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JESSICA TENNANT
"Times like these," "more than ever," "home," "family," "here for you," "we've always been there for you," "we may be apart, but we can stay connected," "we'll get through this together." A universal brand message of solidarity, accompanied by sombre piano music and B-roll footage of empty public spaces. It's all the same. read
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BRENDAN SEERY
SA Tourism hits the mark; MTN misses by a long way...read
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JESSICA TENNANT
MD of Grid Worldwide, Masego Motsogi's account of work-life in the time of Covid-19, part of a series of articles looking into how agencies and agency folk are responding to the crisis and viewing it through a creative lens...read
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JESSICA TENNANT
"We are going through an extraordinary time in the world. Now, more than ever the role and impact of radio and television is felt as these services are central to keeping us informed, educated and entertained..."read
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JANE RUINARD
A 2017 study by New York University's Steinhart Music Business Programme painted a bleak picture of what the future holds for traditional radio... Read
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JUANITA PIENAAR
Kriya Gangiah shares why radio stations need to start thinking out of the box when it comes to creating content with regards to the fourth industrial revolution and elaborates on the positive influence of digital media on the radio industry... Read
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JUANITA PIENAAR
Deen Schroeder, Commercial Digital Executive at Primedia Broadcasting, shares three key ways brands can use podcasts to attract and engage audiences... Read
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JESSICA TENNANT
This week, we go behind the selfie with Darren "Whackhead" Simpson, breakfast show host on Kfm 94.5's Kfm Mornings... Read
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JESSICA TENNANT
Radio presenter, DJ and voice over artist Lesley Piet recently moved to Bloemfontein to join OFM, where she's co-hosting a new breakfast show and hosting her own show on Saturday afternoons... Read
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JUANITA PIENAAR
Caldine Wyngaard shares a refreshing and youthful perspective on the topic of radio, suggesting that radio stations should focus on constantly developing each generation of radio... Read
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People around the world are listening to more radio as social distancing changes behaviour, and South Africa is no different. Surveys conducted by some of the country's biggest commercial radio stations show an increase in listening time... Read
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RICHARD WELLS
The unloved, underinvested world of traditional trade retailing just became the next key battleground for sales-depleted businesses, says Richard Wells... Read
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ISSUED BY BORDERLESS ACCESS
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ANDREW NELSON, ISSUED BY KANTAR
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ADAM BYARS
Adam Byars from Grid Worldwide unpacks three lessons brands can embrace to survive in a post-Covid-19 world.... Read
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
An overview of Bizcommunity's Press Offices, companies and organisations putting the grit in integrity, by continuing to communicate and innovate despite the many challenges of the Covid-19 lockdown... Read
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GRANT LAPPING
The number of hours that people are spending on digital platforms has climbed through the roof in most countries under lockdown, including South Africa... Read
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ORESTI PATRICIOS
The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has transformed brand communication and necessitated great changes in advertising.... Read
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ANA CARRAPICHANO, ISSUED BY MEDIOLOGY
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RUTH COOPER
We chat to Darren Sandras, director and co-owner of entertainment marketing and communications agency One-eyed Jack about how he, his company and the SA entertainment industry, in general, is navigating and responding to the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent nationwide lockdown... Read
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ALLETA LIEBENBERG
Brands are under tremendous pressure to balance their need to use their messaging to show extraordinary empathy for their customers and employees, while pivoting their business model and maintaining momentum to make sure they survive the crisis... Read
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MICHAEL BARETTA
Michael Baretta, managing director and founder of [dot]Good provides his insights into the future marketing landscape in South Africa, post-Covid-19... Read
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KARENA CRERAR
In uncertain environments like this, trust in institutions - businesses, organisations, and governments - becomes even more critical. Strong leadership and decisive action are needed to earn that trust and shape our post-crisis future... Read
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VISTA KALIPA, ISSUED BY ONPOINT PR
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Media data analysis shows that - out of a sample of 4838 media items collected - the most syndicated coverage continues to talk to the economic impact of the pandemic... Read
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CHRIS MOERDYK, ISSUED BY CHRIS MOERDYK
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JESSICA TENNANT
CEO of Nahana Communications Group, Brett Morris' account of work-life in the time of Covid-19, part of a series of articles looking into how agencies and agency folk are responding to the crisis and viewing it through a creative lens... Read
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Advertising
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DAMON STAPLETON
It is always going to be a strange week when Tiger King appears and Bill Withers disappears... Read
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21 campaigns for a wide range of product categories for global brands across different markets have been shortlisted in the Effective Content Strategy category, which rewards content strategies that can demonstrate a business outcome... Read
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MAXINE TWADDLE
There's no doubt that creativity is crucial to our job. Which is to get people to do exactly what we want them to do, to persuade them to change their behaviour in a way that benefits our clients. But campaigns cannot live on creativity alone. It's time that effectiveness stops coming second-best to fame... Read
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Branding
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LUNICE JOHNSTON
Since the work from home trend is likely to grow post-Covid, it is worth spending a little time thinking of how you link your personal and professional branding... Read
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Design
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The V&A Waterfront's new 100 Beautiful Things initiative celebrates the creativity of the makers behind some of South Africa's most inspiring projects, products, ideas and experiences... Read
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Digital
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Digital-led, creative agency, Retroviral has added both Lil-Lets and Gumtree to its challenger brand portfolio, which will lead to a 50% increase in agency billings YOY'... Read
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ROBYN DALY, ISSUED BY MANN MADE
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Education
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MIKE THOMS, ISSUED BY EDGE EDUCATION
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MIC MANN, ISSUED BY MANN MADE
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MIC MANN, ISSUED BY MANN MADE
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EARLE HOLMES, ISSUED BY AFDA
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DANIEL DERCKSEN
Production designer and filmmaker Johnny Breedt talks about Sergio and how the coronavirus pandemic has severely impacted the entertainment industry... Read
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Wan-Ifra has announced the winners of the European Digital Media Awards, with 7 out of 9 of winners coming from Denmark, Norway or Sweden... Read
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CANDY DEMPERS, ISSUED BY MEDIAHEADS 360
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One Show Awards
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The One Club for Creativity has announced the finalists for the global ADC 99th Annual Awards... Read
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LIVIA BROWN, ISSUED BY DENTSU AEGIS NETWORK
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CHIRENE CAMPBELL
It's day something or other of lockdown and we've decided to rewatch the entire Game of Thrones series, because hey why not? Somewhere around season two or three, a line is voiced that sticks with me. "A man is what others say he is and no more"... Read
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Radio
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In the wake of the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown, businesses across the work sector face their future with trepidation... Read
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The New York Festivals Radio Awards has announced the 2020 Storytellers Gala award-winners, with South African companies, CliffCentral and Fairly Famous bagging one award each... Read
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SASKIA HICKEY, ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING
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The Baxter Theatre Centre has introduced Baxter Radio in light of the Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa... Read
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Research
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BRETT ROGERS
Brett Rogers explores the edges of culture and how things are changing, providing valuable insights for brands wanting to understand who and what is shaping culture... Read
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TESSA NOWOSENETZ, ISSUED BY KLA - KAUFMAN LEVIN ASSOCIATES
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Warc released its 2020 Media Strategy Report, highlighting key insights and trends for effective media strategies, with lessons drawn from the shortlisted and winning papers of the global Warc Media Awards... Read
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Released last week, the Publisher Audience Measurement Survey 2019 results comes at a time where trust in media brands has never been more important... Read
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Retail
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CECIL UNGERER
The lockdown in South Africa and many other countries around the world to limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus will put significant pressure on an already-strained global economy... Read
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Streaming
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ABOSEDE OMOWUMI BABATUNDE
In the Niger Delta's coastal communities, oil pollution of the marine environment has depleted the fishing and water resources that people have traditionally depended on for their livelihoods. This has led to a complex pattern of conflicts in the region since the late 1990s... Read
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AfricArena has launched a report on the State of Tech Innovation and Investment in Africa... Read
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The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition 2020 gives hope and support to the agripreneurs on the African continent... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
#LockdownLessons explores the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on businesses... Read
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ARNOUX MARE
Time management is perhaps the most essential tool for companies right now as they battle against the lockdown and the uncertainty Covid-19 is having on the economy... Read
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As part of a phased easing of country's lockdown strategy based on risk assessment, South Africa will move from its current Level 5 to Level 4 on 1 May 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced last night... Read
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In his announcement on easing South Africa's Covid-19 lockdown from Level 5 to Level 4 on 1 May 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa painted a broad strokes picture of how the country will return to work... Read
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Businesses can use Uber Direct to move their goods within their supply chain, and between locations to better balance supply and demand, ensuring customers receive their orders when required... Read
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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has provided more details on the second set of measures that are aimed at assisting individuals and businesses through the Covid-19 pandemic... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
#TheLockdownSeries explores the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on businesses... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
The team of GetVen have taken the time of nationwide lockdown to rebuild their platform and believes that they will be able to offer an additional source of income for the hospitality industry once venues are able to operate again... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
For Dishi Smit and Keri Stewart, the co-founders of be.first, the pandemic has turned business upside down, but they've found a way to support small local businesses... Read
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The Department of Small Business Development has issued a warning to small businesses against fraudulent agencies soliciting payment to fast track applications for Covid-19 Relief funding... Read
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Right now, there are currently around 2.5 billion people around the world in some form of a Covid-19 lockdown, and millions more businesses are also shuttered and unable to trade or generate an income... Read
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#LockdownLessons explores the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on businesses... Read
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CORNE DU PREEZ
Things will never be the same again. The way we used to live, work and interact with one another pre-Covid-19 is over... Read
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The global Covid-19 pandemic has caused countries across the world much health, social and economic distress... Read
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BRONWYN WILLIAMS
The Covid-19 crisis is not a unifying crisis, it's a dividing crisis. The crisis is highlighting the divisions between rich and poor nations, and rich and poor individuals... Read
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RAYMOND PARSONS
President Cyril Ramaphosa's R500bn economic support package to address the fallout on the economy from Covid-19 represents a highly substantial raft of measures designed to assisted distressed businesses, households and individuals, adding up to about 10% of South Africa's GDP... Read
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JENNY COPE
South Africa's economy could benefit enormously from correcting inequality through improved social mobility... Read
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SHERISA RAJAH
At a panel hosted by the South Africa Board of People Practices and attended by HR professionals as well as employment lawyers, valuable insight was gained surrounding planning for the day after lockdown... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Zeelo is a shared transportation service, but since the nationwide lockdown had an impact on the way they transport commuters they turned to offer their services to transporting essential working in a safe way... Read
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ALLON RAIZ
As entrepreneurs, we need to be making the right decisions for right now to ensure that our businesses and our people's livelihoods do not become another casualty of the virus... Read
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The Jaguar I-Pace EV400 AWD has been crowned the 2020 AutoTrader South African Car of the Year! Read
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JENNILEE PEREMORE-OLIVER
With the clear economic divide in South Africa, the extension of the Covid-19 lockdown is hitting most South Africans harder than others... Read
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LYNETTE MAART
There is no social income support for able-bodied people who have little to no income between the ages of 18 years, after which the Child Support Grant ends, and 59 years, after which the Old Age Pension kicks in... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
#TheLockdownSeries: Debbie Nortje, founder and managing director of Treedom Villas and Vardos, shares how Covid-19 has impacted this dream destination... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
#TheLockdownSeries: Sarette van den Heever, co-founder of Wijn, shares how the Covid-19 pandemic and the national lockdown has impacted the concept wine bar... Read
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The need to mitigate anthropogenic impacts on species and natural systems has resulted in conservation science developing as a major multidisciplinary area of study... Read
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