, creative initiatives to help South Africans better manage their finances... Read |
 | eMedia Investments, the company behind free-to-air satellite service, Openview, and the SABC have announced a new distribution agreement that will enhance both companies in the free-to-air category of TV broadcasting... Read |
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 | JESSICA TENNANT Entrepreneur, writer and TV producer Sibulele Siko-Shosha tells us that what's really behind her mask is Rouge Dior 999 Matte. Figuratively speaking though, a cocktail of optimism and fear... Read |
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 | NICK BRADSHAW The top five technology categories in-demand in the next two years in Africa include... Read |
 | The Prudential Authority of the South African Reserve Bank has approved Access Bank's acquisition of the controlling interest in Grobank... Read |
 | Almost seven years after the promulgation of the competition legislation, the Competition Regulatory Authority (CRA) in Mozambique has became operational... Read |
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 | DAN BANIK & RENU MODIK India has stepped up its global ambitions and foreign policy re-engagement with African countries in recent years. Its bilateral trade increased from $7.bn in 2001 to $63bn in 2017/18... Read |
 | Outspoken founder of Sygnia, Magda Wierzyka, will be handing over the reins of the multi-billion rand investment house to joint chief executive officer (CEO), David Hufton on 1 June 2021... Read |
 | The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously decided to leave the repo rate unchanged at 3.5%... Read |
 | Professor Salim Abdool Karim has stepped down from Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) on Covid19, exactly one year after he accepted the chair of the committee, to resume his academic pursuits... Read |
 | Driven by increasing regulation, competitive pressures and new technologies the insurance industry has been under pressure to evolve at a rapid pace... Read |
 | A study to analyse global markets in the aftermath of Covid-19, shows that South Africa has raised red flags, along with the US, Brazil, Turkey, Russia, and Central and Southern Europe Read |
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 | MIRANDA LUSIBA When I started my PR business in 2012, the only thing I knew very well was my profession: Public Relations (PR). Little did I know that running my own business needed far more than that... Read |
 | NONTANDO MTHETHWA The people affected by the startling unemployment rate aren't simply facing financial difficulties but will be struck by anxiety and stress as they consider what happens next... Read |
 | Telecel Group has opened applications for the ASIP Accelerator Programme, powered by Startupbootcamp AfriTech... Read |
 | The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) is calling on all game-changing justice startups that want to grow their social impact and businesses... Read |
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