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Episode 3 is the Energy Episode with special guests Kagiso Tshepe, executive creative director at Grid Worldwide, Roanna Williams, chief creative officer and co-founder of Boundless, Fran Luckin, chief creative officer of VML, Preetesh Sewraj, CEO of The Loeries and Brandon Govender, digital & integrated executive creative director at Joe Public.

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 2 is the Emotion Episode and features special guests Neo Segola, head of creative at Le Pub, part of the Publicis Group, Sharleen James, chair of the ACA and marketing practice lead at Accenture Song, Tebogo Skwambane, WPP country manager, Terry McKenna, executive creative director of The Odd Number and rounding it off Carl Willoughby, chief creative officer of TBWA / Hunt Lascaris.

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 1 focuses on that five percent difference, with special guests Wayne Naidoo, CEO of the Duke Group, Marc Algranti from Algranti Music and Nkanyezi Masango, chief creative officer from Dentsu Creative.

This exclusive #BizTrends2024 interview is with future thinker and Flux Trends partner, Bronwyn Williams.

This exclusive #BizTrends2024 interview is with Ndeye Diagne, the managing director West, East and Central Africa at Kantar.

Pick n Pay’s new festive season advert is all about giving. Titled ‘Give’, the film sees several South Africans sharing the ways they give back. Renowned jazz trumpeter Roy Sokuyeka gives of his experience to mentor up-and-coming musicians. Photographer Adrian Steirn gives some thought to the future through a moving exhibition to raise awareness around the most trafficked and endangered mammal in the world, the Pangolin. Thousands give their support to take a stand against gender-based violence and give their voice to say #enoughisengough. The Wildfire Volunteer Services team give a lot as they battle the summer fire season in the Western Cape....

Along with the US Consulate General in Cape Town, female members of the US diplomatic corps joined the USA Men’s Rugby Seven’s team took on gender-based violence (GBV) – ahead of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens final in Cape Town. They produced a video message campaign – which promotes women’s empowerment and equality. The video campaign highlights the US government’s commitment to standing with South Africa to eradicate GBV, rape and femicide....

M&C Saatchi Abel enlisted satirist, comedian and writer Lesego Tlhabi for Takealot.com’s new Christmas ad. The Jingle Kelz Christmas advertisement sees Coconut Kelz in her upmarket Johannesburg home while having a 'white' Christmas in SA.

In conversation with Rutendo Nyamuda about the upcoming BizTrendsLIVE event, in partnership with Ster-Kinekor, taking place on Thursday 30 January, 2020 at the Mall of Africa IMAX Theatre.

Tops at Spar recently launched a new campaign aimed at highlighting the life-changing consequences of drinking and driving. The ‘Aftertaste’ campaign – which will run during December – asks consumers to make responsible choices, be aware of their alcohol consumption and to use alternative modes of transport if necessary. The ‘after-effects’ of drinking and driving, or ‘aftertaste’, including grief, remorse and eternal mourning were ‘bottled’. Through graphic imagery, three thought-provoking television adverts supported by social media, and in-store assets, the campaign shows creatively labelled bottles filled with vile-tasting alcohol in three varieties....

Accelerate TV has released the second film from its 2019 filmmaker project. The project – titled Black Monday – was written and directed by Adetola Films. The film focuses on the effects of stigmatisation in the society as it tells a story of a young man, Abiodun, who returns from prison to face stigmatisation from the members of his community.

In conversation with Rutendo Nyamuda on how corporates and government need to collaborate with startups if they want to progress and remain competitive in the future.

Ellen Fischat, the founder of Story Room, chats with Rutendo Nyamuda.

The latest instalment of the IAB Insight Series - centred on digital influencer marketing - was held at the Kantar offices in Cape Town.

The event included a presentation by Puma Group's Hayden Manuel, who looked at the essence of influence; a talk by R Squared founder and CEO Stephane Rogovsky who touched on the demystifying of influencer marketing; and a panel discussion - which had insights from Manuel, Rogovsky, Publicis Machine's Amanda Sevasti Alves, fashion blogger Aqeelah Harron-Ally, SikouronLife's Siya Metane and Mango-OMC's Nicole Kapper - on the subject itself....

Hardware manufacturing company Ryobi has enlisted the help of South Africa's top female enduro racer Kirsten Landman for its new ad campaign. Landman is the first African female to qualify for The Dakar Rally's motorbike classification. She survived a life-threatening injury a few years ago where she was catapulted off her bike, ruptured her spleen and eventually had to learn how to walk again. Ryobi has been documenting Landman's Road to Dakar – which is hosted in Saudi Arabia from 5 to 17 January 2020 – via a monthly Facebook documentary series. Check out her story in 60 seconds, shot on location where she trains in KwaZulu-Natal....