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|  | | The first ever DStv Content Creator Awards took place on the weekend at the Galleria in Sandton...read |
|  | | The finalists of the tenth annual New Generation Awards have been announced with hundreds of South African brands being represented by agencies, corporates and individuals...read |
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 | KARABO LEDWABA Loeries head art director and illustrator Sinenhlanhla Chauke always aims to look at a creative problem with 99 different perspectives... Read |
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 | BRENDAN SEERY In the world of YouTube, TikTok and sundry other social media platforms, that old cliché, "Content is King" really resonates... Read |
 | Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission has implemented new rules on advertising for cryptocurrency companies as the industry faces more scrutiny... Read |
 | The winners of the 2022 Gerety Awards have been announced... Read |
 | ISSUED BY FCB JOBURG Debonairs Pizza, the leading quick-service restaurant in the pizza category, has recently launched its large Cram-Decker TVC. Read |
 | GARETH LECK, ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC According to a study done by IBM with more than 1,500 CEOs from 60 countries, what the world of business needs most is creativity. Yes, creativity... Read |
 | KHANYA SIJAJI We build our campaigns from insights and tailor them around topics that are true to a certain demographic - this is a form of celebration... Read |
 | ISSUED BY FCB JOBURG Over the years, FCB has seen a continuous cycle of employees that join the agency, leave, and eventually return home... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OGILVY SOUTH AFRICA Devika Bulchandani will be responsible for all aspects of the creative network's business across 131 offices in 93 countries and spanning its advertising, public relations, experience, consulting, and health units... Read |
 | OLIVER EKLUND Ads are coming to Netflix, perhaps even sooner than anticipated... Read |
 | JANI CRONJÉ AND JARED DE CANHA A recent advertising parody has caused quite a stir at the watering hole, and left consumers questioning whether Hippo.co.za may have been out of line... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY GREY AFRICA Who doesn't enjoy a crispy, juicy, tender piece of fried chicken, basically any time of the day?... Read |
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 | Astron Energy has unveiled a new look for its 850 service stations in South Africa... Read |
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 | Climate Story Lab ZA has called on Southern African creatives to act on the climate crisis... Read |
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 | The 9th edition of the Fak'ugesi Festival is a celebration of pan-African talent in the digital sphere... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HOORAH DIGITAL Distell, a global business which produces and markets a diverse portfolio of award-winning alcoholic brands has awarded Hoorah Digital as it's through-the-line agency of choice for the super-premium handcrafted vodka developed in New York, New York, Cruz Vodka... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY DMASA A panel of respected judges will review all Credentials Award entries, which will consist of the agency's written credentials document as well as the agency culture reel - within the various agency discipline types e.g. creative, digital, PR, media and design... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY MAIL & GUARDIAN The bold women featured on these pages are achieving successes for themselves and for all of us... Read |
 | ISSUED BY APO GROUP APO Group, the leading Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, will award one African journalist transport, accommodation and daily allowance to attend the Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town, South Africa from 7-11 November... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DMASA The deadline date for all entries for this year's Assegai Integrated Marketing Awards is set for Friday, 16 September 2022 close of business... Read |
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 | The KwaZulu Natal Film Commission (KZNFC) and the Gauteng Film Commission (GFC) have announced their inter-provincial partnership and collaboration... Read |
 | The 2023 New York Festivals TV and Film Awards competition is now accepting entries... Read |
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 | Following the success of the UK effort, which has recently concluded, Wesgro has selected the US as the next target market, with the United States ranking as the Western Cape's top export market in 2022... Read |
 | BIBI BURNESS, ISSUED BY BURNESSEO If you aren't using Google Business Profile to support your company's online presence, you are missing out on one of the most effective, helpful tools to help you stand out... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HELLOYES Business is built on relationships: That's the motivation behind #HelloYes expanding and opening offices in Ljubljana, Slovenia... Read |
 | ISSUED BY VERVE Proposition delivers supercharged strategy and innovation to help brands understand 'the future of...' ... Read |
 | IZAK VAN DER WALT Brands need to build emotional connections with the savvy consumers of the sports they sponsor... Read |
 | Warc has released The Future of Strategy 2022 report, a study based on a worldwide survey with more than 700 client and agency-side strategists... Read |
 | Entries for the 2022 Pendoring Awards have been opened and preparations have been made to celebrate and honour the use of South Africa's indigenous languages across the creative spectrum... Read |
 | DE WET BISSCHOFF, ISSUED BY STONE It is early afternoon midweek. Two years ago, many of us would either have been in a meeting room, behind our desks, in a car travelling to see a client or onsite dealing with a problem... Read |
 | ISSUED BY NAHANA COMMUNICATIONS GROUP At this year's Most Awards, media professionals congregated for a night of glitz and glam to celebrate and recognise esteemed media professionals, owners and agencies who have delivered excellence in terms of service delivery, knowledge and innovation... Read |
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 | The Epica Awards' 2022 'Open For Entries' campaign has a strong focus on the unique format of the competition's press jury... Read |
 | The winners of the 13th Most Awards were announced during a hybrid awards ceremony on 8 September 2022... Read |
 | LAURA CLANCY When Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne in 1952, Britain was just seven years out of the second world war... Read |
| Media Freedom |
 | ANTON HARBER Former president Jacob Zuma is taking a reporter to court in what could affect journalists' rights... Read |
| Mobile |
 | ISSUED BY CARRY1ST Huawei, in partnership with Carry1st, is excited to announce the availability of Huawei Points in South Africa on the Carry1st Shop... Read |
| Online Media |
 | ISSUED BY YFM 99.2 Y delivers On Road, a visual content experience of Jozi street culture through the eyes of Owen Miller... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY APO GROUP Liquid Networks, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, today announced the launch of its Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) secure offering to its customers... Read |
 | SAMANTHA HOGG Worldwide, businesses are investing millions of dollars in social media, considering it the ultimate form of brand promotion... Read |
 | NICOLAS POMPIGNE-MOGNARD, ISSUED BY APO GROUP The most crucial factor in any efficient pan-African PR strategy is the consideration of language... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY TPDC PDC offers a range of Printronix Line and Serial Impact Dot-Matrix printers which will support your heavy duty non-stop, high-volume printing requirements to your low-volume page at a time of print demands... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY HOT 102.7FM Hot 102.7FM has made its mark on the local industry with 13 nominations in the 2022 SA Radio Awards, a little over a year after going live as Johannesburg's newest commercial radio station... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING The Kitchen of Oz claimed the win to resounding applause of a live audience at Montecasino. Listeners also called in to show their support, talking about how much they enjoyed the taste and the experience of the three finalists' burgers... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JACARANDA FM Jacaranda FM feature in 11 categories at SA Radio's most prestigious awards... Read |
 | ISSUED BY EAST COAST RADIO KZN's No.1 Hit Music Station is up for the coveted 'Station of the Year' accolade at the 2022 Radio Awards... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OFM RADIO OFM is a proud to announce that it is the official media partner of the Nampo Alfa Livestock, Hunting and Outdoor Expo... Read |
 | ISSUED BY EAST COAST RADIO The votes are in and East Coast Radio is officially the station with the Most (est)... Read |
 | Radio broadcasting has changed and today radio needs to be mobile. the 5FM Heritage Tour is a case in point... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ALGOA FM Spring 2022 has arrived, and with it, Algoa FM is refreshing its on-air presence with a combination of newcomers to the station, as well as some well-known voices in new time-slots... Read |
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 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG The Crazy Store aims to have 500 stores in southern Africa by the end of 2023... Read |
 | The nationwide campaign titled 'What's in our Food?' urges consumers to question what hidden ingredients can be found in pre-packaged foods and calls for bold front-of-package warning labels... Read |
| Social Media |
 | Micro-influencers are reportedly seeing the highest engagement on their posts in 2022... Read |
 | PIETER GROENEWALD A recent survey conducted by Sortlist revealed that South Africa ranks fourth globally when it comes to the amount of time people spend online every day... Read |
 | TikTok has partnered with public Wi-Fi company, ThinkWiFi, to pilot 50 free WiFi hotspots spread across Soweto, Gugulethu, Khayelitsha as well as Bushbuckridge... Read |
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 | Cape Town TV, known as CTV has announced that it will now be available on the digital terrestrial transmission (DTT) network in the greater Cape Town region and beyond... Read |
 | ISSUED BY FOX NETWORKS GROUP National Geographic and National Geographic Wild to take viewers further this spring and summer, with premieres of several premium productions... Read |
| Youth Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY STUDENT VILLAGE Remember when you were a kid and you managed to get your hands on a lucky packet? Who can forget that feeling of sweet anticipation as you ripped the pack open to discover the treasures inside... Read |
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 | EMILY STANDER This week, we caught up with the dynamic and newly appointed chief experience officer at VMLY&R South Africa, Imran Patel... Read |
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 | Five finalists from Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa and Zimbabwe have been shortlisted for this year's Äänit Prize... Read |
 | AIDAN LEWIS African ministers meeting in Cairo two months ahead of the COP27 climate summit have called for a sharp expansion of climate financing... Read |
 | Seedstars Africa Ventures has appointed Bruce Nsereko-Lule as a general partner based in Nairobi... Read |
 | Startups from South Africa include Agrikool, CreditAIs, Mapha, Rekisa and Technovera... Read |
 | Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEP) have been extended for another six months and additional internal changes have been made to South Africa's visa processing system... Read |
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 | Trace levels of asbestos were detected in test samples from a batch of pharmaceutical-grade talc powder used as raw material in the production of finished powder products... Read |
 | Russian ambassador confirms attendance of Putin at G-20 summit... Read |
 | The Association of Commonwealth Universities has sent its deepest condolences to the Royal Family on the passing of Her Majesty The Queen, who was a patron of the association for almost 40 years... Read |
 | BRYAN TURNER Over the past few months, there has been growing discontent with ESG-based investing. The criticism comes from multiple quarters too... Read |
 | Eskom announced on Tuesday, 6 September, that Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from 4pm to 10pm tonight... Read |
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 | APMP SA Conference - Indaba - 13 Sep 2022 , Johannesburg
APMP SA's Annual Conference is Africa's largest in-person conference for bid, proposal, tender, capture/sales, business development and graphics professionals More info >> |
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This webinar will reveal our survey results on SA consumers, their fears and drivers of happiness/unhappiness. We'll unpack hybrid retail, service delivery, employee engagement and customer loyalty. More info >> |
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 | Accenture 10th Gender Mainstreaming Awards - 6 Oct 2022 , Gauteng and Nairobi
The 10th Gender Mainstreaming Awards, an initiative of Business Engage to recognise corporates and individuals that work towards more meaningful representation of women in the mainstream of business in Africa More info >> |
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