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 | DANETTE BREITENBACH This year the Loeries will again be live in Cape Town this year, but at a different venue...read |
|  | EMILY STANDER Ciarán Mckivergan, CEO and head of digital at 8909, holds a major passion for bringing excellent marketing to the forefront...read |
|  | DANETTE BREITENBACH Going to space is how Fran Luckin, chief creative officer of Grey South Africa, describes the advertising industry...read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY DIGITAL KUNGFU Dominant South African entrepreneur and podcaster, Matt Brown, moves to the USA... Read |  | Kevin Britz and Craig Page-Lee look at strategic resilience as leadership through present turbulence... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY OLIVER Being acknowledged with this trifactor is an incredible achievement for Oliver both globally and locally. Oliver is the world's only company to exclusively design, build and run in-house agencies for brands... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC UNITED Meet Jamie, a 31-year-old musician from Soweto, who loves music, travel, anime, good times, and good vibes. Playing himself, he appears in Chicken Licken's latest Love Me Tender Burger TV ad as someone looking for love... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HOWARD AUDIO Some of our favourite music briefs are where inspiration from the visual images are essential. And what inspiration we had for the latest Nedbank Private Wealth campaign... Read |
 | ISSUED BY EBONY+IVORY Ebony+Ivory, an agency which delivers campaigns for brands across South Africa and other markets that includes the UK, China, India, and Europe has invested in growth of advertising and media companies and professionals based in the Western Cape, as it launches a new office in the region... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISING The ACA and Effie Awards South Africa is calling on South African agencies, clients, media partners and start-ups to submit their Effie Awards entries before the last-minute entry deadline on Wednesday, 15 June... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Save Early: Orchid for telling youth best of life must happen sooner rather than later... Read |
 | The WeBuyCars campaign with Schalk Bezuidenhout has bought the inimitable South African humour to buying and selling cars... Read |
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 | News24's refreshed brand positioning introduces the people behind the stories... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY SIGMA CONNECTED Business outsourcing provider Sigma Connected and its senior directors have made a significant donation to the historic KFM and LottoStar radiothon which has raised South Africa's largest amount of money ever in a 12-hour period... Read |
| Design |
 | Pentawards has announced its first-ever in-person Pentawards Festival... Read |
 | Decorex Africa has launched an all-new Summit in Cape Town and Johannesburg with Asus as a partner... Read |
| Digital |
 | LAURETTE COETZEE, ISSUED BY AFRIGIS We may not realise how using apps like Waze, Google Maps, and Maps in our everyday lives is having a profound impact on the way we do business and changing the way we interact with our favourite brands... Read |
 | ISSUED BY EBONY+IVORY There has been a lot of talk about the metaverse, however, as a concept, it is not fully formed yet and the question remains, what impact will it truly have?.. Read |
 | When is Father's Day? was the top searched for topic in May by South Africans Read |
 | PIETER GROENEWALD Recent years have seen the progression of influencer marketing from a tactical element to an essential part of a strategy... Read |
 | In honour of Pride Month 2022, Converse has released its seventh campaign celebrating Pride... Read |
 | Metropolitan GetUp has recently commissioned the Youth Content Collective (YCC) to produce a series of digital assets... Read |
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| Education |
 | ISSUED BY HELM A multilingual bot steps up to bridge the gap and secures a Smarties Award in the process... Read |
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 | EARLE HOLMES, ISSUED BY AFDA Afda third-year students from our Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Gqeberha campuses promise to offer audiences an eye-popping and mind-boggling experience at the annual Afda Experimental Festival... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA The deadline for entries to the 25th Annual Basa Awards, partnered by Hollard has been extended to 20 June 2022... Read |
 | ISSUED BY NAHANA COMMUNICATIONS GROUP This year's edition of the Disability Career Expo attracted 1,300 learners with disabilities, as well as educators, entrepreneurs, corporate organisations and NGOs... Read |
 | The 10th edition of the All Africa Business Leaders Awards, held in partnership with CNBC Africa at the Sun City Superbowl on Friday, 3 June, saw business leaders and visionaries come together for the first time since 2019 to celebrate Africa's most influential personalities... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | EARLE HOLMES, ISSUED BY AFDA The Afda Cape Town 2021 honours graduation film, Where is Mr Adams? is having a fantastic run on the national and international film festival circuit... Read |
| Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY ADCLICK AFRICA All businesses and organisations should consider how they can integrate video content into their overall marketing strategy... Read |
 | ISSUED BY METRIXLAB Appoints Nanzala Mwaura managing director and Rentia Kraucamp as research director... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ASANTE SOLUTIONS Guided by the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Corporate Relations, Asante Solutions was part of the team tasked with capturing and telling authentic African stories of proud and celebratory moments during the 2022 University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) graduation ceremony... Read |
 | InMobi has announced an expansion of its partnership with Microsoft Advertising... Read |
 | The Marketing Research Foundation recently presented the latest Marketing All Product Survey to its subscribers and the media... Read |
 | The final three shortlists for the Warc Awards for Effectiveness have been announced... Read |
| Media |
 | ISSUED BY DUKE The Duke Group has partnered with Omnicom Media Group South Africa to launch Fame - an independent, locally owned, specialist media agency... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ADVERTISING MEDIA FORUM At the end of 2021 you would have noted many 'trends' pieces making their way online from various perspectives in the marketing, media and advertising world... Read |
 | CANDY DEMPERS, ISSUED BY MEDIAHEADS 360 The latest addition to the MediaHeads 360 team is testament to the Level 1 BEE media specialist agency's continued growth... Read |
 | During Adspace24's recent webinar, We have great news, Flux Trends partner Bronwyn Williams looked at the importance of trust in society... Read |
 | MultiChoice is launching an incubator programme that aims to unlock the next generation of digital video content creators... Read |
 | The Association of Independent Publishers says it plans to take legal action against the Media Diversity and Development Agency... Read |
 | Media24 has won Best in Africa in the Best in Show at the International News Media Association's 2022 Global Media Awards... Read |
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 | Icasa has announced that its chairperson Dr Keabetswe Modimoeng has resigned... Read |
 | The telecoms segment of Mr Price has exceeded R1bn in revenue for the first time... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR Nelson Mandela once famously said that "There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." Cut to 2022: at least one child is reported as missing every five hours in South Africa, with child kidnapping, abductions and human trafficking rising each day... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | MIRANDA LUSIBA For any young public relations (PR) hopefuls out there, it is important to be open to learning everything, says Miranda Lusiba... Read |
 | ISSUED BY NAHANA COMMUNICATIONS GROUP Toyota continues its winning streak on the continent with a stellar performance at the 2022 Car of the Year awards that included the overall Car of the Year trophy and four of the nine categories... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GRAPEVINE COMMUNICATIONS Grapevine Communications has been appointed by Johannesburg based fintech company, Bitventure, a provider of state-of-the-art real-time automated verification and payment solutions. Read |
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 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Jonathan Procter, the CEO of Primedia, has paid homage to John Berks, on behalf of the group. This after the veteran broadcaster passed away on Saturday 4 June, at the age of 80, after a long illness... Read |
 | ISSUED BY EAST COAST RADIO As the needs of the East Coast Radio (ECR) audience constantly change and evolves, so too does the product that the station brings to its listeners... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ALGOA FM Aspirant radio announcers and DJs will be given a taste of being on air through a virtual Algoa FM "takeover" on Youth Day, 16 June... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OFM RADIO What started with 'Word of the Week' is now Central South Africa's latest fashion trend, all for a good cause... Read |
| Recruitment |
 | ISSUED BY DIGITAL KUNGFU South African tech enabler gets the attention of global acquirer... Read |
| Research |
 | ISSUED BY VERVE Verve, the experts in culture, communities and smart digital insight, have appointed Dr Adele James to the role of behavioural scientist as the company continues to expand its strategic insight offer... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TALKWALKER Talkwalker and Hootsuite's 'Brand Love 2022' report leverages consumer data to rank the world's most loved brands by consumers... Read |
 | Salesforce has released the fifth edition of its State of the Connected Customer report, which unpacks insights on the new digital-first customer engagement landscape... Read |
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| Retail |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG As businesses seek to build upon the online retail momentum generated over the last few years, what are the management shifts necessary to enable a culture of excellence that drives D2C e-commerce success? Read |
 | Cosmetics giant Revlon is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after struggling for years with too much debt, stiff competition in the cosmetics business and more recent inflation and supply-chain pressures... Read |
 | This month H&M's launched its My chosen family campaign in support of the LGBTQIA+ community and Pride... Read |
| Behind the Selfie |
 | EMILY STANDER We spoke with Mark Stecker, CEO and cofounder of digital agency Firewater... Read |
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 | ANDREW MACASKILL London courts will hear two last-minute legal challenges to block the British government's policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda before the first removal flight scheduled to leave on Tuesday... Read |
 | QUARRAISHA ABDOOL KARIM, PHD Africa has the scientific leadership and intellectual capital to develop new technologies and interventions to tackle global health challenges, including Covid-19... Read |
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 | Once the Employment Equity Act (EEA) Amendment Bill has been signed into law, Chapter 2 will immediately be activated as the criteria by which companies will deemed to be compliant... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON "Poverty, unemployment and under-development cast a heavy cloud, and are preventing millions of people from leading lives of dignity" - Cyril Ramaphosa, The Presidency Budget Vote 2022... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON Discovery Vitality chief executive officer Dinesh Govender commiserates with the staff, passengers and partners of Comair which has officially gone under... Read |
 | The South African flu season is upon us, and it needs to be taken seriously... Read |
 | Ismail Momoniat is National Treasury's new director general... Read |
 | Lifting the lid on continent's $70bn trade opportunity... Read |
 | The Department of Justice and Correctional Services has confirmed the arrest of alleged state capture masterminds Rajesh and Atul Gupta at Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)... Read |
 | Boris Johnson wins vote but suffers large Tory rebellion... Read |
 | The South African Car of the Year (Coty) competition has unveiled the winners of its 2022 contest... Read |
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 | Black Billboard Owners Association, founded in May 2019 consists of 28 Black Billboard owners who have been vetted and worked together to form a united voice. |
 | Carry1st is the leading publisher of social games and interactive content across Africa. The company has released such games as Mine Rescue and SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off, and launched a proprietary payments and online marketplace to better monetize content in the region. The company is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Google, Riot Games, Konvoy Ventures, Avenir, Raine Ventures, Akatsuki, and TTV Capital. |
 | Wingu Academy, a leader in online education, offers accredited British International and CAPS curricula - unleashing student potential by focusing on developing skills which are crucial for the future of work. |
 | Alefbet Holdings is a Global Business Services powerhouse to a blue-chip base of clients operating in South Africa and across the globe, including collections, accounts receivables, education and training and customer service. |
 | The Future Fit Academy helps individuals, teams, leaders and organisations to master the skills, knowledge and behaviours to remain relevant and be effective in an ever-changing world of work. |
 | Shapiro Shaik Defries & Associates (SSDA) is a world-class collections and recoveries business serving financial services and telecommunication providers, retailers, utilities, government institutions and healthcare providers. |
 | SA Business School is a SETA-accredited training provider focused on management development, learnerships and bespoke training development and delivery. All training courses are delivered by distinguished faculty/subject-matter experts. |
 | The Impact Sourcing Institute is a fully integrated service focused on upskilling and creating opportunities for society's most vulnerable individuals, specifically for disabled learners from previously disadvantaged backgrounds. |
 | iContact BPO is a leading customer service GBS provider serving predominantly international markets, specialising in customer service and CX, outsourced back-office and technical support solutions, sales and accounts receivables. |
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 | Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced lecturer: visual communication design (illustration and drawing) (Ref. LSW18/151/0522). Applications close 11 July 2022. Read more >> |
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