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 | Preetesh Sewraj, Loeries CEO, says for 45 years The Loeries have supported communications that resonate and it will continue to champion this... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY PROVANTAGE Since its inception in 2003, Provantage Media Group has grown exponentially, establishing itself as one of the top Out of Home Media specialist companies in Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ESSENCEMEDIACOM Almost exactly three years ago, Shaneel Singh joined the MediaCom SA team as managing partner... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY THE ODD NUMBER When it comes to pasta in South Africa, it does not get more iconic than Fatti's & Moni's... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OGILVY SOUTH AFRICA Ogilvy South Africa is showcasing SA talent and specialist expertise to the rest of the world through its global offshoring hub for the Ogilvy network... Read |
 | KARABO LEDWABA Zetu Damane has been appointed chief strategy officer for McCann Joburg... Read |
 | The One Club for Creativity's Portfolio Night will take place 1 June this year... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC Partying hard in the evening, hanging hard in the morning. Shower. Rinse. Repeat... Read |
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 | Challenger South Africa brands, Bathu, Drip and Portia M, and African giants, MTN, DStv, Capitec, FNB, Shoprite, Tiger Brands and Clover are the best South African brands in the 2022 rankings of South Africa's Best Brands... Read |
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 | Lions will support more than 130 underrepresented members of the creative community and emerging talent with access to Cannes Lions... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY LOCATION BANK One of our longest-standing clients is still enjoying the immense benefits of our steadfast approach to local SEO. Our consistent efforts over the years have propelled this client to new heights, and the remarkable results speak for themselves... Read |
 | Google's latest product reviews update sparks increased volatility in web traffic... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PREBO DIGITAL For the second year in a row, Johannesburg-based performance marketing agency - Prebo Digital - has been acknowledged as a Google Premier Partner for 2023... Read |
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 | A South African National Editors'Forum (Sanef) programme will assist print and broadcast community media to map out online media strategies... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY HOT 102.7FM A 20-year-old aspiring chef from a single parent home is on track to fulfil her dream of a career in the culinary arts thanks to the generosity of Hot 102.7FM and the Guvon Academy... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY TENACITYPR A new art exhibition in aid of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) titled, People on the Move, seeks to bring a different and humane perspective to global migration and displacement... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRAINBOW CONSCIOUS CREATIVES Brainbow Conscious Creatives is excited to announce our official partnership with STQRY... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE For years, SA has been building a reputation as one of the world's most favourable destinations for filmmaking, claiming a place among the big players in the global film business... Read |
 | The National Film and Video Foundation has partnered with Yellowbone Entertainment, the KZN Film Commission, and the SABC, to create the NFVF Female Filmmaker Project... Read |
Marketing |
 | Yoco celebrates SMEs with its Back the Underdog campaign... Read |
 | MARY KYRIAKIDI, ISSUED BY KANTAR During inflationary times, prices and pricing strategies are thrown into chaos. Evaluating your price position and pricing power is the most important thing to do right now... Read |
 | JACQUES BURGER M&C Saatchi Group South Africa's CEO, Jacques Burger, questions the loss of brand experience that makes turns brand customers into brand fans... Read |
 | KARABO LEDWABA This week I catch up with Emma King the founder and managing director of The Friday Street Club, an award-winning creative marketing and communications agency... Read |
 | Ground-breaking research from Aprais and WARC reveals strong client-agency relationships lead to more effective work... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MIGRATION We are thrilled to announce the promotion of one of our most talented team members at Migration... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TRADEWAY How to create connected consumers with responsive promotional marketing... Read |
Media |
 | Rafiq Rohan, a veteran journalist and former political prisoner has died... Read |
 | AIDAN LEWIS, MARGUERITA CHOY Three journalists from Egypt's most prominent independent news outlet, Mada Masr, have been referred to trial... Read |
 | A news channel powered entirely by artificial intelligence launched today in what is believed to be the world's first... Read |
 | TANIA BROUGHTON Raymond Joseph is suing former chief operating officer of the National Lotteries Commission Phillemon Letwaba for defamation... Read |
 | ISSUED BY VICINITY MEDIA It's time to reflect on the standout moments and achievements made in 2022... Read |
Mobile |
 | HEIDI BADENHORST WhatsApp is emerging as a game-changer in the financial services industry, reaching millions of consumers that traditional channels can only dream of... Read |
 | With an inflation rate sitting at a record 13-year high, Telkom said the price increases are necessary and unavoidable to ensure long-term business sustainability... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SHAREIT GROUP With mobile apps being developed at the warp speed of innovation, it's not the content they're offering that will lead trends in 2023, but rather how they respond to users' ever-increasing demands for convenience, efficiency, and privacy that will sort the leaders from the rest... Read |
Newspapers |
 | ISSUED BY SPARK MEDIA Despite tough economic pressure, local media continues to outperform daily, weekly and weekend newspapers... Read |
OOH |
 | ISSUED BY MAMELA MEDIA At Mamela we often say, 'there's no silver bullet' when it comes to marketing your brand... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Dentsu Africa CEO, Dawn Rowlands recently announced a bold move to invest 30% in Black-owned out of home media, signalling the company's commitment to growing the OOH media sector... Read |
PR & Communications |
 | NICOLE CAPPER, ISSUED BY MANGO-OMC Over the course of the pandemic, many communications agencies reduced staff complements, restructured or pivoted into new models of implementation... Read |
Publishing |
 | ISSUED BY INSIDE EDUCATION K and K Media Group has announced the appointment of seasoned journalist Edwin Naidu as editor of the company's flagship publication - Inside Education... Read |
Radio |
 | ISSUED BY GAGASI FM Minenhle Dlamini, managing director of Gagasi FM has announced the appointment of Pinky Myeni as Gagasi FM's head of Commercial Hub... Read |
 | Mo Flava and Metro FM are parting ways... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HOT 102.7FM Hot 102.7FM is mourning the death of renowned broadcaster Mark Pilgrim and joins the South African radio industry in paying tribute to one of its most respected and loved presenters... Read |
Research |
 | ISSUED BY VERVE Verve, the experts in culture, communities and smart digital research, has expanded it's Australian-based team... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BATELEUR BRAND PLANNING Market research agency Bateleur Brand Planning developed another one of its Vantage Point research-based white papers, diving into South African fears and fantasies and how this correlates to happiness or unhappiness... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MELTWATER The Digital 2023 report highlights that people across the world are becoming more discerning in their internet use... Read |
Retail |
 | ISSUED BY HEINEKEN SOUTH AFRICA An innovative campaign is changing the tavern landscape... Read |
Sales |
 | ISSUED BY PULA CAPITAL PARTNERS Pula Capital Partners, LRMG's investment arm, is delighted to announce the successful conclusion of a strategic investment partnership with well-known sales training provider, The Sales Institute... Read |
Social Media |
 | FRIK VAN DER WESTHUIZEN Frik van der Westhuizen, marketing director at LoyaltyPlus explains why social media is such a great tool for customer brand loyalty... Read |
 | ISSUED BY STONE TikTok saw a stratospheric rise in climbing the ladder towards becoming a social media brand leverage giant. The app has changed the way information consumers consume content... Read |
 | TikTok will set a 60-minute daily screen time for under-18s... Read |
Streaming |
 | MultiChoice Group has entered an agreement with Comcast to create a pan-African video streaming service... Read |
TV |
 | MultiChoice has announced that 5,000 counterfeit remote controls infringing on the company's DStv logo trademark have successfully been destroyed... Read |
 | NICHOLAS WOODE-SMITH Nicholas Woode-Smith questions why we have to pay a TV licence to the SABC in the age of the internet... Read |
 | Cape Town TV says digital migration not a success and consultation process not completed as minister claims... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Things are about to get a lot more exciting for SABC viewers as Katlego Maboe, readies to host a hot new television show, Deal or No Deal, South Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY FOX NETWORKS GROUP More adventures for viewers ahead on National Geographic Wild... Read |
 | ISSUED BY EMEDIA The best of both - one decoder, two worlds. Openview is launching a satellite-first in SA with an added Pay TV option... Read |
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 | JEFFREY DASTIN Microsoft Corp has reached a deal with Africa's biggest independent fibre network, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, toward its goal of expanding internet access on the continent... Read |
 | The Green Entrepreneurship Awards 2023 is open for entry. This year's awards are a collaboration between Seed and the Circular Economy Catalyst, presenting two award categories... Read |
 | CAMILLUS EBOH Nigeria's Supreme Court on Friday ordered the central bank to extend until 31 December 2023 the use of old banknotes, whose withdrawal from circulation became an election issue after it caused cash shortages... Read |
 | Selected startups will receive equity-free cash awards of up to $150,000, cloud credit of $200,000, and access to training and networking with mentors... Read |
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 | ANDRE CILLIERS The rand ended the month of February as the weakest currency in the world after concerns about local infrastructure and greylisting... Read |
 | This is a free skills development and business expansion programme that intends to create more jobs in the township entrepreneurship sector... Read |
 | REONA STRYDOM The financial year-end is upon us, with business owners looking to ensure best practices are in place to improve their B-BBEE score for the coming year... Read |
 | Land Bank has appointed Themba Rikhotso as its chief executive officer, effective 1 April 2023... Read |
 | IAN JACOBSBERG As long ago as 2014, a Hong Kong-based venture capital management fund, Deep Knowledge Ventures, announced that it had appointed a machine learning algorithm called "Vital" to its board of directors... Read |
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