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 | The 4th edition of Scopen Agency Scope UK 2021/22 has been released; a research study that highlights key trends in the UK's communication, marketing, procurement and advertising industry... Read |
 | IDidThat.co has named the winners for Best of Craft July 2021... Read |
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 | BRENDAN SEERY Haval: Advert makes mockery of 'Jap crap' opinions of yesteryear; Embarrassing tweet lauds Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel 'at work... Read |
 | Lisbon Awards Group has announced that the submissions of works for the 5th edition of the Lisbon International Advertising Festival are now open.... Read |
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 | PAULA SARTINI The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the world and consumer needs have evolved accordingly. Consumers are more discerning now than they were a year ago... Read |
 | ESPN Africa has revealed a refreshed on-air look for its two linear channels, ESPN and ESPN2. Bringing to life the brand's purpose to ignite the fan in all of us... Read |
 | TERESA VAN DEN BERG The 19th edition of the Bain Luxury Study states that the luxury industry has been heavily impacted by the Covid-19 crisis in 2020... Read |
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 | Warc detailed its report identifying trends and themes common to the award-winning campaigns of this year's Cannes Creative Effectiveness Lions... Read |
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 | BCX announced its panel of judges for this year's BCX Digital Innovation Awards and extends call for entries to 30 September 2021... Read |
 | RYAN FALKENBERG Digital self-service should be a no-brainer for any company operating in today's business environment. It is, after all, what customers want... Read |
 | JG BEZUIDENHOUT The sad fact of the matter is that every day brings new challenges to advertisers as they face severe limitations around their print campaigns... Read |
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 | The finalists across six celebrity, sport, and entertainment categories of the 17th annual Sunday Times GenNext survey have been revealed... Read |
 | Comic Con Cape Town will host a series of pop culture pop-up activities at different locations around the city for one day only on 2 October 2021... Read |
 | The One Club has shared details about the Portfolio Night held in May, and the young creatives selected as All-Stars... Read |
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 | After being disrupted by the civil unrest that affected parts of South Africa, the Durban FilmMart is back on track to host its virtual event this August... Read |
 | The winners of the 2021 Durban International Film Festival were announced at the closing of the festival on Saturday, 31 July, ahead of the screening of its closing documentary film, Threshold by Brazilian director Coraci Ruiz... Read |
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 | South African restaurant chain Wimpy has launched its #CupsforVacs campaign, giving free coffee to those who vaccinate against Covid-19... Read |
 | RYAN MCFADYEN The Covid-19 pandemic, as said many times, has forced the digital evolution of business and other industries around the world to leapfrog forward by seven to 10 years... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Flying Fish is encouraging consumers to put smart drinking choices into action in a memorable way by launching a branded dark kitchen... Read |
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 | Following abuse allegations made against Somizi Mhlongo, the media personality has been requested to take time off from his various roles... Read |
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 | The Right2Know campaign is pleased with the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) finally coming out to condemn the actions of disinformation in eSwatini... Read |
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 | BRONWYN WILLIAMS This week, Bronwyn Williams shares her thoughts after reading Love, Poverty, and War, a collection of essays by Christopher Hitchens... Read |
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 | While the station received well-needed funds from a variety of other organisations, it was still in dire need of desktops and laptops to resume broadcasting... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Kenzy Mohapi, host of weekend radio show 'Weekends with Kenzy' on Jacaranda FM, has started a new journey as the music and scheduling lead (acting)... Read |
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 | The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRC) has announced the details of the next iteration of Infinite Dial... Read |
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 | JONATHAN CHERRY Demand for 'the ugliest thing that money can buy' since lockdown has been very strong, writes futurist Jonathan Cherry... Read |
 | Honoured with a one-of-a-kind doll made in their likeness, the six experts in the fields are being highlighted for making a positive impact in their communities... Read |
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 | Emojam has detailed its partnership with YouTube, and shares more about what the platform has to offer... Read |
 | TAKAKIYO FUJITA More and more people are capturing, editing, and sharing video content online and on social media using their smartphones, which has created a growing interest... Read |
 | TikTok has detailed their release of Spark Ads and how TikTok For Business can benefit from it... Read |
 | Despite facing competition and privacy concerns, TikTok's 2020 growth appears to have solidified. It has now emerged as the most popular mobile video platform for the last year... Read |
 | As we celebrate Women's Day, TikTok felt it appropriate to highlight extraordinary women who create content on the platform... Read |
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 | EMILY STANDER This week, we spoke with Atiyya Karodia, strategy director at VMLY&R... Read |
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 | JOHN SYEKEI Technology is said to be changing so fast that regulators cannot keep up. However, in East Africa at least, the gap is narrowing as policy-makers and regulators see the economic benefits of keeping regulation up to speed with technology advancements... Read |
 | JOSHUA KIRSHNER, DANIELA SALITE & MATTHEW COTTON Earlier this year, militants stormed the coastal town of Palma, Mozambique, which lies close to vast plants for extracting liquefied natural gas (LNG)... Read |
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 | MIRANDA LUSIBA It is of outmost importance for women to support each other in business or other. The fight against the "Pull Her Down" (PHD) syndrome in both entrepreneurship and corporate settings is crucial. Read |
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