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 | ISSUED BY TBWA Hunt Lascaris, the genesis of TBWA South Africa, celebrates its 40th anniversary this month. Since its founding in 1983 by agency icons John Hunt and Reg Lascaris, the agency has become the creative leading light in this country and across the continent, with many of its disruptive campaigns having a global impact... Read |
 | KARABO LEDWABA In conversation with Jacquie Mullany, the new executive creative director at FCB Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TWIGA COMMUNICATIONS Transit AdsTM - South Africa's largest transit media company - has launched the Commuter Chronicles Project. The project is a qualitative and quantitative study of commuters within the South African transit environment... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ONPOINT PR The inaugural Advertising Week Africa (AWAfrica) is poised to be the continent's largest and most significant gathering of marketing, media and technology leaders... Read |
 | ANDY TATTERSALL Google's dominance as the most visited website has been undisputed since it rose to prominence in the early 2000s. However, that position could now be facing its biggest ever threat... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY DIGIFY AFRICA Qhakaza Mohare, the chief operations officer at Digify Africa, a youth-led organisation at the forefront of shaping Africa's digital future, tells us about the Digify Pro Online program and its benefits to those looking to get into the tech space... Read |
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 | Good Hope FM decided to celebrate World Radio Day by unveiling its new brand identity - sporting a fresh new logo, bold new colours and a new tagline... Read |
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 | The initiative will see 200 SA craft and design entrepreneurs benefit from bespoke training and mentorship and a boost of R23,000... Read |
 | Each Decor & Design Week - one in Cape Town and one in Johannesburg - will encompass a programme of design events, exhibitions, showrooms, open studios and talks spread throughout the cities... Read |
 | BRETT LINDSAY In every company's journey, there comes a point where it must transform if it wants to move forward... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DAXDATA In a world where major visual projects like photo shoots, films, and commercial videos are limited by deadlines and budgets, it's increasingly difficult for designers and marketers to deliver the perfect image or video... Read |
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 | Marketing's best kept secret search engine optimisation (SEO) and Google Ads, still do not get enough attention among businesses in South Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SILVERSOFT Deltek announces the winners of its Global Partner of the Year Awards for 2022... Read |
 | ISSUED BY 3RC Youth marketing specialist, 3RC, has launched Swiwel 2.0, an improved take on their online portal. The platform continues to showcase tertiary education institutions all in one place... Read |
 | ROAN MACKINTOSH If 2021 was the year of NFT and other blockchain technologies, then 2022 will surely be remembered as the year of AI... Read |
 | ISSUED BY CLOCKWORK Clockwork is pleased to announce its recent appointment as the digital and PR partner for Canon South Africa. The account win and extensive scope of work includes all digital and social media, paid digital media, strategy, and PR solutions across Canon's photography and printer ranges... Read |
 | ISSUED BY VERVE Verve, the experts in culture, communities and smart digital research, have expanded their senior team following business development and growth globally... Read |
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 | Looking to the future, Stoli Vodka, together with Maserati MSG Racing, will celebrate their shared values in the pursuit of progress... Read |
 | The South African Style Awards has been redefining the meaning of style for the last 25 years. Now in 2023, it's not only about the clothes you wear... but it's all about what you have achieved... Read |
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 | The South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs), has released a national call for jury members for the 17th Annual South African Film and Television Awards... Read |
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| Magazines |
 | Design, decor and architecture magazine Visi has revealed a new design for its product going forward... Read |
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 | KARABO LEDWABA This week we get to know Nthabiseng Mogane, the senior brand manager at Bridgestone South Africa... Read |
 | PATRICIA KHUMALO We have started to see more marketing backlash as advertisements, campaigns, or brand messages offend a particular group of people... Read |
 | DAVID LICHTENSTEIN Because technology and communication continue to evolve, you would be forgiven for thinking that social media, robo-calling, and chat bots would dethrone email, but think again... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ICANDI CQ Trend of fad? Unexplored universe or volatile planet? Like it or leave it, the metaverse is one planet you cannot afford to ignore or not explore. So, let's explore... Read |
 | The ninth edition of the Agency Scope study in Brazil(2022/23) has found that half of the marketing budget is allocated to digital... Read |
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 | Google Search trends show an increasing interest in artificial intelligence (AI) in South Africa and the rest of the world... Read |
 | Neal Mohan, YouTube's current chief product officer has been named as Susan Wojcicki's successor... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HOORAH DIGITAL The Hoorah Group is pleased to announce the launch of its new, dedicated through-the-line media business, Hoorah Media, serving clients across the African continent and the UK... Read |
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 | Sanef says it has welcomed the Department of Justice's promised plan to close loopholes in the protection of whistle-blowers... Read |
| Mobile |
 | To deal with these costs and improve the group's medium-term profitability, Telkom has initiated cost-saving programmes... Read |
 | Telkom has informed its shareholders on Tuesday, 14 February, that it has entered a formal consultation process with relevant stakeholders in terms of section 189 of the Labour Relations Act... Read |
 | The investment comes on the heels of the Ghana Revenue Authority exempting the company's bill for back taxes earlier this month... Read |
| Online Media |
 | ISSUED BY BABYYUMYUM.CO.ZA Online content portal BabyYumYum.co.za is known for spearheading innovation in the parenting space and the brand has done it again by being the first online-only parenting website to publish content in vernacular in South Africa... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | ONELA MAFU PR consultants often think media relations is just sending a press release and praying a journalist will be interested in publishing it. Unfortunately, it's really not this simple... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY ALGOA FM There is a new winning team in South Africa and it's from the Eastern Cape - the Sunrisers, which beat the Pretoria Capitals to take the trophy in the inaugural SA20 cricket tournament... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY PULA CAPITAL PARTNERS Pula Capital Partners, LRMG's investment arm, is pleased to announce a strategic investment in and partnership with Torque... Read |
| Research |
 | ISSUED BY ASK AFRIKA Openness and inclusion are core principles of the Ask Afrika Orange Index... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BMI RESEARCH BMi Research has recently appointed Dian Kapp as pricing solutions manager. The appointment aligns with the future direction BMi Research is taking... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ORNICO The fast food industry is a highly competitive market, with a large number of well-established chains vying for a share of the consumer's wallet... Read |
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 | Consumer spending data from FNB reveals that online and in-store shopping increased during the week of Valentine's Day compared to the same period last year... Read |
 | H&M South Africa announced in December that it would finally expand online in partnership with e-tailer Superbalist... Read |
 | Effective immediately, Williams fills the high-profile creative role, which has remained vacant since 2021 when visionary designer Virgil Abloh died at the age of 41... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY DOMAINS.CO.ZA In 2023, consumer behaviour will be heavily influenced by what's going on in the world and in the country... Read |
| Social Media |
 | Facebook is testing, Meta Verified, a new subscription bundle that includes account verification... Read |
| The One Club of Creativity |
 | Two South African designers are participating in the One Club human+AI collaborative experience... Read |
 | The Type Directors Club has announced that Jan Middendorp is the latest recipient of its highest honour, the TDC Medal... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY ADVERTISING MEDIA FORUM Towards the end of 2022, the BRC agreed to release new channel codes to the industry to allow for a better understanding of total viewing and share of viewing for all content flighting on TV sets... Read |
 | Boomerang Africa has rebranded to Cartoonito Africa in English-speaking African countries... Read |
 | ISSUED BY FOX NETWORKS GROUP Adders, Anacondas, Cobras, Pythons, Rattlesnakes, Vipers and other snakes feature in 48 television specials this month... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DSTV MEDIA SALES To support their valued clients during loadshedding, DStv Media Sales has introduced key initiatives to enhance campaign effectiveness and efficiency... Read |
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 | Intellidex has officially opened entry to its inaugural Africa Impact Investment Awards, which aims to celebrate companies for the financial efforts made to improve social and environmental welfare... Read |
 | DAWIT ENDESHAW African countries are getting a raw deal from the international financial system which charges them "extortionate" interest rates... Read |
 | The directive has led to cash shortages, long queues and political instability in the West African powerhouse... Read |
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 | According to Unesco, children who learn in their mother tongue are more likely to succeed in schooling and have better cognitive development. Despite this, 40% of the world's population cannot access education in a language they speak... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON This is not a time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action. We are in
desperate need of urgent action today, for tomorrow - Alan Winde... Read |
 | ANAIT MIRIDZHANIAN AND ALEXANDER WINNING Some lawmakers said the appointment would add a layer of bureaucracy... Read |
 | Following the tragic and untimely passing of Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes', the release of his Mass Country album will go ahead as planned on 24 February 2023... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Noodle, a US-based online education network of universities, employers, and learners, recently completed the acquisition of Hubble Studios, a global e-learning design firm headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa... Read |
 | Henley Business School is set to open its doors in Cape Town in one of the city's most creative business hubs. A move which will boost skills development and the local economy... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Despite the number of issues facing South Africa and South Africans, we still find ways to laugh. Now in its 10th year, The Savanna Comics' Choice Comedy Awards is one of the most successful, longest-running comedy awards platforms in Africa... Read |
 | Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town, is calling on changemakers in South Africa and across the continent to step forward for the Africa Education Medal 2023... Read |
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