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|  | | Bathu, the local manufacturer of innovative footwear, has unveiled its ultra-neoteric sneaker range, Khalanga. This range is not just about fashion but a bona fide collaboration between Bathu and Theo Baloyi's tribute to the people...read |
|  | DANETTE BREITENBACH #WPRD2023: In the lead-up to World PR day, we celebrate the PR industry. Atmosphere's Nicola Nel reflects on 21 years of PR...read |
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| Loeries |
 | Shannon Washington, US CCO for R/GA, is the 2023 jury president of the digital category for the 45th annual Loerie Awards... Read |
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| Cannes Lions |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH The Ster-Kinekor Cannes Wrap-up found, while this year's Cannes Lions was the most diverse, there is still a long way to go... Read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY DASH DIGITAL STUDIO Finalists for the 2023 IAB Bookmark Awards were recently announced and DashDigital Studio, a specialised design studio, has secured 16 finalists across four categories... Read |
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| Marketing & Media |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Following the announcement of Ruschda Ismail taking over the reins from Bevis Hoets as chief financial officer (CFO) for Dentsu Africa, Dentsu South Africa (SA) is pleased to announce the promotion of Naazema Rawoot as CFO for the market... Read |
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| Advertising |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Rule Number One for anyone involved in advertising - as it is for the news business - is that you are not the target market. Which is the preface for this week's Orchid... Read |
 | KARABO LEDWABA Natasha Goosen, a passionate marketing and communications professional, possesses a dynamic nature and a deep-rooted love for the music industry... Read |
 | Nike's Chase The Day breaks the rules and challenges expectations, infusing the campaign with a youthful athleticism that perfectly matches the brand... Read |
 | There is growing scrutiny of advertising budgets while the dynamic shifts in the retail landscape necessitate enhanced approaches to justify and optimise marketing investments... Read |
 | ISSUED BY CARBON1 Carbon1 is helping to advance sustainability in the digital supply chain with SeenThis' adaptive streaming technology... Read |
 | ISSUED BY INVIBES ADVERTISING Sustainability; the topic that's got everyone's attention. So what's the industry doing about it? Aside from the well-trodden path of office sustainability, many are looking towards the efficiency of their advertising campaigns... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRAVE GROUP African Bank, Brave Group, and Media Mix 360 have entered into an audacious advertising and media business partnership... Read |
 | Promise, a Johannesburg-based agency has been shortlisted in the print category for best newspaper/magazine ad and interactive ad for its Plan (a) print ad at New York Festivals... Read |
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| CRM, CX, UX |
 | The fifth South African Customer Experience Report has found consumers have settled for good enough while brands are creating the leaky bucket... Read |
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 | NICK DURRANT, ISSUED BY BLUEGRASS DIGITAL Research shows that when companies get closer to their consumers they enjoy bigger gains. Are you prioritising personalisation in your business? Here's why you should be... Read |
| Design |
 | The 2023 shortlisted entries for the Pentawards, the global platform for packaging design, have beem announced... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HUSTLE MEDIA While we keep the wheels turning for our clients by running campaigns, managing their social media presence, and conceptualising innovative and influential campaigns, we will always have a soft spot for creating beautiful things!... Read |
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 | The adoption of online shopping during the pandemic was limited only by the fact that South Africa remains a predominantly cash-based economy. However, the launch of the 'cash-like' payment system, PayShap, will change this, ushering in a new era for omnichannel retail in South Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HUMAN8 Human8 (previously known as InSites Consulting), the new human-driven consultancy, announced the launch of an employee AI prompt school supported by the introduction of a proprietary Square AI research assistant... Read |
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| Education |
 | Digify Africa, in partnership with Stanlib, has announced that the Digital General Practitioner programme (Digify GPs) applications are open and are calling the youth in the Northern Cape to apply... Read |
| ESG |
 | ISSUED BY MACHINE_ Machine_ loves Mandela Day. Off the back our a successful 2021 and 2022 Mandela Day initiative raising a collective R25 000, we once again asked Machine_ staff to donate 67 minutes of their time to create art inspired by Madiba that we will raffle off to raise funds for Blackboard... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HOT 102.7FM A promising young woman who has endured a difficult few years is being given a helping hand by non-profit organisation Hot Cares through Hot 102.7FM, as she looks to rebuild her life... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | ISSUED BY IMC CONFERENCE Obi Asika is a well-respected and well-loved cultural heavyweight who has operated across the breadth of Nigeria's creative industries... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | Five African screenwriters have been selected to participate in the 7th Realness African Screenwriters' Residency... Read |
 | EARLE HOLMES, ISSUED BY AFDA Earlier this year TheSouthAfrican.com website called on registered film students from South African tertiary institutions to get creative and document a social issue facing South Africa today... Read |
 | EARLE HOLMES, ISSUED BY AFDA Afda is proud to announce that two Afda Durban films have been selected to compete in the Isiphethu student programme at the Durban International Film Festival 2023... Read |
| Magazines |
 | ISSUED BY HYBRID MEDIA CONSULTING With an emphasis on promoting cutting-edge and modern design initiatives, design and architectural magazine Objekt South Africa includes articles... Read |
| Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISING The Jury for the 2023 Effie Awards has been announced by The Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA) and Effie South Africa... Read |
 | MATTHEW VAN DER VALK Matthew van der Valk, executive creative director at VMLY&R gives the inside scoop on how to create a winning awards entry... Read |
 | PAUL MIDDLETON, ISSUED BY EBONY+IVORY I had an interesting conversation last week about whether a traditionally B2C advertising agency can deliver effectively to a B2B client... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Zibusiso Nkomo, strategic account director at iProspect (dentsu), and Lebogang Kgothadi, Music & Brand Partnership strategist, have their fingers on the pulse of Amapiano, the genre that has taken the world by storm since its emergence in South Africa in 2012... Read |
| Media |
 | ISSUED BY BROAD MEDIA The best way to leverage the unrivalled trust in online articles is by publishing sponsored articles on the right digital platforms... Read |
| Mobile |
 | FNB appoints Sashin Sookroo as CEO of FNB Connect, Its MVNO, effective this month... Read |
 | During his tenure, Mzimba headed up Vodacom Business enterprise units in Africa, where he led a team tasked with driving digital transformation... Read |
| Online Media |
 | ISSUED BY BLUEGRASS DIGITAL Umbraco 12 release brings headless CMS capability with a content delivery API, support for .net7, omnichannel support and entity framework support... Read |
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| PR & Communications |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH The third annual World PR Day takes place on 16 July, this Sunday, with the theme Harnessing The Power Of Public Relations... Read |
 | ANÉ-SONET BRESLER The Africa PR and Communications Report 2023 represents a milestone as it is Africa's first PR and communications report of its kind... Read |
 | According to the Q3 2023 Propel Media Barometer, journalists only responded to 2.99% of the nearly 500,000 pitches sent through the platform in Q2 of 2023... Read |
 | PRovoke Media's Influence 100 for 2023, features a number of South African communicators.... Read |
 | MARILIZE JACOBS In our #WPRD series, Marilize Jacobs shares how she brought together two passions, interior design and PR to find her happy space... Read |
 | ETHEL RAMOS Ethel Ramos, Avatar PR MD, asks what the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) means for the future of public relations... Read |
 | Womandla Global Network has created a campaign in celebration of World PR Day which was held on Sunday... Read |
 | Provoke Media's Influence 100 2023 has named Twitter is the company with the worst managed reputation... Read |
| Promotions & Activations |
 | ISSUED BY PROCTOR & GAMBLE Always, a brand of Procter & Gamble, is proud of the launch of its revolutionary campaign, 'Always: Ending Period Poverty (EPP)', in support of Menstrual Hygiene Day's 2023 theme: 'Making menstruation a normal fact of life by 2030'... Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY HOT 102.7FM Johannesburg-based radio station Hot 102.7FM has taken the latest steps to bolster its on-air content and responded to audience demand by launching a new sports show... Read |
| Research |
 | ISSUED BY DEMOGRAPHICA Demographica, in partnership with Labyrinth Behaviour Collective, has released a white paper on key insights taken from over eight years of human-centred research - namely four key types of human connection, in a four-part series, that influence buying in B2B... Read |
| Retail |
 | The Shoprite Group is inviting technology students and seasoned IT professionals to join the retailer by applying for its bursary programme or various available job opportunities... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BATA In an exciting collaboration, Bata South Africa has partnered with South African retailer, Mr Price, to deliver an exclusive collection of sneakers made for the fashion-forward yet value-conscious Gen Z... Read |
 | As inflation bites and consumers seek value when purchasing alcohol, retailers and brands are having to adapt and learn... Read |
 | NIQ's recently published State of the Retail Nation analysis sheds light on the South African FMCG (including Liquor and Tobacco) sector, which has experienced notable transformations amidst an uncertain landscape and rising prices... 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 |
 | JUDE BLISS, 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 |
 | The top alcohol brand consumed in SA is 4th Street Wine, then Savanna Dry, Carling Black Label, Brutal Fruit and Gordons Gin... Read |
| Social Media |
 | TARA TURKINGTON Tara Turkington, CEO of Flow Communications, asks to "Thread" or not to "Thread"?... Read |
 | LEBO MOERANE Lebo Moerane, joint head of social at VMLY&R South Africa explores Meta's much-anticipated, ultra-hyped Threads app... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Brands can talk through communities on TikTok such as SkinTok, FinTik and BookTok... Read |
 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS Meta stock is still riding high on the wave of 100 million user strong (and growing) Threads hype... Read |
 | LWANDILE QOKWENI Lwandile Qokweni, Managing Partner and CSO at Rook Digital looks at why social media is a pillar but not the foundation of marketing... Read |
 | KOPANO SHIMANGE, ISSUED BY HUMANZ Like every other e-commerce marketer, you want to create a social commerce programme where you work with influencers to help sell out your products... Read |
 | KATHERINE MCINNES, ISSUED BY MELTWATER Terms like 'environmentally sustainable', 'eco-friendly', and 'fair trade' have become part of everyday conversations. One thing is clear - the appeal of environmentally and socially responsible products isn't a niche anymore, its popularity cuts across demographics... Read |
| Sponsorship |
 | ISSUED BY MSCSPORTS Mscsports, an award-winning sponsorship agency, is proud to announce the appointment of Carrie Delaney as their new managing director... Read |
| TV |
 | ISSUED BY EMEDIA This captivating sports drama drops on eVOD on 13 July 2023... Read |
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 | Africa Fellows in Education Programme has appointed four inaugural fellows to promote evidence-based decision-making in education policy in Africa... Read |
 | KIERAN WHYTE AND CLARA HANS In the last few years, the number of voluntary carbon markets has increased as a result of the operationalisation of the Paris Agreement and a general influx of investors into the sector... Read |
 | This September, 25 of Africa's education technology leaders will head to Cambridge on a new fellowship programme from Cambridge Partnership for Education and HP... Read |
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 | VUYANI NDABA According to economists polled on Thursday, 13 July, South Africa's Reserve Bank is likely to maintain the current repo rate due to significantly reduced inflation, which is expected to further decrease in the upcoming months... Read |
 | The New Development Bank aims to expand local currency financing, as Brics shareholders discuss future approaches, considering some countries already trade in local currencies... Read |
 | Epson, the technology provider, has launched a two-year graduate programme open to South Africans who have recently qualified in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines... Read |
 | BrightRock, is strongly positioned to grow in SA's independent intermediary market while meeting clients' needs... Read |
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Albert Einstein "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." Rudy Ruettiger "If you want to go after something, just do it." Francis Bacon "The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express." Eleanor Roosevelt "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." Carl Jung "Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes." |
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 | Digital Marketing Bootcamp - Hybrid - 17 Jul 2023 to 28 Aug 2023 , Sandton, Johannesburg
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