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 | | Recently there has been a lot of discussion about a certain article that criticised the 2022 Loerie Awards. This discussion has seen an escalation that has now resulted in a special meeting that will be held with the ACA and its members. The aim would be to discuss the implications of the article and its impact on The Loeries and the industry at large... read |
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 | | Hippocampus and Old Friends Young Talent (OFYT) have announced they will merge, as OFYT effective 1 March 2023...read |
|  | | Two South African broadcast journalists Shahan Ramkissoon and Tanya Nefdt have launched an online multimedia news platform that specialises in positive news...read |
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 | EMILY STANDER This week, we caught up with the digital marketing and content coordinator for Burger King South Africa, Mellissa Smith... Read |
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 | Over the past few days, a unique jury of editors and senior reporters has watched and analysed over 3,000 pieces of work... Read |
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 | KABELO NGWANE Despite tough economic conditions, South African retailers are preparing to cash in on the busiest day of the year for retail sales - Black Friday. However, retailers may need to take a more pragmatic approach... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DEMOGRAPHICA Having pioneered the use of business anthropology in B2B marketing strategy and creative for over a decade, specialist B2B marketing agency, Demographica, has now spun off its business anthropology division into a standalone entity called Labyrinth Behaviour Collective (LABS)... Read |
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 | Birkenstock is launching its first locally-inspired summer campaign, blending German heritage with South African flair... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY SOCIAL PLACES Introducing Briefing Journeys by Social Places: Our brand-new briefing workflow tool forms part of the My Hub suite... Read |
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 | KELENEHA-MOHATO MOLEFE With spending on Internet advertising reaching R12.1bn in 2021 and commanding nearly a third of South Africa's overall ad spending, digital is a major part of the mix for nearly every brand during this crucial shopping season... Read |
 | ISSUED BY VEGA SCHOOL South Africa has some of the most talented young creatives, who annually compete for a host of awards and accolades in their respective fields of expertise... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY TWIGA COMMUNICATIONS Insurance provider Hollard has launched a boldly creative OOH campaign while taking on a social purpose mission in partnership with billboard industry leaders Outdoor Network and Street Network (part of the Provantage Group)... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY SMILE 90.4FM It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. The tree is up, the lights have been switched on, but where is the Christmas music?... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY VERVE Verve, the experts in culture communities and smart digital insight, have invested in two further global centres - Brighton on the south coast in the UK and another in Canada's largest city, Toronto... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRANDMAPP While it's been a year free from pandemic disruption, 2022 hasn't really delivered any relief from worries and stresses, but is there any light at the end of the tunnel?... Read |
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 | Clicks Group is set to fully acquire Sorbet Holdings, owners of the national chain of Sorbet beauty salons, for R105m. The deal marks Clicks Group's first foray into owning a franchise chain... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Black Friday has grown into one of the most important events on the South African retail calendar. Here are some of the plans companies have announced for Black Friday weekend (and beyond) this year... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HEINEKEN SOUTH AFRICA Heineken Green Seeds Entrepreneur programme culminated in an Entrepreneur Day event... Read |
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 | PIERRE CASSUTO One of the world's biggest celebrity influencer Kim Kardashian was penalised by the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) for inadequately informing her millions of followers that a post she made promoting cryptocurrency was an ad... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TECHSYS DIGITAL Can't wait for Black Friday to shop the hottest deals around? Now you don't have to. Tiktok lovers, listen up! Techsys Digital have designed a shoppable Black Friday TikTok filter which reveals Takealot's best Blue Dot sale items, wrapped in blue and white wrapping... Read |
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 | Having started in South Africa in 2021, the MultiChoice Africa Accelerator is expanding to Ivory Coast, Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Angola and Ethiopia... Read |
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 | Most companies expressed optimism about social investments over the next two years, with 60% predicting there would be an increase in resources... Read |
 | TANGO MATOTI In the face of the hybrid work challenge, there's immense opportunity to reinvent the human experience of work and technology... Read |
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