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Honouring that enterprising entrepreneurial spirit

Welcome to October, where we will celebrate African entrepreneurship at its best. Click through to our #EntrepreneurMonth special section for updates throughout the month.

#ICYMI: News making headlines this week
Also click through to our annual Focus on Youth Marketing trend report, curated by Louise Marsland and published last week.

Here's to a successful week and month ahead!

Leigh Andrews
Editor-in-Chief: Marketing & Media SA


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BizToday's top stories
#EntrepreneurMonth: Here's to the African entrepreneurs
#EntrepreneurMonth: Here's to the African entrepreneurs
[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Join us in celebrating the courageous innovators, in small businesses and large, in South Africa and the rest of Africa, who take the risks that create new revenues, models and livelihoods, as we designate October and November as Entrepreneur Month across 18 industries on Biz... read
Challenges for the E&M sector
Challenges for the E&M sector

Danette Breitenbach

While the entertainment and media industry seems stable, there are various sectors that are reaching a tipping point that will determine how consumers spend their money over the next few years... Read

Leo Burnett acquires Radar
Leo Burnett acquires Radar

Cape Town-based advertising agency Radar has joined Publicis-owned Leo Burnett as part of a drive by the global giant to increase their profile and presence in Africa as a full-service agency... Read

#StartupStory: Blacksmith Collective
#StartupStory: Blacksmith Collective

Jessica Tennant

“Like a blacksmith, we forge together various skill sets and craft to create a beautiful finished piece,” explain co-founders Diogo Mendonça and Marcus von Geyso of Blacksmith Collective... Read


Entrepreneur Month
#EntrepreneurMonth: Eight business tips for millennial entrepreneurs in the hospitality industry
Eight business tips for millennial entrepreneurs in the hospitality industry
With an increase in boutique coffee shops, edgy cafes and creative eateries, the hospitality industry is becoming increasingly competitive for the millennial generation... read
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Advertising
Grey champions business in Africa
Grey champions business in Africa

Issued by Grey

This year has been one of taking on unchartered African territory with the expanding Grey Africa Network set to acquire even more of a stake in the continent... read
Programmatic Advertising: Back on the menu, but...
Programmatic Advertising: Back on the menu, but...

Nick Hodge

Programmatic advertising has been growing in strength each year and can have some big advantages. Here are reasons why it's back on the menu... read
Branding
The 19th annual Sunday Times Top Brands Awards
The 19th annual Sunday Times Top Brands Awards

Issued by Kantar TNS

The 2017 Top Brands survey polled 3,500 individuals, aged 18 years and older in both metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas of South Africa to establish a ranking of Top Brands in 32 consumer categories... read
How logos have evolved
How logos have evolved
How do you know you got your logo right? C+R Research and Digital Third Coast track how logo evolution relates to revenue for some of the most iconic brands in the world... read
CRM
Event technology: an enabler - not an end goal
Event technology: an enabler - not an end goal

Glenn van Eck

Technology isn't there to showcase itself, it's there to enhance customer experiences and should be approached with a human-first mindset, writes Glenn van Eck... read
CSI
Making a difference where it counts
Making a difference where it counts

Issued by Decimal Agency

Decimal Agency recently got involved with a charity organisation called Trojans Neurological Trust - or TNT for short - and helped them out with a new website and some social media management... read
Digital
Branching out into new markets with internet marketing
Branching out into new markets with internet marketing

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

Thanks to the internet, there are fewer entry barriers to deal with when you want to enter the international market. You only need the right internet marketing strategy to get started... read
Can digital see you through the recession?
Can digital see you through the recession?

Issued by Firewater Group

When times are tough, one of the first things most companies look at is their marketing budget. Where can you cut, where can you save and where can you benefit?... read
Promoted content
Location data you can bank on
Location data you can bank on

Issued by Business Positioning Systems

As a brand with multiple real-world locations you know you need to be listed, and completely accurately, on a number of digital platforms that convert online traffic to foot traffic... read
iRise, Somalia.
Somalia is getting its first tech incubator
The doors are set to open at iRise, the first ever tech incubator and co-working space to be established in the Somali capital of Mogadishu... read
Direct Marketing
AutoReach launches Summer 2017 packages - let the waves hit your feet and let the sand be your seat
AutoReach launches Summer 2017 packages - let the waves hit your feet and let the sand be your seat

Issued by AutoReach

An AutoReach Moment can give your consumers a great send-off as they take to the national roads from Friday, 6 December, this year... read
Events & Conferencing
High-level leaders to meet at the South Africa-Italy Summit
High-level leaders to meet at the South Africa-Italy Summit

Issued by Optimize Enhancing Effectiveness

Up to 250 high-powered delegates will attend the fourth edition of the South Africa-Italy Summit/Indaba, which will be held from 24 to 25 October at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Rosebank, Johannesburg... read
Media
The Coca-Cola Company appoints Carat across the WIMA region
The Coca-Cola Company appoints Carat across the WIMA region

Issued by Dentsu Aegis Network

Carat Sub-Saharan Africa has announced that after a rigorous pitch process, The Coca-Cola Company has selected the agency to lead the media planning, strategy and buying for the brand... read
Sikuvile Journalism Awards recognises excellence in journalism
Sikuvile Journalism Awards recognises excellence in journalism
In the face of the growth of the fake news environment and the increasing breakdown of trust, the importance of journalism and the values it stands for cannot be emphasised enough... read
Promotions
Andreas Smit
Brand ambassadors: Evaluating the real cost of using cheap promoters

Andreas Smit, Issued by Isilumko Activate

How do you measure cost per contact? If like so many in the marketing game - you compare the cost of a “like” on Facebook with the cost of a promoter directly engaging with a consumer - then let me offer you an alternative view... read
Publishing
Redi's book on Khwezi racks up super sales
Redi's book on Khwezi racks up super sales

Nomahlubi Jordaan and Ernest Mabuza

Former talk show host Redi Tlhabi's book, Khwezi: The Remarkable Story of Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo, an account of the life of President Jacob Zuma's rape accuser, has been an instant hit... read
Research
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Net traffic props up SA media sector

Taschica Pillay

Spending on internet access contributed to the growth in South Africa's entertainment and media industry... read
Retail
Brands to bankers: Are retailers taking over the finance space?
Brands to bankers: Are retailers taking over the finance space?

Bronwyn Williams

Retailers, both online and offline, have built trust and deep relationships with their customers, and this poses a growing threat to banking institutions' traditional marketshare... read
International
A model walks the runway during the St. Sava Fundraising Fashion Show at Domenico Vacca Club New York on April 24, 2017 in New York City. Photo:
Fashion world shaken by #NoFreePhotos row
PARIS - Photographers have risen up in revolt at the way fashion labels and influencers are using their street style images without crediting them, highlighting discontent about the "work for free" culture in the multi-billion dollar industry. read
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Business
TLAB:Treasury's revisions on converting debt to equity
TLAB:Treasury's revisions on converting debt to equity
National Treasury's proposed changes in the draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, 2017 (TLAB) on converting debt to equity were presented in a workshop... read
New business
  • Si Cantina Sociale appoints Paddington - more info
  • Duo adds Huawei Digital, Oracle PR to portfolio - more info

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Production Assistant - Cape Town
Exciting tech start-up seeks production assistants for new quality control department. Welcoming all young go-getters eager for valuable job experience. Read more >>

Advertising Sales Consultant - Tshwane
Advertising sales position available for a person with proven advertising sales experience in the printed, online and/or broadcast media. Read more >>


New events to diarise
Two-day event management workshop
DnA Event Management - 2 Oct 2017 to 3 Oct 2017, Stellenbosch


Photoshop, Lightroom Combo Course
Orms Cape Town School of Photography - 3 Oct 2017 to 31 Oct 2017, Cape Town


Customer journey mapping jam session
Brandlove - 27 Oct 2017, Cape Town


InDesign digital
Multidimensions - 3 Nov 2017, Johannesburg


2018 customer experience trends innovation workshop
Brandlove - 14 Feb 2018, Johannesburg


Upcoming events
Crisis Communication Management
NES Consulting - 4 Oct 2017 to 6 Oct 2017, Johannesburg


Copy-editing for electronic publications
Enterprises University of Pretoria - 5 Oct 2017 to 6 Oct 2017, Pretoria


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