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 | Dentsu Africa is delighted to announce the appointment of Nkanyezi Masango as chief creative officer (CCO) for dentsu creative effective from 1 August 2023... read |
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 | KARABO LEDWABA Social media has been ablaze with support for Greta Gerwig's upcoming movie Barbie...read |
|  | | Adidas South Africa has opened a new Home of Sport concept store in Durban, at Gateway Shopping Centre...read |
|  | KARABO LEDWABA Vilosha Soni serves as the managing director of Tiger Brands' home and personal care category as well as Max Frank...read |
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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM The Biz Most Read Awards is the monthly accolade for companies to claim rightful recognition for business content activity and impressively amplified impressions for their company news and views... Read |
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| Loeries |
 | The 2023/2024 Loeries Youth Committee (LYC) has been inducted with representatives from across Africa and the Middle East... Read |
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| Cannes Lions |
 | ISSUED BY OGILVY SOUTH AFRICA Ogilvy South Africa's work took centre stage at Cannes this year, earning top honours as the most awarded South African agency, as well as the Regional Agency of the Year... Read |
 | ISSUED BY FCB AFRICA FCB Africa, a leading advertising agency renowned for its commitment to innovation, creativity, and pushing boundaries, has made an indelible mark at the 2023 Cannes Advertising Festival... Read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY TECHSYS DIGITAL Techsys Digital, a leading digital marketing agency in South Africa, and Takealot, the country's leading online retailer, are thrilled to announce securing 12 finalists in the prestigious Bookmarks Awards for 2023... Read |  | ISSUED BY MACHINE_ The 2023 IAB Bookmarks Awards finalists were announced on 22 June and Machine_ showed up across categories for clients: Heineken, Sanlam and Prime Video... Read |
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| Marketing & Media |
 | ISSUED BY WUNDERMAN THOMPSON Wunderman Thompson South Africa's Parusha Partab has been recognised as a winner in the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans 2023 Awards... Read |
 | A new Forrester, report says creative problem-solving roles are set to thrive, but process-oriented roles will shrink due to AI... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DELTA VICTOR BRAVO Following our written thought piece on the New Rules for Good Business (published in Brands & Branding in 2021) we have developed a video series to unpack each of the ideas: Embracing Chaos, Being Playful and Showing Care... Read |
 | DHEERAJ SINHA, ISSUED BY EATBIGFISH The world remains uncertain, and businesses must adapt to new and unpredictable economic, geopolitical and environmental realities. Against this backdrop, it's important to pay attention to the new (and renewed) challengers emerging and primed to disrupt categories in 2023... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DELTA VICTOR BRAVO Following our written thought piece on the New Rules for Good Business (published in Brands & Branding in 2021) we have developed a video series to unpack each of the ideas: Embracing Chaos, Being Playful and Showing Care... Read |
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| Advertising |
 | ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC Leading up to Savings Month, Nedbank in partnership with agency Joe Public launched their latest campaign showcasing the harsh reality of not saving enough for retirement... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC Chicken Licken, an iconic South African fast-food chain, together with Joe Public recently launched their latest brand campaign. The campaign features a French soccer coach named José Mercibeaucoup... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GREY AFRICA The one thing Grey Advertising Africa and Tiger Brands jointly believed, and what brought them together in the way they did, is that a bean is not just sommer 'n boontjie! Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Dentsu once again infused the spirit of creativity into this year's Cannes Lions, embracing the festival's 70th anniversary with an invigorating blend of youthful enthusiasm and renewed passion... Read |
 | New York Festivals Advertising Awards has announced a new Creative Commerce Category in recognition of the important role of commerce in driving creative business transformation... Read |
 | JODY GODOY, SHEILA DANG AND AKASH SRIRAM Elon Musk's move to temporarily cap how many posts Twitter users can read on the social media site could undermine efforts by the company's new chief executive Linda Yaccarino to attract advertisers, marketing industry professionals said... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Khangelani Dizba, head of Rapt Creative's PR & Influencer and advocate of gay rights explores advertising to the LGBTQQIAAP+ community... Read |
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| CRM, CX, UX |
 | YUDHVIR SEETHARAM While digitalisation and automation create many opportunities for businesses to streamline tasks and deliver benefits of ease and convenience to customers, this doesn't automatically translate to good customer service... Read |
| Digital |
 | MUNYARADZI NYIKAVARANDA Munyaradzi Nyikavaranda from the MultiChoice Group examines the role of data in the context of business and driving data maturity for marketers... Read |
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| Education |
 | ISSUED BY INCUBETA There is no doubt that great agency and client partnerships are the foundation for work that shifts the performance needle. However, when there is an in-house skills deficit it places strain on the relationship that can impact results... Read |
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| ESG |
 | MIC MANN, ISSUED BY MANN MADE Art Meets Philanthropy: 10% of the sale proceeds go towards the Drops of Life Campaign by Africarare and Innovation: Africa, Providing Clean Water to a village of thousands of Africans... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ONPOINT PR Bill Nye, Billy Porter, Charlie Puth, Connie Britton, and Danai Gurira join Hugh Jackman, John Legend, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Rachel Brosnahan and Usher and others as Global Citizen Ambassadors to inspire change and action for a world free from extreme poverty... Read |
 | Of the over 120,000 tonnes of plastic entering the South African market through Petco members in 2022, 69% has been collected for recycling... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HOT 102.7FM A nine-year-old girl is a step closer to being adopted by the foster family that has loved and cared for her for years, thanks to the generosity of non-profit organisation Hot Cares through Hot 102.7FM... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | ISSUED BY RAINMAKER MARKETING Get ready to immerse yourself in the most highly anticipated event of the season - the East Coast Radio House + Garden Show... Read |
 | ISSUED BY IMC CONFERENCE Attention is often described as the new currency in marketing, but it's a complex currency to master and deal in - understanding the different facets of attention and how best to maximise on them in your creative campaigns can be tricky... Read |
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| Film & Cinematography |
 | Nine female film industry professionals from Africa have been chosen to take part in the second edition of the Southern Africa-Locarno Industry Academy... Read |
| Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY MSPORTS MARKETING South African Breweries' Castle Lager Bread of the Nation has been shortlisted for the 2023 Dan Wieden Titanium Lion Cannes Awards category... Read |
 | The Sustainable Fashion Communication Playbook has been launched by the United Nations Environment Programme and the UN Fashion Charter for Climate Change... Read |
 | ISSUED BY INVIBES ADVERTISING For over 20 years, the digital advertising industry has relied on the use of third-party cookies to target internet users, specifically for retargeting purposes... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRAND INFLUENCE Brand Influence proudly announces the success of its first-ever activation with 1000 nano/micro influencers - the Avon #HydramaticLipstick campaign... Read |
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| Media |
 | ISSUED BY DSTV MEDIA SALES As part of DStv Media Sales' (DMS) ongoing platform strategy to avail audiences to our valued clients, we are happy to announce that DMS is the new commercial home of both AMC Networks International... Read |
 | The World Association of News Publishers (Wan-Ifra), has announced the launch of its Expert Panel during the annual World News Media Congress being held in Taiwan... Read |
 | Since Musk's takeover, Twitter's reputation has decreased substantially while Google remains the world's most valuable and strongest media brand globally... Read |
| Media Freedom |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Sanef will set up a fund for journalists to fight fake news and misinformation about the profession... Read |
| Mobile |
 | ISSUED BY ADCLICK AFRICA Adclick Media, a division of Adclick Africa, is excited to announce its new media sales partnership with Admazing, a leading platform that enables marketers to maximise their Return on Investment (ROI) for mobile marketing campaigns.... Read |
 | ELLIE SIMMON, ISSUED BY EATBIGFISH The world remains uncertain, and businesses must adapt to new and unpredictable economic, geopolitical and environmental realities. Against this backdrop, it's important to pay attention to the new (and renewed) challengers emerging and primed to disrupt categories in 2023... Read |
| Online Media |
 | ISSUED BY BLUE SKY PUBLICATIONS Keen to connect with a wider audience and to expand SAPeople's reach, Blue Sky Publications is the new owner of the popular expat website, SAPeople... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BROAD MEDIA This revolutionary offering allows businesses to have their video conceptualised, shot, produced, and promoted to the right audience all through BusinessTech... Read |
| OOH |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH The Constitutional Court has confirmed the January 2022 Western Cape High Court ruling on the illegality of the Overbeek Building outdoor billboards... Read |
 | ISSUED BY VICINITY MEDIA We can all agree that OOH is digitally transforming at break-neck speed, Covid pushed the Fast Forward button and it hasn't let up since... Read |
 | ISSUED BY RELATIV CONNECT A groundbreaking collaboration between two South African powerhouses to present a reimagined platform that has no equal... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | The Africa PR and Communications report says the PR & communications industry is pivotal in restoring the continent's reputation... Read |
| Publishing |
 | Van Schaik Bookstore, South Africa's academic book retailer, has appointed Ugan Poobalan as its new managing director effective 30 June 2023... Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY HOT 102.7FM The Red Star Raceway in Delmas was bursting at the seams on Saturday, 24 June 2023, after the Ferrari Owners' Club of South Africa partnered with Hot 102.7FM and tapped into the power of the 'Hot' brand to drive attendance at their events... Read |
| Retail |
 | ISSUED BY WUNDERMAN THOMPSON The clues to whether businesses are making the right investments now to ensure that they can provide the right experiences across the channels that consumers will come to expect is held in the data from the Wunderman Thompson Future Shopper Report 2023... Read |
 | The 50 most popular beverage brands in the US include Gatorade, Starbucks Frappuccino and Lipton teas, while Rockstar energy drinks, Diet Pepsi and Diet Dr. Pepper diet rank 48th to 50th... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SMART MEDIA Attracting buyers and driving sales are crucial objectives for FMCG brands looking to make their mark in the retail environment. Fortunately, Smart Media has emerged as a transformative force in the industry... Read |
 | SERENA HO AND FAHEEM HOOSEN The digital revolution has led to dramatic shifts in consumer behaviour, and retailers who want to stay ahead in the market must relook their approach... Read |
 | Regardless of where you do business, the past few years have been marked by economic uncertainty, fueled by market fluctuations, political unrest, and the long-reaching fallout of a global pandemic... Read |
| Social Media |
 | South African companies are slow to harness WhatsApp's marketing power, despite over 50 million global business users... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH The SA Social Media Industry Report 2023 shows a strong correlation in South Africa between access to social media and privilege... Read |
 | To mark the World Social Media Day, the South African government - through its various departments and state-owned agencies - will today review how it uses social media and its impact... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRAND INFLUENCE Brand Influence partnered with retail giant Checkers to unleash an electrifying influencer campaign on the Brand Advisor platform, targeting the Gen Z market... Read |
 | In 2017 MTN and Meta introduced Facebook AutoFlex, a partnership to allow customers to enjoy a text-only Facebook experience... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ORNICO The "Big Five" social media platforms in South Africa have been shaken up, as TikTok leaps past Instagram into second place, and challenges the dominant social network, Facebook, in several segments... Read |
| Streaming |
 | ISSUED BY EMEDIA On the brink of its 2nd birthday, eVOD has reached an impressive milestone of 800,000 registrations. EVOD is a streaming success story, and seen as one of the fastest growing, subscription-free, streaming platforms in South Africa... Read |
| TV |
 | Beïnvloedbaar (Influenceable), a new movie, shows the dark side of social media, influence and power. Read |
 | ISSUED BY FOX NETWORKS GROUP Sharkfest swims up to a massive month-long event with all-new content this July on National Geographic Wild. Ground-breaking shark behaviour captured off the coast of South Africa... Read |
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 | Relatives of 20 Gambian children, who died from toxic Indian cough syrups, have sued Maiden Pharmaceuticals and local authorities in Gambia... Read |
 | COULIBALY MEDIA AND LUC GNAGO A further nine people were wounded in the collapse, said Charles Paolo, the head of the firefighting unit at the scene... Read |
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 | NHI funding plan revealed: Household burden to Increase as payroll tax and surcharge on personal income implemented... Read |
 | According to Cef's data, both grades of petrol are expected to decrease by between 17c/litre and 25c/l, while diesel is expected to increase by around 20c/litre... Read |
 | PROMIT MUKHERJEE Ramokgopa said the country was reaching a stage where power generation was beginning to keep up with demand... Read |
 | The Brics summit, hosted by South Africa, will proceed as scheduled, dismissing rumours of a potential relocation to China to accommodate Russia's President Putin... Read |
 | Forensic audits reveal Covid-19 Ters fraud: R17.5bn verified payments, while ghost employees, inflated salaries, and ineligible claims surface... Read |
 | PwC South Africa has released its sixth South Africa Economic Outlook report for 2023 and points to five challenges affecting businesses right now... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON As France seeks membership in Brics, the world's prominent economic group, so too do other countries looking for trade independent and to be part of the groups's expanding global influence... Read |
 | Naspers, which has its global investments housed in Amsterdam-listed Prosus, draws over two-thirds of its revenue from Tencent... Read |
 | KATE COLLIER, KENNETH COSTER & MBALI NKOSI The Department of Employment and Labour recently published the Draft Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Return to Work Regulation in terms of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act for public comment... Read |
 | FNB Retirement Survey: Eight in 10 South Africans intend to work past retirement age due to inadequate savings. Four in 10 without a plan will rely on asset sales or government grants... Read |
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