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| RYAN MCFADYEN Daily media consumption by consumers is growing. Layer that with technology, trends, changing audiences and heightened competition, the share of audience attention becomes more and more difficult to capture... read |
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| The 5th annual Southern African Freelance Media Industry and Rates Report has been released..read |
| | Discovery and WarnerMedia's $43bn merger uniting the two companies has been completed...read |
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| ISSUED BY INSIDE EDUCATION It's finally here. Inside Education has launched its quarterly print publication. The publication will be distributed to all schools, universities and TVET colleges across the country... Read |
| EVAN-LEE COURIE Carla van Pletzen has rejoined the Grey team on a permanent basis as PR Director of the Grey PR and the Influencer Marketing Unit... Read |
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| | | ISSUED BY META The 2020 lockdown brought about a gigantic social catastrophe in South Africa, or so-called second pandemic; namely the rise in Gender Based Violence (GBV). Listen to the podcast to hear first-hand from the team on how they strategised and executed this important yet brilliant campaign called "Be The Light"... Read |
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Loeries |
| Loeries UAE Week gave Loeries the opportunity to exponentially grow its support of creativity across the wider MENA region... Read |
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| | | Kevin Britz and Craig Page-Lee, hosts of Lunchtime Marketing & Leadership discuss high performance teams in business... Read |
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| | | ISSUED BY IAB SOUTH AFRICA As awards season kicks into high gear, The Bookmark Awards announces its 2022 jury panels who will evaluate and award the best of the best at the awards ceremony to be held in July... Read |
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Advertising |
| ISSUED BY OGILVY SOUTH AFRICA Creative Consultancy Number 10, in collaboration with Ogilvy South Africa, have launched a category disrupting campaign for Coronation Fund Managers... Read |
| ISSUED BY DENTSU Calling all graduates and part-time students! Applications are open for the 2022 dentsu South Africa paid Internship Programme... Read |
| ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC UNITED Joe Public United (JPU) marked yet another celebratory milestone in the wake of the Ciclope Africa - African Film Craft Awards on Thursday, 7 April.. Read |
| ISSUED BY SILVERSOFT Agency cash flow management is difficult. The best way to gain control is to identify your best recurring revenue streams and reduce unnecessary spending... Read |
| ISSUED BY MACHINE_ In September 2020, creative solutions agency Machine_ was awarded the PepsiCo sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) snack brand portfolio, after beating out other digital agencies with a successful NikNaks pitch. The PepsiCo snack portfolio included NikNaks, Simba, Doritos and Lay's... Read |
| James Cloete has been appointed new chief creative officer at the Brave Group... Read |
| The annual Good Report has been released by Warc and Act Responsible... Read |
| A new European print and digital campaign, Plastic Blood, has launched for World Health Day... Read |
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Branding |
| KATLEGO MASHISHI Social purpose is a powerful commercial force, but brands need all three elements of ESG to be successful writes Katlego Mashishi... Read |
| MTN is number one on the ranking of the most valuable South African brands in the world... Read |
CRM, CX, UX |
| ANDREW WISEMAN, ISSUED BY KANTAR When it comes to delivering winning customer experience to today's consumers, brands need to streamline their focus and deliver on their promise of seamless CX in a channel-less world... Read |
| OLUFUNMILAYO OKUBENA Consumers are demanding the convenience of instant information and communication over their preferred channels... Read |
CSI |
| ISSUED BY ALGOA FM Algoa FM is calling for non-profit cancer organisations in the Eastern Cape and Garden Route to apply to be the 2022 Algoa FM Big Walk for Cancer beneficiary... Read |
| JOHANNES MASITENG GivenGain's Jannie Smith tells us more about their #GameForGood initiative, which enables gamers to give back to their favourite charities... Read |
Design |
| Society Cappuccinos has partnered with IIE-Vega School students to develop a communication campaign that would equip people to connect meaningfully again... Read |
Digital |
| ISSUED BY XNEELO South African e-commerce sales grew by 66% between 2019 and 2020 to more than R30bn. Taking this into consideration, having an e-commerce business makes good business sense in the current economic climate... Read |
| ISSUED BY ADCLICK AFRICA Organisations have their 2022 marketing strategies ready and most hit the ground running. But how many can say they have a strategy in place to optimise their SEO? Here is Adclick Africa's SEO Checklist for better business in 2022... Read |
| NICK DURRANT, ISSUED BY BLUEGRASS DIGITAL Commerce in the digital age is more than transactions, products and catalogues. Selling online means telling stories, evoking emotion and establishing trust... Read |
| ANTONIO PETRA, ISSUED BY NAHANA COMMUNICATIONS GROUP The metaverse does not exist yet. Examples of what it could be do exist, but they are not an interoperable cohesive whole which is what the metaverse requires in order to exist... Read |
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| NADIA COETZER Businesses who still think that brand and customer loyalty are what will keep them ahead of the competition are in for a nasty surprise... Read |
| PATRICK MKALA To be relevant and effective in today's rapid world, businesses must embrace a sound digital marketing strategy says Patrick Mkala... Read |
| RIA PINTO With the rapid changes we've witnessed over the past two years, organisations in South Africa now realise they have to be flexible and transform quickly during the next crisis... Read |
| Mettlestate, an esports, gaming and content specialist in South Africa, has announced the launch of its new website and new features... Read |
| On 7 April, AFD and IFAS will sign phase two of their partnership agreement to support the Creative and Cultural Industries in Africa... Read |
Education |
| ISSUED BY SOL PLAATJE INSTITUTE FOR MEDIA LEADERSHIP, RHODES UNIVERSITY The Sol Plaatje Institute for Media Leadership at Rhodes University offers the Government Media: Essential Tools for Editors and Journalists short course... Read |
Events & Conferencing |
| ISSUED BY NEW MEDIA Celebrating excellence, resilience and quality, the Eat Out Restaurant Awards are back with Woolworths as the title sponsor... Read |
| The Africa Rising Music conference (ARMC) has announced the international artists that will be showcased in the lineup... Read |
Exhibitions |
| DANETTE BREITENBACH Covid has had an lasting impact on exhibitions and events, and, as a result, the shape of these going forward has changed forever... Read |
Magazines |
| MELISSA KEMP, ISSUED BY HYBRID MEDIA CONSULTING Embrace the last sundowner days with Objekt South Africa's Autumn Issue... Read |
Marketing |
| ISSUED BY IMC CONFERENCE This year, on 29 July 2022, the Nedbank IMC will take the boardroom table to marketing, when Hollard Insurance's CEO and CMO take part in a frank 'fireside chat' about the relevance of marketing... Read |
| ISSUED BY TRADEWAY The term 'trends' has been a longstanding buzzword that touches just about every factor of life to some degree or another. And you guessed it, that most certainly includes the banking industry in South Africa... Read |
| ISSUED BY OPENFIELD Vodacom United Rugby Championship CEO Martin Anayi has paid glowing tribute to the South African rugby market... Read |
| JUDE BLISS, ISSUED BY EATBIGFISH No list of predictions for 2022 is complete without highlighting NFTs (non-fungible tokens), the unique digital art stored on the blockchain that's currently trading for eye-watering prices... Read |
Media |
| CANDY DEMPERS, ISSUED BY MEDIAHEADS 360 The last two years have seen a new set of challenges impact the globe, from the Covid-19 pandemic to the Russia-Ukraine conflict... Read |
| The INMA has removed Independent Media's Pretoria News's decuplets birth piece as an entry to its Global Media Awards following an outcry from Sanef and social media... Read |
| The South African National Editors' Forum has announced the launch of the revised online version of the Reporting the Courts Manual... Read |
Mobile |
| NITESH SINGH By now you will know that over R14bn was raised after the auction of broadband spectrum in South Africa, a figure that exceeded all expectations... Read |
| Parents, we need to teach our kids to use their smartphones responsibly... Read |
| Telkom has reached an out-of-court settlement with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa... Read |
Online Media |
| Here's a round-up of the top search queries generated by South Africans based on Google search activity in March 2022... Read |
| Nominees for the 26th Annual Webby Awards have been revealed and the public can vote for the People's Voice Award... Read |
| MTN partners with IWF, Meta, ICMEC and Child Helpline International to launch the Help Children be Children campaign and Child Safety Online Africa Portal to help prevent the spread of child sexual abuse material online... Read |
PR & Communications |
| AURELIO APICELLA, ISSUED BY NOVUS GROUP Some might think that Will Smith dealt a blow to his reputation as he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars recently. However, the results of a social media and online analysis proved a more balanced to favorable outcome... Read |
| CARA DIENER As Albert Einstein once said, in the midst of every crisis, lies great opportunity. In some instances, a crisis can provide brands with the opportunity to create positive brand reinforcement and awareness... Read |
| MIRANDA LUSIBA "Thought leadership is the expression of ideas that demonstrate that leadership in a company have expertise in a particular field, area or topic"... Read |
Publishing |
| Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu has won a Windham Campbell Prize, the prestigious literary award administered by Yale University... Read |
Radio |
| ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Respected and well-loved local music radio presenter, Clarence Ford, will move in behind the microphone at Cape Town's premier talk radio station, CapeTalk next week... Read |
| ISSUED BY THE PUBLICITY WORKSHOP Scheduled for The Galleria in Sandton on Saturday, 7 May, Hot 102.7FM has been gearing up to welcome its growing audience of loyal listeners to its first-ever event, and the response has been overwhelming... Read |
Research |
| BHM Research & Intelligence's annual report on the public relations and communications sector in Nigeria will be expanded this year to cover the entire continent... Read |
| A new report reveals that 45% of mobile gamers consume alcohol at least once a week, presenting an opportunity for mobile advertisers... Read |
| The first quarter at the Marketing Research Foundation (MRF) has been a busy period with a completed February release, while work continues on the upcoming May release of MAPS... Read |
Retail |
| BISWA SENGUPTA There's a lot of excitement around the metaverse, with many retailers already creating a digital presence for tech-savvy consumers... Read |
| DORI-JO BONNER Not only have we changed where and how we shop, but we've also changed what we buy, writes Striata Africa's Dori-Jo Bonner... Read |
| Luxury fashion e-tailer Farfetch will invest up to $200m in Neiman Marcus Group, allowing NMG to scale faster internationally and further accelerate investments in technology and digital capabilities... Read |
| The merger creates a prominent global technology, analytics and data provider that offers clients a view of total retail purchasing and consumption trends powered by advanced, predictive analytics... Read |
Social Media |
| MARTIN N NDLELA The rise in the use of smartphones and an increased adoption of mobile internet in Africa are fundamentally altering the media ecology for election campaigns... Read |
| CHANIQUE RAUTENBACH The recent suggestion of an edit button on Twitter received enormous support from its users in a poll posted by Elon Musk. Musk's poll - a response to a Twitter April Fool's post - had over 4 million votes by the time it closed on Tuesday, with a split of 74% for "yse" and 26% for "on" [sic]... Read |
| HAMZA MUDASSIR The world's richest man, Elon Musk, is now Twitter's largest shareholder after acquiring a 9.2% stake in the social media platform for just under $3bn (£2.3bn ). The announcement drove Twitter's share price up 27%, and it continued to grow in after-hours trading. Read |
| Elon Musk's share purchase of Twitter has given rise to speculation as to what his intentions and next steps will be... Read |
Sponsorship |
| ISSUED BY BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) will be broadening the scope of its assistance to Supporting Grant applicants with an online workshop aimed at providing greater clarity on the entire life cycle of the submission process... Read |
The One Club of Creativity |
| The One Club for Creativity has announced its full shortlist for The One Show 2022... Read |
| The One Club for Creativity's global ADC 101st Annual Awards shortlist has been announced... Read |
TV |
| ISSUED BY RX AFRICA "Following the launch of MIP Africa as part of Fame Week Africa (FWA) in 2021, we are delighted to have been invited to attend the MIPTV 59th Spring International Television Market in Palais de Festivals in Cannes," says Judy Goddard, event director of FWA... Read |
| ISSUED BY EMEDIA The pleasure is all yours... imagine the thrill of first kisses, the anguish and triumphs of proud families, heartache, burning desire, and heart-stopping adventure... Read |
| IMRAN SALIE I was fortunate enough to spend some time with a 55" TCL smart TV, and during that time I grew quite fond of it. Here's why... Read |
| SuperSport and M-Net will be rolling out several locally-made sport documentaries in 2022, starting with another major rugby documentary, Two Sides... Read |
| Magopeni's allegations against South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board chair have been found to be unsubstantiated... Read |
Youth Marketing |
| This year's Sunday Times GenNext campaign kicked off with the Sunday Times GenNext Youth Marketing online webinar series... Read |
Behind the Selfie |
| EVAN-LEE COURIE This week we go behind the selfie of Catherine Mavrocoleas, managing partner at IMA SA... Read |
Africa |
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| Global Finance has lauded Standard Bank Group as Best Bank in Africa for 2022... Read |
| CRISPIN KYALANGALILWA Elie Mapenzi Matabaro, has turned the city of Bukavu's plastic problem is an asset, allowing him to both make money and create job opportunities... Read |
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| LAURIE GOERING As fossil fuel emissions continue to rise, renewed efforts to slash them must be fair and take into account countries' other key priorities... Read |
| NEVO HADAS Nevo Hadas, partner at DYDX, shares key learning from the company's involvement in implementing an NFT strategy for Honest Chocolate... Read |
| Finally, after 750 days of South Africa being under lockdown, the National State of Disaster has been lifted... Read |
| Despite the R1.50 reduction on the General Fuel Levy, the fuel price increases for April will keep fuel prices at a record high... Read |
| After more than a month of war in the Ukraine, the commercial effects of the war can be noted as quite a few companies around the globe have withdrawn from Russia... Read |
Entrepreneurship |
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| ALLON RAIZ Allon Raiz, CEO of Raizcorp, discusses why sharpening your business pitch could land you sales and funding... Read |
| MIRANDA LUSIBA Miranda Lusiba, founding director of Strangé Consulting, discusses the importance of Corporate Social Investment (CSI) in small businesses... Read |
| SmartWage, an HR and communications technology startup, has raised $2m (R29m) to bridge workplace communication gap... Read |
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