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JESSICA TENNANT
The first IAB Insight event of the year and 13th episode of the series focused on the future of work and the trends that are transforming the digital economy. Here, Nkanyezi Masango (King James Group), Monique Claassen (Kantar), Matt Wilke (24.com), and Roan Mackintosh (incuBeta) share insights on the subject... read
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The global onset of the Covid-19 virus will have a drastic impact on the way organisations interact with their staff, businesses, suppliers and customers... Read
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CHRIS MOERDYK, ISSUED BY CHRIS MOERDYK
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JANE OSTLER, ISSUED BY KANTAR
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The winners for the 2020 Bookmark Awards have been announced! This year, the 12th annual Bookmarks celebration was hosted via the IAB SA's digital channels and local press network... Read
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KATLEGO 'FLOCART' DITLHOKWE, ISSUED BY THE BRAVE GROUP
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ADAM THAL, ISSUED BY THE STAR FILM COMPANY
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BRENDAN SEERY
It's interesting to ponder the images or the word associations a brand can conjure up in your mind. If those associations are positive - Toyotas don't break, for example - then that's because of two things: intrinsic brand quality and excellent marketing communication... Read
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The award ceremony will be completely online and in-person activities are suspended for the 2020 edition, due to the current Covid-19 situation... Read
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The Warc Effective 100, an annual ranking of the world's most awarded campaigns and companies for marketing effectiveness has been released... Read
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AMELIA BROWN
Reinvention can take on many forms - some more understated and organic, others more dramatic and intentioned - as the panellists shared at the first SheSays Cape Town event of 2020... Read
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ANDY WALKER
The restaurant chain has transformed a public service announcement into a shot at a close rival, and it's a pretty impressive piece of marketing.... Read
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ROHAN REDDY
There will never be a greater opportunity to lead the world forward, and not from a political front but a creative front. It's not just our job, it's our existential duty... Read
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Branding
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CSI
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Design
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Carrol Boyes scooped the title of Best Homeware & Gift Retailer in Build Magazine's Home & Garden Awards 2020... Read
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The first in a series of masterclasses held by AFI tackled the topic of sustainability in the local fashion industry... Read
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SIMON DE HAAST
Experience design is a process that helps organisations craft customer experiences which turn consumers into lifelong fans and advocates. And it's really not rocket science... Read
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Digital
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JESSICA TENNANT
Roan Mackintosh, MD at Incubeta recently spoke at the Cape Town and Johannesburg IAB Insight sessions on the trends that are transforming the digital economy and the future of work... Read
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MARIA BERRIOS-CARTER
Just because digital allows us to react immediately doesn't mean we need to. We don't need digital communications to just fill a space; we need them to be impactful and meaningful... Read
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MATTHEW ARNOLD
With the whole world currently obsessed with Covid-19, here are 5 lessons to be learnt right now by marketers... Read
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Events & Conferencing
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ANGELIQUE SHEKLETON, ISSUED BY MULTI-MEDIA
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Dereck and Beverly Joubert recently picked up five 2020 New York Cinematography Awards (NYCA) for their film, Okavango... Read
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RUTH COOPER
Celebrated music director Ryan Kruger's first full-length feature film, Fried Barry has been winning over both local and international critics and fans alike. We got in touch with director Ryan Kruger to chat inspiration, improvisation and cult followings... Read
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XIAOFENG WANG
The Covid-19 outbreak is taking a toll on the global luxury industry that is heavily dependent on the spending of Chinese shoppers at home and abroad... Read
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JUANITA PIENAAR
Black Wolf Media has just completed their third year in business and founder, Sven Wolf tells us more about how they plan to expand their business and service offerings... Read
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MIKE BROOM
Those of us in marketing have to be concerned with questions concerning the impact of Covid-19 on our work, our clients and the impact on the industry. Here are some thought starters that focus closer to the marketing world... Read
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Media
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From an ethical perspective, covering the coronavirus story is really hard to do well. The reason for this lies in an inherent conflict between two ethical obligations: the obligation to truth-telling and the obligation not to
add unjustifiably to public anxiety... Read
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Sanef says it's committed to assisting government to communicate information pertaining to the spread and containment of the Covid-19 and ensuring the safety of journalists covering the disease... Read
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SANDRA CROSS, MERCIA LAMPEN, RICHARD LORD
Sandra Cross, Mercia Lampen and Richard Lord have a look at what potential effects Covid-19 will have on the media in South Africa... Read
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CHRIS BOTHA
Chris Botha from Park Advertising Group has compiled 25 points that he believes will impact media habits over the next few weeks and months... Read
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Mobile
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PR & Communications
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SASHA KUPRITZ
Public relations is a vague term for an industry of different services, specialities and personalities. I've been in the industry for 20 years and I still haven't quite figured out how to explain to people what PR is... Read
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SANDRA GORDON
Any crisis calls for strong leadership, delivered with clear, concise communications, explains Sandra Gordon, CEO of Stone Soup PR... Read
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NICOLE CAPPER
Nicole Capper, CEO of managing director of Mango-OMC shares some insights from conversations she's had with partners and agency owners around the world about messaging in a time of crisis... Read
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Organisers of the Radio Awards have announced a change of format for announcing the winners of this year's competition... Read
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The local 'My Only Story' podcast from Fairly Famous and CliffCentral's 'Babies Behind Bars' have both been announced as NYF 2020 Radio Awards finalists... Read
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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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Retail
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
SA's grocery retailers have attempted to quell consumer fears surrounding stock shortages as photos and footage of panic buyers and empty supermarket shelves filter through social media... Read
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Taste Holdings has announced that it will voluntarily liquidate Domino's Pizza, following its failure to find a buyer for the pizza chain... Read
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Social Media
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RUAN FOURIE, ISSUED BY STARBRIGHT SOLUTIONS
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TV
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Behind the Selfie
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JESSICA TENNANT
This week, we go behind the selfie with Mahesh Singh, founder of iClick Marketing... Read
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Fairness First
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JESSICA TENNANT
In celebration of International Women's Day earlier this month, founder of W-Suite, Katie Mohamed hosted a dialogue on the theme of 'Each for Equal', addressing various forms of equality around acceptance, opportunities, access and diversity... Read
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More than 600 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in 34 countries in Africa as of 19 March, compared with 147 cases one week ago... Read
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AKEBE LUTHER KING ABIA
The novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, recently declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, has taken the world by surprise... Read
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SAMUEL ANDREWS
Netflix has increased its investment in Nigeria's film industry, Nollywood. The dominant streaming company announced its presence via its newly created Twitter handle, NetflixNaija... Read
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AVANI SINGH
In these uncertain times, South Africa is fortunate to have a constitutional democracy that is deserving of being firmly guarded. Human Rights Day is an opportune time for us to reflect on what this means to us... Read
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If you're allowing your staff to work from home as a preventative measure against the coronavirus pandemic, make sure you're prepared... Read
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Following the coronavirus outbreak, South African companies are hurriedly putting social distancing policies in place to keep employees safe... Read
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Government has imposed regulations that will limit unjustified price hikes and product stockpiling, to protect consumers, as the number of Covid-19 pandemic cases rise to 150... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Amidst the panic and fear spread across the globe of the coronavirus pandemic, news outlets across the world have shared stories of hope and encouragement, showing us global citizens that in fact, things do get better! Read
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Applications are now open for the Design Innovation Seed Fund (DISF)... Read
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We need fast action to make thousands of small businesses throughout South Africa more resilient to coronavirus-related economic disruptions... Read
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All South African business leaders have a responsibility to stand together to keep business moving, protect employment and the economy ticking over... Read
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ERIN LOUW
As SMEs are vital for keeping the lights on in South Africa, it is time for business owners to take note of the impact that Covid-19 can have on... Read
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As the Covid-19 virus continues to spread around the world, the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation have announced they will be donating medical supplies to Africa... Read
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ELMARIE GRANT
You have now been tasked with navigating a new world: working from home. This may sound great until you are suddenly faced with all forms of new and unexpected interruptions - all while doing your job and keeping your customer happy... Read
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JAMES STENT & NATHAN GEFFEN
Testing people suspected of Covid-19 and then tracing who they have had contact with is vital to controlling the epidemic. But the test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, is both expensive and logistically time-consuming... Read
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The global outbreak of Covid-19 has caused disruption across the world and very recently South Africa... Read
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ALLON RAIZ
In this series of articles, Allon Raiz, CEO of Raizcorp, shares 20 of some of the most important lessons he has learned using a sequence that mirrors the typical stages of any entrepreneurial journey... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
SelfSure, a new fintech in South Africa, has come up with a smart way to solve the problem faced by many car owners when they put in a claim after an accident... Read
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With the coronavirus pandemic declared a national disaster in South Africa, businesses need to consider how they are going to maintain normal operations... Read
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Brand South Africa has called on citizens to take action amid President Ramaphosa's declaration on Covid-19... Read
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