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 | DANETTE BREITENBACH For the second year in a row, Retroviral x Panther Punch won the South African Campaign of the Year at the Prism Awards 2022... read |
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 | The Loeries Africa & Middle East is proud to announce a new cohort of Youth Committee members for 2022. Read |
 | ISSUED BY HAVEYOUHEARD Hunter's x Jacquel Culture House, the collaboration between the iconic cider brand and Tresor Riziki's legacy empowerment partnership with in_Broadcasting, is hitting the high notes... Read |
| Advertising |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU iProspect South Africa is delighted to announce the appointment of Kerri Pravia as head of digital effective 1 July 2022... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Insurance: Afrikaans ad is bright, clever and razor-sharp; Haval reminds us of simpler times when vehicles were makers of dreams... Read |
 | Chris Hirst has made a surprise exit from Havas Creative, with Donna Murphy taking over his role... Read |
 | The 2022 Television Academy's 74th Emmy nominees have been announced, and include the category, Outstanding Commercial. Read |
 | Breakfast brand, Bokomo is turning 100 this year and to celebrate this huge milestone, a special TV commercial was created... Read |
 | The London International Awards (LIA) are the first global awards show to recognise creativity in the metaverse... Read |
 | The New York Festivals Advertising Awards has announced the 2022 Award Winners... Read |
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 | Two South African craft beer brands were recognised for their packaging design on the global awards platform... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY ICONTACT BPO IContact BPO, a leading business process outsourcing (BPO) provider along with BrainCX, a premium customer experience (CX) strategist and digital transformation expert, have landed a large North American Telecommunications company in an outsourcing bid to South Africa... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA The Old Mutual Future of Sustainability Summit, as organised by Topco Media, kicked off on Thursday, 30 June 2022 with more than 6,000 virtual attendees from more than 30 countries... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA On 1 July 2022, day 2 of the Old Mutual Future of Sustainability Summit, organised by Topco Media, continued after a highly successful first day... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH The Machine_67 x Blackboard Mandela Day campaign will be donating its time to host Blackboard learners... Read |
 | For Mandela Day this year, Reebok is donating R67 for every pre-loved sneaker donation collected, and uplifting an embattled small business in the process... Read |
| Digital |
 | ISSUED BY TALKWALKER Talkwalker launches its Forecasting capability, part of its predictive analytics advancement. It empowers brands to predict industry trends up to three months in advance - a revolution in the consumer intelligence space... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ENTRAVISION 365 DIGITAL Entravision 365 Digital, a leading African advertising solutions, media and ad-technology company, announced today that it brings a mobile app promotion (MAP) solution to the African market... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MACHINE_ The IAB SA has just announced the finalists in the 14th annual Bookmark Awards - and creative solutions agency Machine_ is thrilled to announce that they have received 15 finalist spots... Read |
 | ISSUED BY V5 DIGITAL To build a business on African soil you need to be tenacious, resilient, and most of all agile enough to adapt to any situation... Read |
 | The Competition Commission has released the provisional recommendations from its Online Platforms Market Inquiry, which are likely to have a significant impact on SA's largest online players... Read |
 | The Competition Commission has provisionally found that Google's paid search results distort competition... Read |
 | Durban FilmMart and Animation South Africa are hosting the second dialogue in the 2022 Cav' Platform and Animation SA Dialogue Forum... Read |
 | MTN has advised its shareholders that it is in discussion to acquire the entire issued share capital of Telkom in return for shares or a combination of cash and shares in MTN... Read |
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 | MultiChoice, in collaboration with a variety of local television channels around Africa and the MultiChoice Talent Factory, is launching a new training initiative which aims to raise the level of skill in the African TV sector... Read |
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 | During the Durban International Film Festival, the inaugural version of the Isiphethu International Student Film Festival will be presented... Read |
 | The Durban International Film Festival (Diff) has announced the films that will be included in the competition... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY FLOW COMMUNICATIONS The Hollard Insurance Group, along with Flow Communications as its agency, won a silver award for Hollard's #DoItOnPurpose campaign in the Excellence in Internal Marketing category at the third annual Marketing Achievement Awards... Read |
 | Through mentorship and curating design works in Braamfontein, the campaign will help young creatives get their fifteen seconds of fame... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY DISTELL Distell and Grey Advertising Africa have been awarded the Absa Excellence in Marketing Innovation Award and a Nando's Excellence in South African Resonance Award special adjudicator's commendation for the Savanna Virtual Comedy Bar campaigns... Read |
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 | CANDY DEMPERS, ISSUED BY MEDIAHEADS 360 From powerbanks, to generators, solar panels to invertors, we've all found ourselves looking at an app (on a hopefully fully charged cellphone), trying to work out what stage we're in... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SPARK MEDIA Spark Media is excited to announce the appointment of a new group executive, and changes in the management team. Rob Fedder, a Caxton and CTP group executive, will be leading the Spark Team... Read |
 | CRAIG LEBRAU, ISSUED BY LEBRAU PRESS Franklin D. Roosevelt once said: "A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor" and, in the case of Zahid Mohammadi, this is completely accurate... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MEGAVISION MEDIA MegaVision Media, stalwart of the South African retail and wholesale in-store media industry, has launched a new online media booking platform... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SPARK MEDIA Hive has partnered with Think Wi-Fi to offer our clients the ability to build positive brand awareness and strong brand equity in never before reached markets (with a combined spending power of R26bn)... Read |
 | MultiChoice South Africa has announced the development of Sound Factory - an initiative that aims to empower and support young music creatives... Read |
| Mobile |
 | Aspirant tech gurus are invited to submit their entries for the MTN Business App of the Year Awards... Read |
 | Vodacom has announced that it has plans to triple its 5G footprint across the Western Cape region this year as part of a major investment... Read |
| Online Media |
 | ISSUED BY SPROUT PERFORMANCE PARTNERS It's not clear how many websites and apps use Google Analytics - but look at the source code of any web page and you'll more than likely see that UA code snippet somewhere on the page so I would guess... most do... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BABYYUMYUM.CO.ZA BabyYumyum.co.za is proud to announce a pioneering partnership with SA Mom blogs and the upcoming SA Parenting Blog Awards 2022... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY INDABA BILLBOARDS & MEDIA Start-ups, small business and micro-entrepreneurs are enjoying a 'connected hand-up' thanks to the expansion of free Wi-Fi zones across Gauteng's townships... Read |
 | ISSUED BY THE MEDIA KRATE The brief was simple: 'Show customers what they're really getting'... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA OUTDOOR Advertisers have a new opportunity to target a sought-after audience with high impact and reach. Primedia Outdoor, the premier provider of Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) advertising solutions, recently added a new roadside LED to its growing digital portfolio across Africa... Read |
 | JOHN FAIA Changing commuter patterns and access to consumers makes street furniture an effective and affordable campaign platform for all brands... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | ISSUED BY TENACITYPR TenacityPR recently raised brand awareness by 90% for an advertising agency on the Bizcommunity platform, reaching the top five against competitors which are bigger and have marketing departments... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH With so many potential targets, how do PR professionals ensure a successful pitch to journalists... Read |
 | GOMOTSEGANG MOTSWATSWE The shifting media and digital landscapes have spelt change for the PR industry says Gomotsegang Motswatswe, senior account manager, Tribeca Public Relations... Read |
 | This year, celebrating its 25th year, the Prism Awards had 250 entries, of which 140 will be awarded... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Jonathan Procter, group CEO of Primedia has announced the appointment of Lindile Xoko as chief revenue officer for the Primedia Group... Read |
 | ISSUED BY KAYA 959 DBN Gogo, Nomfundo Moh and Pabi Cooper lead the pack with three nominations each for the inaugural Basadi in Music Awards... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Tracey Lange, well-known host of Kfm 94.5's popular weekday mid-morning show is once again spreading her unique brand of knitting love in celebration of Mandela Day... Read |
 | The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) has learnt with shock of the killing of Joshua Mbatha, Alex FM's music manager... Read |
| Research |
 | This year's IAB South Africa / PwC Internet Advertising Revenue Report - 2021 Study reveals exciting insights into digital media... Read |
 | New CMO Council research has revealed high-velocity data marketing shortcomings in data access, adaptability, agility and AI pervasiveness... Read |
| Retail |
 | ISSUED BY EVERLYTIC In our new era of work-from-home, the retail sector has had to adapt to and adopt a flexible approach with more innovative strategies to adjust to new customer habits and behaviours... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Capetonian entrepreneur Gill Taylor is aiming to grab a slice of the booming pet market with her brand Petite French & Co., targeting design-conscious pet parents who want to kit their dogs out with stylish accessories... Read |
 | The seventh Fashion Transparency Index ranks brands Max Mara, Tom Ford and Jil Sander among the lowest for transparency, scoring them a dismal 0%... Read |
| Behind the Selfie |
 | EMILY STANDER After 14 years of working in the PR field, Lerato Songelwa has significant experience in the world of PR... Read |
| D&AD Awards |
 | D&AD has revealed the Pencil winners for the 2022 New Blood Awards... Read |
| Prism Awards |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH In the countdown to the Prism Awards, we spoke to three Young Judges, Ziyando Ngobo, Ntombifuthi Ntanzi and Thando Xaba... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Caroline Smith, Flow Communications head of public relations (PR) and a 2022 Prism Awards judge, talks about the importance of PR today... Read |
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 | SISONKE MGWEBI Frost & Sullivan's consultant, Sisonke Mgwebi gives an insight on how pan-African trade is enabling Africa's 4th Industrial Revolution... Read |
 | France's Castel Group Castel will take over the production and nationwide distribution of Guinness in Cameroon under a licence and royalty agreement... Read |
 | The African Development Bank and Trade & Development Bank have struck a deal that is expected to boost intra-Africa trade and promote regional integration... Read |
 | Helping Africa harness the opportunities of the fourth industrial revolution, Standard Bank has launched a series of virtual experience programmes to equip students with workplace readiness... Read |
 | ANAIT MIRIDZHANIAN, JAMES MACHARIA CHEGE AND ESTELLE SHIRBON Paxlovid is now available in Africa to treat Covid-19... Read |
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 | NADINE MATHER AND ROSALIND DAVEY The new Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Harassment in the Workplace (Code), which became effective on 18 March 2022, seeks to address the elimination and prevention of all forms of harassment (and not only sexual harassment) that pervade the workplace... Read |
 | Load shedding has caused continuous disruptions to productivity for South African businesses... Read |
 | Startup advisor Heike Kannemeyer has developed a startup business incubator programme for local aspiring entrepreneurs... Read |
 | BANKEY SONO Hot off the heels of a number of awards by the CCMA which upheld mandatory vaccination policies in the workplace, the CCMA recently declared mandatory vaccination policies to be unconstitutional... Read |
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