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 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Danette Breitenbach chats to Andisa Ntsubane, Vodacom’s managing executive: brand marketing and communications Africa, this year's Cannes Lions Creative B2B jury president...read |
|  | KARABO LEDWABA Pop star Taylor Swift has become a victim of AI-generated pornographic images that flooded social media...read |
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| |  | SENAMILE ZUNGU, ISSUED BY KANTAR As we usher in a new year, the South African landscape of media and its touchpoints continues to rapidly evolve. 2024 is an opportunity for brands and marketers to stay ahead of the curve by effectively connecting with consumers in an environment where fatigue with online targeting is on the rise... Read |  | VML launches the tenth edition of ‘The Future 100: 2024’ today… Read |  | GED NOOY Ged Nooy, GM of Field Force provides three trends that stand out in the current informal trade market… Read |  | JOHANNA MCDOWELL Johanna McDowell, IAS founder & CEO and managing partner Scopen Africa, draws 5 conclusions to help agencies and brands define future working methods... Read |  | GEOFF COHEN Geoff Cohen, a DYDX a founding partner, addresses the alarming trend in digital advertising; AI-driven fake advertising websites... Read |  | GEE MOTSEPE, ISSUED BY MOTSEPE ADVERTISING In the dynamic world of marketing, standing still is akin to falling behind. To thrive, agencies must embrace change and become agents of it. Gee Motsepe, managing director of Motsepe Advertising, argues that a paradigm shift towards a sales-focused mindset is the key to unlocking success... Read |  | CHELSEA OWENS Chelsea Owens, client service director at Incubeta SA, gives four digital marketing trends that will shift the needle in 2024... Read |  | LARA-ANNE DERBYSHIRE Boomtown's Lara-Anne Derbyshire says four trends are changing the advertising game, presenting opportunities for agencies - if they are bold enough… Read |  | |  | LEBO MADIBA Lebo Madiba, PR Powerhouse MD, says the future of marketing and customer engagement lies in the harmonious marriage of AI and human creativity… Read |
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 | BRENDAN SEERY I’ve always been sceptical about the marketing value of putting branding or logos on sports kit... Read |
 | Unati Moalusi has been appointed as the chief people officer(CPO) at VML South Africa, transitioning from her current role as CPO at Wunderman Thompson... Read |
 | DANIEL MALAN, ISSUED BY DENTSU In just the last two years, the landscape of online commerce in South Africa has experienced exponential growth... Read |
 | New York Festivals Advertising Awards has announced that Sergio Lopez-Ferrero will be the Jury Chair for NYF’s Cutting Edge Executive Jury... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISING Mathe Okaba, who served as chief executive officer for over five years, stepped down from her role in December 2023, and Gillian Rightford has been appointed as interim executive director... Read |
 | ISSUED BY EBONY+IVORY Ebony+Ivory Integrated Advertising Agency, a strategic brand reputation consultancy, aims to enter the burgeoning East Africa market for growth... Read |
| Branding |
 | ISSUED BY RT7 DIGITAL 2023 marked a significant shift in Amazon’s strategic approach. Long known for its expansive e-commerce platform, Amazon pivoted to concentrate more on brand owners and explore areas like Amazon for Business... Read |
| Digital |
 | ISSUED BY AFRIGIS Using location data to anticipate and prepare for 'what's next' in a dynamic and often unpredictable world... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Dentsu Performance Media (DPM) stands as a central hub designed to optimise the potential opportunities inherent in digital media and technology... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ATKASA - DIGITAL AGENCY Innovate and transform your business in the digital marketing arena with ATKASA – Digital Agency... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE We caught up with George Mnguni, aka ‘Okay Wasabi’ and Sibu Mpanza, to find out more about their roles as co-hosts on VS Gaming Weekly and gaming and tech influencers... Read |
 | BIRGIT OTTERMANN, ISSUED BY NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (NWU) A total of nine researchers from the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR)
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 | ISSUED BY HELM In an era where the ever-advancing wave of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning washes over every corner of our existence, we find ourselves gripped by the undeniable potential of these transformative technologies... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | ISSUED BY DUMA COLLECTIVE Duma Collective held its second annual Kickstart event on Saturday, 20 January 2024 at the Cradle of Humankind... Read |
 | Meetings Africa 2024 trade is set to inject a surge of energy into the business events sector on the African continent while significantly boosting South Africa’s economy... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HOMEMAKERS Johannesburg Homemakers Fair from 1 to 3 March at Kayalami... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | Christopher Nolan's latest film, Oppenheimer has emerged as a frontrunner at the upcoming Oscars, securing a whopping 13 nominations. The biopic, centred around scientist Robert Oppenheimer, the architect of the atomic bomb, is in contention for categories such as Best Film, Best Director, and Adapted Screenplay... Read |
 | The Durban FilmMart Institute (DFM) has announced the 12 South African projects selected to participate in its Access programme... Read |
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 | Film star Anne Hathaway made headlines when she reportedly walked out of a photoshoot in New York on Tuesday for Vanity Fair... Read |
| Marketing |
 | The group of individuals aged 60 and above in South Africa represents a demographic with substantial consumer potential and is considered the most valuable generation for marketing efforts... Read |
 | ISSUED BY POINT Global marketing services company Point Group has appointed Mohamed AbuSamra as its group chief procurement officer... Read |
 | MELANIE-ANN FERIS Millennials and Gen Zs, born in the digital age, view technology as their natural domain... Read |
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 | Agency Scope shows an interesting trend regarding best campaigns, most respected companies, and advertisers with the best marketing strategy... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DUO MARKETING + COMMUNICATIONS DUO Marketing + Communications has been selected as 'Best Tech Focused PR & Digital Marketing Agency – Africa' at the 2024 Global Business Insight Awards... Read |
| Media |
 | Rob Rose has resigned from his position as editor of Financial Mail and will leave at the end of this month... Read |
 | GROUNDUP STAFF Posters of journalists killed while covering the Israeli war on Gaza were placed outside St George’s Cathedral on Sunday evening. Read |
 | Following the insights presented in 202the2-23 Wan-Ifra report, this year's World Press Trends study adopts a tone of cautious optimism... Read |
| OOH |
 | ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR 2024 intakes now open for Tractor Outdoor’s SME Launchpad... Read |
 | Dawn Rowlands,dentsu Africa CEO and Greg Benatar, Alliance Media MD have been announced as speakers for the WOO Africa Forum... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | ISSUED BY DUMA COLLECTIVE Dubai Lynx, MENA’s leading platform for creative excellence and effectiveness has announced its jury line-up for 2024 today... Read |
 | Provoke Media presents four themes that resonated most among the many communications and marketing leaders who made this year’s pilgrimage to Davos... Read |
| Production |
 | ISSUED BY HOWARD AUDIO Howard Audio has launched into 2024 with a multitude of exciting projects, ranging from TV and radio final mix to original music recordings... Read |
| Radio |
 | CANDY DEMPERS, ISSUED BY MEDIAHEADS 360 Home is where the heart is... Read |
| Radio & Podcasts |
 | ISSUED BY BROAD MEDIA This season will feature an impressive lineup of South Africa’s most prominent ICT business leaders, who will share their insights into popular and emerging technologies... Read |
| Research |
 | ISSUED BY ASK AFRIKA A year of reinvestment into benchmarking expert research house Ask Afrika has borne fruit, and the company has announced appointments and promotions to reflect its growth and global expansion strategy... Read |
| Retail |
 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS Beko Europe B.V set to acquire Whirlpool’s major domestic appliances businesses, makes commitment to South African investment... Read |
 | NQOBILE DLUDLA South African retailer Woolworths expects its half-year profit to fall by as much as 10% due to consumers pulling back on spending on clothes and as the country's energy and logistics crises persisted... Read |
 | SYLVANUS KWAKU AFESORGBOR Ghana, like many other developing nations, relies heavily on imports of food and consumer goods to feed its population. For instance, Ghana imports 55% of the rice that is consumed locally... Read |
 | JOEL BRONKOWSKI In the ever-evolving landscape of retail, a notable turn has taken centre stage as multiple brands continue their transition from traditional brick-and-mortar sales to a dynamic fusion of e-commerce platforms... Read |
| Social Media |
 | TikTok’s annual What's Next Trend Report introduces a transformative mindset ignited by the TikTok community – “Creative Bravery"... Read |
 | SEAN CAVé, ISSUED BY BRANDFUNDI The beginning of the year always presents a flood of predictions, trends and forecasts from industry experts, opinion leaders and those who want to jump on the bandwagon... Read |
| Streaming |
 | KARABO LEDWABA WWE, a division of TKO Group Holdings, Inc., and Netflix have announced a significant long-term partnership. In a groundbreaking move, WWE's flagship weekly programme, Raw, will transition from linear television to Netflix, marking the first time in 31 years since its inception... Read |
 | ISSUED BY EMEDIA SA’s youngest streaming platform is close to reaching one million registrations. Since launching in August 2021, the subscription-free OTT service has reached 970,000 registrations... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY AFRICA A Real Bug's Life is an incredible adventure into nine different micro bug worlds around the globe... Read |
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 | KARABO LEDWABA This week we chat to Bogosi Motshegwa, founder of Thinkerneur and the One Human Summit... Read |
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 | SONIA ROLLEY Chinese companies to invest up to $7bn in Democratic Republic of Congo mining infrastructure... Read |
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 | ANDREW GOLDING Housing market stability persists, but high debt costs and economic challenges persist, impacting consumers and businesses... Read |
 | BHARGAV ACHARYA AND NELLIE PEYTON South Africa hailed what it called a "decisive victory" for international rule of law on Friday, after the International Court of Justice ruled in favour of its request to impose emergency measures against Israel over its military operations in Gaza... Read |
 | STEPHANIE VAN DEN BERG AND ANTHONY DEUTSCH The World Court on Friday ordered Israel to take action to prevent acts of genocide as it wages war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, but it stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire... Read |
 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, updated the media on the implementation of the Energy Action Plan... Read |
 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS New gas Bill seeks to modernise sector and foster inclusive growth with major overhaul... Read |
 | HARRY SCHERZER South African investors benefit from diversifying offshore due to a weak rand and underperforming local markets. However, banks' fees and lack of transparency pose challenges. Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON Amidst facing an MPC void after deputy governor Kuben Naidoo's exit, the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) has chosen to keep its repo rate steady at 8.25%... Read |
 | Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has called on employers to register their vacancies and available training opportunities on the department’s job placement platform - the Employment Services System of South Africa (Essa) - to help cushion the effects of poverty and unemployment... Read |
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