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|  | | Dan Wieden, the cofounder of Wieden+Kennedy, has died...read |
|  | | Comedian and host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, has announced he will be leaving the show after hosting it for seven years...read |
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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM Coronations to the following companies whose proud announcements were among the most-read press releases published via Bizcommunity's Press Office newsrooms in September... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY I imagine Carte Blanche anchor Derek Watts did quite a bit of soul-searching before he agreed to be the main focus of the latest Castle lite ad... Read |
| Loeries |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Recently appointed Loeries chairperson 2022 - 2024, Sibusiso Sitole, wants to inspire creativity... Read |
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| Marketing & Media |
 | the Scopen Colombian Agency Scope study clearly revealed three major areas of "opportunity" in 2022... Read |
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| Advertising |
 | ISSUED BY GREY AFRICA Distell, a leader in beverage alcohol, has selected WPP Liquid to manage its Bernini brand, which is experiencing exponential growth and destined to become one of the most admired RTD brands in South Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISING Effie South Africa is pleased to announce 30 finalists in the 2022 Effie Awards South Africa programme... Read |
 | Twitter comes under fire by brands for placing advertisements alongside tweets promoting child pornography... Read |
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| Branding |
 | EMILY STANDER From 22-25 September, Comic Con Africa made its triumphant return after three years... Read |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Bisquit & Dubouché's global brand ambassador Vincent Chappe shares his passionate dedication to being an advocate of Cognac culture and what South Africa means to him and the brand... Read |
 | Low-cost carrier FlySafair has revealed a refreshed logo and new aircraft paint scheme in its Johannesburg hangars, as the airline welcomes its 25th aircraft into its fleet... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BOOMTOWN Independent strategic brand agency, Boomtown, has reached a significant milestone for its Bayeza Graduate Internship Programme by marking its 10-year anniversary since the inception of the career-changing programme... Read |
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| CRM, CX, UX |
 | ISSUED BY SMOKE CUSTOMER INTELLIGENCE Smoke Customer Intelligence is proud to announce that we have achieved a B-BBEE (broad-based Black economic empowerment) Level 1 status. This achievement highlights our dedication to sustainable transformation and empowerment in South Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HELM Thanks to business advice and an automated solution from local customer experience innovators Helm, Luma grew into an organisation that at one point managed to help up to 1,000 South Africans a month - free of charge... Read |
| Digital |
 | Here's a closer look at some of the announcements Google made during its annual Search On event... Read |
 | Nicework is calling on the collective community to participate in an initiative to affect change in support of creatives... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DOMAINS.CO.ZA Think of your website's on-page, off-page, and technical search engine optimisation (SEO) as your way to speak 'Google'... Read |
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| Events & Conferencing |
 | JANINE SALOMON The scrapping of South Africa's final lockdown restrictions has opened the door wide for the meetings, incentives, conference and event (MICE) sector to get back to business... Read |
 | ISSUED BY AFRICASCOPE/GEOSCOPE Dr Ben Roberts of the HSRC and Katiso Rachabane, managing director of GeoScope, present the extraordinary value of the SA Social Attitude Survey (SASAS) and the unique insights it gives on the modern fabric of social South Africa... Read |
 | Constitutional Hill has been chosen as the host for this year's Locations Africa Conference which will be held on 5 and 6 October... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GALLAGHER CONVENTION CENTRE With the end of the year fast approaching, Gallagher Convention Centre realises the need for a conference package catering to organisations looking to end the year on the right note with a conference, while others aim to set the tone for lucrative and prosperous 2023 by starting the year with a conference... Read |
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 | As part of the European Film Festival being shown in South Africa, a three-day film programme will also take place at the Alliance Française in Lesotho and eSwatini. Read |
 | KARABO LEDWABA Horror film Mlungu Wam will be shown publicly in South Africa for the first time in October... Read |
| Marketing |
 | Woolworths has appointed Brian Mtongana as executive creative director as the retailer looks to bolster its marketing leadership team... Read |
 | BIANCA BRINK, ISSUED BY BURNESSEO The company was founded in 1995 and had a 26-year history, making it one of the most well-known marketing companies in the country... Read |
 | MANDISA-NTLOKO PETERSEN Creativity is one of the core success metrics of modern business says Mandisa-Ntloko Petersen... Read |
 | CRAIG HANNABUS The process of getting your goods into a customer's hands involves several teams... Read |
 | BONNIE RAMAILA Traditional marketing and modern-day mediums should work together to bring campaigns to life... Read |
 | SANDRA MCDIARMID, ISSUED BY WUNDERMAN THOMPSON As consumer shopping behaviour continues to shift with velocity towards embracing digital channels, the fundamental need for brands to be top of mind, easily accessible and physically available has never been more pressing... Read |
 | Brands need to adapt to changing behaviours and expectations while keeping business buoyant... Read |
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 | Lucilla Booyzen, director of South African Fashion Week, and Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, founder and executive chair of AFI, have been elected to the annual BoF 500 Global Fashion Leader Index... Read |
 | SINDY PETERS Penned by veteran journalists David Le Page and Jo-Anne Smetherham, Fossil Free South Africa has launched its Climate Reporting Guide... Read |
 | APO Group today announced a content partnership with one of Ghana's biggest media companies, EIB Network... Read |
 | BBC studios and South Africa's Openview have announced the launch of a multi-genre free-to-view channel, BBC UKTV... Read |
 | Daily Maverick is one of five global winners in the Wan-Ifra's 2022 Digital Media Awards Worldwide... Read |
 | The International News Media Association has announced its list of 30 young professionals it considers to be stars in the news media industry for 2022... Read |
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| Online Media |
 | ISSUED BY PUBLISHER'S TOOLBOX Following the launch of the brand-new Sport Industry Group website in September, SIG sat down with PT SportSuite programme manager and COO Sally Arnold to discuss the project... Read |
| OOH |
 | ISSUED BY THE MEDIA KRATE The Media Krate has jolted the out of home industry by disrupting the traditional form of wall mural advertising... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR Commercial director at Tractor Outdoor Remi du Preez explains why outdoor media owners should be thinking more holistically about their content... Read |
 | The World Out of Home Organisation's APAC Forum which will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is expected to highlight the increasingly dynamic development of OOH in the region and its immense potential for growth... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | In the first phase of PRovoke Media's 2022 Global Agency of the Year, local agency Razor is a finalist... Read |
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 | Editors from Zimbabwe, Lebanon and the Philippines have won the 2022 Wan-Ifra Women in News Editorial Leadership Award... Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Galaxy 947 Move has just announced its line-up with many of South Africa's best-loved artists on the bill... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JACARANDA FM The popular Good Morning Angels segment on Jacaranda FM is ready to change many more lives as Mzansi's corporates rally together for good... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OFM RADIO OFM, the Sound of Your Life in Central South Africa, has 'again signed' as a media partner and sponsor of Central South Africa's domestic cricket team, the Knights, for the 2022-23 South African domestic season... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Primedia welcomes Matt Flax to the 947 Drive with Thando Thabethe in the 3-7pm slot. This will come into effect on 3 October as part of the 947 refresh... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OFM RADIO OFM, the Sound of Your Life, lends its voice to 'One Festival, Many Stories' by coming on board as a media partner of Central South Africa's premier arts festival, the Vrystaat Arts Festival... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Nothing refreshes quite like change and that's exactly what's in store for the 947 programme lineup for October... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GAGASI FM Siko Republik, the athleisure brand popular for its Nguni and African inspired print aesthetic has partnered with GagasiFM to create a Glocalist inspired range of merchandise for the regional commercial radio station... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OFM RADIO From Monday, 3 October 2022, lunchtime on OFM will sound a little different... That's because Pulane Nel-Sekepe, previously known to OFM audiences as a presenter on The Real Good Weekend on OFM on Saturday afternoons, steps into the role of At Lunch presenter from 12-3pm, Mondays to Fridays... Read |
 | ISSUED BY RADIO SONDER GRENSE With programming and music that is relevant, interesting and entertaining, it's obvious why RSG is still the favourite radio station of millions of South Africans... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OFM RADIO OFM is proud to announce that our all-Afrikaans streaming station, OFM Stasie2, has appointed its first presenter... Read |
| Research |
 | KATJA HAMILTON It's been almost 30 years since the Black middle-class was seeded in South Africa and there is much to be learnt from this consumer segment's resilience and from its definition of financial freedom... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BATELEUR BRAND PLANNING Can money buy happiness? Money is important to happiness; ask anyone who doesn't have it. The recently released 2022 Bateleur Vantage Point survey explored many facets, including the concept of happiness... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BATELEUR BRAND PLANNING Market research provider, Bateleur Brand Planning, has been recognised as the winner of the inaugural Research and Development Awards by Acquisition International, a leading B2B publication... Read |
 | MICHELLE STEYN, ISSUED BY BATELEUR BRAND PLANNING It's only a matter of time before you'll experience an irate shopper, red-faced, and calling for the manager while going on a rant with a litany of frustrations to the seemingly uninterested and unaffected cashier. Maybe you've been that person at some point; I know I have... Read |
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 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Robertson Winery is the town of Robertson's biggest employer. Despite a rocky two years, the 80-year-old winery has emerged from the pandemic without a single retrenchment... Read |
 | Nerdware director Shiko Mamotheti identifies five e-commerce trends that will influence business and consumer relationships going into 2023... Read |
 | Jope will retire from Unilever at the end of 2023, after five years in the CEO role and more than 35 years at the company... Read |
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 | PETER OLYOTT Although the new internet censorship laws were introduced in March 2022, many South Africans remain unaware of what these new laws actually mean and the implications they could have... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TALKWALKER New unified experience combines the deepest intelligence with the most powerful engagement within the Talkwalker and Khoros platforms... Read |
| Streaming |
 | LESLIE ADAMS Despite different income brackets, South Africans have always been savvy about getting access to content... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SHOWMAX Steinheist, a new Showmax Original true crime documentary series about the biggest corporate scam in South African history, is now streaming, with new episodes every Thursday until 6 October 2022... Read |
| The One Club of Creativity |
 | The One Club for Creativity kicks off the celebration of The One Show's first - and next - 50 years... Read |
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| TV |
 | ISSUED BY MULTICHOICE CONNECTED VIDEO Sky's Glass TV product and experience will be made available to customers in South Africa... Read |
 | Paramount Africa has announced that Bet Africa will be available to DStv Access viewers during the DStv open window... Read |
 | EMILY STANDER To explore nature, science and technology in a way we haven't seen before, presenter and biologist Patrick Aryee is embarking on a journey... Read |
 | The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has announced the acquisition of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and FIFA Women's World Cup Australia/New Zealand 2023... Read |
| Behind the Selfie |
 | EMILY STANDER Tumelo Mashabela, managing director of Tshaya Mashabela Attorneys, plays her role well in shaping the world of IP Law... Read |
| D&AD Awards |
 | In its 60th edition, the D&AD Annual sees the introduction of 20 individual creative rankings... Read |
| Pendoring |
 | The jury for the 2022 Pendoring Awards has been announced, with Nkgabiseng Motau named as the jury president... Read |
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 | ELIAS BIRYABAREMA Doctor who contracted Ebola in Uganda dies... Read |
 | Investors are confident investing into African businesses, particularly in first and second round raising... Read |
 | The Red & Yellow Creative School of Business is extending its critical skills training to Tunisia-based Honoris Educational Network, Université Centrale Business School... Read |
 | A new study highlights a growing consensus that investment in ICT infrastructure can help to reduce poverty and inequality... Read |
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 | LUKAS COETSEE Further to a meeting of the National Council of provinces held 22 March 2022, the report on the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Bill was adopted with proposed amendments... Read |
 | ALEXANDER WINNING AND KOPANO GUMBI Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan told a news conference that the new board would be chaired by Mpho Makwana... Read |
 | The Medupi and Kusile power stations have the potential to supply at least 4,800MW of energy each to the grid... Read |
 | Diesel users could face an increase in price in October... Read |
 | ANJA VAN BEEK As we enter year three of the pandemic and confront global difficulties that force us to live in a state of uncertainty, empathy in the workplace is now taking on a new level of significance and necessity... Read |
 | Government plans to make changes to Eskom's board of directors, the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) said on Tuesday, 27 September... Read |
 | ROLAND INNES Effective leadership is critical to the success of any organisation. Much like companies, countries also require competent leadership, and just by looking at the current global economic situation, we can see the type of leadership style each chief of state has in the way they make decisions... Read |
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