Building trust and good design
Welcome to June! If the year is progressing a little too fast for your liking, now's a good time to step back and reflect on your goals for the year and whether you're meeting them.
To help you with that task, Kate Niemöller of IQ Business highlights the current confusing ‘fake news' era and writes a follow-up to her recent Samra Conference presentation on
fact-phobia vs credible data. She shares her personal favourite sessions from the conference and points out that information is a key indicator in the
plummeting global trust deficit. As research professionals, there's nothing stopping us from questioning the content that passes our desks, or even barring it from being disseminated as a way to bring those levels of trust back up.
‘Dad is an authority figure most of us trust unquestioningly. In his latest #OrchidsandOnions column, now published in the weekly
Saturday Citizen as he is
acting deputy editor at
The Citizen, Brendan Seery writes about ads that remind us to
remember our dads as our heroes, especially fitting with Father's Day just around the corner.
Lastly, in the build-up to Loeries 2017, I also continue my jury president jabber. This time we chat to
Pum Lefebure, co-founder and chief creative officer of Design Army in Washington, DC who is excited for her first visit to our shores to head up the design jury panel, as she has judged design competitions everywhere in the world apart from Africa. Click through for her views on why good design speaks a universal language, despite each place in the world having its own design sensibility.
Also remember that we're publishing a two-month content highlight burst to coincide with
Youth Month and CSI Month this June and July -
click here for more on how to showcase the nation-builders of our future and tell your CSI stories to our 464,000 readers and 50,000 social media followers.
Happy sixth month of the year!
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". | |
|
 | Leigh Andrews Hein Kaiser wears many professional hats in the media and marketing space. While his day job is head of communications for fastjet across the continent, Kaiser is also the host of Mix 93.8 FM's Media & Marketing show. He explains why you're only ever as good as the last 15 minutes, and more... read | |  | Ruth Cooper World-renowned graffiti artist Wise Two, known for his mystically and ritualistically inspired art, chats to us about being Kenyan with Indian roots, cultural influences and how street art can empower for Bizcommunity's #AfricaMonth. read | |  | Leigh Andrews Warren Moss, founder and CEO of Demographica, was the only judge from Africa in the annual BMA B2 Awards, which recognise the top performing Business to Business (B2B) marketers around the world. He shares tips for success in B2B marketing and how they're now set to empower black-owned agencies in the marketing and communication space... read | |
Read more
|
|
|
 | Lions Health full content programme has been announced, exploring life-changing interventions and products in healthcare and pharma... read |
|
 | Cannes Lions has joined forces with Accenture Interactive, launching new ways to network at the festival... read |
|
|
 | The Saco Conference on ‘Creative Economy and Development' has revealed seven emerging creative economy trends... read |
|
|
 | What's on Your Plate, an online cookout competition challenges students to cook a meal using the “student, fridge and pantry” all while sharing their innovative and positive solutions to SA's problems... read | |  | Ruth Cooper Kwini Kuza, a six piece Durban Afro-pop band of 13 and 14 year olds was formed in February 2016 and is already garnering much attention for their mature sound... read | |
Read more
|
|
|
|
|
 | Leigh Andrews The second session of the IMC2017 was all about going back to basics in defining the core principles of big ideas that work; how to disrupt or be disrupted as we enter the fourth industrial revolution; and the sad truth that as consumers, we are still being communicated at, not communicated with... read |
|
 | Leigh Andrews Matthew Barclay of Meltwater, Brett St Clair of Barclay Africa and Justin Spratt of Uber SSA kicked off IMC Conference 2017 at the White Space in Red & Yellow School Cape Town with a session focused on big data, how AI will fundamentally change the world of work and its specific business implications... read |
|
Issued by Madex |
|
Carmen Murray, Issued by Mobitainment |
|
|
 | The final entries deadline for the 2017 Loeries Africa Middle East Awards is Wednesday, 7 June... read | | |
|
Read more
|
|
|
|
 | Research reveals that more than 60% of Millennials don't know how to change their tyres or check their oil and that 94% of people ask the internet for advice before they ask their dads, says Sandy Smith, client service director at Artifact Advertising - the agency that was briefed by Supa Quick to... read | |
Read more
|
|
|
 | The Native Advertising Awards 2017 call for entries is now open to all media companies, brands, organisations, companies, agencies and studios engaged in producing native advertising, from any country in the world... read |
|
Issued by Grey |
|
 | Leigh Andrews In my favourite session of the IMC Conference 2017, three of SA's best local storytellers - Abey Mokgatswane, Fran Luckin and Gillian Rightford - shared the essentials of getting consumer buy-in from the stories your brand tells... read |
|
 | Ad Stars 2017 offers a $10,000 prize for ‘Grand Prix of the Year' winners and agencies and production companies should submit entries now before the cut-off date on Thursday, 15 June 2017... read |
|
 | The Advertising Standards Authority has retrenched at least nine workers and the remaining seven at its downsized offices have not been paid this month... read |
|
Issued by Roering Creative Kin |
|
Mike Abel, Issued by M&C Saatchi Abel |
|
Issued by FCB Africa |
|
 | Leigh Andrews There's no denying the creative industry needs a diversity shake-up across all aspects: gender, race, culture and age. Here, five of FCB's leaders from across the globe share their views on the fact that a truly diverse agency is what will be a truly clever agency - if not today, then tomorrow... read |
|
|
 | As of today, Mutual & Federal will be known as Old Mutual Insure... read |
|
Issued by Just Design |
|
|
 | The annual Cape Union Mart Adventure Film Challenge is open for entries of 5-minutes short films highlighting outdoor passions... read |
|
|
 | Candace van Zyl With the shift from product-focused to customer-focused business in most organisations in the modern world, CRM software is at the forefront of customer satisfaction... read |
|
 | Jedd Cokayne Junk status: two words that evoke a generally negative emotional response in every adult South African, but what can brands do to stay ahead? read |
|
Issued by Interact RDT |
|
 | Aki Kalliatakis We live in a very critical world and the worst of them can be the very people we try to serve. Here, Aki Kalliatakis from Leadership LaunchPad compares his friend George to customers who readily criticise and pick on the smallest details... read |
|
 | Wynand Smit You can have all your communication channels lined up and ready to go, your agents trained to help via phone, email, SMS, web chat and via social media, but you could be missing a trick... read |
|
|
Issued by Alliance Media |
|
Issued by Shift Social Development |
|
Issued by Alliance Media |
|
 | South Africa held its first 8-i on Saturday, 20 May 2017, where five NGOs gathered with students from Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography to create websites, wireframes and marketing collateral... read |
|
 | While corporate South Africa grapples with what it really means to run a business in an economy that has been downgraded to ‘junk status', non-profit organisations are taking a closer look at what impact the tightening of belts will have on communities who rely heavily on charitable support to get by... read |
|
|
 | The winners of the Radisson RED's #REDexperiment awards were announced on Thursday, 1 June at an awards ceremony in Cape Town... read |
|
|
 | Anton Moulder ... and why technology ‘makers' are taking their place... read |
|
|
|
 | Leigh Andrews This week we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Gary Willmott and Anton Moulder, co-founders and managing partners of Cape-based digital product studio, Urbian... read |
|
|
Nana Zuke, Issued by Damelin |
|
 | The Wits Journalism and Media Accelerator (JAMLAB) is open for applications from existing or new South African journalism and media teams for a new six-month innovation support programme. Applications close on 9 June 2017... read |
|
Runi Makan, Issued by CityVarsity |
|
Issued by Red & Yellow |
|
|
 | The Startup Tel Aviv South Africa innovation contest, now in its fourth year, is now open for entries. The contest gives new South African startups the opportunity to visit Israel to experience "Startup Nation" to help grow their idea. read |
|
|
 | The Warc Awards have announced a total of 19 entries from ten countries that have been shortlisted in the ‘Social Strategy' category, honouring the effective use of emerging marketing disciplines... read |
|
 | Nicci Botha It's been more than a century since Rudyard Kipling penned, “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs...” in his iconic poem If, but in my humble opinion that sentiment rings true of Thuli Madonsela today... read |
|
|
Issued by Madex |
|
Issued by Scan Display |
|
|
Issued by The Wedding Group |
|
 | Fairlady has chosen top South African women to judge the Fairlady Women of the Future Awards 2017... read |
|
Issued by Independent Media |
|
|
Issued by Audit Bureau of Circulations |
|
Issued by Independent Media |
|
Issued by Independent Media |
|
|
Issued by Vicinity Media |
|
|
Issued by Independent Media |
|
|
Issued by Joe Public United |
|
Michelle Cave, Issued by Riverbed |
|
|
 | Epson Europe recently conducted an independent survey of over 2,400 employees from across EMEA on ‘The State of Printing in the Workplace' and found screen fatigue is sending workers back to the printed page... read |
|
Issued by Sappi |
|
|
Issued by Red Cherry Interactive |
|
Nana Zuke, Issued by CityVarsity |
|
Issued by Arcade Content |
|
|
Issued by Heart FM |
|
Issued by The Media Connection |
|
|
Issued by Kantar TNS |
|
 | Burson-Marsteller's has released its 2017 Twiplomacy Study results, which shows Pope Francis is the most followed world leader on Twitter... read |
|
 | Researching user-generated content on Facebook and Instagram can provide significant insights into what people think and how they feel... read |
|
|
|
Issued by IGI |
|
|
Issued by Openfield |
|
|
 | iflix Africa will make iflix's Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) service available to over 500 million consumers across the African continent... read |
|
|
|
 | MTV Breaks is looking for creative illustrators and colourists to translate TV show, MTV Shuga into a comic book... read |
|
|
Issued by Damelin |
|
 | The Ask Afrika Kasi Star and Youth Brands Conference will share top trends and insights at the Zonki Shebeen venue in Muldersdrift on Thursday, 22 June... read |
|
|
 | BRUSSELS - The Belgian royal family on Saturday rapped Burger King over an online advertising campaign suggesting a new "king" for the European nation... read |
|
 | BRUSSELS - Facebook, Google and other US internet giants have sharply boosted efforts to clamp down on online hate speech, a top European Union official said on Thursday... read |
|
 | The Digital Signage Summit Europe (DSS Europe) takes place at the Internationales Congress Center München on 5-6 July in Munich and the conference theme is ‘Digital Signage at the Crossroads - New Technology, Changing Demand and Market Consolidation'... read |
|
| More International |
|
|
 | Sylvia Schutte Every agency, freelancer and consultant in the business knows the story: you get called in to pitch on business, there's pressure to get the proposal back on a tight deadline, you submit on time and then... read |
|
|
- Networks PR appoints KNect 365 TMT to handle AfricaCom2017 - more info
- Columinate acquires three-year contract with Multichoice - more info
- Wunderman Cerebra, SAB partner up for a centralised social media account - more info
- Stratitude appointed to redesign Yotti's Turkish Delight branding - more info
|
More accounts Submit a New account |
|
|
- - more info
- Mo-G takes up two weekend slots on Metro Fm - more info
- Brendan Gabriel named VP, The Africa Channel - more info
- Peugeot Citroen SA appoints first black female digital marketing and advertising manager - more info
- Kudzai Ndoro is NightVision Spaces' new account manager - more info
- Times Media announces key appointments to management team - more info
|
More people Submit a Person |
|
|
| Openfield Johannesburg is currently looking to appoint a community manager to manage one of Openfield's corporate clients. Read more >> |
| Full in-house training is provided by our qualified training department. The quality assurance division provides continual feedback and coaching to enhance sales and communication skills. Read more >> |
| Scan Display's Cape Town office has an opportunity for a young go-getter with high energy levels to join the team as an AE in the exhibition industry. Read more >> |
Artifact Advertising is a full 360 integrated, independent agency, looking for experienced account managers to manage various brands or campaigns, in the traditional and digital space. Read more >>Creative digital marketing manager required for established research company in the development sector with interest in travel and foreign destinations. Read more >>Entrepreneur Media SA is hiring a very experienced, motivational, highly skilled sales manager to manage a sales team selling across multiple product categories including digital, magazine advertising, sponsorships, and content. Read more >>Dynamic media house focusing on industry specific events, conferencing, expos, magazines, directories and online marketing is looking for an energetic Business Development Executive. Read more >>Experienced and enthusiastic PPC/SEO campaign manager with a proven track-record in paid search marketing and SEO to join their fun filled, fast growing digital communications agency in Sandton. Read more >>Award winning creative agency seeking candidates that are obsessed with design aesthetic and innovative ideas. Don't reference "Behance" work, join us and create your referenced references... Read more >> |
|
|
|
 This five-day practical course has taught by leading digital marketing practitioners. By taking this course you will learn how to use the internet as an effective marketing channel. Read more >> This course will take you through practical steps to audit, create, market and measure your online content through social platforms. Read more >>Creative Writing in PRProvox Centre for Public Relations & Communication - 26 Jun 2017 to 27 Jun 2017, Johannesburg | 30 Oct 2017 to 31 Oct 2017, Johannesburg |
|
|
|
Feature writingInstitute for the Advancement of Journalism (IAJ) - 6 Jun 2017 to 7 Jun 2017, Johannesburg |
|
|
|
Allen Ginsberg "Whoever controls the media, the images, controls the culture." Pablo Picasso "I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it." W. Clement Stone "Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement." Walt Disney "If you can dream it, you can do it." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it." |
More quotes Submit a Quote |
|
![[Bizcommunitoon] Paris Climate Agreement](https://biz-file.com/c/1706/395182-300x212.png)
Twitter
