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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Jarred Cinman, CEO of VMLY&R South Africa, shares more about Geometry's Cape Town team joining forces with VMLY&R South Africa...read |
|  | EMILY STANDER With the recent announcement of Paula Hulley's resignation as CEO of IAB SA, we spoke with her to find out more about her time as IAB SA's CEO...read |
|  | | This September, Let's Talk Digital, a new multimedia offering launches on Bizcommunity. The bi-weekly podcast is hosted by Audrey Naidoo...read |
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| Loeries |
 | Primedia has been named as the sponsor for the 2021 Loeries Radio & Audio and the Outdoor & Out of Home categories... Read |
| Marketing & Media |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE CWDi has been rebirthed as Happy Friday by reinventing the agency model - for staff and clients alike. We find out more from Craig Naicker, group MD... Read |
 | WAYNE BISCHOFF Culture is a shared ethos of an organisation; it is the glue that holds a business together. It is this intangible 'thing' that attracts prospective employees... Read |
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| Advertising |
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 | BRENDAN SEERY Timing is good, message is good, and Siya is a great ambassador; Bidvest gesture an example other companies would do well to emulate... Read |
 | EMILY STANDER We spoke with Odette van der Haar, a judge at the 2021 Gerety Awards - which looks at advertising through the lens of women in the industry... Read |
 | When Net#work BBDO moved into their new offices and started unpacking the 27 years of awards haul for the shelves, the leadership team had, well, a 'meltdown'... Read |
 | With more than 1.2 billion people, Africa is the second most populous continent in the world. And with a growing middle class, it has become a target for an increasing number of companies... Read |
| Biz Takeouts |
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 | ISSUED BY MOTUS Corne Venter, CEO of the retail and rental division of Motus South Africa, discusses the launch of digital brand Motus.cars, the new emotive brand campaign, as well as the importance of having a real dealer network behind all of their cars... Read |
| Branding |
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| CRM, CX, UX |
 | MELANIE MALHERBE Customer centricity is more than just a marketing buzz term... Read |
| Design |
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 | MARIE-AGNES PARMENTIER In the last two decades, several creative directors have come and gone from their prestigious posts at heritage fashion houses... Read |
| Digital |
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 | TOM COREY AND ERICA CLERF For years, marketers in the consumer-packaged goods sector have counted on third-party cookies to define and segment their audiences, reach prospects, target their offerings and communication... Read |
 | SIMO MKHIZE The global pandemic, widely touted as a disruption event catapulting the world into a digital future, held a magnifying glass over the inequality fault lines in our society... Read |
 | IAB SA has announced that Paula Hulley, IAB SA CEO, will not be renewing her contract into 2022.... Read |
 | Telkom Business's online marketplace Yep! has introduced new solutions as part of the Yellow Pages digital suite, to help SMEs digitally transform in the digital economy... Read |
| Education |
 | A partnership between the Red & Yellow Creative School of Business and global FMCG giant Unilever looks to produce future-fit graduates... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
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 | The Fak'ugesi Festival, a celebration of innovation in digital technology, arts and culture in Africa, is back for its 8th year from the 14-24 October 2021... Read |
 | Clarion Events has announced a full rebrand representing their shift to a more future aligned approach to their market offering; and will be known as Vuka Group... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | DANIEL DERCKSEN Daniel Dercksen chats to director Meg Rickards about latest and internationally acclaimed film, Kaalgat Karel... Read |
 | Following the success of last year's virtual European Film Festival, the 2021 edition will take place predominantly online from 14-24 October... Read |
| Magazines |
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| Marketing |
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 | PAULA SARTINI Marketing technology is growing in popularity, and there is no shortage of statistics to support the benefits that technology can bring to the marketing arena... Read |
 | The African Marketing Confederation (AMC) has announced its relaunch, with updated vision and goals... Read |
 | Covid-19 has had innumerable effects on the country. While the human cost is undoubtedly the most severe of these, the economic impact has been profound... Read |
 | Data breaches are expensive and cost South African businesses more than R40m in 2020 alone... Read |
| Media |
 | This season, The Webby Awards is looking to celebrate new innovations that are fostering more connected and impactful experiences... Read |
 | Pamro's aim this year is to offer a bigger, better, bolder conference, within the virtual space... Read |
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| Mobile |
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 | The Ambani Africa App was given the overall win at the 2021 MTN Business App of the Year awards and was prized with R1m in cash... Read |
| Online Media |
 | Netwerk24, the acting digital home of Media24's Afrikaans titles, is moving to a new platform... Read |
| PR & Communications |
JUDITH MIDDLETON, ISSUED BY DUO MARKETING + COMMUNICATIONS |
 | Lorraine Maisel, founder of Styling Concepts in 2005 and Press Room in 2016, shares her passion for PR... Read |
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| Promotions & Activations |
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| Publishing |
 | BRONWYN WILLIAMS This week, Bronwyn Williams talks about getting up and moving forward after reading Future Proof Yourself, How to Win at Work and Life by Nikki Bush... Read |
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| Research |
NDEYE DIAGNE, ISSUED BY KANTAR |
TESSA NOWOSENETZ, ISSUED BY KLA |
 | Pick n Pay Smart Shopper has finally regained its position as the most used loyalty programme in South Africa, nudging the Clicks ClubCard programme into second place... Read |
| Retail |
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 | WENDY TEMBEDZA Globally, retailers have been able to use it to analyse consumer purchasing behaviour to better understand their market and improve their offering to consumers. Whether the same benefits can be realised in the South African retail sector depends on the peculiarities of the South African consumer... Read |
| Social Media |
 | MOLEBO MAPONYA Every social media platform has its crowd, but TikTok has taken all crowds in the social media scene by storm... Read |
 | YouTube NextUp programme will be available in South Africa and Nigeria. The programme is an opportunity for local creators to take their content creation to the next level... Read |
| Sponsorship |
 | ISSUED BY WIMPY SOUTH AFRICA Special moments shared among family are a huge part of what makes Wimpy the go-to family restaurant for many South Africans. They're committed to sponsoring organisations such as Lifesaving South Africa because a great deal of memories are created on South African beaches every year... Read |
 | MIKE SHARMAN When your birthday approaches, Facebook will try and encourage you to create a fundraiser to support a cause that you care about... Read |
| TV |
 | Netflix announced a commitment grant and creation of scholarships to extend the support for Black representation in the film and TV industry... Read |
 | The fifth Royalty Soapie Awards (RSA) were announced at the Radisson Hotel and Convention Centre, Johannesburg, O.R. Tambo on the 18 September 2021... Read |
| Behind the Mask |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE This week, we spoke with Helen Ludwig, chief strategy officer at Wonder, the country's newest CX-specific agency that was launched this year... Read |
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| Africa |
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 | it is vaccination production that is the key to pandemic-proofing the continent... Read |
 | TransUnion Africa has partnered with Dun & Bradstreet to help African small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) access international markets more easily... Read |
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 | ROBIN WAGNER Digitally transformed insurers are weathering the pandemic more successfully than in-person intermediation... Read |
 | MICHAELA VOLLER Now is the time to break away from the traditional way of thinking when it comes to employee experience and provide innovative tools and technology that enable... Read |
 | IVAN SWARTZ As harsh as it might seem, the only solution South Africa needs for socio-economic change is private-public co-operation, writes Valcare CEO, Ivan Swartz... Read |
 | South Africa's economy is on course to expand at its highest rate in a decade... Read |
 | All grades of fuel are expected to increase in price this October, according to the Automobile Association... Read |
 | Over 140 former leaders and Nobel laureates called for a waiving of IP rules for Covid-19 vaccines... Read |
 | Developing a base for Covid-19 vaccine production on the continent highlights the challenges... Read |
 | As South Africa moves to Covid-19 adjusted Level 2 and vaccination numbers increase, access to quality healthcare remains a priority... Read |
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 | Stellenbosch Network has opened nominations for its second annual #IdeasForChange Challenge... Read |
 | Now in its second iteration, Re:Solve has issued a call for entries for its next round of support and funding... Read |
 | RICHARD CHAMBERS The grit and innovation showed by small and medium businesses during a time of great change have been a triumph... Read |
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 | If Africa is left behind, it could become a breeding ground for new Covid variants... Read |
 | A DRDGOLD R80m project is nearing completion... Read |
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