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|  | | South African agency Joe Public United Johannesburg has tied for The One Show 2022 Middle East & Africa Agency of the Year...read |
|  | | Well-known South African actor Jamie Bartlett has died at the age of 55...read |
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 | BRENDAN SEERY Tells good story: Recycling and reducing carbon footprint; Company walks the talk so it doesn't look like greenwashing... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM If content is king, context, or the circumstance in which the audience will see your content, is definitely queen... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC UNITED Joe Public United (JPU) took home four Pencils at The One Show Awards held in New York last week - the only South African agency to be awarded... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OLIVER In-housing agency Oliver is opening the door to the BrandTech group's world class digital first solutions with the appointment of Peter Babol as its head of Digital for EMEA in South Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY VICINITY MEDIA Digital OOH marketing strategist Bianca Pianese has joined leading location technology and data business Vicinity Media's team... Read |
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| Africa Month |
 | EMILY STANDER Monde Twala, senior vice president at Paramount, talks to us about representation and diversity on screen... Read |
 | GEORGINAH MACHIRIDZA It's crucial that the content, art and creative output of Africa's content creators remain authentically African, even while we embrace the opportunities of the digital era... Read |
 | Jonathan Keytel, head: Healthcare Transformation and Sustainability at Roche Diagnostics, reflects on Africa's current healthcare landscape and the importance of driving access across the continent... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BRANDFUSION How the world sees Africa is fundamental in fostering international relations and investment. And how Africa sees itself is vital in engendering national pride, active citizenship and social cohesion... Read |
 | South African brands are leading the African continent again according to the new Brand Finance Africa 150 report... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Recently having celebrated one year in business, we find out the progress of Wonder from CEO Gareth McPherson... Read |
| Digital |
 | ISSUED BY DIGITAL SCHOOL OF MARKETING In a paper entitled 'Social and Economic Impact of Covid 19' which was written by Eduardo Levy Yeyati and Federico Filippini, the authors state that the Covid-19 pandemic caused a global recession which is akin to that seen at the end of World Ward 2... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PUBLISHER'S TOOLBOX MojoReporter is excited to announce the launch of Mojo Community - a brand-new web platform that will ask passionate content creators to rise to the challenge... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DAXDATA Today, companies are using more high-quality video in their promotional campaigns. Big brands, small-to-midsize businesses, social influencers, and content creators of all types are using more and more video to promote their products, services, and ideas... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | ISSUED BY RAND SHOW The Rand Show - the feel-good show... Read |
 | ISSUED BY IMC CONFERENCE On 29 July, at the virtual Nedbank Integrated Marketing Conference (IMC) 2022, one of the stalwarts of South Africa's marketing scene, Thebe Ikalafeng, founder and chairman of Brand Africa and the Brand Leadership Group, will be asking an important question. Is Africa relevant or relegated?... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MEDIA24 LIFESTYLE Santam, Fairlady and Truelove are looking for the most impactful, resilient and inspiring female entrepreneurs in the country... Read |
 | Napsta Collective have organised a seminar, The Next Chapter, which hopes to provide some questions that the pandemic has left everyone with... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | The Telly Awards, which aims to honour video and television content across all screens, has announced this year's winners... Read |
 | The Gauteng Film Commission (GFC) has announced and launched the inaugural Discover Summit at the Africa Day Celebration... Read |
| Magazines |
 | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA This month's edition of Public Sector Leaders features the new national police commissioner, General Sehlahle Fannie Masemola... Read |
| Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY DMASA The Dragonfly Agency, South Africa, a leading Cape Town-based marketing and direct mail agency, has secured the Silver sponsor slot for the Assegai Awards... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SEMAPHORE The overwhelming success of loyalty programmes amongst South Africa's big retailers has encouraged many mid-tier brands to roll out their own offerings... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Spur Corporation, owner of brands including Spur Steak Ranches, Rocomamas and Panarottis, has appointed Vuyo Henda as its new chief marketing officer... Read |
 | Businesses that wish to stay ahead of the competition, and thrive in an ever-changing environment, have to prioritise relevant, personalised client experiences... Read |
 | Kevin Britz and Craig Page-Lee explore how agencies can be the catalysts for change... Read |
| Media |
 | ISSUED BY THE MEDIA KRATE In the height of calls for more black youth female representation in media ownership, information production, and in decision-making positions, along comes a powerful trio with a vision... Read |
| OOH |
 | ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR In the digital out-of-home (DOOH) arena, optimised campaigns have risen to the fore as an alternative to loop-based buying, which sees advertisers' campaigns displayed across selected digital screens on a high-frequency basis... Read |
 | Airport Ads has launched two new Visionet screens in Cape Town Airport... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE With Jordan Rittenberry having served as the CEO of Edelman Africa and now moving to lead the Edelman Bay Area Hub, Karena Crerar has been appointed as CEO, Edelman Africa... Read |
 | SAMANTHA HOGG In these cynical times where misinformation and distrust dominate, the role of PR has never been more important, or underutilised, for building trust... Read |
 | Razor, M&C public relations and reputation management agency has been named Africa Consultancy of the Year at the 2022 EMEA Sabre Award... Read |
| Publishing |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Eddie Hatitye, Music In Africa Foundation director and member of the Foundation's Music Policy Committee, shares more on the ever-changing landscape of music publishing in South Africa... Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Media polymath appointed as the new CEO of Primedia Broadcasting... Read |
 | ISSUED BY KAYA 959 Kaya 959 took to the streets to find the best group of voices to perform on air for the first installment of the Spar Soul Inspired Choir Competition. After a two-week search, the Tembisa based choir, "Breath" walked away with the winning title... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Primedia has announced Clare O'Neil as the group's new COO. A highly experienced media, broadcasting and marketing specialist and thought leader, Clare is one of the most respected doyennes in the industry... Read |
| Research |
 | ISSUED BY BMI RESEARCH Agility, interconnected data and actionable research insights are the standards for effective marketing research. Done correctly, this guarantees clients a tactical competitive advantage over competitors... Read |
| Retail |
 | Amazon's first brick-and-mortar clothing store, Amazon Style, opened in Los Angeles this week... Read |
 | While SA lags the rest of the world in terms of social commerce adoption, Woolworths plans to leverage its social media dominance to take advantage of the growth of the social commerce sales channel... Read |
 | Coffee chain Starbucks is leaving Russia after 15 years, and will no longer have a brand presence in the country... Read |
| Social Media |
 | MARCELLE PIENAAR Nano-influencers were a key element in Eskort's latest campaign, The Real Hot Dogs of Mzansi award... Read |
| Sponsorship |
 | The number of new sponsorships in esports increased by more than 26% in 2021... Read |
| Streaming |
 | ISSUED BY SHOWMAX Showmax has just dropped the intense first trailer for the Showmax Original horror series, Pulse... Read |
| The One Club of Creativity |
 | EMILY STANDER Verizon chief creative officer Andrew McKechnie and R/GA Global chief creative officer Tiffany Rolfe focused on new creative worlds... Read |
 | The Lost Class propelled Leo Burnett Chicago to the top agency in the ADC 101st Annual Awards Global Creative Rankings 2022... Read |
| D&AD Awards |
 | ASHLEIGH BURTON Hear more about the kinds of PR campaigns that won at D&AD from judge Ashleigh Burton... Read |
 | South Africa was awarded four Wood Pencils and one Granite Pencil in the first of D&AD digital Award ceremonies... Read |
 | In the second of its two digital ceremonies, D&AD has announced three Black Pencil winners... Read |
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 | SHAN RADCLIFFE The African Legal Awards' Partner of the Year, Seun Timi-Koleolu has proven what can be achieved by believing in yourself and your convictions, despite not fitting the mould and by taking the path less travelled... Read |
 | The Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum recognise, honour and celebrate women entrepreneurs and business owners in Africa... Read |
 | PAP SAINE Gambia's government on Wednesday said it accepted a recommendation by a truth and reconciliation commission that exiled former president Yahya Jammeh be prosecuted for killings and other suspected crimes from his time in office... Read |
 | The latest technological advances in cloud and blockchain solutions are delivering seamless medical solutions to the continent... Read |
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 | DUMISANI MOYO Reflecting on the significance of Africa Day, we have accomplished much in terms of colonial liberation, but much work remains to be done... Read |
 | SA employers will be looking for new ways to keep staff happy as average wage increases over the next rolling 12-month period are only expected to reach 5.4%, which is below inflation... Read |
 | Grindrod Bank has clinched a R1.5bn takeover deal with African Bank, which will accelerate its entry into the South African business banking sector... Read |
 | The first legal cryptocurrency investment hub will be launched in Africa, despite the International Monetary Fund advising against it... Read |
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