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Top company and news stories 16 July 2018

  • McCann Health cans global CCO Jeremy Perrott; Ogilvy fires global CCO Tham Khai Meng - both for breaching the agencies' codes of conduct
  • Ogilvy SA has also announced three senior appointments
  • Ahead of Mandela Day, ForGood lists 100 volunteering opportunities across SA
  • Nal'ibali also shares a special series for Mandela Day
  • In #FairnessFirst, find out how activists supported Pride Month with #thehiddenflag
  • Mike Broom writes 'What's the use of marketing research? A cynic's answer: Ask Absa!'
  • That's in response to Absa's new corporate identity
  • The CMO Council Report shows a commitment to doing more with data
  • Gil Sperling explains why Stories sharing is a boon for digital marketers
  • Juanita Pienaar profiles David Droga, announced as a speaker for #DesignIndaba2019
  • Pienaar also provides feedback on SA's DJI Ronin-S launch
  • The Future of Agency Rosters finds advertiser and agency dissatisfaction
  • Jessica Tennant interviews Chris Slabber on his A' Design Award wins
  • We have the scoop on eNCA's new on-air look
  • I also went #BehindtheSelfie with Philippa Dods of Meltwater IMA and Future Females

  • Leigh Andrews
    Editor-in-Chief: Marketing & Media SA


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    BizTop stories
    McCann Health cans global CCO Jeremy Perrott
    #Newswatch: Following an investigation subsequent to a complaint concerning the use of "offensive and inappropriate" language, McCann Health's global CCO Jeremy Perrott has been fired for violation of the agency's Code of Conduct...read
    What's the use of marketing research? A cynic's answer: Ask Absa!
    What's the use of marketing research? A cynic's answer: Ask Absa!

    mike broom

    Last week there was great fanfare about Absa's repositioning and rebranding. This seemed like a good time to illustrate the power of predictive measurement...read
    Local artist Chris Slabber wins big at international A' Design Award and Competition
    Local artist Chris Slabber wins big at international A' Design Award and Competition

    Jessica Tennant

    Commercial artist Chris Slabber recently won Platinum for his work on the 'Doom Insects' campaign and was named Designer of the Year at the A' Design Award and Competition in Como, Italy...read
    #FairnessFirst: Not-so-secretly supporting Pride Month with Russia's #thehiddenflag
    #FairnessFirst: Not-so-secretly supporting Pride Month with Russia's #thehiddenflag

    Leigh Andrews

    The Fifa World Cup settled the global gaze on Russia for the past few weeks. While July 2018 has been a time of football celebration, it's also Pride Month. So while 'gay propaganda' is still banned in Russia, that doesn't mean there's been a lack of rainbow support - where there's will, there's a way...read
    Mandela Month
    Beautiful News renews partnership with Mercedes-Benz to continue sharing inspiring stories
    Mercedes-Benz has announced the renewal of its partnership with Beautiful News, which means Beautiful News will keep telling its stories through powerful short films and photographs... read
    #Mandela100: 100 volunteering opportunities across SA
    Volunteering platform Forgood.co.za has compiled a comprehensive list of 100 volunteering opportunities for Mandela Day... read
    #Mandela100: Dove goes beyond skin-deep beauty with No Digital Distortion Mark

    Leigh Andrews

    We've seen a marked rise in returning to real values and letting a brand's humanity and true beauty shine through its messaging in 2018... read
    Cannes Lions
    Diversity matters... and four other learnings from the 2018 Cannes Lions Festival

    Issued By MediaCom

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    Design Indaba
    #DesignIndaba2019: Ticket sales are open!
    Ticket sales are now open for Design Indaba 2019 and here's all you need to know, from dates to discounts, speakers and more... read
    #DesignIndaba2019: David Droga announced as speaker

    Juanita Pienaar

    Advertising legend, David Droga, founder and chairman of Droga5, has been announced as one of the speakers at the 2019 Design Indaba... read
    Advertising
    For F's sake: ASA reckons 'fricking' is okay for radio ads
    BSH feels at home with Decimal

    Issued By Decimal Agency

    FCB Joburg's TVC for Toyota's new SUV a 'total rush'

    Issued By FCB Africa

    F/NE South Africa will host Global Awards' live judging session
    New York Festivals Global Awards has announced the 2018 Global Awards live judging session in South Africa, hosted by F/NE... read
    New appointments at Ogilvy

    Issued By Ogilvy & Mather

    D&AD New Blood Award winners announced for 2018
    D&AD has revealed the winners of the 2018 New Blood Awards at a ceremony in London, with a total of 194 Pencils awarded... read
    Ogilvy fires global CCO Tham Khai Meng
    #Newswatch: Ogilvy terminated worldwide CCO and co-chairman Tham Khai Meng's longtime employment (since 1999) with immediate effect today in response to employee complaints regarding his behaviour and a breach of the agency's values and code of conduct... read
    iDidTht.com Craft Awards June 2018: "It makes me shiver to see where we are going as a country" - Stuart Stobbs
    IDidTht's June SA Film Reel Monthly Craft Awards were judged by Stuart Stobbs, CCO at 1886 Advertising, who selected Fausto Becatti from Bioscope Films and Adam Howard from Howard Audio for Best of Reel... read
    Takezito. Street strategy

    Issued By Ola! Films

    New study finds advertiser and agency dissatisfaction
    A new study finds widespread dissatisfaction on both sides of the advertiser agency divide... read
    Ke Yona (it's time) for #Ads24diski18!

    Issued By Ads24

    Aquafresh celebrates South African mums with 'Power to You, Mum'

    Issued By Havas Johannesburg

    Lisbon Award Group adds another fest to region
    Branding
    Health hacks to new packs

    Issued By Just Design

    Absa embraces Africa with new brand
    Reclaiming its African roots, the Absa Group, formerly Barclays Africa, has started trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange with a new share code (ABG) and a new corporate identity... read
    Big brands marketed for different purposes

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    CRM, CX, UX
    The crucial role of client service excellence in agencies

    Mpho Nkomonde

    Developing client service excellence in order to properly service clients' campaigns is imperative for client retention, writes Mpho Nkomonde... read
    Design
    Indigo Design Award 2018 winners
    Tokyo - The first Indigo Design Awards, set to inspire, promote and encourage excellence in all areas of digital design for creative agencies, independent designers and up-and-coming talent from around the world was held in Tokyo on 24 May... read
    German décor brand Kare opens South African showroom
    German furniture and décor brand Kare has opened its first South African store in Kramerville, Johannesburg... read
    Designing by algorithm

    Ingrid Leujes

    Issued By Greenside Design Center

    2017/18 AfriSam-SAIA Awards shortlist announced
    The shortlisted projects for the 2017/18 AfriSam-South African Institute of Architects (SAIA) Award for Sustainable Architecture + Innovation have been announced... read
    Digital
    AfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos
    Shaping Africa's digital future - AfricaCom launches free headliner conference tracks with worldclass speaker line-up... read
    Are you failing to prepare your workforce for AI?
    A new study by Oracle and Future Workplace, AI at work reveals HR leaders and employees want to embrace artificial intelligence (AI), but organisations are failing to prepare the workforce... read
    Livity Africa will now be known as Digify Africa
    Livity Africa has announced its rebrand to Digify Africa, a name-mark and brand that better expresses and encapsulates the mandate of the organisation in closing the digital divide... read
    Direct Marketing
    How e-mail marketing increases sales

    Rilind Elezaj

    Email marketing is one of the most essential marketing tools that most online-based businesses employ to maximise their sales... read
    Education
    Vega students named finalists in the 2018 Capitec Challenge

    Issued By Vega School

    Register for Advanced Project Management at UKZN Extended Learning

    Issued By UKZN Extended Learning

    Entrepreneurship
    #StartupStory: Lokal Link, matching up the right influencer with the right brand

    Juanita Pienaar

    Hlumelo Ndoni who founded Lokal Link started his career as an intern at Hellocomputer and noticed a new form of brand communication gaining popularity globally... read
    Events & Conferencing
    The ultimate intro to event gamification

    Issued By Worx Group

    Don't miss out on our specials

    Issued By Gallagher Convention Centre

    Multi-Media: A sponsor of the NED Awards

    Issued By Multi-Media

    Register to be part of the GCC PCO database

    Issued By Gallagher Convention Centre

    Gallagher is paying it Forward

    Issued By Gallagher Convention Centre

    Event budgeting: Making informed budget estimates

    Issued By Worx Group

    Networking and trade opportunities abound at second Global Trade Show
    Business opportunities exhibition Global Trade Show of Networking and Matchmaking South Africa 2018 (GTS2018) is back for a second year... read
    Exhibitions
    What to expect at the Getaway Show 2018
    The 2018 edition of the Getaway Show will be held at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg from 14-16 September 2018. read
    Film & Cinematography
    Fans assemble and push Avengers: Infinity War to the number 2 position of all time

    Issued By Disney Africa Media Sales and Partnerships

    Kelly Clarkson to star in Uglydolls film
     read
    Marketing
    Madex and Markex 2018: Building the branding conversation

    Issued By Madex

    Job offer at Business Arts South Africa (BASA): Head of marketing and communications

    Issued By Business and Arts South Africa

    A cross-media view of the customer is the key to marketing success

    Sally Rothman

    Issued By GfK South Africa

    CMO Council Report - CMOs committed to doing more with data
    New research highlights AI's emerging role as catalyst for harvesting and unifying disparate data essential to customer engagement... read
    Media
    MediaCom, PHD and Mindshare feature in M&M Global Awards 2018 shortlist
    For the second consecutive year MediaCom is the frontrunner for the M&M Global Awards shortlist with 33 shortlisted entries. PHD follows on the global networks list with 20 shortlisted entries and Mindshare with 18... read
    South Africa co-hosts BRICS Media Forum

    Issued By Independent Media

    Mobile
    #MobileCommerce: The growth of mobile shopping in South Africa

    Graham Du Plessis

    E-commerce is going from strength to strength in South Africa, more and more consumers are gaining confidence in making online purchases that are not solely limited to the likes of books, CDs, electronics, airline tickets and the like... read
    South Africa's biggest cellular networks take over ATM Media

    Issued By Guerrilla IMC

    'Click and mortar' success for local store marketers

    Issued By Vicinity Media

    #MobileCommerce: The last mile digitised, democratised and on-demand

    Bronwyn Williams

    It's no secret, in the digital age shoppers want what we want when we want it... read
    Production
    DJI Ronin-S launches in SA

    Juanita Pienaar

    Orms hosted a launch event, showcasing the latest in gimbal technology with the release of the DJI Ronin-S in SA. This new innovation is DJI's first single-handed stabiliser promising professional quality... read
    Promotions & Activations
    First Choice winter custard campaign launches

    Issued By Boomtown

    Publishing
    Media shines a light on new Mandela tribute publication

    Issued By Topco Media

    The Economist publishes first-ever Instagram novel
     read
    #Mandela100: Nal'ibali shares special series for Mandela Day
    Commemorating the centenary celebration of Nelson Mandela's birthday, Nal'ibali is sharing a special series of three children's stories... read
    Radio
    CliffCentral and United Stations create a winning authentic content campaign for Taylor Blinds & Shutters

    Issued By United Stations

    Heart FM presenters to brave the cold for blanket collection drive

    Issued By Heart FM

    Retail
    The future of retail: Clicks, bricks and data-driven insights

    Sarah Quinlan

    Over the last 15 years, technology has reshaped the face of global retail. With billions of people spending more time online each day, the way we buy things has evolved... read
    Edcon bids farewell to Boardmans and Red Square brands

    Lauren Hartzenberg

    Boardmans and Red Square cosmetics stores will soon be no longer as Edcon intensifies its focus on the Edgars brand in a bid to win back shoppers... read
    Social Media
    TBWA and Facebook team up for regional creative agency programme

    Issued By TBWA

    Stories sharing a boon for digital marketers

    Gil Sperling

    Updated Stories feature creates new opportunities for engagement across Facebook's family of apps... read
    Latest Twiplomacy study reveals 97% of all governments are on Twitter
    The latest Twiplomacy study reveals 97% of all governments are on Twitter and US president, Donald Trump has become the most followed world leader with the most interactions over the past 12 months... read
    Last chance to enter New Generation Social & Digital Media awards
     read
    Why your social media sucks: The 5 levels of social media marketing (Part 2)

    Dylan Kohlstädt

    What are the levels of social media and what is the definition of next-level social media? read
    Sponsorship
    K-Way is the new title sponsor for SkyRun
     read
    Bridgestone continues as title sponsor for World Solar Challenge
     read
    Streaming
    Netflix introduces 'Smart Download' feature to Android

    Andy Walker

    Netflix's Smart Downloads is now available on Android, and it may save you from forgetting to download your favourite shows... read
    DStv Now usage spikes as World Cup reaches fever pitch

    Andy Walker

    South Africans love sport, don't they? And now that the World Cup is entering its pivotal semi-final stage, more users than ever are tuning in to see a ball (and Neymar) roll around a field... read
    TV
    eNCA reveals refreshed look and anchor line-up

    Issued By e.tv

    A new-look eNCA

    Mapi Mhlangu

    Issued By e.tv

    Tumi Morake, Riaad Moosa to represent SA in Netflix world comedy special
    South African comedians Tumi Morake and Riaad Moosa will represent the country in Netflix and Just For Laughs' new stand-up comedy series, slated for 2019, which will feature 47 comedians from around the world. read
    Hit mermaid horror Siren now streaming first on Showmax

    Issued By Showmax

    Vila Kasi Holdings fails to pay employees
     read
    Youth Marketing
    HDI Africa Conference

    Issued By HDI Youth Marketeers

    Behind the Selfie
    #BehindtheSelfie with... Philippa Dods

    Leigh Andrews

    This week we go behind the selfie with Philippa Dods. She's full-time marketing coordinator at Meltwater IMA (India, Middle East and Africa) and a core member at Future Females after office-hours... read
    Loeries Creative Week Durban
    #Loeries2018 MasterClass: Female representation and the media - who controls the narrative?

    Issued By Loeries

    You have the opportunity to choose from eight (four in the morning and four in the afternoon) Loeries MasterClasses on Thursday, 16 August, and learn from leading brand communicators... read
    Meet Ramsey Naja - #Loeries2018 judge and DStv Seminar of Creativity speaker

    Issued By Loeries

    Of sightings and flightings at Loeries 2018

    Issued By Bizcommunity.com

    Having just landed from bringing our readers the finest edit of South African-specific and breaking news, exclusive interviews and overviews from the recent Cannes Lions Festival, we're prepped and ready to do it all over again... read
    How an operations officer got invited to judge creativity at the Loeries

    Aisling Holmes

    Issued By McCann Johannesburg

    International
    Lisbon Ad Festival: Digital, Outdoor and PR grand juries announced
    The Lisbon International Advertising Festival has announced three more categories and the respective jury panels that will evaluate the work submitted... read
    Marcia Goddard announced as LIA 2018 Medical jury president
    Marcia Goddard, chief creative officer at McCann Health NJ has been named the 2018 jury president for the Medical jury... read
    Ant White announced as latest judge to join Immortal Awards jury
    CHE Proximity's Ant White is the latest juror to be announced for The Immortal Awards, the global free-to-enter advertising award for all Little Black Book members... read
    Business
    #Mandela100: Mobile HIV clinics hit the road
    Shout-it-Now has designed a new community-based HIV screening and immediate ART initiation service that dovetails with the goals and services of the public health system in Gauteng... read
    #MobileCommerce: Understanding payment trends to ensure customers get what they want

    Brendon Williamson

    Startup companies are faced with a number of challenges before they even begin trading. Market research and designing an excellent customer journey are important, but ensuring your customer has a payment option... read
    Western Cape water restrictions remain in place
    The Western Cape Department of Water and Sanitation says the prevailing water restrictions will remain in force until dam levels reach more than 85%... read
    6 ways to save on fuel

    Arnoux Maré

    With the fuel price expected to increase yet again this month, small and medium-sized transport companies are finding themselves in particularly challenging times. The pressure is on to find ways to save fuel and reduce costs... read
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    Nikola Tesla
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    "Language is a virus from outer space."

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