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Last night the King James Group launched KingJames34° in Kenya, a partnership between the South African independent agency and the local arm of recent acquisition, 34°... read
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TERRY LEVIN
Having broken the announcement last week of the appointment of new Loeries CEO, Bizcommunity had the privilege, this week, of an exclusive interview with Preetesh Sewraj... Read
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JUANITA PIENAAR
2020 Bookmark jury chairs share behind-the-scenes judging insights and what they most looking forward to from this year's haul... Read
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MAXIME ROSENWALD, ISSUED BY GL EVENTS SOUTH AFRICA
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If the thought of using technology to reproduce the patterns and processes of nature makes you anxious, you haven't come across the glorious work of artist collective Studio Drift... Read
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BRENDAN SEERY
Positive: Admitting to and rectifying mistakes can promote a brand. Negative: An Onion for SA Tourism and its PR and communications general manager... Read
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In 1970, a The New York Times ad helped spark an environmental revolution with a call to action that saw 20 million Americans join national efforts to tackle environmental degradation... Read
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AdForum has released the third edition of the Business Creative Report: the most awarded campaigns, agencies and brands by business sector... Read
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RICHARD LORD
A new year. A new decade. And as with every new year, everyone wants to know what 2020 is going to hold in store for us in our world of media and advertising... Read
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ISSUED BY EGG FILMS
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Branding
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CRM, CX, UX
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Innervation Pan African Payment Solutions has acquired African loyalty business, The Loyalty Box, from Tritech Media for an undisclosed amount... Read
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If repeat business is about regular customers, then loyalty programmes are the mechanism businesses can use to attract and retain these customers... Read
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PAUL MCINTYRE
While it has become easy to fall into the trap of only paying lip service to customer experience (CX), it is one of the most important aspects of doing business in 2020... Read
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CAITLIN BAURISTHENE, ISSUED BY KLA - KAUFMAN LEVIN ASSOCIATES
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Design
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SIMON DE HAAST
"I'm not sure who discovered water, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't a fish," said Marshall McLuhan. (He is more famous for his aphorisms: "The medium is the message," and "the global village...") Read
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RICHARD MULLINS
The shift away from text-based and visual communication to multi-sensory (voice and visual) is one of the most significant trends to emerge from the next wave of artificial intelligence technologies... Read
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NEIL BROMEHEAD
How do we go about ensuring our users are enjoying truly interactive experiences with our platforms and content?... Read
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Local short film, The Letter Reader receives an Audience Award for the iamAfrica Short Film Competition and will be screened at the Pan African Film Festival on 22 February in Los Angeles, California, United States... Read
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ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA
Nominations for the 17th annual Standard Bank Top Women awards celebration are now open... Read
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Exhibitions
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RUTH COOPER
We got in touch with Love, The Sex Expo organiser Linda Guldemond to discuss what goes into organising an event of this nature, innovative developments in the sex-tech industry, sexual health and combating stigmas... Read
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ROB ANDERSON
Push marketing is losing relevancy fast, especially when consumers are being served hundreds of advertising messages by brands daily... Read
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The One Club for Creativity today announced the first group of global brand marketers who will serve on The One Show's 2020 CMO Pencil jury... Read
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The One Club for Creativity today announced the appointment of Greg Hahn, creative vice chairman, BBDO Worldwide and CCO, BBDO NY, and Leland Maschmeyer, CCO, Chobani to its National Board of Directors... Read
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MARINA JOUBERT
False allegations and rumours about the coronavirus outbreak have been running riot on social media and in some mainstream media... Read
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Data-driven media firm, Gallivant Africa is launching a niche Africa-focused online radio channel to help promote the continent as a leading travel destination... Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
Like many business sectors in the country, the South African retail industry is battling the effects of stagnant GDP growth and constrained consumer spending... Read
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A global survey reveals 71% of professionals in the marketing and communications industry reported in South Africa indicated the use of at least 1 social listening tool. The global average is 48%... Read
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HANAE ARMITAGE
How humans age can be categorised into different classes dubbed "ageotypes," reports a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine... Read
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Retail
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Edcon has sold South African newsagent and stationery chain CNA to a consortium headed by JSE-listed Astoria Investments... Read
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Global fashion brand Mango has opened a 205m² retail space in Sandton City, Johannesburg. The opening marks the reintroduction of free-standing Mango stores into the country... Read
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SAMANTHA BRENNAN
As women started counting steps and walking to work wearing running shoes and fitness trackers, there was one work-related item that had to change: the briefcase... Read
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Sales
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Social Media
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BRETT ROGERS
Brett Rogers explores the edges of culture and how things are changing, providing valuable insights for brands wanting to understand who and what is shaping culture... Read
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SHAUN VAN ROOYEN
Today, customers demand more than ever before from brands, including fast, personalised, reliable and free two-way communication... Read
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SARAH BRITTEN
Like many of us in social media and advertising, I need Twitter to do my job. But Twitter is also a risk to my mental health, my offline relationships, my reputation - to everything really. Is being on Twitter worth it?... Read
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JUANITA PIENAAR
Six months since Home and Garden Television's launch in South Africa, we followed up with Freddy James, SVP Integrated Programming for HGTV and Food Network about the channel's overall performance thus far and future projects... Read
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Fairness First
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LEIGH ANDREWS
Social justice has never had a better time to shine than in 2020, especially following the global #MeToo movement and #AmINext here in SA. UN Women has taken this to heart by asking everyone to rethink their word use to fight gender bias, while the next batch of emojis is set to be the most inclusive yet... Read
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LYNETTE HUNDERMARK
The start of this new decade marks almost 10 years since the smartphone entered Africa... Read
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NICCI BOTHA
West Africa still holds a certain lustre among gold miners, although they are cautious about the regulatory and security risks... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Solvency, a black-owned insurance solution, launched in January 2020 and is set to disrupt the short-term insurance industry in South Africa... Read
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Under the auspices of the Association for Alcohol Responsibility and Education, the Code for Commercial Communications aims to provide clear guidelines for the responsible marketing of wine and other liquor products, and thereby curbing alcohol abuse in communities... Read
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Technology is more than just a tool designed to make things go faster. It's a lever that can be used to improve the human condition through innovation... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Representatives of the motoring industry gathered at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit & International Convention Centre to attend the third annual SOMI address, hosted by Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM)... Read
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A new global investment promotion campaign, to attract foreign direct investment in Cape Town and the Western Cape, has been launched... Read
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The South African forest fire season has begun and an estimated 20,807 hectares of land were burnt in the Western Cape... Read
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Richard Branson "Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if you start a business without financial backing, you're likely to go the wrong side of that dividing line." Alfred A. Montapert "Expect problems and eat them for breakfast." Napoleon Hill "First comes thought; then organisation of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination." Benjamin Franklin "Early to bed and early to rise makes a person healthy, wealthy and wise." Helen Keller "Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye." |
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