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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM From September, we're inviting PR practitioners, marketers and advertisers to join us in praise of the PR, an exclusive exposé with leading voices in PR, by Biz Marketing & Media editors...read |
|  | EVAN-LEE COURIE Described as a trailblazer, Mpume Ngobese is an influential figure in the creative industry...read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY ROSEBANK COLLEGE This Women's Month, Mitcheline Williams and Claire Voges, both student wellness managers at IIE Rosebank College, discuss the increased focus on mental health in both the education environment and the workplace, as well as the impact that Covid-19 has had on general wellness, and the particularly challenging times women are facing... Read |  | ISSUED BY OUR SALAD MIX Women from all walks of life are celebrated for their valuable contributions to various industries and sectors this August during national Women's Month... Read |  | ISSUED BY MANN MADE SingularityU South Africa Summit in October set to host leading South African and global businesswomen... Read |  | ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR Tractor Outdoor has taken a stance against gender-based violence (GBV), through partnering with Fight Back SA, a non-profit organisation (NPO 239-623) that offers free self-defence classes and free pepper sprays to women and children living in high risk areas... Read |  | ISSUED BY RX AFRICA Working with different people with great personalities and learning from them is one of the things Zinhle Khoza, admin and events coordinator for the Travel, Tourism and Creative industries portfolio at RX Africa, loves about her job... Read |  | ISSUED BY INNOVATE DURBAN This month (and every other month of the year for that matter) Innovate Durban honours a fundamental truth: that when women succeed, we all succeed... Read |  | |  | EVAN-LEE COURIE Whilst the world was adapting to Covid-19, Jacaranda FM was transforming from the top, down. Deirdre King is the first female managing director of Jacaranda FM... Read |  | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Sisters Mo Mokone and Michelle Mokone lead the all-woman team behind Mo's Crib, a home decor business creating stylish products from recycled materials, and creating employment... Read |  | LAUREN HARTZENBERG As a former pro athlete and three-time Olympian, Adidas South Africa's senior brand director Kate Woods has triumphed on the hockey field and in the boardroom... Read |  | EVAN-LEE COURIE Nicole Ravenscroft is described by her colleagues as an absolute powerhouse at Rapt Creative, where she guides a strong, mostly female creative team... Read |  | EMILY STANDER We speak with Gabbi Brondani Rego, founder of Urban Espresso and co-manager and brand manager of Goliath Gaming... Read |  | NICCI BOTHA Lili Nupen, director of Nupen Staude de Vries, has extensive experience in the environmental and mining legal regulatory arena... Read |  | SANDY RHEEDER In developing economies 9% fewer women than men have access to financial services... Read |  | ROBIN FREDERICKS In celebration of Women's Month, we chat with Spier's women winemakers Tania Kleintjies, Lizanne Jordaan and Heidi Dietstein, and ask them what being a woman in winemaking means to them and more... Read |  | EMILY STANDER Diversity in advertising is essential for success, according to strategist at M&C Saatchi Abel, Lindsay Manuel... Read |  | EVAN-LEE COURIE In 2017, Verashni Pillay resigned as HuffPost SA editor over the publication of a fake blog. It caused a huge uproar at the time. Pillay spent the next few years doing the work to figure out how things went so wrong... Read |  | EMILY STANDER Cari Drysdale, the head of business generation, marketing, and corporate responsibility at Turner & Townsend, is a fervent and knowledgeable woman... Read | | | |
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 | Loeries chairperson and chief creative officer of Grey Africa, Fran Luckin shared her chairperson's report at the recently held Loeries AGM... Read |
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| |  | On Thursday, 26 August 2021, IAB SA hosted the 29th event of the IAB Insight Series; this time focusing on digital audio marketing... Read |
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 | NIAMH NICLIAM A great working relationship with your agency or digital marketing partner can result in phenomenal revenue growth, while poor relationships can lead to lacklustre delivery... Read |
 | The finalists of the 'Supersonic New Generation Awards' have been announced, featuring a record number of corporates, agencies and individuals representing 100s of South African brands... Read |
 | M&C Saatchi Group South Africa has partnered with Bloom for their next Women in Bloom at Farmhouse 58... Read |
| Advertising |
 | ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISING The Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA), organiser of the Effie Awards South Africa has announced that 38 finalists have made it through the first round of judging... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GREY AFRICA Joining with fresh perspectives and a passion for all things advertising are these new Grey interns... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Iconic: Orchid to Cremora for giving new life to memorable ad; Standard Bank in how not to do social media 101 demonstration... Read |
 | Ad Stars has revealed the 2021 winners from the online awards ceremony which took place online on 27 August... Read |
 | Amidst the many challenges to business-as-usual of the past year, the South African advertising industry has needed to act quickly to maintain sales revenues for clients... Read |
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 | MARY KYRIAKIDI, ISSUED BY KANTAR Decidophobia* holds you back from making fast decisions. What are the early indicators that can aptly point you to the right direction for growth? These three - accentuated by Covid-19 marketing truths - give us the answer... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MEDIA TORQUE & EVENTS Plus 94 Research has partnered with Media Torque & Events to produce the 2021 Top Companies South Africa (TCSA), an annual reputation index study that delves into the key drivers of brand recognition and reputation... Read |
 | NICOLE WEIMANN The Datareportal Digital 2021 Global Overview Report reveals a 14% growth in South African social media user numbers in 2020... Read |
| CRM, CX, UX |
 | ISSUED BY TELVIVA AI and machine learning are useful tools in a war chest to improve a host of processes, not least customer service, say leading executives in SA... Read |
 | JG BEZUIDENHOUT You might think you're doing a great job as a digital marketing manager if your website traffic or Facebook followers has doubled over the last year... Read |
 | The latest South African Digital Customer Experience Report estimates that the e-commerce market size could increase by 100% to 5,6% of the total retail pie if customer experience glitches are fixed... Read |
| CSI |
 | ISSUED BY ALGOA FM The Childhood Cancer Foundation of South Africa (CHOC), will be the primary beneficiary of the 2021 Algoa FM Big Walk for Cancer... Read |
| Design |
 | South African fashion designers Carina Louw and Natasha Jaume, founders of Erre Fashion, will be heading off to Paris to participate in the inaugural Africa Fashion Up show this September... Read |
| Digital |
 | ISSUED BY INCUBETA The pandemic has radically shifted how consumers both engage with brands and purchase products. This new behaviour has significantly boosted the importance of digital marketing in most organisations... Read |
 | ELBÉ SMITH, ISSUED BY TQ GROUP The vagaries of the Covid-19 pandemic have put unprecedented pressure onto the business community and ushered in a unique new paradigm around the world... Read |
 | ISSUED BY LAVELLO MARKETING SOLUTIONS For the next 12 months, the awards will be known as 'The Supersonic New Generation Awards'... Read |
 | ISSUED BY LOCATION BANK Near Me is an innovative endpoint that offers highly location-targeted functionality for users with purchase intent... Read |
 | GREG GATHERER Prior to the pandemic, digital transformation was likely a top goal for many companies, but for a handful, it was not... Read |
 | Are your employees spending time doing low-value activities? Are too many mistakes occurring in workflows? Perhaps customer grievances are up... Read |
 | Adzooma announced the relaunch of its online platform - designed to help empower SMBs and support their growth through the power of digital marketing... Read |
| Direct Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY DMASA "There has to be a true willingness for the agency of the future to be more adaptive and reflective of clients' needs. Only the ones who can adapt will survive." - MediaLink chairman and CEO Michael Kassan... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DMASA South Africa's Direct Marketing Association (DMASA) has secured a major coup for the country's standing as a global direct and integrated marketing industry leader... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DMASA There's still time to submit your best integrated marketing campaigns for the prestigious 2021 Assegai Awards! The entries deadline for the DMASA Assegai Integrated Marketing Awards has been extended to midnight on 15 September 2021... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA Topco Media is proud to announce that they have chosen to partner with Netstar, a subsidiary of Altron, for the 18th annual Standard Bank Top Women Conference, taking place on the 6 and 7 October 2021... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA Topco Media is proud to announce that they have chosen to partner with Implats for the 18th annual Standard Bank Top Women Conference, taking place on 6 and 7 October 2021... Read |
 | NICOLE CHAMBERLIN Where others see an empty glass, Maria Steyn sees a blank canvas... Read |
 | ROBYN D'ALESSANDRO The move to online events driven by the ever-decreasing event capacities under the various Covid Alert levels has birthed a "new normal"... Read |
 | From new trends to strategic thinking and business models, the stage is set for the inaugural Fame Week Africa | The Conference taking place on 4 October at Gallery 44 and Theatre in Cape Town... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | The Southern Africa-Locarno Industry Academy Africa has announced the selected participants of this year's programme... Read |
| Marketing |
 | SAMANTHA PAGE, ISSUED BY DENTSU If ideas are the currency of the 21st century, who is buying into all these new points of view? When it's done right, with a clearly defined strategy, innovating thinking worth sharing will find willing customers, says Samantha Page, group editor: health for John Brown Media... Read |
 | SHARON MUKWEVHO, ISSUED BY EVERLYTIC Communication trends keep changing as technology advances. One thing that remains constant is that bulk communication via SMS and email campaigns is consistently effective... Read |
 | Did you know that, contrary to what one might think, older age groups are the fastest-growing segments of many social media platforms' audiences? Read |
 | JOHANNA MCDOWELL Insights from ongoing fieldwork for Agency Scope South Africa 2021/2022 provides insights into current trends defining marketers' most pressing concerns and solutions... Read |
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 | The South African Publisher Research Council (PRC) is headed up by a woman who has the vision, tenacity and drive to succeed in a fractured world... Read |
| Mobile |
 | GREG CHEN, ISSUED BY HOOK, LINE & SINKER South African companies must take care not to inadvertently deepen the existing digital divide. Although Covid-19 and related lockdowns have accelerated a growing trend towards the digital economy such as artificial intelligence, in an unequal society such as South Africa, many consumers find it difficult to access data-intensive apps and processes... Read |
 | The MTN Group has announced that it has appointed Burak Akinci the new chief executive officer of the instant messaging app Ayoba... Read |
 | Telkom Mobile has announced that it has launched eSIM support for its customers... Read |
| Newspapers |
 | ISSUED BY SPARK MEDIA Local newspapers are once again the modest heroes in the newspaper category. Resisting the dramatic "print declines narrative" that seems to make news headlines globally - the South African local newspaper business model is proving resilient, stable and necessary as locally relevant news is fundamental to living in uncertain times... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SPARK MEDIA Spark Media hosted Dr Jammine, director and chief economist of Econometrix who presented an informative view on Media Spend: Opportunities in challenging times... Read |
| OOH |
 | ISSUED BY PROVANTAGE MEDIA GROUP Provantage Media Group (PMG) is strengthening its presence in South Africa's judicial capital Bloemfontein, thanks to a transformative piece of business won by its division Street Network... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | Women have the edge in the field of communications because they have empathy, something every piece of communication - regardless of the format - requires... Read |
| Publishing |
 | BRONWYN WILLIAMS This week, Bronwyn Williams speaks about faith framing and false dichotimies after reading The Burning Tigris by Peter Balakian... Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY SMILE 90.4FM In a world where travel is so heavily limited, Smile 90.4FM is going to bring a bit of Europe to Cape Town - Everyday... Read |
 | ISSUED BY KAYA 959 Magashule faced a string of questions around the leadership battle within the ANC... Read |
 | ISSUED BY KAYA 959 Joburg's iconic radio station Kaya 959 turns 24 in August. To celebrate the milestone, the station is awarding cash to listeners whilst celebrating the moments that put it on the map... Read |
 | Some 82% of adult females in South Africa listen to radio every week, according to the interim radio listenership data released by the BRC for the first six months of 2021... Read |
| Research |
 | ISSUED BY IAB SOUTH AFRICA The IAB SA Research Council is committed to developing research and insights to enhance the digital media and marketing landscape in South Africa... Read |
| Sales |
 | The sales world was complicated before Covid-19 was even on the global stage. Now it's even more so with several communication laws and enforced data governance... Read |
| Social Media |
 | Facebook Marketplace has launched across sub-Saharan Africa, a significant move for the health of businesses during Covid-19... Read |
 | Tips on how to make video content more compelling, and how you can receive your part of the YouTube Shorts Fund... Read |
 | Ethiopia has begun developing its own social media platform to rival Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp... Read |
| TV |
 | Samsung South Africa has announced that it has implemented a block function on its TVs that were stolen during the recent civil unrest... Read |
 | Vox has announced the launch of Vox Weather, an interactive weather channel with a focus on viewer education, to be presented by renowned meteorologist Annette Botha... Read |
 | At the beginning of 2021, The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRC) announced its intention to commission a more comprehensive TAMS (TV Audience Measurement Survey) audit ... Read |
| Behind the Selfie |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE This week, we spoke with Gareth McPherson, CEO of Wonder, the country's newest CX-specific agency that was launched recently... Read |
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 | MERCY MUENDO The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift among businesses to solutions based on digital technology... Read |
 | WAYNE HOWARD & MELINDA SUCHARD The 25 August marks the first anniversary of a milestone that took over 30 years to achieve. Africa being free from polio - a disease that has caused death and paralysis throughout recorded history... Read |
 | Waste material from Angola's biggest diamond mine leaked into a river last month, filling waterways with sediment before the breach was sealed... Read |
 | Surgical patients in Africa are twice as likely to die in hospital following surgery when compared to the global average... Read |
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 | The South African Reserve Bank is critical in formulating and implementing monetary policy and ensuring financial stability in the country... Read |
 | Vedanta Zinc International (VZI) has received a mine closure completion certificate for its Lisheen mine in Ireland Read |
 | Fake news and misinformation have seen Covid-19 vaccine uptake dwindle in the past few weeks... Read |
 | Unemployment in South Africa rose to 34.4% in the second three months of 2021, according to results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS)... Read |
 | Egypt is well placed to act as a key supplier of energy for the continent... Read |
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 | The first round of the 2021 Engen Pitch & Polish competition, which is co-sponsored by Nedbank and powered by Raizcorp, has come to an end... Read |
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