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From Instagram Stories to design thinkingAs January gains momentum, so does our coverage of all the latest happenings in the creative industry. First up, Anne Dolischek delves into the debate surrounding Snapchat and Instagram Stories as marketing platforms, the latter of which has since grown to more than 150 million daily users in just five months. If you're not yet on top of the trend, don't miss her explanation of the similarities, differentiators and audiences each of the platforms reach. Robert Bloom and Katherine Train tap into another top business trend at the moment – that of design thinking and the importance of empathy generation in getting it right. They'll be holding a workshop on the topic on 13 February 2017 in Cape Town through the Design Thinkers' Academy – click here to book your seat. I also unravel into the latest Loeries Rankings with The Odd Number, the only 100% black-owned agency to feature in the top 20. Click through to hear some of their Loerie-winning radio work. ICYMI last week, we're continuing our #BizTrends2017 reportage throughout the month, with the special section updated daily. More than enough Monday motivation, make it a good one! Comment online in our Ed's Column archive. Go mobile with apps and m.bizcommunity.com. Engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Subscribe to YouTube and via RSS. Send all your African marketing and media news and event invitations to africanews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-africa@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read "How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news". | Today's top stories |
Anne Dolinschek The debate surrounding Snapchat and Instagram Stories started when Instagram launched their stories in August last year. As expected, social media users were confused... Read | Robert Bloom and Katherine Train Empathy generation is pivotal to the design thinking process, and an essential capacity to ensure successful execution across all phases of the design thinking framework. Read | leigh andrews I chatted to some of the top ranked creatives post-2016 Loeries Rankings celebrations. Here, 100% black-owned branding and marketing agency The Odd Number's creative director and founding partner Sbu Sitole shares his views on the agency's first-ever award wins… Read |
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| | | | Diane Gantz Mobile is the single most important device that connects consumers with each other, with brands, and products and services. Over the past few years it has demonstrated its power in both marketing and advertising, and as a source of consumer insight. read | | | Madré Roothman Bizcommunity.com interviewed Madré Roothman, digital strategist at Hellocomputer on digital trends for 2017... read | | | Deseré Orrill Get real on social media and online media, says Deseré Orrill, co-Founder Ole! Media Group and managing director of HoneyKome... read | | | Colin Cullis Broadcasters that embrace these three key opportunities have a great future, says Colin Cullis of Business Unusual on The Money Show... read | | More trends... | | |
| Deloitte Africa predicts that over 300 million smartphones, or more than one fifth of units sold in 2017, will have machine learning capabilities within the device... read | | | Issued by Young Gun Films Up-and-coming Cape Town film mavericks Young Gun Films recently got the chance to weave their cinematic magic on the launch of the new Opel Mokka X... read | |
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Neuromarketing Seminar (Back by popular demand) Unlock the hidden triggers that influence your consumer's buying decisions |
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| Issued by Techsys Digital Think facial recognition is futuristic? Think again. Born from a creative brainstorm around how to drive excitement around The Foschini Group's Black Friday promotion, Techsys Digital was up for the challenge... read | |
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| Issued by 24.com News24, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, has launched Project Rise - a new online platform dedicated to facilitating a nationwide debate on what South Africa should look like post-#FeesMustFall... read | | |
Promoted content | | Issued by Guerrilla IMC Out-of-home media specialists Guerrilla-IMC recently launched their ATM Media Division in partnership with South Africa's premier third-party ATM service providers... read |
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| The 2017 New York Festivals International Radio Program Awards, which are now open for entries, include new categories for the 2017. These are Heroes, Best Live News Special and Music and Personal Lives Podcasts... read | | |
| In the last five months, Instagram Stories has grown to more than 150 million daily users (up from 100 million in October), with one in five stories getting a direct message from its viewers... read | |
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| The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Wednesday announced plans to take on Netflix and Amazon and make its iPlayer the top online TV service in Britain by 2020... read | | | | The head of Sony's entertainment business announced on Friday that he is stepping down to devote energy to Snapchat as the startup behind the smartphone messaging app prepares to go public... read | | More International | |
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| Companies increasingly fear the unpredictable business environment, where markets are volatile and political perils are on the rise... read | |
| - A+E Networks expands Joburg office with three new appoinments - more info
- Hlongwane is VWV Group's new deputy MD - more info
- Nicole McNamara is VWV Group's new MD - more info
- Katja Quasdorf is the new Jenman African Safaris CEO - more info
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