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The Pantone colour of the year for 2018 was the deep, dreamy Ultra Violet. But for 2019, get ready for peachy under-the-sea Living Coral... read
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SHEIDA NEMAN
Facebook has released its 2018 Year In Review, highlighting the top ways people around the world connected with their communities on Facebook...read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
As a writer, editor, interviewer, moderator and columnist in the tech media world, Mike Butcher covers everything - from the smallest tech startups to the largest tech giants...read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
There are a number of South African stars in the VML stable. Most notably, with Tony Granger set to retire, a senior level shake-up means Jason Xenopoulos is now North America CCO, and CEO of VMLY&R New York, with Ryan McManus taking on the reins as regional chief creative officer for VML SA. Here, McManus lets us in on how he's set to steer the group as we head into 2019...read
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Marketing & Media
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
Festive goodwill is part and parcel of the holiday season and we're wrapping up our year with a hamper of promotional goodies... Read
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Advertising
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JESSICA TENNANT
Jawitz Properties' new integrated social media campaign, #RealLifeRealEstate features Lucas Radebe in tackling the emotionally-compelling story of what makes a house a home... Read
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DAMON STAPLETON
My first big pitch. I had a pitch jacket that made me look like a featured extra from Miami Vice. I was sh!tting myself and had a fixed smile on my face in the futile attempt to appear professional... Read
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BRENDAN SEERY
In this world of fake news, purveyors of information need to be extra careful. So Onions to Vend and Red Ribbon for a misleading Black Friday ad. Read
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CRAIG WALLIS
While we get bombarded with hundreds of advertisements courtesy of our exposure to numerous media, there are the occasional gems worthy of our attention... Read
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CARMEN MURRAY
Consumers crave brands that are authentic. They are not stupid, and they know when you are deceiving them... Read
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Branding
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With sustainability and recycling on the legislative agenda globally, it's only a matter of time before non-sustainable practices are met with penalties; and brands are taking preventative measures... Read
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CSI
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LEAGO MONARENG
CSR has evolved over the past few years as more and more organisations take a larger role in actively participating in social and community projects... Read
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JIM VELLA
Henry Ford once said: "A big business never becomes big by being a narrow society looking after only the interests of its organisation and stockholders"... Read
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The winners of the first Google Impact Challenge Africa award were announced last week... Read
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VIAN CHINNER
Did you know that viewers of the American fantasy drama television series, Game of Thrones, are highly likely to be the same people who purchase sex toys online, particularly on a Monday?... Read
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Education
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The Paarl Media Bursary Fund Trust has awarded 11 Western Cape-based matric learners bursaries to the value of R660,000 to help finance their tertiary education in 2019... Read
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Entrepreneurship
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Events & Conferencing
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During this week's IBTM World trade show conference, it was emphasised how South Africa has become a leader in business events; with the announcement of its hosting of the 2019 ICCA Association Meetings Programme and launch of its new business events campaign... Read
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End-of-year parties are upon us once more but with the current economic situation, companies are cutting costs, and entertainment is often where the shaving takes place... Read
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The hot topic of digital disruption, and consequentially the accelerated pace at which our working lives are shifting, was tackled from three seemingly disparate directions at Marketing the Future, a recent event held by the IMM Graduate School... Read
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Film & Cinematography
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DANIEL DERCKSEN
Gray Hofmeyr, South Africa's celebrated writer, director and producer of feature films and television dramas is back in action as director and co-writer of Leon Schuster's Frank And Fearless... Read
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The Wavescape Surf and Ocean Festival will offer a free Filmmakers' Masterclass this Wednesday, 5 December, to boost several initiatives to position Cape Town as a key film destination and location... Read
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Magazines
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Gender parity achieved for the first time in list of 100 Most Influential Africans... Read
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Marketing
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NEWSWATCH: Unilever CMO Keith Weed will retire from the role next year, after 35 years at the company... Read
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CARMEN MURRAY
Persuading a crowd, whether it's your customer, an audience at a conference, the board of directors or even a pitch to a possible client, requires the ability to make an impact with the art of persuasion and confidence... Read
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MARK GALASIEWSKI
India's nascent anti-harassment movement is a fitting example of the link between scandals and bear markets... Read
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The National Assembly has approved redrafted versions of the Performers' Protection Amendment Bill, the Copyright Amendment Bill and the National Gambling Amendment Bill, says Parliament's spokesperson Moloto Mothapo... Read
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Mobile
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MTN Nigeria has introduced the first Disney mobile web service in Nigeria... Read
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From mobile data-saving tips to numbers to call in a roadside emergency this festive season... Read
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MIKE LAWS
Imagine you had only 24 hours to put together a passable mobile marketing plan. What mobile tactics would you prioritise over a day because they are such non-negotiables?... Read
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PR & Communications
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APO Group appoints former Orange Africa and Middle East senior executive as CEO... Read
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LEAGO MONARENG
It's time to revise our evaluation methodologies. If one of the world's leading professional body has declared its intention to send it into exile is perhaps an indication that it's time to move on from using AVE as a PR metric. ... Read
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DOMINIQUE PIENAAR
Digital disruption in the public relations and communications landscape means that brands and their agencies now need to work closer together than ever, in order to identify new storytelling opportunities, publishing platforms, and harness data analytics to continually refine how and where they place their messaging... Read
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MARCUS 'THE MALTESE FALCON' BREWSTER
A truism set to music in the Kander & Ebb musical "Cabaret" is that money makes the world go round... Read
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Production
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JUDITH MIDDLETON, ISSUED BY DUO MARKETING + COMMUNICATIONS
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Radio
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Recruitment
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Research
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The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has published a new report that examines the challenges and hurdles of journalism innovation faced by legacy news brands and digital-born news outlets... Read
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JAMES WILSON
Though the finance sector has upped the ante on digital innovation, it's still battling to create authentic emotional connections with consumers... Read
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Retail
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A new e-commerce experience from Mastercard and Next Retail Concepts lets shoppers browse and buy just like they are in a physical store - across any browser... Read
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ITUMELENG MUKHOVHA
Advances in telecommunication technology have transformed the tools used for marketing and consumerism and ultimately, the way that businesses operate... Read
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MAROEFAH SMITH
Nicola Cooper delivered a trend talk on the localisation of global trends at the recent ATF Trade Expo in Cape Town... Read
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MAROEFAH SMITH
The moment you provide the South African consumer with what they need, they will start purchasing whatever you are selling. This was the main message from trend analyst Nicola Cooper... Read
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SAMANTHA SNEDORF
I was recently offered the opportunity to attend the official launch of the Musgrave Gin Pink Fridays at the Maslow Hotel where I got to sit down and have a drink with the creator herself, Simone Musgrave... Read
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EINAV RABINOVITCH-FOX
Sears did more than pioneer the mail-order catalogue over a century ago. It helped make America a more inclusive place at a time when Jim Crow was rampant... Read
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SINESIPHO MANINJWA
With the conclusion of both SA Fashion Week and Africa Fashion week, Sinesipho Maninjwa asks if influencer marketing really does offer a financial return on investment... Read
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Social Media
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ANDY WALKER
Legendary musician Johnny Clegg was trending on Twitter on Thursday afternoon after a tribute version of his song The Crossing was released on YouTube... Read
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Burson Cohn & Wolfe has released the Twiplomacy study about the most followed world leaders on Instagram... Read
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ANDY WALKER
When people weren't tweeting about South Africa's political issues, health issues, state issues, or sport, they were tweeting about soapies... Read
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Streaming
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JARRED MAILER-LYONS
Jarred Mailer-Lyons, digital media strategist at The MediaShop, investigates how 8-million gaming South Africans spend their time... Read
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TV
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APRA & Sabre Awards
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Entries for Africa's continent-wide public relations award, the African SABRE Awards, are now open... Read
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Behind the Selfie
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LEIGH ANDREWS
This week, we go behind the selfie with Dillon Warren, founder and financial director at above-the-line and below-the-line creative agency, The Brand Cartel... Read
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Response Architects launches Nigeria's first international tele-shopping platform, Shopex TV... Read
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African youth are the future of the world economy and entrepreneurship, the Africa 2018 forum in Egypt hears... Read
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HARKRISHAN SINGH
In the age of disruption and fast data, the success of a new software solution is often dependent on being first to market... Read
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OurCrowd has confirmed that the fifth annual OurCrowd Global Investor Summit will take place in March 2019, in Jerusalem, Israel. Read
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There's good news for motorists as the price of petrol takes a plunge, just in time for the festive season... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
You just can't escape the traffic in Cape Town, right? Sometimes you need to embrace it. That's just what the local media and influencer set did. In fact, we made a meal of it by waiting in the parkade of 44 Strand Street on Wednesday, 28 November for authentic Jive-branded minibus taxis to take us on a delicious tour of the city, with a difference... Read
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