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 | KARABO LEDWABA This week we speak to Robynne-Rowlinson-Bisset about her job as the strategic planning director at VMLYR...read |
|  | | Johanna McDowell, founder and CEO of the Independent Agency Search and Selection unpacks the marketing economy in South Africa...read |
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 | ISSUED BY MOTSEPE ADVERTISING Attention all aspiring marketing mavens and ad wizards! Get ready to ignite your careers with a blast of energy, because Motsepe Advertising's internship programme applications are officially open!... Read |
 | PAUL MIDDLETON, ISSUED BY EBONY+IVORY Admittedly, as the head of a creative agency, this wasn't a question I thought I'd ever have to seriously answer. But the question has surfaced and I'd like to empathically say, YES! copywriting is still important and possibly more important than ever... Read |
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 | COLIN TIMMIS Recent Xero research revealed that 35% of small businesses are seeking more government investment... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY DEMOGRAPHICA Demographica is thrilled to welcome Gugu Shabalala as head of strategy to its stable... Read |
 | ROSS SIBBALD As reserve banks continue to increase interest rates in a bid to curb inflation, a global recession may be
inevitable in 2023... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA OUTDOOR After an intense executive search by Egon Zehnder, an international headhunter, Primedia Group announced that leading businessman Bongumusa Makhathini has joined the Group, heading up Primedia Outdoor... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY DUO MARKETING + COMMUNICATIONS CEO Judith Middleton unpacks how PR and marketing have evolved and how DUO has created a culture of deep trust... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OLD FRIENDS YOUNG TALENT (OFYT) OFYT is thrilled to announce the appointment of Nandi Zuma as their new new head of PR and a member of their executive committee... Read |
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 | MICHELLE STEYN, ISSUED BY BATELEUR BRAND PLANNING In 2007 South Africa experienced its first bout of load shedding, a whopping 16 years ago. Little did we know that this was the first hint of a new normal for our country... Read |
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 | In a bid to drive further inclusivity across its product line, Mattel's Barbie brand has launched its first doll with scoliosis... Read |
 | The new characters are more representative of the modern world kids navigate, including neurodivergence, gender, ethnicity and physical abilities, whilst the stories they play out reflect more complex emotions and relationships... Read |
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 | JON SAVAGE HaveYouHeard's Head of Content, Jon Savage, says podcasts are still boss, despite a slowdown recently in their growth... Read |
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 | Awards winners will be unveiled in Marrakech, Morocco, at the BIM Africa Summit (BAS) 2023 on 19 May... Read |
 | PAULA NAGY Africa is very often overlooked - not only with regards to the continent's potential to innovate but also the innovations that are already being realised by young startups... Read |
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 | NQOBILE DLUDLA Pick n Pay said it spent an additional R346m year-on-year on diesel to run generators in the first 10 months of its financial year and is currently on a run rate of approximately R60m per month... Read |
 | Tongaat Hulett has announced that the group's current chief business transformation officer, Dan Marokane, has been appointed as the group's acting chief executive officer... Read |
 | JAMES STENT Children are far behind in learning to read and it is getting worse... Read |
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