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|  | | Roanna Williams, the chief creative officer of Net#work BBDO, has been named as the first woman to be chairperson of the Creative Circle...read |
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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM Wishing our biz communities a happy financial year end and a prosperous year ahead! Like any new year, the right resolutions will set the intentions for success in the quarters to follow... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY M&C SAATCHI ABEL M&C Saatchi Abel, has been appointed as lead agency across a portfolio of PepsiCo brands - including, Lay's, Liqui Fruit, and Weet-Bix... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Two women in the marketing and media space, Taryn Sharman and Leandre Kark share some of their stories on International Women's Day... Read |
 | ROBERT GRACE The human race is a resilient one. Comprising equal parts scepticism and optimism - dependent on the day or situation - we always manage to see ourselves through trying times despite the obstacles that lie ahead... Read |
 | Barbie is partnering with entrepreneurs and role models to inspire the next generation of leaders and dreamers this International Women's Day through a multi-faceted campaign... Read |
| Advertising |
 | ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC UNITED Joe Public United is thrilled to join forces with the South African Tourism (SAT) on a new global campaign, 'Live Again'... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC UNITED SCOPEN's Best Agency to Work For in SA 2021/22 report has ranked Joe Public United (JPU) as the Best Agency to Work For in South Africa (SA)... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU iProspect South Africa is proud to announce three wins at the annual iProspect Awards... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY First time internet has been used on such a scale to do battle... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Nkgabiseng Motau, chief creative officer, Think Creative Africa, reflects back on starting an advertising agency... Read |
 | Mobile apps have become an effective way to reach out to potential customers... Read |
 | The true influence behind so much of DDB's iconic work for Orbach's, Volkswagen and Polaroid, Phyllis Robinson was a remarkable woman... Read |
 | In a share exchange deal between Duma Collective and M&N Brands, Duma Collective will remain 100% Black-owned and majority women-owned... Read |
 | The Gerety Awards deadline has been extended to 15 April... Read |
| Branding |
 | ISSUED BY XNEELO Xneelo explains how using brand storytelling to get customers to fall in love with your brand is as simple as following the plot of your favourite film... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE After seven years of strong growth under the Momentum Consult name, the business felt that the time was ripe to change its face to reposition itself more aggressively... Read |
 | ROBYN CAMPBELL It's been very positive to see how, in recent years, global and local brands have embraced International Women's Day. But one must always beg the question - are they doing it for the right reasons? Read |
 | ASHLEIGH BUTTERWORTH It's safe to say a brand is no longer simply a name and logo. It's so much more than that. It is a driving force for any business and that unique "intangible something" that comes to mind... Read |
 | The Pothole Patrol is a coopetition between two competing insurance brands, Dialdirect Insurance and Discovery Insure... Read |
 | The Smile Foundation has announced that it is celebrating its coming of age with a brand new look and an expansion into new territories... Read |
| Cannes Lions |
 | Cannes Lions has announced Colleen DeCourcy as the recipient of this year's Lion of St. Mark... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY ONPOINT PR Applications now open for young changemakers from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa to join the Global Citizen Fellowship Program for a year-long, full-time, paid placement... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JNPR "Our children are our future and one of the basic responsibilities is to care for them in the best and most compassionate manner possible," said former President Nelson Mandela... Read |
 | Google announced that its philanthropic arm, Google.org, is committing R15.3m in charitable funding to support programmes helping women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses... Read |
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 | The Design Business Association has announced the shortlist for winning entries to the 2022 Design Effectiveness Awards... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA On 11 and 12 May, Africa Tech Week is brimming with chances to create rewarding relationships, forge clearer paths to digital change, and inspire collective and individual progress... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SPROUT PERFORMANCE PARTNERS Google Analytics 4 presents significant improvements compared to its predecessor, Universal analytics... Read |
 | ROB NICHOLLS The world's five leading tech companies - Google (now Alphabet), Apple, Facebook (now Meta), Amazon and Microsoft - have taken steps to impose significant and (mainly) voluntary sanctions on Russia... Read |
 | Google has launched Mali Magic, a digital treasure trove that aims to preserve and showcase Mali's historic and contemporary art and culture... Read |
 | The 14th annual Bookmark Awards South Africa entries have officially opened... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY LAVELLO The unmissable event for marketers ... Read |
 | ISSUED BY IMC CONFERENCE Are there any upsides to a global pandemic? The way our world has changed has in many instances served to ignite a fire in the hearts of entrepreneurs... Read |
| Exhibitions |
 | ISSUED BY EXPOSURE MARKETING Exposure Marketing is pleased to announce the return of Baby City, powered by Dis-Chem, as the official retail and headline sponsor for all four of the upcoming MamaMagic Expos in 2022... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | Corona Studios has launched in South Africa with the premier of its short format documentary Between San and Insanity... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BRAND AVATAR The metaverse. It's everywhere. On social media, in articles, even in boardrooms. Who knows, just like in The Matrix, maybe we're living in it right now and don't even realise it. Read |
 | Marketers know that word-of-mouth is by far the most powerful tool they have to acquire customers and grow their businesses... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY ENGAGEMENT FACTORY, A BLEND360 COMPANY The six-month programme will provide experience to fresh graduates and an opportunity to work with and for international brands... Read |
| Media |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Dentsu South Africa is excited to welcome back Donald Mokgale as the business director from 1 March 2022... Read |
 | This year's Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit celebrated women in technology, entertainment, business, sport and more... Read |
 | News24, Independent Media, Netwerk24 and Arena Holdings are the South African finalists in the 2022 INMA Global Media Awards... Read |
 | The number of workers resigning to go solo has accelerated enormously in the past two years, as the Covid pandemic shook up the workplace and forced people to rethink their futures... Read |
 | The Special Tribunal is expected to hear a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) led review application to recover at least R2.5m in royalties which were paid out to some music legends by the SABC in 2016... Read |
| Mobile |
 | Apple might lose an estimate of at least $3m in iPhone sales revenue daily or $1.14bn annually... Read |
 | Icasa has commenced with the Opt-In Phase of the auction process in line with its commitment for the licensing of the high demand spectrum... Read |
 | Icasa has said that the Opt-In Phase of the spectrum auction has managed to raise just over R2.6bn payable by the winning bidders... Read |
| OOH |
 | ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR Location-based advertising is a buzzword that has been doing the rounds for some time, but is still a fairly new concept in the realm of out of home (OOH) media in South Africa... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH This year Out of Home (OOH) played a significant role in many brands' Super Bowl campaigns... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | EMILY STANDER Samantha Hogg officially launched her new book Making Hotdogs: A Quirky Guide to Building a Career in PR and Making Life F'N Awesome... Read |
 | The Prism Awards 2022 Coordinating Committee have extended the entry deadline for the Prism Awards 2022 to 18 March 2022. Read |
| Retail |
 | ISSUED BY KINETIC EVENTS Second-hand products, more sustainable brands and the ongoing delivery revolution are just some of the leading trends that are currently impacting the development of the e-commerce sector and which will be unpacked during ECOM Africa... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG The invasion of Ukraine has brought about mounting supply chain challenges and raised ethical questions for brands doing business in Russia. These are some of the companies that have taken action... Read |
 | JANET BERGER Janet Berger examines brands that have pivoted succesfully... Read |
 | The merger will see Virgin Active combine the nutrition assets of The Real Foods Group with Virgin's fitness business to form one enlarged wellness group... Read |
 | European brewing giant Heineken announced that it would stop the production, advertising and sale of the Heineken brand in Russia... Read |
 | McDonald's, PepsiCo, Starbucks, The Coca-Cola Company and Yum Brands have all announced the suspension or limitation of business operations in Russia, following the recent invasion of Ukraine... Read |
 | Mars, Mondelez International and Nestlé have followed multiple Western companies in limiting operations and business activity in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine... Read |
| Sales |
 | ISSUED BY ADSPACE24 Media24 is evolving its sales division to meet the challenges facing today's media landscape - and those of tomorrow... Read |
| Social Media |
 | Twitter is beta testing a new mobile-first feature called Twitter Shops, which lets online sellers add a virtual storefront to their profiles for customers to browse a large catalogue of products... Read |
 | On Friday Reuters reported that Facebook owner Meta Platforms had stated that a temporary change in its content policy, only for Ukraine... Read |
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 | MultiChoice's Nigerian business says it expects a $4.4bn tax dispute to be resolved "very soon"... Read |
| Youth Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY STUDENT VILLAGE Trends are a moving target. They're difficult to spot and even harder to get right. Here's our take on 2022's hottest youth trends... Read |
| Behind the Selfie |
 | EMILY STANDER We catch up with chief financial officer at Grey South Africa, Attish Harichunder... Read |
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 | YVONNE SU What's happening in Ukraine has unveiled the existing hierarchy of refugees that exists in modern Europe as portraits of the good, bad and ideal... Read |
 | The Global Gateway Africa-Europe investment package will allow the EU to support projects in priority areas on the continent, with a focus on the green transition Read |
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 | PREETA BHAGATTJEE, APHINDILE GOVUZA AND REECE WESTCOTT In terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act, are businesses allowed to request an employee, customer, contractor or third party to disclose their vaccination status? Read |
 | CHRISTIAAN HATTINGH With Eskom warning that its system is likely to remain constrained for the near future and applying for hefty price hikes... Read |
 | GERO LILLEIKE The Russia-Ukraine conflict has sparked huge oil price increases that will have a significant impact on South African fuel prices in April 2022... Read |
 | NASIR AMINU With over $100bn of Russian debt in foreign banks, this raises questions about the risks to banks outside Russia... Read |
 | According to Eskom, breakdowns and shut downs at its power stations, with at least seven units affected, has led to... Read |
 | President Cyril Ramaphosa has decided to appoint Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo as the next Chief Justice with effect from 1 April 2022... Read |
 | WHO instructs South Africa and Russia to onboard digital vaccination certificates... Read |
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