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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Razor PR, M&C Saatchi Group South Africa's public relations and reputation management agency recently won "Global Best New Agency" at PRovoke's Global SABRE Awards...read |
|  | DANETTE BREITENBACH The Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) of South Africa called 2020 the print industry's "annus horribilis"...read |
|  | ISSUED BY DMASA Nando's SA scooped the top Nkosi Award at the Assegai Direct and Integrated Marketing Awards held last week at The Venue in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg...read |
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 | ISSUED BY JB STRATEGY MAKER Every successful business has a plan and knows where it is heading in the future. A strategic plan allows you to see what is essential, how to get there, the pitfalls to avoid, and the noise to ignore... Read |
 | ISSUED BY VICINITY MEDIA Unlike a billboard that a client can see, you can't personally police the whole internet, meaning the digital media space has always been open to abuse... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JACARANDA FM Eleven local artists and groups are set to spread Christmas cheer at digital festive event... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TRADEWAY Get in touch with us today and let's discuss how we could add a new perspective to your marketing plans whilst remaining safe and compliant!.. Read |
 | PETER RUDGE Idyllic destinations have been seen a calamitous drop in income since the pandemic... Read |
| Advertising |
 | ISSUED BY WUNDERMAN THOMPSON Kayembe Ilunga joins Wunderman Thompson SA's (WTSA) Consulting Centre of Excellence this month as a consulting director following a career in FMCG and financial services... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SUPERUNION Angie Hattingh officially joined Superunion Africa as its strategic planning director this month. She moves across from Ogilvy, where she held the senior digital strategist role for almost three years... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRAVE GROUP Bold, a Brave Group Company, is pleased to announce that African Bank Ltd has awarded us as their preferred agency for Financial and Corporate Public Relations for three years... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BOOMTOWN Creative heavy-weight Thule Ngcese has joined Boomtown to add punch to the agency's efforts to buff its creative output... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BOOMTOWN Full-service agency Boomtown is seeking university or college graduates from the marketing and advertising disciplines to join its Bayeza Graduate Internship Programme... Read |
 | Beneath the bevy of brands screaming out for attention on the shelves of retail outlets, there are ingenious packaging designers working behind the scenes to lure and capture the consumer's imagination... Read |
 | The 2021 Luum Awards had 80 top-rate judges with the task of selecting the best creative promoting social and environmental issues... Read |
 | Cheslin Kolbe has had to overcome so much to become a South African hero that he is today. He grew up surrounded by crime... Read |
| Branding |
 | For years, Teljoy was the South African brand associated with first bringing television to South Africa in the 70s. It's a brand that has stood the test of time... Read |
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 | JAMES MACDONALD The resultant impacts of the pandemic are expected to indefinitely change customer behaviour... Read |
| Design |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG H&M won't profit a cent from the Neimil x H&M collection, with all proceeds funnelled directly to the local small business... Read |
 | Barbie has teamed up with Gert-Johan Coetzee, who has created a ready-to-wear fashion collection and couture dress inspired by the world's most popular fashion doll and the diversity of South Africa... Read |
 | The Chivas Venture - the platform from blended Scotch whisky, Chivas - is returning to South Africa with a dynamic new format... Read |
| Digital |
 | CARLI GEY VAN PITTIUS Organisations around the world have, by necessity, adopted remote working models during various stages of the pandemic to help contain the spread of the virus... Read |
 | JAMES BAYHACK Lockdowns, third waves, vaccine rollouts, digital innovations, e-commerce booms, riot-related supply chain struggles; 2021 has been eventful... Read |
 | Winners of the 2021 BCX Digital Innovation Awards have been announced... Read |
| Direct Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY CLOCKWORK South African and London-based full-service advertising agency Clockwork saw another successful night of wins at the DMASA Assegai Awards 2021... Read |
| Education |
 | ISSUED BY INNOVATE DURBAN The Youth Innovation Challenge 2021 kicked off in September 2021 with an exciting workshop week supported by sustainable development goals champions and industry experts, followed by teams working on their solution and on their pitch!... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OFM RADIO You've been told you have a flair for creativity. You jump at the chance to style your friends' hair for special occasions, creatively construct photos of everything that catches your eye, or envisage and redesign your living space whenever your creative flair arises... Does any of this sound familiar to you and are you planning on studying next year? Then 2022 might just be your year!... Read |
 | While matrics are fully absorbed in finals, it's important not to lose sight of the longer term, including meeting university application deadlines... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | ISSUED BY KAYA 959 SA's biggest soul and gospel stars will return to the stage for the 2021 Soul Inspired Concert. Produced by Kaya 959 and supported by Spar, this concert has become an annual highlight for Gauteng music fans... Read |
 | ISSUED BY AMASA After a depressed economy and subsequent drop in advertising spend in 2020, the recent advertising spend report by Nielsen's WizzAd paints a brighter picture... Read |
 | ISSUED BY RX AFRICA In partnership with the host City of Cape Town, RX Africa launched Fame Week Africa in October 2021, an event set to become Africa's annual cornerstone of business development for the film, arts, media and entertainment industries... Read |
 | After the cancellation of two signature global trade shows due to the Covid-19 pandemic, South African Tourism is excited to once again host both Meetings Africa and Africa's Travel Indaba... Read |
 | The One Club for Creativity has announced the diverse group of top creative leaders who will serve as jury chairs for the ADC 101st Annual Awards... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | Award-winning South African Muslim film, Barakat, has been selected as South Africa's official submission for the 94th Annual Academy Awards... Read |
| Magazines |
 | ISSUED BY MEDIA24 LIFESTYLE Media24 Lifestyle announced Drum editor Thulani Gqirana has been appointed editor-in-chief of Drum, now overseeing all the properties in the iconic brand's stable... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH While Q2's Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) of South Africa was something worth shouting about, the Q3 figures are more of whisper... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY GFK SOUTH AFRICA GfK, a leading provider of consumer and market intelligence, analytics and consulting services, launches gfknewron, its integrated, AI-powered software platform in South Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRAVE GROUP Bold is excited to announce the appointment of Ndumiso Mngomezulu as a new partner. Bold is a Brave Group executive communications and advisory firm. Ndumiso joins broadcaster and journalist Jeremy Maggs, and is a vital addition to the company's fast-growing suite of offerings... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRANDFUNDI Brandfundi was recently shortlisted in the 2022 Global Business Awards and named Best Boutique Marketing and PR Agency in Johannesburg 2022... Read |
 | MIKE BROOM There has been a paradigm shift in society in terms of how people want to be classified... Read |
 | MKHUSELI VANGILE "It is imperative to develop marketing strategies that will bring in customers," writes Mkhuseli Vangile, managing director of The DCF... Read |
 | ZIMM ZIMMERMAN Many executives have come to see marketing analytics as a standard, automated part of their jobs... Read |
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 | MONIQUE CLAASSEN, ISSUED BY KANTAR Think audio, not radio; video, not TV; and news, not print. Refine your business strategy by clicking on the media consumption and planning trends of today set to maximise your brand ROI across Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OUR SALAD MIX Develop your team's tracker mindset in a world first: The Tracking Success Virtual Adventure... Read |
 | The Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) released the 2021 quarter three results... Read |
 | A senior group of journalists have been selected to serve in the judging panel for the 10th annual Responsible Drinking Media Awards... Read |
 | Wan-Ifra Women in News has announced the recipients of its 2021 Editorial Leadership Award... Read |
 | Businesses such as pubs, mobile DJs, clubs, restaurants, and shopping malls that are not complying with protected rights will face action... Read |
 | "Covid-19 was the catalyst that kick-started the new world. It has brought about 10 years change in one month... " Read |
 | The recent Pan African Media Research Organisation (Pamro) 22nd annual three-day virtual conference was a resounding success with an average of 4,061 people attending each daily session... Read |
 | Like most industries, the smartphone has disrupted the fashion world and editorial shoots that used to be seen exclusively on the pages of a glossy magazine are now too on our personalised screens... Read |
| Mobile |
 | The mobile market continues surging amid the pandemic, with consumers worldwide spending on mobile apps more than ever... Read |
 | WhatsApp is about to change its pricing model and those companies that don't put the customer at the front will be paying for it with loyalty... Read |
 | Vodacom has said that it has switched on two new 3G and 4G enabled base station sites in deep rural areas in Kamiesberg Local Municipality in the Northern Cape province... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY MANDISI ADS In a recent impactful Out of Home (OOH) campaign for the GCIS (Government Communication and Information), Cape Town based OOH media owner Mandisi-Ads proves that local knowledge of the media industry provides the best chance for advertising success... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA OUTDOOR Primedia Outdoor, the leading provider in OOH media solutions and specialists in the mall environment within sub-Saharan Africa, has promoted Trust Masarirambi to the position, sales manager: malls for their South African market... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA OUTDOOR Primedia Outdoor, the leading provider in out-of-home media solutions in South Africa and rest of Africa, has appointed Steve Duck as executive: Western Cape... Read |
 | MIKE DE CHARMOY PMG International has mapped out a considered strategy to ensure that it stands out in often cluttered African markets... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY ORNICO AMEC's global managing director Johna Burke, demystifies the Barcelona Principles 3.0 and the latest best practices around the measurement and evaluation of communication - in a webinar first for South African audiences... Read |
 | TMI Media, a member of the Matrix Communications Group, has been awarded the traditional media business for Sanlam and Santam... Read |
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| Printing |
 | Wan-Ifra's World Printers Forum has announced the winners of this year's Print Innovation Awards. South African Ads24 won in the Advertising Innovation category... Read |
| Promotions & Activations |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG While Black Friday has entrenched itself as a firm fixture on the retail calendar in SA, Singles' Day is inching its way onto the local promotions scene with a growing number of retailers driving sales activities around the event... Read |
| Publishing |
 | BRONWYN WILLIAMS Bronwyn Williams reviews Benjamin Hoff's The Tao of Pooh brings together the ancient philosophy of the Chinese classic, Tao Te Ching with the more contemporary home-spun wisdom of Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends... Read |
 | EMILY STANDER On 14 November, Wilbur Smith, acclaimed Zambian-born author, died at the age of 88... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Kfm 94.5, the Cape's biggest commercial music radio station (with more than 1.1 million listeners according to BRC RAMS Amplify April-August 2021 Release) and LottoStar created the Cape's newest millionaire yesterday... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JACARANDA FM Jacaranda FM and Martin Bester win local accolades in Pretoria and Ekurhuleni... Read |
 | ISSUED BY KAYA 959 On Saturday 2 November, Kaya 959's radio host Andy Maqondwana, was announced as Radio DJ of the Year at the inaugural VN Global Awards that took place at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Cape Town on Saturday 30 October, 2021... Read |
 | Icasa said it will license provisional radio frequency spectrum to prevent any connectivity disruptions while it finalises a permanent auction... Read |
 | The 2022 New York Festivals Radio Awards competition is now open for entries and has introduced a new trophy, the NYF Tower... Read |
| Research |
 | As brands shift their marketing strategies from temporary adjustment to permanent transformation, Warc released Marketer's Toolkit 2022... Read |
 | Find out the revelations made in the 'One Africa' report... Read |
 | Digital media entrepreneurs are producing ground-breaking journalism and achieving significant impact on their societies, in spite of often tiny budgets and constant online threats and attacks... Read |
| Retail |
 | NICK DURRANT, ISSUED BY BLUEGRASS DIGITAL Customer behaviour has changed significantly since the introduction of global restrictions and lockdowns. B2B sales organisations have quickly embarked on a digital transformation journey to meet customer demands and to sell goods and services online... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH At the end of 2021 it is expected that SA's online retail sales will total R42bn. With the vaccine rollout and a return to business-as-usual on the horizon, 76% of merchants are feeling positive about the year ahead... Read |
 | ROBBIE KEARNS For retailers this holiday season, everything is relative when you consider last year's widespread lockdown of physical spaces and an accelerated shift to digital commerce in response to the global pandemic... Read |
 | Leading retailers in Africa are beginning to adopt IoT technologies to improve their products, services, and most importantly, the retail experience they offer their customers, says Chris Day of Moving Tactics... Read |
 | Brewing giant Heineken has agreed to buy Distell, SA's largest alcohol producer and the owner of Savannah and Klipdrift, in a deal that values Distell at approximately R40.1bn... Read |
| Sales |
 | DYLAN BOWEN The world has changed drastically in the last two years, and understanding the sales landscape represents a huge challenge... Read |
| Social Media |
 | GREG BAILIE In February 2021, a UK-based frozen dessert brand - Little Moons - experienced a 700% increase in sales - during winter. The reason? TikTok... Read |
 | Coinciding with election seasons in South Africa and the United States, South African social media platform Snake Nation has launched... Read |
| TV |
 | PRIYANSHI MANDHAN Africa's largest pay-TV group MultiChoice posted a 38% drop in interim profit due to costs related to delayed sporting events... Read |
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| Pendoring |
 | ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC UNITED One of the many joys of being a South African is our love of language and our ability to use it fluidly. Work, migration, education, urbanisation, the places we live, friendships, marriage, to name a few, have influenced our languages to the point where most of us are more than bilingual, with the average South African using 2.84 languages, often in a single conversation... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TQ GROUP TQ Group are proud to announce that Carlia Janse van Rensburg, a junior graphic designer, was honoured with two silver awards at the prestigious #Pendoring2021 ceremony. The awards were granted in recognition of van Rensburg's outstanding final submission for Graphic Design Honours at the North-West University, which also earned her an academic distinction in 2020... Read |
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 | CHRISTIAN AKORLIE Supporters and opponents of Ghana's new anti-LGBT bill faced off in parliament on Wednesday,10 November 2021, in the first public hearings into the proposed legislation that would make it a crime to be gay, bisexual or transgender... Read |
 | Online tutoring platform, Mentornaut has announced it has received a €200,000 investment and will be launching the service in Kenya... Read |
 | Broll Property Group has observed various trends across the countries in which it operates, including Botswana, Cameroon, Eswatini, Ghana... Read |
 | As the 24th Africa Tech Festival drew to a close last week, festival organisers named the winners of the Africa Tech Festival Awards... Read |
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 | KEN CHAN It has now become commonplace for major corporations to join in on LGBT events such as Pride Month, National Coming Out Day or the International... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH The MTBPS charts a course that demonstrates government's unflinching commitment to fiscal sustainability... Read |
 | PROMIT MUKHERJEE Eskom is on track to split its generation and transmission divisions by the end of the year, although some government and regulatory approvals... Read |
 | ALEXANDER WINNING Chief executive of Eskom Andre de Ruyter has resisted calls to resign from miners' union NUM and metalworkers' union Numsa, as well as the Black Business Council... Read |
 | CARMEN NEL Good news had been expected from the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) and the market signalled its satisfaction that there were no negative surprises... Read |
 | South Africa's mining companies took seven of the top ten places at the annual Sunday Times Top 100 Companies Awards, futured by BCX... Read |
 | The South African Reserve Bank's (Sarb's) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has a lot to ponder this week... Read |
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 | Mandisi Ads, a division of Mandisi Media Group, has launched another successful nation-wide OOH Mall campaign for GCIS, with the objective of informing employers and employees about the inclusion of domestic workers in the COID (Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases) act. |
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 | MIRANDA LUSIBA Covid-19 has had an adverse effect on the ability to network with other businesspeople especially in face-to-face settings... Read |
 | Amazon Web Services has launched a new early-stage startup accelerator called AWS Startup Loft Accelerator... Read |
 | The National Small Business Chamber (NSBC), in association with World Famous Events, announced South Africa's 'Top 20' for the 2021 South African Small Business Awards... Read |
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