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SARAH BROWNING-DE VILLIERS
In conversation with Sanlam Reality's head of marketing, communications and digital, Francois Uys, Machine's chief content officer Sarah Browning-de Villiers writes about what makes agency-client relationships succeed or fail... read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
An all-female AfricaCom panel discussed the fact that the backbone of a truly digital economy is hyper-connectivity. While M-Pesa is still celebrated a decade after it disrupted the way money works on the continent forever, digital inclusion remains a problem. How do we scale innovation, yet leave no-one behind? Read
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LOUISE MARSLAND
OTT has disrupted the way we experience content: visually, auditory and in several other ways... Read
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SINDY PETERS
The next technological evolution is advancing at an exponential rate and by leaving out some on this journey, we allow the current societal divides and inequalities to deepen... Read
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LOUISE MARSLAND
Video on Demand in Africa is hampered by high data costs and driven by consumer behaviour change... Read
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Bryan Habana, former Springbok and Chief Relationship Officer at Retroactive Agency, talks tech with Rutendo Nyamuda at the 2019 AfricaCom conference & trade expo in Cape Town... View
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Lebogang Mokgabudi chats with Rutendo Nyamuda at the 2019 AfricaCom conference & trade expo in Cape Town... View
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Richard Monday, Opera Software, Vice President Africa, chats with Rutendo Nyamuda at the 2019 AfricaCom conference & trade expo in Cape Town... View
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Jaime Ondarza, Warner Media SVP Southern Europe & Africa, chats with Rutendo Nyamuda at the 2019 AfricaCom conference & trade expo in Cape Town... View
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Lux Maharaj, Director of Africa Sales at Parallel Wireless, talks Open RAN with Rutendo Nyamuda at the 2019 AfricaCom conference & trade expo in Cape Town... View
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
What started as a passion for jewellery and traveling is what lead to the start of the Jade, a niche jewellery store that specialises in finding creative inspiration and beauty from around the world and translating it into wearable pieces of art. Read
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RUTH COOPER
After seeing a gap in the South African market for elegantly-marketed and packaged cannabis-related products, Joanne Hope, a fashion and lifestyle entrepreneur, created KushKush - a female-centric cannabis-centred retail and content platform... Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
A group of social entrepreneurs just emerged from the first Oribi Village Food System Incubation Programme... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Television broadcaster, founder and CEO of Brandfusion, Katie Mohammed chats to us this #EntrepreneurMonth... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Koffie Met Katryn is an events initiative that aims to inspire and motivate women of all ages, races and religion, to follow their dreams and aspirations, all in a safe space... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Kate Shepherd is the founding owner of design businesses; Something Different, Something Desired and Something Designed based in both Cape Town and Johannesburg... Read
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Advertising
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The 2019 Epica Awards winners have been announced with South Africa's VMLY&R's "Don't Tell Me What To Do" campaign for Edgars winning Silver in the Branded Content - Music Video category... Read
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The Epica Awards has released the results of the first day of judging... Read
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The Epica Awards has released the results of the second day of judging... Read
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Three days of Epica jury proceedings in Amsterdam have come to an end... Read
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BRENDAN SEERY
Poignant: Kudos for athlete, Toyota's tough message but whole bunch of estate agents a law unto themselves with their illegal boards... Read
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MEGAN SAYLE, ISSUED BY DENTSU AEGIS NETWORK
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Branding
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DANETTE BREITENBACH
With a legacy spanning 125 years, the Rand Show has a great heritage but over recent years has lost its appeal. This year the show boasts a colourful and vibrant look-and-feel that its organisers believe will not only change this but wow its audience... Read
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KAREEMA SHAIK
Over the past year or so, a surprising number of international brand owners have come under fire for offensive marketing campaigns, products, and brand names... Read
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CRM, CX, UX
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LEIGH ANDREWS
At Ask Afrika's 'Aha moment' market research intelligence Cape Town Roadshow, MD Sarina de Beer combined insights from their latest Ask Afrika Orange Index report to isolate standout service excellence trends, as these are informing and transforming business today. Here's what you missed... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
At Ask Afrika's 'Aha moment' market research intelligence Cape Town Roadshow, MD Sarina de Beer combined insights from their latest Ask Afrika Icon Brands benchmark report to isolate the latest customer loyalty trends. Here's what your business needs to know... Read
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FlySafair leads the 2018 South African Customer Satisfaction Index ranking, with 78 points out of 100, followed by British Airways (Comair) which scored 75.7 and Kulula Airlines reached 74.4 - all-in leader positions... Read
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CHRIS MOERDYK, ISSUED BY CHRIS MOERDYK
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Design
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
The winners of this year's IPSA Gold Pack Awards, the premier showcase for the South African packaging industry, was announced at Inanda Club in Sandton on 30 October... Read
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JUANITA PIENAAR
Hailing from Alexandra in Johannesburg, Kgothatso John Malange is a design force to be reckoned with and was recently announced as the official winner of the Caesarstone Student Designer of 2019, placing him in the ranking as South Africa's most promising designer... Read
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Digital
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Braintree, the consulting and integration division of Vox, has entered a partnership with the Dynamicweb software platform... Read
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South Africa's top contributors to agriculture have been recognised at the Agricultural Writers SA Awards. The event, sponsored by Bayer, Rovic Leers, Santam Agri and Sanlam gives recognition to the work of those that seek to elevate food security and rural economies. Read
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ASHLEIGH WAINSTEIN
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning is on the rise, but it's important to know which reputation management processes should and shouldn't be automated... Read
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DAMIAN HAMP-ADAMS, ISSUED BY ROCKETSEED
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Events & Conferencing
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SAMANTHA GABRIEL
According to brand experience expert and group managing director of CWDi, Samantha Gabriel, eventgoers no longer respond to a one-dimensional approach. In the information age, we're bombarded with data all the time and we're more likely to retain it if it's linked to a memorable experience... Read
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Exhibitions
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The Cannabis Expo will be held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg from 28 November to 1 December 2019... Read
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Film & Cinematography
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DANIEL DERCKSEN
Cut-Out Girls tells the story of how six young women's lives are altered by the actions of two aspiring sportsmen and marks the feature film debut of celebrated writer-director Nicola Hanekom... Read
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This year's edition of Cherry Film Festival seeks to drastically minimise the monopolised access to opportunities. ... Read
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Magazines
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Mobile
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ADEMOLA JOHNSON AJUWON & CHRISTOPH PIMMER
Around 12,000 students are enrolled in Nigeria's nursing schools each year. As it is in many health professions, these students often find it challenging after graduation when they search for and start their first job... Read
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ANDY WALKER
Cell C and MTN on Monday announced a new roaming agreement, building on and extending the firms' previous agreement made in 2018, and pushing Cell C's LTE coverage further across South Africa... Read
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One Show Awards
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Stop motion animator Kenta Shinohara, Tokyo, was presented with the YG17 Creative Choice Award, and art director/motion designer Joyce N. Ho, born in Hong Kong, raised in Australia and living in New York, was named the recipient of the Levine/Leavitt Artist-in-Residence award... Read
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PR & Communications
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Printing
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The Government Printing Works (GPW) says it is reviewing the contract it has with a service provider following an incident in which children and educators in Limpopo fell ill after inhaling an unpleasant smell from examination papers... Read
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Production
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Radio
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Research
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LEIGH ANDREWS
Get ready for a wealth of acronyms! The newly refreshed Publisher Research Council (PRC) showcased the power of the PAMS Brands and People, Products and Platforms (PPP) fused data, providing a teaser of insights on consumer media habits and preferences, media usage throughout the day on different devices and usage of different media at the same time. Here's what you missed... Read
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The phrase "OK, Boomer" reached a high point recently when it was used in parliament by a 25-year-old New Zealand politician in response to being heckled by an older colleague... Read
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Seventy-five percent of millennials abandon in-store purchases, led by out-of-stocks... Read
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The Human Sciences Research Council has conducted a sentiment analysis following the Springbok win at the 2019 Rugby World Cup to assess the impact on social cohesion and positivity in the country... Read
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South African consumers are planning to spend 36% more this year than in 2018 during the Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales... Read
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A new study by Juniper Research reveals that global spending on digital commerce will reach $18.7 trillion by 2024, up from $11.2 trillion in 2019... Read
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A new CMO Council report has found that irresponsible lead gen vendors put brands at financial, legal and reputational risk... Read
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A new report by Inma (the International News Media Association) looks at the essential functions of a readers-first newsroom, why trust is key in reader revenue, what readers will pay for, and how news media leadership can guide this transition... Read
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Retail
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Black Friday, once only a North American marketing frenzy, has become a critical entry in the calendars of South African retail business owners... Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
In #FreshOnTheShelf, we round up our pick of food and beverage products that have hit the shelves recently... Read
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The Coca-Cola Company's global CEO and chairman, James Quincey, concluded a tour in Africa last week... Read
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Kylie Jenner is selling a 51% stake in her beauty business Kylie Cosmetics to multinational fragrance and cosmetics company Coty for $600 million... Read
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Sales
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Social Media
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JESSICA EDGSON
Something I often think about is Helen Zille's Twitter account. And I think about it that often because it's always in the news... Read
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SHEREESA MOODLEY
South Africans want to "cancel" Old Mutual after a video showing a family dragging a body bag out of the company's offices in KwaZulu-Natal went viral on Tuesday evening... Read
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Streaming
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TV
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JUANITA PIENAAR
Sharadel Reddy, Chase Geyer and Mpho Monareng proved that they have what it takes to step into the competitive marketing industry when they were crowned the winners of the debut season of SABC3's The Next Brand Ambassador. Read
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Youth Marketing
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JUANITA PIENAAR
Mike dos Santos, co-author and strategic director at Joe Public Shift, and Kalliebree Keynerd, head of social at Joe Public, presented at the recent Social Media Landscape Briefing on Generation Z, aka Generation Fluid, and elaborated on why marketers need to start focussing more on this demographic of the market... Read
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Behind the Selfie
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LEIGH ANDREWS
This week, we go behind the selfie with Simon Spreckley, executive creative director at Hoorah Digital consultancy... Read
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D&AD Awards
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D&AD's new theme for its 2020 Festival has been announced. The theme, 'Imagine everything', encapsulates the ambition and scope of this year's event: a global festival celebrating creativity... Read
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Serviceplan Campaign's new Christmas ad for Penny is all about returning to the innocence of childhood. The film was shot by director Stuart McIntyre to the soundtrack of Alphaville's "Forever Young". View
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HelloFCB+'s new campaign for the Cancer Association of South Africa (Cansa) encourages men to get a prostate blood test at one of Cansa's Care Centres. View
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Brand and communication agency Joe Public United recently helped Johannesburg Pride rebrand ad the Pride of Africa. Johannesburg Pride is the longest-running LGBTQ+ME pride event in Africa. View
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The new Edgars Beauty I'mPerfection campaign ad challenges standardised ideals of beauty... View
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Nike has released another film that puts South African star athlete Caster Semenya at the forefront. View
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The winners of the 6th All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) were announced on Saturday, 23 November 2019, at the Eko Convention Centre of Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria... Read
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The full nominee list for the 62nd GRAMMY Awards has been released. The winners will be announced on 26 January 2020... Read
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TIANARILALAINA TANTELY, ANDRIAMAMPIANINA
In rural areas of Madagascar, medicinal plants are widely used to treat illness. In remote areas, and with limited funds to pay for other health products and services, traditional medicine is essential... Read
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The Shoprite Group honoured its most innovative and reliable suppliers at its annual Supplier Awards this past weekend... Read
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The Jack Ma Foundation hosted its first annual Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) grand finale awarding $1 million in prize money to 10 entrepreneurs from across Africa... Read
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Infrastructure financing in Africa Africa exceeded $100bn for the first time in 2018, but significant financing gaps still remain... Read
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Boomplay and Sony Music Entertainment are set to expand their footprint in Africa with new partnership... Read
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The BIC Art Master Africa, a talent search competition which was launched in 2017, has become a highly anticipated competition for artists across the African continent... Read
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Facebook hosts its first 'Facebook iD8 Nairobi' conference aimed at celebrating and growing the tech ecosystem across Africa... Read
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A total of 25 Clios were awarded - 10 golds, four silvers and 11 bronzes at the first-ever Clio Cannabis Awards on Wednesday night in Los Angeles, in partnership with High Times magazine... Read
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Warc has released the first shortlist for the Warc Media Awards 2019... Read
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Registering your small business can seem like a big step, but for new entrepreneurs, it's a smart choice... Read
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UN special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief Ahmed Shaheed recently released a comprehensive report on the global rise of anti-semitism... Read
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While there has been a marginal decline in the proportion of South Africa's high-net-worth (HNW) individuals who are involved in philanthropic activities, the average value of such philanthropy by those who are still giving has increased... Read
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NSBC, in association with World Famous Events, announced South Africa's 'Top 20' winners of the 2019 South African Small Business Awards... Read
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If you have ever dreamt of starting a business, don't put off your dream for the next year. If you start smart enough, you can be just on time to benefit from this Christmas season... Read
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Has anyone ever really stopped to think about what innovation is and how it can drive a business? Read
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Maya Angelou "Independence is a heady draught, and if you drink it in your youth, it can have the same effect on the brain as young wine does. It does not matter that its taste is not always appealing. It is addictive and with each drink you want more." Charles R. Swindoll "We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude." Khalil Gibran "But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls." William Shakespeare "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." HSRC's sentiment analysis following the Springbok win at the 2019 Rugby World Cup |
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