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 | ISSUED BY SHERBET YOUTH AGENCY South Africa's leading natural energy brand, McNab's, has found a new home at Sherbet Agency... Read |
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 | Fashion and lifestyle retail group TFG is investing 25% more in advertising spend to ensure customers are aware of its Black Friday deals this year... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY The last-minute decision by the authorities in Qatar to ban the sale of alcohol in stadiums for the Fifa World Cup 2024 came as a shock to many... Read |
 | Produced by creative agency Talent, the spots feature multiple funny stories of passengers enraged by the fares they are quoted... Read |
 | Inauthenticity will drive a wedge between brands and the Gen Z population and because of this new generation's growing influence, they can affect other groups opinions as well... Read |
 | As Tab retires from the shelves after nearly 60 years in the market, The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) has launched a new campaign to get consumers to purchase Coca-Cola No Sugar No Caffeine as their go-to cola... Read |
 | Over the past few days, a unique jury of editors and senior reporters has watched and analysed over 3,000 pieces of work... Read |
 | Scopen has presented the main results of the Sustainability Report in Latam at the Latin American Creative Economy Summit +CTG. This report, focusing on developing markets, highlights insights likely reflective of South Africa's future viewpoints... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TWIGA COMMUNICATIONS Travel is back on the agenda for many, and this is good news for advertisers looking to attract customers at airports and keep them engaged... Read |
 | Hippocampus and Old Friends Young Talent (OFYT) have announced they will merge, as OFYT effective 1 March 2023... Read |
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 | MELISSA MORRIS Videotape, escalator, trampoline, laundromat. What do all of these words have in common? They were all once legally protectable trade marks which, due to the way in which they were used, have lost their distinctiveness and since become 'generic'... Read |
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 | KABELO NGWANE Despite tough economic conditions, South African retailers are preparing to cash in on the busiest day of the year for retail sales - Black Friday. However, retailers may need to take a more pragmatic approach... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DEMOGRAPHICA Having pioneered the use of business anthropology in B2B marketing strategy and creative for over a decade, specialist B2B marketing agency, Demographica, has now spun off its business anthropology division into a standalone entity called Labyrinth Behaviour Collective (LABS)... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY JUST DESIGN In the world of luxury spirits, creating a sense of status and scarcity are the secrets to success... Read |
 | Birkenstock is launching its first locally-inspired summer campaign, blending German heritage with South African flair... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY SOCIAL PLACES Introducing Briefing Journeys by Social Places: Our brand-new briefing workflow tool forms part of the My Hub suite... Read |
 | Mattel has launched its own non-fungible tokens (NFT) marketplace on Mattel Creations as the toy and entertainment giant aims to expand its digital collectibles business... Read |
 | ISSUED BY WAVEMAKER Wavemaker has always been a company that embraces and drives data-centric solutions... Read |
 | SA's team of competitors comprised 240 young professionals and students aged between 16 and 35 who are skilled in robotic process automation and more... Read |
 | PHILASANDE SOKHELA For the uninitiated digital marketing may seem like a money pit that brands pour money into without seeing a return on investment... Read |
 | Research from global cloud communications platform Infobip has reported that chat networks such as WhatsApp are becoming important channels for customer communications, proving the growing importance of conversational experiences... Read |
 | BCX has announced the winners of the Digital Innovation Awards 2022 at the Sunday Times Top 100 award ceremony in Johannesburg on 24 November. The fourth annual Digital Innovation Awards has revealed great ingenuity from the South African SMEs, corporate, and enterprise sectors. From 42 entries, six finalists were selected across various categories. Read |
 | BRENT HAUMANN After Covid-19, businesses expected 2022 to be the year when they returned to normalcy. It's turned out to be anything but... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DIGITAL SCHOOL OF MARKETING There is no such thing as traditional marketing anymore. 'Marketing' has become synonymous with 'digital marketing'. There's no two ways about it... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING The 26th instalment of the Virgin Active 947 Ride Joburg cycle challenge took place on Sunday, 20 November 2022. The 947 duo of Msizi James, host of the Msizi James on 947 Show, and Matt Flax, the 947 Drive with Thando co-host, participated in the 35km and 97km race, respectively... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | The Durban International Film Festival (Diff) is inviting filmmakers to submit their feature films, documentaries, and shorts for the 44th edition... Read |
 | ISSUED BY EDUVOS Eduvos alum, Bianca Lee Burgess, is making waves in the visual effects industry. The former graphic design student is working for a Canadian-based production company... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SUNSHINE CINEMA Leading South African media organisation Sunshine Cinema together with UCT's Centre for Film and Media Studies will once again offer an online professional development course on Film Impact Screening Facilitation from June 2023... Read |
| Marketing |
 | NIAMH NICLIAM Businesses across South Africa are sitting down to fine-tune their 2023 budgets and many marketing leaders will be looking to do more with less... Read |
 | KELENEHA-MOHATO MOLEFE With spending on internet advertising reaching R12.1bn in 2021 and commanding nearly a third of South Africa's overall ad spending, digital is a major part of the mix for nearly every brand during this crucial shopping season... Read |
 | ISSUED BY VEGA SCHOOL South Africa has some of the most talented young creatives, who annually compete for a host of awards and accolades in their respective fields of expertise... Read |
 | TANYA PATO Its time to update your marketing to the latest version... Read |
 | KARABO LEDWABA Bizcommunity caught up with Grant Macpherson the new chief marketing officer for KFC Africa... Read |
| Media |
 | Human rights advocate Angella Summer Namubiru has been voted by the African public as African Social Star at the 2022 People's Choice Awards... Read |
 | Two South African broadcast journalists Shahan Ramkissoon and Tanya Nefdt have launched an online multimedia news platform that specialises in positive news... Read |
| Mobile |
 | According to a recent survey, 85% of South Africans aged between 18 to 36 are planning to shop the Black Friday sales from their phones... Read |
 | At the same time, the group continued to manage the transition from legacy fixed voice and copper-based services to newer technologies... Read |
| Newspapers |
 | ISSUED BY SPARK MEDIA Statistics show that when it comes to reaching consumers across South Africa, the local media segment outshines daily, weekly and weekend newspapers... Read |
| OOH |
 | Innovocean recently launched an 'anamorphic programmatic' digital out-of-home campaign at the V&A Waterfront for Remax of Southern Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TWIGA COMMUNICATIONS Insurance provider Hollard has launched a boldly creative OOH campaign while taking on a social purpose mission in partnership with billboard industry leaders Outdoor Network and Street Network (part of the Provantage Group)... Read |
 | ISSUED BY KENA OUTDOOR Entrepreneurship is a big part of South Africa's business culture. Taking a dream or vision and turning it into a reality, into a product or a service of value to the public requires boldness.... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY ORNICO Ornico boasts the launch of the South African PR Landscape Report in proud collaboration with Dr. Tersia Landsberg Boshoff (PhD) on Thursday, 24 November 2022... Read |
 | A survey has been sent out to better understand diversity and inclusion in the PR and communications industry... Read |
| Radio |
 | MARTIN MYERS Ebrahiem "The Inglisman" Inglis is not only a radio presenter, but also a singer/songwriter and music producer... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SMILE 90.4FM It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. The tree is up, the lights have been switched on, but where is the Christmas music?... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Primedia Broadcasting has bagged ten wins across multiple categories at this year's Radio Awards, held in Parktown, Johannesburg on Saturday night... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ALGOA FM Tourism to the Eastern Cape and Garden Route will be given a boost by a season-long 'Feel Good Summer' celebration on Algoa FM... Read |
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 | Millennials and Gen Zs are prepared to pay a premium for health products, however they are sceptical when it comes to health food labels from brands that claim to be healthier alternatives... Read |
 | ISSUED BY VERVE Verve, the experts in culture communities and smart digital insight, have invested in two further global centres - Brighton on the south coast in the UK and another in Canada's largest city, Toronto... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRANDMAPP While it's been a year free from pandemic disruption, 2022 hasn't really delivered any relief from worries and stresses, but is there any light at the end of the tunnel?... Read |
| Retail |
 | Clicks Group is set to fully acquire Sorbet Holdings, owners of the national chain of Sorbet beauty salons, for R105m. The deal marks Clicks Group's first foray into owning a franchise chain... Read |
 | Walmart has concluded the R6.4bn deal to secure full ownership of African retail giant Massmart... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Black Friday has grown into one of the most important events on the South African retail calendar. Here are some of the plans companies have announced for Black Friday weekend (and beyond) this year... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HEINEKEN SOUTH AFRICA Heineken Green Seeds Entrepreneur programme culminated in an Entrepreneur Day event... Read |
| Social Media |
 | PIERRE CASSUTO One of the world's biggest celebrity influencer Kim Kardashian was penalised by the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) for inadequately informing her millions of followers that a post she made promoting cryptocurrency was an ad... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TECHSYS DIGITAL Can't wait for Black Friday to shop the hottest deals around? Now you don't have to. Tiktok lovers, listen up! Techsys Digital have designed a shoppable Black Friday TikTok filter which reveals Takealot's best Blue Dot sale items, wrapped in blue and white wrapping... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY EMEDIA A remarkable journey of success is unfolding as the eMedia Group releases positive and very satisfactory half year results, despite the tough economic climate... Read |
| Youth Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY TFG (THE FOSCHINI GROUP) TFG's (The Foschini Group) leading youth brand, The Fix held one of the most necessary and needed conversations on mental health... Read |
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 | EMILY STANDER This week, we caught up with the digital marketing and content coordinator for Burger King South Africa, Mellissa Smith... Read |
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 | Having started in South Africa in 2021, the MultiChoice Africa Accelerator is expanding to Ivory Coast, Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Angola and Ethiopia... Read |
 | MACDONALD DZIRUTWE Mota-Engil is partnering with China Communication & Construction Corporation and China Road & Bridge Corporation in the bid... Read |
 | TOMMY WILKES The National Building Inspectorate found in 2018 that the majority of buildings it had audited were unsafe... Read |
 | NYASHA CHINGONO Zimbabwe has suffered acute power shortages for several years as successive droughts have resulted in poor inflows into the Kariba Dam... Read |
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 | Most companies expressed optimism about social investments over the next two years, with 60% predicting there would be an increase in resources... Read |
 | TANGO MATOTI In the face of the hybrid work challenge, there's immense opportunity to reinvent the human experience of work and technology... Read |
 | IRENE LAURO After two weeks of intense negotiations, an historic deal on loss and damage was struck... Read |
 | MARK MASLIN, PRITI PARIKH, RICHARD TAYLOR, SIMON CHIN-YEE The COP27 agreement failed to go beyond the 2021 Glasgow climate pact's promise to "phase down unabated coal power"... Read |
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