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 | BRENDAN SEERY Brand history: How Santam grew to providing cover for everything... Read |
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| |  | SHAN RADCLIFFE Francis T Mayebe, candidate attorney at Baker McKenzie Johannesburg, reminds youth not to underestimate themselves - in them lies the power to change our society for the better... Read |  | KATJA HAMILTON Ting Tang Tea blends are made from the finest, premium and natural ingredients and contain no chemicals or preservatives. The range promotes wellness. Here Zanda Isaacs shares her development journey in business and prospects for Ting Tang Teas... Read |  | IMRAN SALIE Recently a South African, Leah Molatseli was honoured by the American Bar Association for her contribution and influence in the legal tech industry... Read |
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| Loeries |
 | The Loeries' deadline for entries has been extended for the final time to 30 June 2022... Read |
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| Advertising |
 | ISSUED BY DUKE Duke Group is excited to announce the promotion of Suhana Gordhan from executive creative director (ECD) of Duke Advertising, to chief creative officer (CCO) of the group... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GREY AFRICA Grey Africa Advertising promoted Tilesh Bhaga to creative director CD of digital and innovation. Bhaga will officially commence his role on 13 June 2022. Read |
 | ISSUED BY M&C SAATCHI ABEL As we approach the half-year mark for 2022, M&C Saatchi Group South Africa continues to highlight the smarts held in the Group with leaderships from across the its six agencies lending their insights and expertise to an array of awards taking place in South Africa and abroad... Read |
 | Three South African agencies, Ogilvy, Rapt Creative and VMLY&R, have been shortlisted in the 2022 Gerety Awards' global shortlist... Read |
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| Branding |
 | Pat on Brands has announced the winners of the Top 16 Youth-Owned Brand Awards... Read |
| Cannes Lions |
 | Nkanyezi Masango addresses cultural appropriation at Cannes 2022... Read |
 | ACT Responsible is back with the 20th Great Ads for Good Exhibition at the Cannes Lions... Read |
 | A suit, a creative, and their clients walk into the Palais. What happens next will astound you... Read |
 | The Odd Number, FCB, Grey, Joe Public VMLY&R and Ogilvy are in the first five Cannes Lions shortlists... Read |
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 | The Craft Lion category shortlists have been announced with nine entries listed from VMLY&R, Joe Public and Darling Films... Read |
| CRM, CX, UX |
 | ISSUED BY WOODFORD GROUP At Hellopeter, we love shining the spotlight on local businesses that put in the work and are reaping the rewards. We share a recent customer success story of how Woodford Car Hire got to ranking in that sought-after #1 spot in the car rentals industry on Hellopeter... Read |
 | FNB's eBucks Rewards has been awarded for the Best Use of Technology and named the Regional Champion of the Year for Middle East and Africa, at the 2022 International Loyalty Awards ceremony held in London... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY HARPIC Harpic is investing in rebuilding and restoring community toilets, to keep South African women safer. Read |
 | ANUSHA NAICKER, ISSUED BY BRANDFUSION International Youth Foundation country director Anusha Naicker commemorates Youth Day... Read |
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| Design |
 | Celebrating the designers and businesses that are reimagining the future of the industry, Decorex Cape Town made its come-back this year... Read |
 | CHELSEA DU PLESSIS Chelsea du Plessis gives her dos and don'ts to building a bang-on digital strategy... Read |
| Digital |
 | ISSUED BY DIGITAL KUNGFU Digital TV Shows break through the clutter and noise of social media... Read |
 | ISSUED BY INCUBETA Leading digital marketing group, Incubeta has announced its acquisition of Dubai-based integrated digital marketing agency Bruce Clay MENA, specialists in search, social and creative... Read |
 | CRAIG HANNABUS, ISSUED BY ROGERWILCO The metaverse is seen as a new digital realm, a shared interactive, immersive augmented reality that combines virtual worlds, blockchain, AR, and VR. The concept has been around in science fiction for decades but was popularised during the Covid-19 pandemic. The metaverse seems like the perfect solution to a problem - that of connection... Read |
 | FRANCOIS JOOSTE The requirement for SQL skills is growing among digital agencies in anticipation of the shift away from third-party cookies... Read |
 | JOHAN WALTERS In the first of two articles, Johan Walters shares highlights from the recent Augmented World Expo... Read |
 | JOHAN WALTERS In the second of two articles, Johan Walters shares highlights from the recent Augmented World Expo... Read |
 | TIFFANY MARKMAN What can you do to avoid #Zoomurdering your innocent online audiences?... Read |
 | Online platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and TikTok will be required to register and open offices in Nigeria... Read |
 | Sol Beer, together with its partner agency, Rapt Creative, has conceptualised a new digital campaign... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | ISSUED BY OVERALL EVENTS & COMMUNICATION Overall Events & Communication in partnership with Samantha Barnard Consulting have launched a series of virtual training sessions starting in June 2022 and invite you to attend!.. Read |
| Magazines |
 | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA The bumper edition of Standard Bank Top Women Leaders is out! In its 17th year it is bigger, better, braver than ever!.. Read |
| Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY CLOCKWORK Clockwork will lead digital content creation and production
across the Peroni Nastro Azzurro portfolio... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DIGITAL KUNGFU Winner of Africa's Best Tech Startup award eyes next phase of exponential growth... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DIGITAL KUNGFU Digital TV shows get the attention of customers around the world... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JNPR A shared love for online shopping and social media has revolutionised digital commerce. (It's also made the hustle that much easier). Enter chat commerce... Read |
 | SAIRA ABRAHAMS The local influencer marketing landscape has transformed significantly from the early days of simple product mentions and celebrity endorsements... Read |
 | HEINRICH SWANEPOEL Most individuals turn to the people they know and trust when they are looking for advice on products and services... Read |
 | The 2022 Marketing Achievement Awards' (MAA) have announced its Rising Star of the Year Award's top five finalists... Read |
| Media |
 | The Association of Independent Publishers has served legal papers to the MDDA and CCSA... Read |
| Media Freedom |
 | NYASHA CHINGONO AND NELSON BANYA A Zimbabwean freelance reporter working for the New York Times was on Tuesday convicted and fined after he was accused of obtaining fake accreditation documents for two of the US newspaper's journalists on a visit, his lawyer said... Read |
| Online Media |
 | European online retail giant Zalando has acquired a majority stake in fashion and lifestyle media brand Highsnobiety, as the companies look to benefit from the combined power of content and commerce... Read |
| OOH |
 | ISSUED BY MAMELA MEDIA Trust: "The firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something."... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | VIKASH GAJJAR For those of us in the communications industry, the last two years have been a reminder that almost all problems are behavioural problems in disguise... Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY OFM RADIO While sales of the OFM # BakkieArm sleeve steadily progressing for the benefit of the Agri Securitas Trust Fund, The Sound of Your Life also had listeners entertained on the morning of 15 June 2022, with the release of an original song in celebration of the # BakkieArm... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JACARANDA FM On 15 June 2022, Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels celebrated Youth Day with a special exhibition match at Discovery Soccer Park - Sandton... Read |
| Research |
 | ISSUED BY EUROMONITOR INTERNATIONAL The rapidly growing and young population in sub-Saharan Africa continues to see the unlocking of its unmet potential, making the region an exciting opportunity for innovations, entrepreneurs and investors... Read |
 | Personal, economic and environmental fragility experienced during the global pandemic has created a shift from concern to active caretaking, and a desire to take action to keep ourselves, our food, our communities and the planet secure... Read |
 | The new State of the African Consumer report examines current consumer sentiment on the continent, including concerns around inflation, supply chain disruptions and geo-political risks... Read |
| Retail |
 | According to Business Insider, Amazon is planning to launch a marketplace in South Africa... Read |
 | Ninety-year-old cosmetics giant Revlon has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing liquidity constraints brought on by continued global challenges, including supply chain disruption and rising inflation, as well as obligations to lenders... Read |
 | One can rely on Nando's to inject some humour into the South African experience, and its latest retail campaign brings a bright side to the country's power supply crisis... Read |
| Social Media |
 | The World Health Organisation (WHO) topped a list of 50 organisations as the most influential UN-recognised body on Twitter... Read |
 | YouTube has announced that applications for its Black Voices Fund (BVF) Class of 2023 are now available... Read |
| Streaming |
 | ISSUED BY EMEDIA A bunch of musicians are forced to rob a bank during the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival in an effort to save their nightclub. Will the 'prodigal son' be able to pull off the heist of the year and save his family?... Read |
| The One Club of Creativity |
 | The One Club for Creativity is the first industry awards show to also mint NFTs exclusively for Special Awards winners... Read |
| Youth Marketing |
 | SEAN CAVÉ, ISSUED BY BRANDFUNDI The youth (up to 25 years old) are driving change for brand communications globally, and the pace is picking up... Read |
| Africa |
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 | TANIA BROUGHTON Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans living in South Africa may find themselves undocumented on 1 January 2023. The Helen Suzman Foundation is trying to stop this... Read |
 | BATE FELIX, JOE BAVIER AND EDMUND BLAIR Mauritius Commercial Bank focuses on structured finance in the upstream and downstream oil and gas industry and the oil trade, and is looking to expand into renewables and mining... Read |
 | Oneal Bhambani is named Flutterwave's new chief financial officer... Read |
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 | ANAIT MIRIDZHANIAN Gwede Mantashe on Wednesday, 15 June, said the country should consider importing crude oil from Russia as part of efforts to curb rising fuel prices... Read |
 | Chief economist at Econometrix Azar Jammine says the R7bn is a drop in the ocean when compared to government's total debts of R4tn... Read |
 | Businesses should prepare for a rise in civil unrest incidents as the cost-of-living crisis follows hard on the heels of the Covid pandemic, according to insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty... Read |
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