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 | Digital marketing has been listed as one of the hottest jobs in 2021, but for those wanting to enter the field, getting a start with a good internship programme will be vital for long-term success... Read |
 | The Gerety Awards has revealed the global shortlist and the agency of the year by country titles... Read |
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 | BRENDAN SEERY Claw/SPCA: get message across; SANDF continues to shoot itself in the foot when it comes to communication. Read |
 | BERNADETTE VERSFELD, ZIYANDA NGCOBO AND LERATO NIKLAAS The Advertising Regulatory Board is filing an appeal against a High Court ruling that has implications for the Board's ability to promote responsible advertising... Read |
 | Through her journey from a junior designer in a big agency to the founder and managing partner of her very own bespoke full-service agency, Curious & Creative, Zumurrud Rinquest has thrown herself into sharpening a hugely important skill... Read |
 | Ad Stars is calling on junior creatives from South Africa and Africa with less than five years of professional experience in advertising, marketing and PR to apply for the 2021 programme... Read |
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 | EMILY STANDER TikTok recently hosted an event that shed some light on how businesses in South Africa can use the platform to boost their brands by introducing TikTok For Business... Read |
 | PERCY SHANGASE Percy Shangase talks about the use of celebrities in endorsing brands... Read |
 | Businesses that do not have a strong brand blueprint should rethink the ways in which they are currently marketing their products or services to their target market... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE "As a young, Black female, I believe it's not only important to service clients but also to open up the digital floor to much needed conversations so that the campaigns we work on bring about real change," says Nombulelo Malinga, founder and director of Zizi Digital... Read |
 | NICK DURRANT Marketers are seeking innovative ways to get the right content in front of potential customers and to manage the increasing number of digital touchpoints throughout the customer journey... Read |
 | EDWARD HERRIDGE Businesses that do not adapt to the changing times are left behind to watch their market share dwindle... Read |
 | Conversation Lab continues to entrench itself in the education sector with another significant win within the impressive AdvTech stable of brands... Read |
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 | The Golden Drum International Festival of Creativity had opened registrations for its Young Drummers and The Golden Drum competitions... Read |
 | On 23 June 2021, Flux Trends will host their post-pandemic Tribes series... Read |
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 | Ahimsa: Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless, directed by Ramesh Sharma and produced by Anant Singh, has won the Best Documentary Feature Award at the 21st New York Indian Film Festival... Read |
 | The Durban International Film Festival is looking to spotlight short films this year... Read |
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 | EMILY STANDER Epic Games looks at how game studios and brands work together... Read |
 | Havas Turkey Istanbul is the number one ranked agency in Middle East & Africa, according to The One Show 2021 Global Creative Rankings... Read |
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 | CATHLEN FOURIE For public relations and marketing purposes, having a spokesperson to represent your business is essential... Read |
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 | Sofnfree is offering a backstage pass opportunity to one aspiring video journalist who wants to learn more about the media industry, as part of their South African Music Awards (SAMA) Youth Month partnership... Read |
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 | BRONWYN WILLIAMS This week, Bronwyn Williams shares her insights after reading The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway... Read |
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 | While revenue and sales growth rank as management's top mandate for marketers, CMOs will be more than happy with grades received in a new C-Suite Scorecard of marketing value and effectiveness... Read |
 | Earlier this month, the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) announced the launch of a global census of the marketing and advertising industry... Read |
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 | ZAMATHIYANE MTHIYANE A great deal of attention has been given to juristic entities' compliance with Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013 (PoPIA)... Read |
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 | A 10-part anthology animated series, created by filmmakers from Zimbabwe, Uganda, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Egypt, will premiere on Disney+ in late 2022... Read |
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 | For the first time in the series' eight-season history, Survivor South Africa was filmed on home soil in partnership with the Eastern Cape Development Corporation, resulting in job creation, upskilling and a financial boost to the region... Read |
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 | BRIAN BENZA A 1,098 carat diamond believed to be the third largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined, has been discovered in Botswana, according to a joint venture between Anglo American's De Beers and the government... Read |
 | DHESIGEN NAIDOO The Vaal water system is not only the lifeblood of Gauteng, it is one of the most strategic water assets in the country, on this African continent and a water management area of global significance... Read |
 | Following a pre-Series A round of $3m, Webrock and Healthforce will be taking the cutting-edge technology behind the second most downloaded doctor app in Europe, Doktor.se, to Africa... Read |
 | When South African businesses expand into other African countries there are cross-border tax implications, which can be costly and administratively burdensome if not considered upfront... Read |
 | FRANCIS MUKASA, After civil war forced Samuel Dhol Ayeun to flee South Sudan as a teenager to neighbouring Uganda in 2013, memories of watching friends die of preventable diseases... Read |
 | MTN's service in Nigeria could be disrupted as a result of rising insecurity in different parts of the country... Read |
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 | NICCI BOTHA Katlego Letsoalo is a rising talent in the South African mining industry, and he would like to see is more young people playing a role in the future direction of the sector.... Read |
 | RICHARD RATTUE The alleged loss of some $3.6bn Bitcoin through Africrypt investment company brings home just how risky this asset class truly is... Read |
 | NQOBILE DLUDLA The former chairman of state-owned South African utility Eskom and widely admired businessman Jabu Mabuza has died from Covid-19 complications on Wednesday, his family announced... Read |
 | LEBO LETSOALO The African Continental Free Trade Area has the potential to reduce the high joblessness rate that has recently skyrocketed due to the detrimental effects of the Covid-19 pandemic... Read |
 | Negotiations with the manufacturers of Sputnik V and Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines are at an advanced stage... Read |
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 | Keys Communications specialises in Out Of Home advertising in township and alternative urban spaces. |
 | The Hospice Palliative Care Association (HPCA) is a registered NPO in South Africa. Founded in 1987, the HPCA is a member organisation for South African hospices. As a national charity, the association champions and supports around 89 member organisations that provide hospice services to approximately 100,000 patients and their families per year. HPCA's member hospices across South Africa care for patients with a variety of life-threatening diseases, predominantly in the comfort of their own homes. |
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