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|  | | The Marketing Achievement Awards (MAAs) has announced the finalists for its Rising Star of the Year Award - the best and the brightest under the age of 35 who have consistently demonstrated excellent performance and who have the potential to become outstanding leaders in their profession...read |
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| |  | LAUREN HARTZENBERG With a broad range of skills under his belt, RocoMamas national brand manager Adam Deane sits comfortably in the coveted 'unicorn' category of employees... Read |  | RUTH COOPER This month, we uncover the heroes behind the brands that millions of South Africans take into their homes and hearts every day. We find out more from Terri Verhoeven, senior operations manager at Big Concerts... Read |  | EVAN-LEE COURIE Cate Williams, marketing manager and brand strategist at Retail Capital South Africa, uncovers the driving force behind the brand... Read |  | JESSICA TENNANT Lance Dodgen, Heineken South Africa Marketing Manager: Cider is the custodian of the Dutch brewing company's Strongbow and Fox Cider brands... Read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY IAB SOUTH AFRICA In August 2020, the IAB South Africa launched the Future of Measurement committee with the aim of better understanding the current and anticipated future needs of the industry... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Luzuko Tena, head of IAB SA Youth Action Council, rejoins Ogilvy Sociallab as paid social campaign manager... Read |
 | SHAUNE JORDAAN Irrespective of the industry you're in - be it marketing, finance or healthcare - data is pretty important these days... Read |
 | EDWARD HERRIDGE The strong and bold rhythm of Africa is the emotive marching drum that has followed humanity from its cradle at the southern end of the continent to its rise in dominance over this world... Read |
| Advertising |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Off the wall: Blazing burger desert concept turns up the heat; Advert is so hot you expect an appearance from Satan himself... Read |
 | JAMES STENT There finally appears to be justice in a case that was repeatedly delayed by Prasa and the Umjanji Consortium... Read |
 | The path to immortality begins today as The Immortal Awards announces its call for entries for the 2021 competition... Read |
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 | TESSA NOWOSENETZ AND CHRISTINE NYATSAMBO, ISSUED BY KLA As in the case with Kia, the key to any rebranding process is research, write KLA's Tessa Nowosenetz and Christine Nyatsmbo... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SUPERUNION Metropolitan briefed Superunion to design a new digital-first sub-brand GetUp, specifically targeting young adults... Read |
| Covid-19 |
 | Facebook is launching a new campaign in partnership with the WHO called 'Together Against Covid-19 Misinformation'... Read |
| CRM, CX, UX |
 | BRENT HAUMANN Most organisations today understand the importance of customer experience (CX). In fact, research from Gartner shows that 75% of organisations are now able to show that customer satisfaction leads to revenue growth... Read |
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 | Lukhanyo Mdingi is among the 20 designers from around the globe selected as semi-finalists for the 2021 LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers... Read |
| Digital |
 | ISSUED BY SOCIAL PLACES Social Places has released the stats from the second edition of their annual online local landscape survey. These stats offer insight into how South African consumers engage with businesses online... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BAOBAB WEB SERVICES Sign up with BWS and get 20% off your hosting fees. BWS focusses on removing the complexity of doing business online - offering a "one-stop, website-in-a-box solution"... Read |
 | GRANT KRUGER, ISSUED BY LG As lockdown restrictions ease and spaces open up, there's never been a better time to take another look at digital signage... Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT Creative integrated communications agency Hook, Line & Sinker recently appointed digital guru and renowned blogger Ariel Katzen to head up its social and digital activities... Read |
 | GUGULETHU RAJUILI Companies have had to innovate, adopt digital mediums, focus on sustainable growth and live their brand values. At the forefront of this has been the growing importance of digital marketing... Read |
 | SARTHAK ROHAL The financial services landscape is changing quickly as banks face increasing competition from technology-based financial services... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA Complex conversations and the stirrings of systemic change were the hallmarks of the inaugural Business and Arts South Africa (Basa) Assembly held from 24-26 March 2021... Read |
 | ISSUED BY REED EXHIBITIONS Set to take place from 13-15 September 2021, Fame Week Africa will embrace and reinvigorate all sectors of the ultra-creative community... Read |
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 | BEATRICE MARFLEET Brands in all sectors of the economy have come through Covid-19 with varying degrees of success. The liquor industry was of course hard hit... Read |
 | HEATH MUCHENA In a digitally connected world, positive customer opinions and recommendations can tilt scales in the favour of a particular project, product or service... Read |
 | The Marketing Achievement Awards (MAAs) took place last night by way of a premium virtual event, giving everyone the opportunity to safely participate in the evening's festivities... Read |
| Media |
 | TikTok has announced a multi-year licensing agreement with the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) and Composers Authors and Publishers Association (CAPASSO).... Read |
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| Mobile |
 | Following a continuing loss in the market, LG has decided to withdraw from the smartphone business... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | Steenkamp will manage all of Kia SA's communications and public relations initiatives, as well as media relations... Read |
| Publishing |
 | BRONWYN WILLIAMS This week Bronwyn Williams read two books, Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Financial Panics and Manias by Charles Mackay, and The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki... Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Go behind the station with CapeTalk's station manager Tessa van Staden... Read |
 | JOHN PERLMAN, ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING I don't know the answer to that. This may just be me but I have used that sentence - or versions of it - more times over the past year than in the rest of my life put together... Read |
 | ISSUED BY KAYA FM 95.9 Kaya FM has something exciting in store for listeners next month. Starting from 5 April, The Best T in The City, Midday Joy with Unathi and Kaya Drive with Sizwe, will now be on air between Monday and Friday... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GAGASI FM Gagasi FM is turning 15 and, as part of celebrating its birthday, the station is extending a helping hand to small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs)... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Award-winning TV presenter, producer and radio host, Renaldo Schwarp has slid in behind the mic as the new host of 'OFM Nights'... Read |
 | BONI MCHUNU Radio has always proved to be a medium that adapts easily to crisis situations, and it has not been more evident than in the past year... Read |
 | 5FM has announced their lineup changes for 2021, which includes a brand-new breakfast show, effective 1 April 2021... Read |
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 | JOHANNA MCDOWELL As the state of post-lockdown business shifts towards more agility and transparency, Agency Scope is responding to the global call for more in-depth data about what it takes for marketers and agencies to add real value... Read |
| Streaming |
 | South African Tourism and Netflix have agreed to explore joint opportunities that will benefit both organisations to showcase stories made in South Africa... Read |
| TV |
 | ISSUED BY URBAN BREW STUDIOS Catch the premiere of Mantswe a Supileng on Friday, 2 April at 9am and the repeat on Sunday, 4 April at 4pm on Dumisa (DStv channel 340)... Read |
 | LERATO MOSEKI, ISSUED BY URBAN BREW STUDIOS In the spirit of Easter, Southern Africa's pioneering Gospel channel, 1G on DStv Channel 331 brings its audience three new shows to uplift and inspire... Read |
| Behind the Selfie |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE This week I chat to Manuela Dias de Deus, founding member and co-director of entertainment marketing and lifestyle agency, One-eyed Jack... Read |
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 | Bizcommunity's new business development manager and recruitment specialist, Clarina De Freitas, talks trends and shares tips on how B2Bs in Africa can make the most of free digital resources to grow their enterprises via publishing platforms on Bizcommunity, at the Success by Design free 'B2B in Africa for Africa' webinar, that took place on 24 March 2021. View |
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 | THEO NEETHLING The Cabo Delgado province in the northernmost part of the long Mozambican seaboard is now home to Africa's three largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects... Read |
 | MUSA KALENGA & SAMUEL SEGUN Without sufficient skin in the game, Africa may end up being technologically colonised by big tech. Here's why Africa needs to get in on the conversation... Read |
 | CONNOR BAMFORD Ebola is back in Guinea in West Africa, five years after the largest Ebola epidemic ever known ended... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE As local business relief initiatives come to a close, many small and medium enterprises continue to struggle with an unfortunate number of businesses' liquidity eroded by the Covid-19 pandemic... Read |
 | More than half of African companies are delaying their energy transition targets, leaving them in danger of missing the Paris Agreement target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050... Read |
 | Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel says South Africa must rebuild its manufacturing strength to be able to fully benefit from the opportunities in the BRICS markets... Read |
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 | ALLON RAIZ As entrepreneurs, we need to be making the right decisions for right now to ensure that our businesses and our people's livelihoods do not become another casualty of the virus... Read |
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