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| | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA | BRENT SMITH, ISSUED BY NEW MEDIA | BRANDON DE KOCK, ISSUED BY WHYFIVE INSIGHTS |  | VICTOR KOAHO Clients need to understand what makes their audiences tick and try and connect with them on the social platforms where they're most likely to be. But brands also need to be careful to not only try and make a sale but to be comforting and giving back to consumer in one way or another... Read | ISSUED BY WORX GROUP | ISSUED BY HOMEMAKERS | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING |  | MARY-CLARE TOMES Mary-Clare Tomes, MD of TVinaCard Video Brochures looks into how the events industry is adapting to Covid-19... Read | ANN NUROCK, ISSUED BY RELATIONSHIP AUDITS AND MANAGEMENT | ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR | ISSUED BY KANTAR |  | ANELE NZIMANDE AND THABISO BHENGU The way to a consumer's heart in our world today is through the creation of a purpose-driven brand identity... Read |  | Following President Cyril Ramaphosa's address to the nation on Sunday, 24 May 2020, news points to schools and parts of the South African economy gearing up to open doors on 1 June 2020... Read |  | JUANITA PIENAAR Wayne Flemming, founder and managing director of Brandtruth//DGTL shares his views of the current Covid-19 crisis and how the company is navigating these unusual times... Read |  | VAUGHAN PATTERSON We are working in ways today that have long been possible but that we have now been pushed to explore more fully... Read | ALFIE JAY, ISSUED BY ALGOA FM | ISSUED BY BORDERLESS ACCESS | ISSUED BY IMC CONFERENCE |
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 | Ten campaigns for global brands across different markets have won in the Effective Innovation category of the Warc Awards, a global case-study competition in search for next-generation marketing effectiveness... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Slowly, perhaps, but the marketing and advertising world is starting to heal. And, every now and then, a non-Covid-19 ad pops up which relieves the cliched tedium of promotion spots trading on the virus crisis... Read |
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 | HEMANT HARIE The retail industry faces the challenge of delivering a consistent experience across all channels, including online and physical storefronts... Read |
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 | ELHAM MAFI-KREFT AND STEVEN KREFT Severe shortages of critical medical supplies have prompted governments to compel private companies to fill the gap... Read |
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 | Converse tasked five SA artists with visually depicting the African experience of the Covid-19 virus in a way that breathes a refreshed message of hope, strength, positivity and survival... Read |
 | Crayola has collaborated with a renowned makeup chemist to bring a wider range of realistic skin tones to an all-new line of crayons... Read |
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 | JESSICA TENNANT Fierce is a new model of creative and technical delivery targeting international clients seeking creative and technical expertise from a cost-effective market... Read |
 | KARYN STRYBOS Never before has strategic, personalised, and scalable marketing been this integral to long-term business success. Automated communications illustrate just how technology and marketing can combine and enhance existing campaigns: it does the repetitive legwork for teams, giving them a scale and reach that was previously unthinkable... Read |
 | GRANT LAPPING Doing things differently in this crisis means doing things digitally... Read |
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 | VIRESH HARGOVAN As we prepare for a new phase in business globally; we're seeing accelerated key digital experience trends including online payments, telehealth and e-learning... Read |
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 | ANTON GRUTZMACHER Privacy-by-design data sharing models are set to transform partnership marketing, says Anton Grutzmacher, co-founder and chief revenue officer at Omnisient... Read |
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 | JESSICA TENNANT Independent, full service, integrated media agency, Nybble launched last week... Read |
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 | The One Show has revealed its 2020 finalists with 20 finalist entries announced for South Africa... Read |
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 | REGINE LE ROUX Who should take responsibility when things go wrong? Who should apologise to disgruntled stakeholders? Who should explain to the media what happened? The answer to these questions seems like a simple one - the CEO of course!... Read |
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 | The Covid-19 pandemic has given rise to a new kind of African consumer who is already displaying fundamental shifts in consumption and purchase behaviour... Read |
 | Brands cut $50bn from global adspend in wake of Covid-19, according to Warc's new report; Global Advertising Trends: The impact of Covid-19 on ad investment... Read |
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 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG The Crazy Store MD shares how the in-store environment has had to change to prioritise health and hygiene, and why offering customers value for their money is more important than ever... Read |
 | JAN BOUWER The world is in unchartered territory and as many businesses face the harsh reality of lockdown, we are beginning to accept that jobs will be lost, orders will be cancelled... Read |
 | New retail services include virtual store walk-throughs and a corporate service that involves bringing a mobile Under Armour store to your office... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Online retail may account for under 2% of total retail sales in South Africa, but the Covid-19 pandemic is encouraging consumers to switch to digital shopping and payment alternatives... Read |
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 | Ford Motor Company has named Londeka Mkhize its new social media lead for South Africa... Read |
 | SIMPHIWE NGEMA Simphiwe Ngema has achieved a following of over 1,6 million people on Instagram - here she shares some insights for aspiring social media influencers as well as a few tips on improving your following and brand... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE David Phume was born with an entrepreneurial spirit. The charismatic creative and tech entrepreneur, who hails from Bryanston, Johannesburg, has never been afraid to dream big... Read |
 | EMMANUEL GRAHAM, ISMAEL ACKAH, NATHAN ANDREWS & RANSFORD EDWARD After Ghana discovered oil and gas in 2007, the government and civil society aspired to avoid the "resource curse". This is when countries have an abundance of non-renewable natural resources but no economic growth... Read |
 | Covid-19 has swept throughout the world, and governments globally have taken drastic measures to stop the spread in an attempt to save lives... Read |
 | AMINA J. MOHAMMED These are challenging times for Africa and the rest of our global village... Read |
 | ALEX EZEH & SHARON FONN Africa remains one of the regions least affected by Covid-19, although evidence suggests it is an evolving and growing pandemic. It is now present in all African countries and territories... Read |
 | FAIZEL ISMAIL The African Continental Free Trade Area was launched two years ago at an African Union (AU) summit in Kigali. It was scheduled to be implemented from 1 July 2020... Read |
 | AMROTE ABDELLA The current global crisis has highlighted a number of areas, from the need for efficient information management to the need for accurate data gathering for faster medical response... Read |
 | DR MAMPHELA RAMPHELE On this Africa Day 2020, we celebrate our resilience in the face of the disruptive Covid-19 pandemic... Read |
 | Africa Day, 25 May, gives us an opportunity to appreciate the creative freedom of African stories through the plethora of content currently streaming on Netflix... Read |
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 | MARC LUBNER We're seeing much more in the way of actual help for those affected by coronavirus than I've seen for any other cause, anywhere in South Africa, ever... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE FinYou is a purposed-based lending solution that links merchants with funding from financial institutions... Read |
 | ALAN KNOTT-CRAIG Looking around our country and at the lives of our people during this crisis, no one can deny the overwhelming importance of internet access... Read |
 | ALLON RAIZ In her authoritative book, Time to Think, author Nancy Kline talks about the importance of creating time to think... Read |
 | As the country moves towards Level 3 lockdown regulations on 1 June, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, outlined some of the details of the eased regulations... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG The ban on cigarettes and related tobacco products will remain in place, but alcohol will be permitted for sale on certain days of the week... Read |
 | ANTON DAVIES In many ways financial services institutions have stepped up to assist South Africans facing financial challenges due to Covid-19. One such option is for people with valid credit insurance policies to claim their benefits... Read |
 | DAVID SEINKER It's been over two months since many of us last stepped into the office... Read |
 | The implications of a move to Level 3 lockdown are quite significant for businesses. While the exact regulations are not yet available, at this stage what is clear is that South Africa will go to level 3 on Monday, 1 June 2020... Read |
 | Gabriel, the shock absorber brand in South Africa, has launched an initiative for essential service workers who purchase Gabriel shocks between 25 May to 30 September 2020 and receive free replacement shocks for life. Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE A small gesture kick-started her business and now, eight years later, accountant Zandile Sifika is paying it forward by helping other SMMEs survive the fallout from Covid-19... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE The Hope Project SA is a non-profit organisation that's building a community creating job opportunities and relief for artists and crew members who find themselves in dire financial trouble during our current economic climate... Read |
 | South African women are still earning up to 35% less than men for doing the same work... Read |
 | The concept of lockdown is not new to the meerkat species. As a consequence, meerkats have become highly skilled and successful at dealing with lockdowns underground and navigating their uncharted "business world". Read |
 | DOUGLAS KRUGER Some of the lockdown regulations are easing, but for many business owners, survival remains uncertain. Will you make it through intact? Read |
 | ANDREW HARDING & SARA BUX Despite Covid-19 creating so much existential risk and uncertainty, or perhaps because of it, management accountants are well positioned to differentiate themselves and help their organisations prepare for an uncertain future as lockdowns are lifted... Read |
 | With South Africa moving to Level 3 Lockdown on Monday, 1 June 2020, businesses must play its part to minimise infection and maximise compliance... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Chris Ogden, the CEO of RubiBlue shares his account of work-life in the time of Covid-19... Read |
 | After processing the 651 tests done at its Mponeng Mine, AngloGold Ashanti says the number of positive cases has risen to 196. Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE 6DOT50 is stepping in with a new way to pay for essential goods, as Covid-19 takes its toll on the South African economy... Read |
 | No one could have imagined that the simple filling stations of the 1970s would one day morph into the enormous service stations dotting our highways today... Read |
 | DOROS HADJIZENONOS Cyber threats do not rest and they continue to evolve and bad actors develop new attack techniques. Good cybersecurity hygiene requires more than a strong password to avoid compromise. Read |
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