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M&C Saatchi PLC acquires Levergy
M&C Saatchi PLC acquires Levergy
[Issued by Levergy] M&C Saatchi PLC has announced a majority stake acquisition of South African sports and entertainment agency Levergy... read
Arthur Sadoun, Publicis Groupe's new CEO.
Publicis Groupe shifts spend on award shows, other events to AI initiative

Jessica Tennant

Publicis Groupe's newly appointed CEO, Arthur Sadoun, has forbidden all of its agencies from participating in award shows for the next year, which means it will sit out of the 2018 Cannes Lions Festival... Read

#CannesLions2017: Striving for real brand purpose
#CannesLions2017: Striving for real brand purpose

Ann Nurock

A subject very close to my heart is that of purpose-driven brands. One just has to look at companies like Unilever to know that ‘purpose leads to purchase'. However, finding a real brand purpose is not easy... Read

Clare Bowen
Clare Bowen from Radiocentre sees radio differently

Jessica Tennant

In an exclusive interview between sessions, Bowen and I discussed why creativity and effectiveness go hand in hand and why radio is still very much an effective medium for advertising when done well... Read

Cannes Lions
Dan Mace shortlisted for Young Director Award at Cannes Lions
Dan Mace shortlisted for Young Director Award at Cannes Lions

Issued by Egg Films

Egg Films' Dan Mace is shortlisted at the Young Director Award at Cannes Lions for the second year in a row: this time for the two pieces he directed in Kenya... read
Stop the Cycle.
#CannesLions2017: Mobile Lions winners!
The 64th annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity hosted the Cannes Mobile award ceremony on 20 June 2017, where Native VML secured two Bronze Lions for Huffington Post's Stop the Cycle 360o mobile video... read
Innovation Lions' Grand Prix-winning 'Humanium Metal Initiative'.
#CannesLions2017: Innovation winners!
The 64th annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity hosted the Cannes Innovation award ceremony on 20 June 2017... read
Grand Prix-winning 'Care Counts'.
#CannesLions2017: Creative Data winners!
The 64th annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity hosted the Cannes Creative Data award ceremony on 20 June 2017... read
Google, home of the Whopper.
#CannesLions2017: Direct Lions winners!
The 64th annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity hosted the Cannes Direct award ceremony on 20 June 2017... read
Aland, Mailchimp and Meet Graham were all awarded Cyber Grand Prix.
#CannesLions2017: Cyber Lions winners!
The 64th annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity hosted the Cannes Cyber award ceremony on 20 June 2017... read

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Advertising
Toyota ‘buffs' Yaris image with Yaris Pulse, new campaign
Toyota ‘buffs' Yaris image with Yaris Pulse, new campaign

Issued by FCB Africa

Toyota South Africa has ‘buffed up' the Yaris' image with the launch of Yaris Pulse, which sports a bigger 1.5l engine and improved rear styling among other attractive new features... read
Call on industry to support ASA and self-regulation of advertising
Call on industry to support ASA and self-regulation of advertising
The new acting CEO of the Advertising Standards Authority is requesting that the industry support the ASA and self-regulation of advertising... read
CRM
The power of personalisation in customer service
The power of personalisation in customer service

Wynand Smit

Recently I came across a radio interview with a “personal branding specialist”. Addressing the listeners, the guest spoke of the importance of clearly defining who you are... read
Design
Prints by Moletsane, Nyoni and Kisua Africa.
Turning retail space into art space: Elevating the SA narrative at store level

Leigh Andrews

Retroviral's Mike Sharman explains the new Russell Hobbs ‘Art of Living' campaign as a long-term win for Boardmans and a first in SA's luxury appliance category... read
Digital
Upskill with a SETA-accredited digital brand analysis workshop
Upskill with a SETA-accredited digital brand analysis workshop

Issued by DigitLab

DigitLab Academy will be launching a one-day SETA-accredited digital brand analysis workshop this July... read
.africa records 981 registrations during sunrise phase
.africa records 981 registrations during sunrise phase
In total, .africa recorded 981 registrations by trademark owners over the 60 days from 4 April 2017, placing it within the top ten globally... read
The three requirements for .Africa domain registrars
The three requirements for .Africa domain registrars
Domain Name Registrars hoping to capture a slice of the new ‘dotAfrica' will have to adhere to three requirements before they will be allowed to submit a domain name application... read
Online Media
Boris Dzhingarov
Successfully branding your blog - A necessity in the modern marketing world

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

The brand you have for your business is your image. This is how people will perceive you. Your blog needs to be properly branded so that you can survive in the modern marketing world... read
PR & Communications
Chris Moerdyk
Crisis communications is a very specialised business

Chris Moerdyk, Issued by Chris Moerdyk

I was having a chat a few weeks ago to Neeran Naidoo, CEO of Hewers Communications, with whom I have worked on and off for many years on various projects, mostly involving crisis communication... read
Eat Out appoints Mango-OMC for seventh consecutive year
Eat Out appoints Mango-OMC for seventh consecutive year

Issued by MANGO-OMC

Eat Out has appointed Mango-OMC again to assist the brand with the public relations and communication for the prestigious Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards... read
Retail
Township gameshow launches Rajah ‘One Pot for Everyone' campaign
Township gameshow launches Rajah ‘One Pot for Everyone' campaign
Rajah ‘One Pot for Everyone' gameshow launches at the Pan Africa Centre in Alexandra this weekend from Friday to Sunday, between 10am and 4pm daily... read
Social Media
Walter Pike
Outsurance's Father's Day debacle is a wake-up call for business to understand social issues

Walter Pike

A few Mother's Days ago Bic insulted women, then there was Helen Zille, Rivers Church, Spur Steakranches, Chris Hart and Penny Sparrow. Last week it was Outsurance's Father's Day ad. The list of social media disasters goes on and on... read
#SocialMediaBlackout pressures network providers to lower data costs
#SocialMediaBlackout pressures network providers to lower data costs

Ilse van den Berg

NEWSWATCH: Today, Wednesday, 21 June 2017, South Africans are encouraged to join the #SocialMediaBlackout campaign... read
TV
Mapi Mhlangu: eNCA's new managing director and editor-in-chief
Mapi Mhlangu: eNCA's new managing director and editor-in-chief

Issued by e.tv

eNCA is proud to announce the appointment of a new managing director and editor-in-chief, Mapi Mhlangu. Mhlangu assumes the helm of South Africa's premier news channel, taking over from Anton Harber on 1 July... read
Youth Marketing
What the next generation youth wants from a brand
What the next generation youth wants from a brand

Issued by Zinto Activation Group

In South Africa, approximately half of the population is under the age of 25. Due to the size and buying potential of the youth market, the segment is of great significance to brands planning to stimulate new demand... read
Business
2017 SERAS CSR Awards now open
2017 SERAS CSR Awards now open
The 2017 edition of The Sustainability, Enterprise, and Responsibility Awards (SERAS CSR Awards) Africa is now open for entries... read
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Illustrated infographics and animation workshop
Multidimensions - 27 Jun 2017 to 28 Jun 2017, Cape Town


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Multidimensions - 24 Jul 2017, Johannesburg


PRISA: Creative writing for the media
PRISA - 15 Aug 2017 to 17 Aug 2017, Johannesburg


Customer relations
Provox Centre for Public Relations & Communication - 24 Aug 2017 to 25 Aug 2017, Johannesburg


Upcoming events
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Join Meltwater, and Bankymoon's CEO Lorien Gamaroff in JHB for a free business breakfast where we'll be breaking down blockchain for marketers. Save your seat now. Read more >>

Young African Creatives Conference
Creative Nestlings - 24 Jun 2017, Johannesburg


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