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|  | | Eclipse Communications has officially opened its doors to its Mauritius operation, the agency's first African office outside of South Africa. The move forms part of the agency's drive to increase its footprint throughout Africa, due to its clients continental needs...read |
|  | | The 2021 Africa SABRE Awards, which recognises superior achievement in branding, reputation, and engagement, was announced at a virtual award ceremony in May 2021. The campaigns were evaluated by a jury of industry leaders...read |
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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM As part of global programming during The One Club for Creativity's Creative Week 2021, Bizcommunity and The Creative Circle will jointly be the exclusive South Africa hosts of the "Creative Week 2021 Global Media Talks" online panel... Read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY FACEBOOK This month's Marketing Mastermind is Gustav Praekelt, founder and chairman of non-profit organisation, The Praekelt Foundation. He discusses the National Covid-19 WhatsApp Hotline... Read |
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| |  | EVAN-LEE COURIE Sandra Fraga, chief sales and marketing officer at Syspro, unpacks the journey behind the software development company's rebrand... Read |  | EVAN-LEE COURIE Leza Wells, chief product actuary and acting chief of marketing at life insurer FMI, (a Division of Bidvest Life Ltd) fills us in on her role... Read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY IAB SOUTH AFRICA The IAB South Africa's Youth Action Council is calling on all interested parties in the digital media and marketing space to attend its inaugural town hall on 15 June via Zoom and also for participaction in their Mentor Month initiative throughout the month of June... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY GREY AFRICA Grey was pleased to learn that it's work has placed in second, third and fifth position in Kantar's Best Liked Ads for Q3 of 2020... Read |
 | ISSUED BY VICINITY MEDIA It took industry leading accuracy for Vicinity Media to pull off the #WhereIsMyAd campaign... Read |
 | ISSUED BY WETPAINT The cosmetic and beauty giant Avroy Shlain needed the right tools to gain recognition and brand awareness in the market to help align consumers to their brand promise. This is where Wetpaint came in... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISING The Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA) has taken a decision to conduct a review of its financial services provider as well as the current insurance policies... Read |
 | JON BERKOWITZ & ELAN BAND If it is true that 50% of small businesses fail within the first five years, and the three common causes are known: lack of cash flow, budget overspends, and failure to work from an effective game plan... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY OGILVY SOUTH AFRICA Ogilvy Worldwide and Ogilvy | Social.Lab South Africa joined forces with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to celebrate World Immunisation Week... Read |
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 | ADEOLA TEJUMOLA, ISSUED BY KANTAR Here's how Kantar will help you authentically solve the value-action gap and guide you along your brand's sustainable transformation journey... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR Tractor Outdoor recently partnered with Sunshine Cinema to host a free drive-in movie screening in Cape Town... Read |
 | H&M has introduced a new global initiative to identify and support young role models who are making progress on social equality, sustainability, education... Read |
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 | SHAUN FRAZAO, ISSUED BY WAVEMAKER In its essence, an effective media plan ensures that you reach as much of the right audience as possible in the most cost-effective way... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRAND AVATAR Are avatars just a gimmick or could they have potential for business and brand communication?... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU iProspect Africa, a Dentsu company, has won the digital mandate for the MultiChoice Group... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PUBLISHER'S TOOLBOX PT SportSuite and partners Bristol Sport are thrilled to have been announced winners at the 2021 Sport Technology Awards - in the Partnership category!... Read |
 | MKHUSELI VANGILE Digital marketing trends have seen a lot of change, especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic... Read |
 | EDWARD HERRIDGE Edward Herridge gives us a glimpse into the atavistic fear of technology and how our brains will mean that we simply would not be able to think fast enough... Read |
| Education |
 | ISSUED BY ECLIPSE COMMUNICATIONS Three ambitious, young communications professionals will be given the opportunity to be mentored by PR guru and Eclipse Communications founding partner and strategist, Jacki McEwen-Powell... Read |
 | The Digital Marketing Aptitude Test has announced the launch of the Global Academic Council... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | ISSUED BY BRAND SOUTH AFRICA Thembi Siweya is set to host a delegation of young, African trailblazers excelling in sports, arts and literature at the Union Buildings on Thursday, 6 May 2021... Read |
 | The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Institute for Creative Arts (ICA) will present Infecting the City, which has been renamed (Un)Infecting the City for this year, during May and June 2021. Read |
 | The 9th annual New Generation Awards has named its judges for 2021, including nine new faces... Read |
 | The annual PayFast eCommerce Virtual Summit, hosted by The Insaka eCommerce Academy, is set to take place from 17 to 20 May 2021... Read |
 | The 2021 edition of the National Arts Festival (NAF) will include an in-person, virtual and countrywide programme in July... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | ISSUED BY MOONYEENN LEE & ASSOCIATES (MLA) Moonyeenn Lee & Associates (MLA), now the largest talent agency on the African continent, has announced that it is opening a new office in Cape Town... Read |
 | PIER PAOLO FRASSINELLI Netflix went live in South Africa on 6 January 2016. The arrival of the subscription-based content streaming service was a game changer for the country's film and television industry, as it had been for other countries... Read |
 | With the aim of bringing authentic local stories to screen for audiences across Africa, BET Africa and KZN Film Commission (KZNFC) have formed a partnership... Read |
 | The 23rd edition of the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival will be held virtually from 10 to 20 June 2021. The lineup will include films, webinars, debates and Q&A with local and international directors. Read |
| Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY LG LG Electronics signed a three-year partnership agreement with Springbok captain Siya Kolisi. The partnership will see Kolisi become more involved in LG's campaigns and initiatives... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ADVERTISING MEDIA FORUM In this article, we assess the pros and cons when considering whether to bring your media buying in-house or to outsource this critical strategic marketing imperative... Read |
 | ISSUED BY IMC CONFERENCE On 29 July 2021, you'll get to see the thrills, the action and the love story that is this year's Nedbank IMC Conference, livestreamed to your device of choice... Read |
 | RIRHANDZU SHINGWENYANA First and foremost, you have to understand what is marketing as it has been known over the years. The first step to understand marketing is by breaking down the 4Ps; Product, Place, Price, and Promotion... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY SAMSUNG SOUTH AFRICA Earlier this year, Samsung debuted its 2021 Neo QLED lineup. Leading business and consumer technology publications have already awarded the lineup top honours... Read |
 | HUGH MELAMDOWITZ In 2015, the 9th Circuit Court ruled that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke's song, "Blurred Lines", infringed on Marvin Gaye's 1977 "Got to Give It Up"... Read |
 | The Telkom Foundation today announced the launch of Ignite - the new educational extension of its video streaming platform, TelkomOne - allowing high school students free access to STEM-based content... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY NEW MEDIA Food24 and McCain have collaborated on a digital-to-print product that takes personalisation to a new level... Read |
| OOH |
 | Primedia's niche, out of home media arm, Primedia Unlimited, has been renamed to Primedia Retail... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | ISSUED BY THE BRAVE GROUP Broadcaster and journalist Jeremy Maggs has joined Brave Group as managing director of Bold, its executive communications and advisory firm... Read |
| Publishing |
 | BRONWYN WILLIAMS This week, Bronwyn Williams read Richard Feynman's QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY KAYA 959 Kaya FM's new brand identity is about highlighting Kaya 959 as a radio station for all... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Go behind 947 with its station manager Thando Makhunga... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ALGOA FM "Mother's Day is not really a day during which I focus on my role as a mum, but rather on that of my role as a daughter," says Algoa FM Breakfast Show presenter Lee Duru... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Seasoned journalist and talk radio host Lester Kiewit kicked-off his new Morning Review show on CapeTalk earlier this week... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING LottoStar and KFM 94.5's popular station promotion May Money Madness kicks off across the Cape this week... Read |
 | ISSUED BY KAYA 959 The Kaya 959 board of directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Sibongile Mtyali as the new Kaya 959 managing director effective 1 June 2021... Read |
| Recruitment |
 | The One Club for Creativity has urged agencies, brands, ad schools, and other organisations around the world to help support workplace equity by signing its new Paid Internship Pledge... Read |
| Research |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU The second edition in the Dentsu wisdom series titled Consumer packaged goods like never before has officially launched. The content in the latest report includes analysis from 19 experts... Read |
 | Digital twins are set to usher in a new and exciting digital era, with retail, manufacturing, and housing set to reap its benefits... Read |
| Retail |
 | Pierre Van Tonder, Spur Corporation's former CEO, died in a Cape Town hospital at the age of 62 on Sunday evening... Read |
 | Brito will step down after 15 years as CEO and 32 years at the company... Read |
| Sales |
 | WARREN MOSS Sales enablement provides sales teams with everything they need to sell as the point of focus, and is a major point of priority for many in the B2B space... Read |
| Social Media |
 | ISSUED BY MELTWATER Meltwater has announced an agreement to acquire leading social influencer marketing company Klear for $17.8m in a combination of cash and earn-out... Read |
 | The Southern Africa Music Rights Organisation has begun collecting royalties on behalf of its members from TikTok, Facebook and Netflix... Read |
| Sponsorship |
 | ISSUED BY BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA Entries are open for the 24th Annual Basa (Business and Arts South Africa) Awards partnered by Hollard... Read |
| TV |
 | ISSUED BY MULTICHOICE CONNECTED VIDEO MultiChoice Group has received the lion's share of nominations across all categories from the 15th South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas)... Read |
 | SABC 2 has announced that lifestyle magazine show Pasella will come to an end in January 2022... Read |
| Behind the Selfie |
 | JESSICA TENNANT Astika Chetram is the co-founder and MD of a small marketing agency called Imajinnation Marketing with extensive experience in the automotive industry... Read |
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 | The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is hosting the fourth cohort of its flagship AWIEF Growth Accelerator, sponsored by Nedbank, and is now calling for applications... Read |
 | Eskom's senior coal procurement manager, Petrus Mazibuko, has been suspended on suspicion of corruption involving millions... Read |
 | The inaugural Commonwealth Women's Entrepreneurship Summit is reportedly the first global event to focus on women in emerging tech sectors... Read |
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 | MELISSA MBAZO-EKPENYONG According to the World Bank, Africa is the only region in the world with more female than male entrepreneurs. One in four African women start or manage a business, many of them in the informal sector... Read |
 | ALLON RAIZ I used to have someone at Raizcorp who was really good at his job; let's call him Tshepo (not his real name). Tshepo was not only really good at his job, he was also incredibly loyal and willing to step in to help wherever help was needed... Read |
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