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 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Brett Morris, Thabang Skwambane and Joey Khuvutlu recently changed leadership positions at the Nahana Communications Group...read |
|  | EVAN-LEE COURIE Razia Pillay, CEO of IAB SA, shares what we can expect at this year's awards...read |
|  | | The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) South Africa has revealed the 2022 Bookmarks jury chairs...read |
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 | BRENDAN SEERY Ices opposition: McDonald's has perfect last-minute nudge; Chicken Licken's legal thuggery continues... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Lars Lehne, Incubeta CEO, shares some insights into the use of chatbots in e-commerce, automation in marketing and entering the metaverse... Read |
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| Marketing & Media |
 | Idea Hive has partnered with GWI, an audience targeting company that provides audience insights to marketers, publishers and media agencies around the world. Read |
 | Havas South Africa is happy to announce the appointment of Vineel Agarwal as its new integrated Village CEO... Read |
 | The Immortal Awards has launched its call for entries for 2022's competition... Read |
 | The Marketing, Advertising and Communications SA (MAC SA) Charter Sector Council has been launched by government... Read |
| Advertising |
 | ISSUED BY GREY AFRICA Savanna, South Africa's favourite cider, shares a chuckle with another super brand, Nando's, to launch an innovative cider flavour, Chilled Chilli... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SPARK MEDIA Deemed unfashionable by some for the past decade, the tide may be turning for news brands as consumers begin to question the credibility of influencers and other non-traditional advertising platforms... Read |
 | ISSUED BY CLOCKWORK Full-service advertising agency Clockwork has recently been appointed the lead agency for South African premium luxury gin brand Inverroche, with a global vision towards brand awareness, positioning, and distribution... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC UNITED Warc is the ultimate, independent measure that for over 30 years has offered marketers and agencies the opportunity to benchmark their work against the world's best... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ORNICO Media monitoring agency Ornico has compiled a free-to-download ad spend report that provides an independent and unbiased view of advertising activity in the telecommunications industry - for the period 2020 and 2021... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MEGAVISION MEDIA Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) brands in South Africa are constantly looking at creative ways to stand out from their competitors, build better relationships with shoppers and elevate sales... Read |
 | BONGANI GOSA & BOITUMELO MOHUBE The SA Human Rights Commission recently held an inquiry into the advertising industry. The inquiry focused on the production chain within the advertising sector to look at ways to eliminate racism... Read |
 | The New York Festivals AME Awards' powerhouse 2022 Middle East & Africa grand jury includes industry leaders from South Africa... Read |
 | New York Festivals International Advertising Awards (NYFA) announced the executive jury in 'The Future Now' category... Read |
| CSI |
 | ISSUED BY MULLEN LOWE SOUTH AFRICA South Africa has one of the highest rates of child neglect and abuse in the world. Change is desperately needed and through-the-line agency MullenLowe has recognised this... Read |
| Digital |
 | ISSUED BY ADSPACE24 Adspace24 is excited to announce select appointments of their senior leaders... Read |
 | ISSUED BY EVERLYTIC Everlytic, which offers smart digital messaging software for meaningful business relationships, has been selected as a runner-up for the Technology Company of the Year Awards for 2021 at Africa Tech Week... Read |
 | RUCIEN PETERSEN Rucien Petersen, founder of Spottmedia, shares five Google tools available for business owners that can be used to grow their business online... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (NWU) It was a convergence of media practitioners, communication scholars, staff and students on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) as the legengary broadcaster and famous isiXhosa language news anchor, Dr Noxolo Grootboom, delivered a public lecture on indigenous language broadcasting... Read |
 | SHAN RADCLIFFE George Bernard Shaw once wrote: "Those who can, do; those who can't, teach." Craig Strydom, however, is kicking that old assumption to the curb as he joins the Red & Yellow Creative School of Business as the new senior lecturer... Read |
 | As a source of growth and progress, the youth is indispensable for the continent's future, but to make a meaningful impact they need access to good quality education... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | ISSUED BY IMC CONFERENCE Consumers have millions of choices at their fingertips. There are more than three billion smartphone users worldwide, working, socialising and shopping on their devices... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | Matt Landon conceptualised the idea of The Hedgie Fund in support of autism awareness... Read |
 | Netflix has pledged over R900m to the South African creative industry between 2022-2023. This substantial commitment will cover four productions... Read |
 | The 94th Academy Awards took place in Hollywood this past weekend... Read |
 | Film producer, Anant Singh and Videovision Entertainment have been presented with an award for developing Cape Town Film Studios by President Ramaphosa... Read |
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 | KATJA HAMILTON Andres Vergara, an accomplished international creative director, brings senior expertise in creativity and marketing to his new role as head of marketing at Doconomy, wherein he will focus his talents on driving climate action... Read |
 | If the pandemic has taught us anything, it is that the only constant in life is change - which is also true in marketing... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY APO GROUP In 2022, AfricaCom is celebrating 25 years as the largest live tech event in Africa with more than 300 visionary speakers... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Mimi Kalinda, Africa Communications Media Group (ACG) CEO, believes storytelling is pivotal because it differentiates you from everyone else... Read |
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 | As the population expands, so is digitisation, with more than half of sub-Saharan Africa set to be connected on mobile by 2025... Read |
 | Bull Brand has launched an audio-visual podcast series to show inspiring stories of South Africa... Read |
| Media Freedom |
 | The digital launch for 'Right To Speak' took place on Human Rights Day, 21 March as part of the Time of the Writer Festival... Read |
| Mobile |
 | JULIET GILLIES In Quarter 1 2021 global spend on in-app purchases surged to $32bn. In Quarter 1 2022 in-app purchases' global spend is $33bn... Read |
 | AHMORE BURGER-SMIDT Yes, Icasa now wants Vodacom and MTN to collect your biometrics, as published in the authority's draft regulations gazetted on Wednesday, 23 March 2022... Read |
 | Telkom said it has enough room on its balance sheet to pay R2.1bn ($143.73m) for bands of radio frequency spectrum it bought... Read |
| One Show Awards |
 | The One Club for Creativity has appointed Duke Group ECD, Suhana Gordhan to its International Board of Directors... Read |
 | Learn more about The One Club's Colorful grant programme and how to apply... Read |
 | Tony Gulisano, global chief growth officer, The One Club for Creativity, has died suddenly in New York on 25 March... Read |
| OOH |
 | ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR Tractor Outdoor, one of South Africa's leading independent out of home (OOH) media owners, has joined forces with intelligence platform AdMobilize... Read |
 | A three-story-high, 4K display in Tokyo's Shinjuku area features a Nike Sneaker 3D activation the opens to showcase Air Max styles... Read |
 | The World Out Of Home Organization will reveal new global guidelines for audience measurement... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | JUDITH MIDDLETON Judith Middleton, CEO of DUO, examines the role of digital and how data can add value to traditional PR agencies... Read |
 | The majority (67%) of African PR professionals believe the reputation of PR in business and society has improved since the beginning of the pandemic... Read |
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| Publishing |
 | South African television and radio personality Carol Ofori has published a series of six children's books titled The African Adventures of Sena and Katlego... Read |
 | The Time of the Writer Literature Champion 2022 and new curator was announced by The Centre for Creative Arts... Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY OFM RADIO OFM is excited to announce its involvement in the highly anticipated return of one of Central South Africa's proudest establishments, the Bloem Show, set to take place in the Free State capital, Bloemfontein, 27 April to 7 May... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ALGOA FM Multi-talented Algoa FM Breakfast show presenter Lee Duru will be seen on the small screen in M-Net's new suspense-filled series, Recipes for Love and Murder... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Bongani Bingwa spearheads 702 Teacher of the Year campaign... Read |
 | DEIRDRE KING, ISSUED BY JACARANDA FM Screen fatigue is real... Read |
 | ISSUED BY THE PUBLICITY WORKSHOP Over the past two months, residents of Joburg were asked to give feedback about Hot 102.7FM. The response from the residents of Johannesburg was overwhelming and has afforded Hot 102.7FM valuable input... Read |
 | Kutloano "Da Kruk" Nhlapo has secured a radio show slot on Los Angeles' Dash Radio... Read |
 | Representatives from 150 community radio stations attended "future-proofing" workshops to ensure that community radio meets the challenges of the digital age... Read |
| Retail |
 | ISSUED BY KINETIC EVENTS 1000 attendees expected at continent's leading industry gathering... Read |
 | Nestlé is suspending the sale of more of its brands in Russia, including KitKat and Nesquik, but will continue supplying essential items despite pressure from consumers, activists and political figures... Read |
 | Tiger Brands' newly-established Venture Capital Fund has made its first investment in Herbivore Earthfoods, a Cape Town-based business specialising in the manufacture and sale of plant-based food products... Read |
 | Dutch brewing giant Heineken has announced that it will be leaving Russia and plans to transfer its business in the country to new owners... Read |
| Sponsorship |
 | The Production Service Network (PSN) has partnered with the Gerety Awards as sponsors of the production company of the year by country award... Read |
| TV |
 | New York Festivals TV & Film Awards will honour Sean McManus, chairman of CBS Sports with the 12th annual New York Festivals Lifetime Achievement Award... Read |
| Behind the Selfie |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE This week we go behind the selfie of Katherine Freemantle, managing partner for IMA SA... Read |
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 | PAULO MOREIRA Diébédo Francis Kéré has become the first African and the first black person to be awarded the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize... Read |
 | SINDY PETERS By 2025, approximately 75-250 million Africans will lack access to freshwater. This startling statistic was shared by Wanjira Mathai... Read |
 | With the aim of growing emerging businesses in Africa, Absa Group has signed agreements that will expand the capability of its digital partnerships... Read |
 | ThriveAgric has raised $56.4m in debt funding from local commercial banks and institutional investors... Read |
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 | KATJA HAMILTON After a drawn-out and costly legal battle against UCT's vaccine mandate, the university has stepped down; with Children's Health Defense Africa lauding the withdrawal as a precedent for all vaccine mandates in South Africa... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON The last of the restrictions imposed by the State of Disaster will be lifted, Ramaphosa said... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON Taxi strike causes major delays on the N2; taxi commuters are stranded.... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON The repo rate has been hiked by 25 basis points against a backdrop of higher global and local inflation... Read |
 | BONNIE SMITH Now that the costly PCR test for travel has been scrapped for vaccinated travellers, we can expect an even greater acceleration in the corporate travel space... Read |
 | Only by making local communities a part of the agenda of the SA Investment Conference and acknowledging them as an integral part of the investment value chain, will we accelerate our ability to address the inequality and poverty that continues to pervade South African society... Read |
 | This week, Vodacom celebrated progress on its commitment to halve its environmental impact by 2025 through various conservation initiatives... Read |
 | The African Development Bank is all set to boost the South African economy with investment in the private sectors of employment, renewable energy, transport and health... Read |
 | More businesses are having their members' personal data held to ransom for the purposes of identity theft. TransUnion's current significant data compromise - in which hackers are demanding a $15m ransom - serves as a fiery red flag... Read |
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 | ALEX FRASER Alex Fraser, director and founder of Viridian, discusses why SMME shaming leads to an investment mismatch... Read |
 | In a move aimed at supporting and rewarding small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Absa has launched the Absa Small Business Friday campaign... Read |
 | VIRESH HARDUTH Viresh Harduth shares how SMEs can know when it's time to formalise their business- processes and systems to grow and thrive... Read |
 | As a record-high petrol price hike looks likely for April, Miguel Da Silva has joined the chorus of concerned economic stakeholders for government to intervene... Read |
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