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Mike Middleton, chief marketing officer at KFC is ranked as the top brand representative.
Official 2017 Loeries rankings revealed!
The Loeries has released its annual official rankings which provide a comprehensive overview of the annual performance across the brand communications industry throughout Africa and the Middle East... read
Bookmarks 2018 entries now open
Bookmarks 2018 entries now open
[Issued by IAB South Africa]

Entries for the 10th annual IAB SA Bookmark Awards opened today for the digital media industry. Entry forms and more detailed entry information available on the thebookmarks.co.za website. Entries close on 3 November 2017... Read

Business of Design speaker Q&A: Jeremy Stewart
Business of Design speaker Q&A: Jeremy Stewart

Jessica Tennant

Business of Design (BoD) is back with a speaker lineup of note. The two-day seminar is held annually in Cape Town and Johannesburg during October and doesn't just focus on design in itself but has a much broader vision for the field in all areas of business... Read

#NewCampaign: TBWA, Joburg Ballet launch series of little ballets inspired by big social stories
#NewCampaign: TBWA, Joburg Ballet launch series of little ballets inspired by big social stories

Jessica Tennant

TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris and the Joburg Ballet recently launched a campaign to grow its existing audience and ensure a sustainable and ongoing reconsideration of ballet as a relevant art form amongst the youth... Read


Entrepreneur Month
Ochis in action.
The three main mistakes female entrepreneurs make and more

Leigh Andrews

Serial entrepreneur Karina Ochis is a next-generation leader. She shares tips on honing your entrepreneurial skills to build your own empire of successful ventures in the digital era... read
Starting a business? Which startup hat should you wear? Here are eight...
Starting a business? Which startup hat should you wear? Here are eight...

Kirsten Kairuz, Issued by The Graft Yard

Starting a business? Be prepared to wear different hats and play various roles in the beginning of this beautiful journey, called entrepreneurship... read
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Advertising
Zang caffeinated chocolate launches an animated series to fight sleep
Zang caffeinated chocolate launches an animated series to fight sleep

Issued by M&C Saatchi Abel

The team at M&C Saatchi Abel created a delicious backstory for the Zang brand, that tells the tale of the lovechild of chocolate and caffeine... read
CRM
What you need to start doing about user experience
What you need to start doing about user experience

Ilse van den Berg

At the recent Gartner Symposium, I attended a session by Gartner Research Director, Magnus Revang on why user experience (UX) is hard for IT to deliver and what to do about it... read
CSI
All images: Andrew Brown from CameraReady.
Heal others by healing yourself with #CuppaforCansa12A

Leigh Andrews

Held at the oh-so-opulent 12 Apostles Hotel and Spa on a breezy, sunny day, I left the annual #CuppaforCansa12A pink high tea event for 2017 with tear-stained cheeks tempered with tinkling laughter and an overwhelming sense of goodwill. Here's why... read
Events & Conferencing
The realities of catering for Generation Z in the MICE space
The realities of catering for Generation Z in the MICE space

Chantal Kliche

To cater for the next generation in the meetings and incentives space, there are four realities you need to consider... read
Media
Judges, Anna Montali and Dorah Sitole.
Galliova Awards announce 2017 finalists
The 2017 Galliova Award judges have revealed the names of the finalists in this year's Local is Lekker-themed awards... read
Mobile
MMA SA announces venue and date for MMA SA Forum and Smarties 2017
MMA SA announces venue and date for MMA SA Forum and Smarties 2017

Issued by Mobile Marketing Association

The MMA SA team has announced that the 2017 MMA SA Forum and Smarties Awards Gala Dinner will be held at The Capital Moloko | The Capital Hotel Group on 2 November... read
Radio
TV and radio personality Stacey Norman joins the ECR team
TV and radio personality Stacey Norman joins the ECR team

Issued by East Coast Radio

Popular and well-known television and radio presenter Stacey Norman has joined East Coast Radio and will be presenting the station's Sunday show between 10am and 2pm... read
Research
34° in search of the Kenyan story
34° in search of the Kenyan story

Issued by 34°

The age-old practice of storytelling falls front and centre of the African experience: it's how information is disseminated, skills are exchanged, and histories are kept alive... read
Social Media
It's not you against “the blacks,” it's just us!
It's not you against “the blacks,” it's just us!

Tess Sulaman

When it comes to social engineering, why are we still obsessed only about that which makes us different? Why are we not equally obsessed about praising that which also makes us one? read
TV
Plrang © -
JZ passes on SABC candidates

Nico Gous

President Jacob Zuma missed the deadline for appointing an SABC chief operating officer because none of the candidates "met expectations", Communications Minister Ayanda Dlodlo said... read
Youth Marketing
Meet our junior board of directors!
Meet our junior board of directors!

Issued by HDI Youth Marketeers

With an annual direct spend of over R137bn, it may seem like a no-brainer for brands to prioritise understanding what makes more than 50% of South Africa's population tick... read
International
(c) Alexander Kirch -
Facebook 'context' button is latest effort to fight fake news
WASHINGTON - Facebook said Thursday it was testing a new button to allow users to get more context about a news source, in the latest move by the leading social network to curb misinformation... read
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Business
Minister of public enterprises, Lynne Brown. Photo: SA Breaking News
Eskom says pay back the money
Eskom has asked McKinsey and Trillian Capital to pay back the money it says was unlawfully paid to them... read
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