Editor's column

Top company and news stories 30 July 2018 - 30 Jul 2018

[Leigh Andrews]

Cinemark, Ann Nurock and Bizcommunity present Insights from Cannes! Book now for the CT or JHB event

Jessica Tennant reports on Sharon Keith's views on how to build a global brand with a local insight

Tennant shares Musa Kalenga's #Apex2018 keynote on solving real human problems before thinking like brands

Juanita Pienaar tells the #StartupStory of Megan Power's Power Lab

In #FairnessFirst, golden 'Fearless Girl' said yes, she McCann!

In #NewBiz, Jupiter Drawing Room CT is appointed by Lewis Group

Andy Walker predicts Netflix's 'Man in a Van' will annoy satellite

Robyn Fischer shares how to change a brand in 10 days

BCW announces [[http://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/18/179975.html PR leaders for Africa, Europe]]

Warc releases the Future of Strategy Report 2018

The Entrepreneur of the Year competition announces finalists

JG Bezuidenhout of Bastion & Flowe asks if your site is mobile-friendly

The One Club and the 3% Movement call for entries for Next Creative Leaders

Saatchi & Saatchi Synergize will now be known as Performics South Africa

Nkosinathi Biko has been appointed as new chairman of the Ogilvy SA board

Budweiser was the most talked about brand on Twitter during the Fifa World Cup

I also went #BehindtheSelfie with Marcus von Geyso, founder and ECD at Blacksmith Collective

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Top company and news stories 23 July 2018 - 23 Jul 2018

[Leigh Andrews]

The ACA's Apex Award winners 2018 were announced last week

There's R5m in bursaries available from Bursary Lottery

Media24 and HuffPost plan to mutually end its SA licence

Former US President Barack Obama delivered the 16th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture

I report back on how we can use the spirit of Ubuntu to address knowledge gaps on Wikipedia

In an exclusive interview, Chris Garbutt of TBWA Global shares how SA creativity punches above its weight

Vumile Mavumengwana of VM DSGN explains the power of creative work that resonates universally

I got Covve co-founder Yiannis Gavrielides to share networking tips as it's Social Wellness Month

In #FairnessFirst, I report back on Kantar Millward Brown's 'Unboxing diversity in advertising' presentation

Jessica Tennant chats to Francois du Preez about Grey Group's Grey Adventures startup incubator

Outdoorphoto's Graham van der Merwe explains how to get your business found online in local search

Van der Merwe also shares 8 lessons from 2017 in preparing for Black Friday

Thoriso Kolobe of RPR Agency asks, "What is PR, really?"

Hoorah acquires Tenzing Agency

Andy Walker of Memeburn discovers Google's Gboard lets you type messages in Morse code

Roy Morrison of Rise Africa Rise shares secrets of a successful digital marketing strategy

I went #BehindtheSelfie with Kirk Gainsford, chief creative officer at MullenLowe South Africa

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Top company and news stories 16 July 2018 - 16 Jul 2018

[Leigh Andrews]

McCann Health cans global CCO Jeremy Perrott; Ogilvy fires global CCO Tham Khai Meng - both for breaching the agencies' codes of conduct

Ogilvy SA has also announced three senior appointments

Ahead of Mandela Day, ForGood lists 100 volunteering opportunities across SA

Nal'ibali also shares a special series for Mandela Day

In #FairnessFirst, find out how activists supported Pride Month with #thehiddenflag

Mike Broom writes 'What's the use of marketing research? A cynic's answer: Ask Absa!'

That's in response to Absa's new corporate identity

The CMO Council Report shows a commitment to doing more with data

Gil Sperling explains why Stories sharing is a boon for digital marketers

Juanita Pienaar profiles David Droga, announced as a speaker for #DesignIndaba2019

Pienaar also provides feedback on SA's DJI Ronin-S launch

The Future of Agency Rosters finds advertiser and agency dissatisfaction

Jessica Tennant interviews Chris Slabber on his A' Design Award wins

We have the scoop on eNCA's new on-air look

I also went #BehindtheSelfie with Philippa Dods of Meltwater IMA and Future Females

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Top company and news stories 9 July 2018 - 9 Jul 2018

[Leigh Andrews]

In #FairnessFirst, find out why I'm seeing red over pink tax

Karabo Denalane tells me: "You have to be pretty damn disruptive to grab attention in 2018"

Damon Stapleton explains why it was 'Stranger Things: The Cannes Edition'

Scopen's Agency Scope 2017/2018 reveals 10 agencies to watch and follow

BCSA's Brand Commune 2018 uncovers whether business purpose is measurable

SleepOut CEO apologises for 'Robben Island room bid'

This #MandelaMonth I reveal Think Creative Hub's Madiba magic of mentoring

Craig Wallis of The MediaShop on what's up in the world of digital OOH in SA

Trend Forward's Dave Nemeth features in our #MobileCommerce report

Harry Kalmer of AAA School says education in SA's design and creative industries mirrors the world's best

Read part one of Shift One CEO Dylan Kohlstadt's 'Why your social media sucks' series

Andy Walker of Memeburn shares that KFC SA's World Cup ad hit 9GAG

Walker also weighs in on Facebook Local

Scroll through the most awarded rankings for the 2018 D&AD Awards

The FCJ Excellence Awards' 2017 winners are revealed

Design Indaba's Emerging Creatives is open for applications

#Loeries2018 design jury president Sebastian Padilla tells me to "Expect an aggressive shift from the minimalistic trend"

I also went #BehindtheSelfie with Lloyd Wybrow, head of social media at Digitas Liquorice

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Top company and news stories 2 July 2018 - 2 Jul 2018

[Jessica Tennant]

Creative Circle announces May winners

Pernod Ricard SA appoints PHD SA

The Odd Number acquires equity stake in Hoorah

Signa Group appoints Stratitude

Veteran photographer David Goldblatt passes away

Continuing our #CannesLions2018 coverage, Ann Nurock interviews Motheo Matsau who believes the CMO is the new CEO

CEO of VML SA, Jarred Cinman shares his 'Closed Cannes' experience

Leigh Andrews interviews Pete Khoury and Karabo Denalane on their Cannes experience

I interview #Newsmakers Claire Cobbledick and Lisa MacLeod

Find out why the word 'advertising' frustrates Adam Byars; and what you love doing

Andrews interviews 'Radarboy' on data art, creative coding and 'un-design'

She goes #BehindtheSelfie with Alfred Adriaan, ahead of his solo debut show 'Dating Life'

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Top company and news stories 2 July 2018 - 25 Jun 2018

[Leigh Andrews]

#CannesLions2018has ended, we have all the SA winners!

Ann Nurock interviews James Hunt of CNN on branded content

Nurock also interviews Julian Boulding of thenetworkone

In #FairnessFirst, see why SDGs are at the heart of #CannesLions2018

Jessica Tennant unpacks [[https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/111/178583.html#topstory The Art of Branded Entertainment]]

Tennant reports from 2018 Sunday Times' Generation Next conference

She interviews David Uribe, TBWA's data director for Africa, Middle East

Nedbank appoints The Odd Number

Shaka Sisulu acquires ROi Africa

Spree and Superbalist merge to form a single, focused fashion platform

NMPi and DQ&A are set to acquire creative specialist, Joystick

Boo-Yah! partners with the EU's 'Best of Global Digital Marketing'

Richard Lord asks, 'Is Foogle (Facebook + Google) the enemy?'

Shaune Jordaan explains AI's role in the future of marketing

Bronwyn Williams calls privacy the new luxury purchase

Ellen Silva writes of marketing fragmentation in a cross-device world

Continuing our #YouthMonth coverage, read my personal take on lifelong learning

I also go #BehindtheSelfie with 'just-35' Anna Vaulina of Showmax and the IAB SA

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Top company and news stories 18 June 2018 - 18 Jun 2018

[Jessica Tennant]

#CannesLions2018 has begun! Various sessions are streaming live, and you can click through to our special section for the latest updates on the shortlists, SA winners and exclusive interviews

In #FairnessFirst, Leigh Andrews discovers why you'll see #MoreLikeMe at Cannes

Tiso Blackstar Group's Lisa MacLeod elected vice president of Wan-Ifra

ACA elects board of directors for 2018/2019 fiscal

ACA sells shareholding in AAA School of Advertising to Richfield

Shaka Sisulu acquires 51% stake in Retroviral Digital Communications

2018 Sunday Times Generation Next survey announces SA youth's favourite brands

Absa's 'black tax' tweet offends clients, competitors capitalise

For #YouthMonth, I interview Cannes FCBSocialEye Yenani Madikwa;

Andrews finds out how Barron Hufkie made his mark in the SA broadcast industry

She also chats to Think Creative Hub's inspiring co-founders

I delve into Suhana Gordhan's advertising journey

I go into #Newsmaker Sarah Browning de-Villiers' new role at Publicis Machine;

and on Cosmopolitan SA's petition to end tampon tax

I interview Tom Stein, chairman and CCO of Stein IAS ahead of B2B Marketing Africa

Andrews interviews Molefi Thulo, Cannes Lions radio and audio awarding juror;

and Wayne Bishop, Cannes Media Lions shortlist juror

She goes #BehindtheSelfie with Wayne Naidoo, founder and CEO of Duke

Contributor Francois Rank explains what communications professionals can learn from Deadpool 2

Damon Stapleton asks: 'Do you speak creativity?'

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Top company and news stories 11 June 2018 - 11 Jun 2018

[Leigh Andrews]

The ACA is looking for a new CEO

Publicis Groupe unveils Marcel

June is #YouthMonth on Bizcommunity!

I find out how Jigsaw is revolutionising below-the-line

I share tips from Magnetic and Hero to enhance creative flow

#NewBiz: MultiChoice appoints The Media Shop

How to balls-up a brand with blatant misogyny

Matthew Buckland shares Burn Media's aggressive solo growth plan

RIP Anthony Bourdain and Ian Snelling

Ogilvy announces the agency's re-founding and new mission

Bonga Smanga reports on urban afro millennial 'internet artists'

Megan Sayle questions whether Siri is sexist

Resuts from iDidTht.com's Craft Awards May 2018

I chat to #Loeries2018 digital jury president Nicolas Courant

In #FairnessFirst, I explain how to #unstereotype advertising

Juanita Pienaar reports on insights from the 2018 AdForum Summit

Jessica Tennant interviews startup digital media agency Hoorah

Tennant chats to #Newsmakers: Twitter's Barry Collins and filmmaker Ian Collins

I go #BehindtheSelfie with Dan Corder, the youngest commercial breakfast show host in SA

Bizcommunity and Cinemark will lead with news from Cannes Lions, w/ live reporting by Ann Nurock

I catch up with SA Cannes Lions jurors Jason Xenopoulos and George Low

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Top company and news stories 4 June 2018 - 4 Jun 2018

[Leigh Andrews]

Creative Circle announces March and April winners

Sir Martin Sorrell returns to build a new ad group

Neo Mashigo is now CCO of M&C Saatchi Group SA

ABC cancels Roseanne sitcom after racist tweet

Top 3 takeouts from Zuckerberg's fireside chat at Viva Tech

WPP and Kantar Millward Brown release BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands

Odd Number launches Stadio's Multiversity; Net#work BBDO wins Primedia Broadcasting

Jessica Tennant reports on Grid's Coachella experience

Tennant on Net#work BBDO driving Mercedes-Benz' return to Chapman's Peak

Tennant chats to this week's #Newsmakers: Marcus Brewster on moving to and making it in Malta; Zumi Njongwe on relocating to Diageo SA; 'Wunderwomen' Kagiso Musi and Astrid Ascar; and Adrian Miller, now officially ECD at Riverbed

Juanita Pienaar has the #StartupStory on MMMC and Canvas CAM starting a joint venture

Louise Marsland reports on Uganda's 'social media tax'

Danette Breitenbach unbottles Aware.org's responsible drinking campaign

Madelain Roscher of PR Worx says to open the door when internet trolls come knocking

Priscilla Kennedy of Piehole.tv writes that mobility is set to rule video in 2018

Shae Leigh of Red & Yellow explains why brands must legally protect their influencers

I discuss how regional cultural differences affect creativity with Loeries CEO Andrew Human

I round out #AfricaMonth with insight into Pernod Ricard's African consumer market

I popped into InvestSA's one-stop shop

I share tips from Mark Sham on how to simplify social media storytelling

We kick off #YouthMonth2018 coverage with the student activism-inspired Fight Gunfire With Fire

In #FairnessFirst: What you can learn from Starbucks' anti-bias diversity training

I went #BehindtheSelfie with Ben Schoderer, digital manager at KFC Africa

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Top company and news stories 28 May 2018 - 28 May 2018

[Jessica Tennant]

The Creative Circle has released its final rankings for 2017 for individual agencies and groups

Cannes Lions launches 'Change for Good' hackathon

The Fairlady Santam Women of the Future Awards announces judges for 2018

The Odd Number has been chosen to launch Stadio's Multiversity concept

In this week's #FairnessFirst, Leigh Andrews celebrates Susan Credle, chairperson of The One Club for Creativity

For #AfricaMonth, Andrews chats to Xolisa Dyeshana for his post-Creative Week One Show reflections

She reports back on Meltwater's latest Biz Breakfast session with Treeshake's Dave Duarte on the art of social storytelling

And she goes #BehindtheSelfie with Wade Moonsamy

This week's #Newsmakers include Andile Khumalo, House of Brave's new non-executive chairman and Zumi Njongwe, marketing and innovations director for Diageo SA

Juanita Pienaar interviews the winners of SA's Cinemark Young Lions competition

Elizabeth De Stadler asks "Where will GDPR and PoPIA leave digital marketing?"

Nick De Beer explains why it's what's seen and what's said (the design and copy) that does the selling

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Top company and news stories 21 May 2018 - 21 May 2018

[Jessica Tennant]

Ann Nurock chats to Fernando Machado, head of brand marketing of Burger King, winner of the coveted Penta Pencil and Client of the Year and more at The One Show

The jury presidents for the Loeries 2018 have been announced

The Loeries recently extended its deadline for entries to 31 May

The shortlists for the 2018 Sunday Times Literary Awards for the Alan Paton Award for non-fiction and the Barry Ronge Fiction Prize have been announced

Avatar Cape Town has won the integrated 2018 campaign for H&M; produced its first TV commercial for H&M's winter range: Own your Slay

The Odd Number has been appointed the lead agency for the Wimpy account

Louise Marsland covered Robyn de Villiers' talk at the APRA conference in Botswana on ethics and reputation management, and looking for the opportunities in Africa

Marsland interviewed Brian Tjugum, MD of Weber Shandwick's EMEA social impact practice on purpose-driven communications in Africa following his talk at the Holmes Report In2 Innovation Summit in Johannesburg

She also spoke to Fox Networks' recently appointed Evert van der Veer about his new role

Also in line with #AfricaMonth, contributor Brett St Clair questions whether African businesses are ready to become disruptors, while Natalia Rosa shares her views on travel marketing across the continent

The IAB has launched a campaign that strives to allow all South Africans basic access to the internet

Hellocomputer has partnered with Umuzi to establish a creative programmer learnership

The National Arts Festival is launching a new programme for the inaugural Creativate Digital Arts Festival

I interviewed #Newsmaker Nicholas Lawrence from Tuks FM, who won Best Breakfast Presenter at the 2018 Liberty Radio Awards just one year in

I tell Paola Chellew and Lia Mundell's #StartupStory of Open Line Communications

Prior to tomorrow's Ads24 Food for Thought, I found out from brand manager Marise van der Lith what to expect from this year's event

In this week's #FairnessFirst, Leigh Andrews covers the #CannesYouSeeUs trends at the Cannes Film Festival, this year featuring diversity front and foremost

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Top company and news stories 14 May 2018 - 14 May 2018

[Leigh Andrews]

#OneShow2018 is done and dusted! See all the SA winners and visit our One Show Creative Week 2018 special section for the latest interviews and updates from roving reporter Ann Nurock

Our #AfricaMonth coverage continues

Seven SA judges have been announced for Cannes Lions 2018, as well as SA's Young Lions competition winners

The Loeries' entry deadline has been extended to 31 May

Danette Breitenbach offers analysis on the ABC's circulation figures for Q1 2018, with some positives for press but a sad affair for magazines

Read part 1 and part 2 of Juanita Pienaar's feedback on Danilo Acquisto's HeavyChef talk on the online video revolution

Maroefah Smith explains why social media killed the runway star

In #FairnessFirst, find out why we need to stand with Swift SA's #ThatsNotOK movement

I also went #BehindtheSelfie with Bogosi Motshegwa, strategic planner at Net#work BBDO

Jessica Tennant interviews Clinton Bridgeford, ECD at Grid Worldwide about the Freedom Day launch of the #HopeJoanna campaign

Tennant also interviews this week's #Newsmakers: Rob Abraham, returning from retirement to take on Kagiso Media as interim CEO; and Lukanyo Mnyanda, returning to Business Day to succeed Tim Cohen as editor

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Top company and news stories 7 May 2018 - 7 May 2018

[Leigh Andrews]

It's the start of One Show Creative Week 2018! FCB's Susan Credle has been named as the One Club's first ever chairwoman, while SA's Myeza will serve on the One Club's Young Guns 16 Jury. Watch for live coverage from our roving reporter, Ann Nurock

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Top company and news stories 30 April 2018 - 30 Apr 2018

[Leigh Andrews]

2018 D&AD Awards' colours revealed, including SA's six Wood Pencils

Winners of the 2018 Webby Awards have also been announced

Unilever CEO Paul Polman will receive the Cannes LionHeart Award

Louise Marsland explores Euromonitor's Africa Rising megatrend

Marsland talks African storytelling and craft with Mbithi Masya

Jessica Tennant explains the iLizwe Lam online safety programme

Tennant gets the SA creative's perspective on SXSW

Meet #Newsmakers Adrian Ephraim and Reatile Tekateka

I chat to Matthew Buckland on reigniting Burn Media

In #FairnessFirst, I unpack National Geographic's 'Race' issue

Go #BehindtheSelfie with Franco D'Onofrio of Twiga Communications

Robin Fredericks reports back from #WTMA18 with an inside look at the Google Trekker Project; Natalia Rosa of Big Ambitions' talk on how small travel and tourism companies can market themselves effectively; and Cape Town Tourism CEO Enver Duminy's insights into destination marketing's digital relevance Leigh Andrews Editor-in-Chief: Marketing & Media SA read more

Top company and news stories 23 April 2018 - 23 Apr 2018

[Leigh Andrews]

We have the full list of #Prisms2018 winners, visit our Prism Awards special section for interviews with this year's winners and judges

The Cannes Lions 2018 festival programme has been released

Sam Swaine reports on WPP's annus horribilis

Jessica Tennant interviews #Newsmakers Paula Hulley, new CEO of the IAB SA and Tracey Edwards, Ogilvy Joburg's new chief delivery officer

Danilo Acquisto writes about the ins and outs of Multi-Channel Networks (MCNs)

Jon Ratcliffe concludes his three-part 'amazing culture businesses' interview series with Bruce Daisley of Twitter

Juanita Pienaar unlocks Castle Lite's 'Unlocks' concert

SA tops the MMA EMEA Smarties Business Impact Index

Did Barack Obama really say 'Stay woke, bitches' in this viral video?

In #FairnessFirst, I cover the SheSays Cape Town launch

Go #BehindtheSelfie with #KFMMornings presenter, Sherlin Barends

I chat to Soapbox Films about VR and video storytelling

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