MARKETING & MEDIA Using Facebook to generate leads/salesImage credit: Kaboompics // Karolina via Pexels. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #LoeriesRanking with... Publicis MachineEales, Rossiter and McPherson with their 2017 Loeries wins. | |
FINANCE & INSURANCE Heavy is the head that wears the crown: Ramaphosa has work to doCyril Ramaphosa, newly elected president of the ANC. Photo: SA Breaking News | |
RETAIL #BizTrends2018: Tight budgets, customer demand and African pride driving retail competitiveness[Lindy Lee] Budgets are tight, with rising electricity and petrol prices driving many households to tighten their purse strings. In response, the retail industry is becoming increasingly competitive... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #BehindtheSelfie with... Zola NeneNene captions this: “My face every time I hear a Champagne cork pop!” | |
RETAIL #BizTrends2018: Is franchising future-proof?[Tony Da Fonseca] Modern-day franchising has been with us since the mid-1950s when it made its presence felt in the USA. Subsequently, expansion was swift and within a few short years, the concept had conquered the world. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA 'Content' overboardImage credit: weerapat wattanapichayakul - 123RF.com. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Social and mobile get even closer in 2018 - Mobitainment[Candice Goodman] When social meets mobile, we see the best of both in our digital world... Let's explore their journey as their relationship gets even closer as 2018 approaches, and how we can leverage what they offer us as marketers in Africa... | |
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS This is how global internet speeds changed in 2017© alphaspirit via www.123RF.com | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Will the real influencers please stand up?Image credit: Pixabay - Pexels. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #CreativeMorningsCT: TNW's Linda Mertens on mental health, the role of creatives and top 2018 trendsLinda Mertens, program manager at The Next Web. Image provided. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Toyota loves FCB Africa: The 57 year-strong brand relationshipBrett Morris, FCB Africa Group CEO and group CCO. | |
RETAIL Was Black Friday 2017 a win for SA retailers?[Jainita Khatri] Retailers and consumers, door deals and online marketing, geo-tracking, real-time parking deals and refreshments for physical shoppers. Black Friday has evolved into a complex sales phenomenon... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Scopen agency of the year King James on hitting the new year runningAlistair King and James Barty of King James Group. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #PrismAwards2018: Call for young judgesPalesa Madumo, executive director of strategy at Vuma Reputation Management and founder of Prisms Young Judges and Bongani Mogari, PR coordinator at Seven Colors Communications and 2017 Prisms Young Judge. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #Newsmaker: Havas bids farewell to Welsh, promotes O'Connor and Sethebe to joint ECDs[Jessica Tennant] Havas Johannesburg has announced chief creative officer Eoin Welsh's resignation, and the promotion of Fiona O'Connor and Tumi Sethebe as joint executive creative directors, effective 2 January 2018... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #Newsmaker: Mandy Leontakianakis guides Havas into 2018[Jessica Tennant] Havas recently appointed Mandy Leontakianakis as chief strategy officer to lead from Havas Johannesburg and across the group in Southern Africa, including Havas Boondoggle in Cape Town... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA #Newsmaker: Grant Sithole joins Avatar as joint ECD[Jessica Tennant] It was announced earlier this week that Grant Sithole, a former creative partner at Bakone, has been appointed to join Avatar as joint ECD alongside Brett Wild... | |
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT #BizTrends2018: Individuality is key for interior design and decor trends in 2018[Dave Nemeth] When it comes to trends in any area it is important to understand that one of the biggest drivers is the consumer. There has always been the belief that interior trends follow on from fashion, but this is no longer the case. | |
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT #ICTAF2018: Q&A with SOLO curator Nontobeko Ntombela[Ruth Cooper] The 2018 Investec Cape Town Art Fair will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 16-18 February 2018. The fair will be launching a new section titled SOLO that will focus on the production of women artists. We got in touch with the curator Nontobeko Ntombela to find out more. |