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 | THULE NGCESE Thule Ngcese, creative director at Boomtown, believes that it's time to discard the advertising formula aimed at Black South Africans... Read |
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| Advertising |
 | ISSUED BY GREY AFRICA Savanna Premium Cider has always prided itself on being one of the most innovative brands in SA... Read |
 | ISSUED BY WUNDERMAN THOMPSON Wunderman Thompson Intelligence this week publishes New Realities: Into the Metaverse and Beyond, an analysis and roadmap for adland which expands upon the groundbreaking Into the Metaverse study... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MEGAVISION MEDIA When it comes to advertising on fixed, physical structures like parking lot paves or in-store hanging systems, there is something for everyone... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OGILVY SOUTH AFRICA Ogilvy has announced that Paul O'Donnell, chairman of Ogilvy EMEA, will be retiring after 37 years with the agency... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Campaign: Helping hands spreading the love make world a better place; Stan's not the man, piggybacking on other's expertise... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH "Chasing shiny new things at the expense of current clients can be the downfall of an agency," says Mike Schaffer... Read |
 | RMB, a division of FirstRand Bank Limited, has launched a new brand campaign "Our talent is how we do both"... Read |
 | The New York Festivals AME Awards have announced the AME Awards Social Equality - Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DE&I) Grand Jury... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY WUNDERMAN THOMPSON Richard Mullins, managing director of Wunderman Thompson across Africa, Europe and the Middle East, Odwa Makhalima, analytics implementation specialist at Wunderman Thompson, and Beth Casey, country director for marketing and commerce cloud at Salesforce, discuss Wunderman Thompson's Data Learnership Academy, how it addresses skills shortages and what the future holds for the academy and the jobs market... Read |
| Branding |
 | To coincide with its 20th anniversary, Pharma Dynamics has changed its logo... Read |
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| Cannes Lions |
 | ISSUED BY GREY AFRICA Fran Luckin, chief creative officer of Grey Advertising Africa, and deputy chair of South Africa's Creative Circle, has been selected as a Cannes Lions judge for the second year in a row... Read |
 | EMILY STANDER Ster-Kinekor hosted the Young Lions competition for South African filmmakers to have a shot at representing South Africa at Cannes Lions 2022... Read |
| CRM, CX, UX |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Speaking at the recent Ecom Africa event, Kyle Ranally of Meta says today's customer experience is the foundation of the future shopping experience... Read |
 | JD ENGELBRECHT Apart from the actual message, bulk emailing, although widely used, is by no means a straightforward and simple affair. Read |
| Design |
 | The Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) has once again honoured retailers for their innovation in private labels across a wide variety of categories... Read |
| Digital |
 | ISSUED BY HELM Computer Vision and AI sees local business with new name slicing up new markets overseas again... Read |
 | THABO SEOPA, ISSUED BY AFRIGIS This May we turn 25 years old, at a time when the industry's fortunes look set to soar... Read |
 | LANCE ABRAMSON The digitally immersive world known as the metaverse is rapidly evolving and getting much attention from an intellectual property perspective. Numerous patents have already been granted for metaverse-related technologies... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SOCIAL PLACES The results of our 3rd annual survey are in and we have compiled everything into our Digital Marketing and Customer Journey Report... Read |
| Direct Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY CALLBI Discovering the depths of conversations through an in-depth understanding of language pathology and human engagement... Read |
| Education |
 | Google has announced an additional 30,000 Android and Google Cloud training scholarships for aspiring and professional developers in Africa... Read |
 | Digify Africa, in partnership with Stanlib and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has launched a new digital skill training programme... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | ISSUED BY BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA After two years online, the Basa Awards are planning a return to a live event and entries are now open... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | The International Tourism Film Festival Africa aims to honour the best tourism films and documentaries from all over the world and stimulate the national and African audio-visual industry development... Read |
| Magazines |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH With a steep increase from 4,510 to 125,912, the hero of the ABC Q1 2022 is digital magazines... Read |
| Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY BRANDRESERVE The iconic and award-winning agency will now form part of BrandReserve Co.'s portfolio companies... Read |
 | ISSUED BY CLOCKWORK As well as being a finalist in the highly coveted Consultancy of the Year category for Africa, Clockwork is thrilled with the latest SABRE Awards: Africa and EMEA announcements... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Acer Africa has appointed Lesego "Bobbi" Nyamane as its new marketing lead... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Pizza in Italy, sushi in Japan and pho in Vietnam. Food is closely aligned to the identity and heritage of a place and strongly influences the decisions of travellers who use it connect to the culture of a destination... Read |
 | PIETER GROENEWALD With the public influence of online as an atomic conduit of marketing, Word of Mouth Marketing (WOMM) is no longer reserved for the offline arena... Read |
 | Zoho Corporation, a global technology company, has launched a platform called Zoho Marketing Plus... Read |
| Media |
 | Media Host has announced the acquisition of Professional Evaluation and Research (Pear), and plans to expand the group across Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HUSTLE MEDIA Hustle Media started as a digital agency, but it was born to perform and in no time grew into a full boutique media agency offering a host of specialised services... Read |
 | The 2022 shortlist for the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards has been revealed... Read |
 | Al Jazeera journalist, Shereen Abu Akleh, has been shot dead while reporting in the Jenin refugee camp on Wednesday.... Read |
| Mobile |
 | New regulations would require you to provide biometric data to mobile service providers to obtain a new cellphone number or action a SIM swap... Read |
 | Now that the world is returning to normal, the mobile industry has seen some bad news... Read |
 | Vodacom Group said, its full-year operating profit climbed, supported by sustained demand for connectivity and growth in new services... Read |
 | The MTN Group said on Friday, 13 May, that its first-quarter pretax profit rose 21.1% year-on-year... Read |
| Newspapers |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Free newspapers are the king of the Audit Bureau of Circulations South Africa's (ABC) Press category for the first quarter of 2022... Read |
| Online Media |
 | ISSUED BY BROAD MEDIA Here is the secret formula for creating a sponsored article that performs well and attracts your target audience's attention... Read |
| OOH |
 | One of America's largest beer brands, Coors has debuted its 'chillboards' - minimally branded rooftop billboards, painted with a reflective white roof coating, proven to cool a building down... Read |
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| PR & Communications |
 | MARIE YOSSAVA, ISSUED BY GRAPEVINE COMMUNICATIONS Why the magic of personal connection simply cannot be ignored... Read |
 | MIRANDA LUSIBA Investor Relations is another speciality that young PR professionals should consider, especially those passionate about communicating private companies' business and financial performances... Read |
 | Nando's has appointed Eclipse Communications to manage its public relations account... Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY THE PUBLICITY WORKSHOP As the dust settles on the party of the year, Hot 102.7FM and its growing audience are reflecting on a night to remember... Read |
 | ISSUED BY THE PUBLICITY WORKSHOP After a month-long on-air campaign, over 400,000 entries, countless Abba hits, and a party for the ages, Viki Botha will be winging her way to London to watch the Abba Voyage concert... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OFM RADIO In 2020, OFM asked Central South Africa to "Show us your recipes!" Now, as the world slowly shifts back to a more 'normal' post-pandemic state, we asked listeners to share their most memorable travel experiences... Read |
 | JON SAVAGE Spotify's stellar performance when it comes to engagement is proof that radio - well, audio in all its forms from podcasts to retail radio and spatial audio - is the come-back-kid... Read |
| Recruitment |
 | PAUL BYRNE Organisational success is not just about streamlining processes, driving innovation, and delivering unique products and services. It's also about finding the right people... Read |
| Research |
 | ISSUED BY TALKWALKER Talkwalker and YouGov publish a report looking at the evolution of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) consumer behavior during Ramadan 2022... Read |
 | ISSUED BY INSIGHT SURVEY As Covid-19 continues to heighten awareness around health and wellbeing, global and local coffee consumers are expecting their coffee to provide them with functional health benefits, beyond the caffeinated boost they are accustomed to... Read |
 | The esports industry has seen substantial growth in the past couple of years and sees no sign of slowing down... Read |
| Retail |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG At the recent Ecom Africa event, Pick n Pay Asap co-founder Vincent Viviers reflected on the early days of the Bottles startup and its path to being acquired and rebranded by one of SA's biggest retailers... Read |
 | Nine out of 10 retailers want to improve the customer journey as part of their marketing strategy... Read |
 | The growing Barbie Fashionistas line comprises more than 175 looks, reflecting a variety of skin tones, hair textures, body types and disabilities... Read |
 | Rihanna's Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin cosmetics and skincare brands will launch in eight African countries on 27 May... Read |
 | Among the insights from the State of the Retail Nation analysis is that the private label sector now commands 15% of all grocery sales in South Africa, equating to R77bn in annual sales... Read |
 | Dis-Chem has announced that an unauthorised person or party has accessed the personal information of data subjects... Read |
 | Meta has officially opened the doors to its first-ever physical retail store in Burlingame, California... Read |
| Social Media |
 | NATASHA MILLER Natasha Miller, international media manager SAT at The MediaShop, delves into the "rise of virtual influencers"... Read |
| TV |
 | Icasa has resolved that, based on ongoing developments in what is a rapidly changing market, the consultation process in respect of the Inquiry into the Subscription Broadcasting Services Market must be extended into the current financial year... Read |
| Behind the Selfie |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE This week we go behind the selfie of Belinda Murray, owner of The Bill Murray... Read |
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 | LERISHA NAIDU, ANGELO TZAREVSKI, SPHESIHLE NXUMALO AND ZAREENAH RASOOL Baker McKenzie's latest Africa Competition Report 2022 provides a detailed analysis and overview of recent developments in competition law enforcement and competition policy in 32 African jurisdictions and regional bodies... Read |
 | Isanti CEO Penelope Mkhwanazi has been named Isuzu Motors South Africa's new senior vice president for revenue generation for the rest of Africa... Read |
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 | Unilever-owned brand Knorr has recalled its Cup-a-Soup Beef and Vegetable Lite boxes... Read |
 | TIM COCKS Global warming made the heavy rains behind South Africa's devastating floods last month twice as likely... Read |
 | Microsoft's annual Work Trend Index once again highlights a shift in employee expectation, with four key trends coming to the fore... Read |
 | NELSON BANYA Government is still analysing details of a $8.5bn financing package offered by rich Western nations last year to help SA shift away from coal... Read |
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