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10th Street wins big at its first Assegai show
Strategic content and production agency 10th Street won Gold and Leader awards at the 2017 Assegai Integrated Awards last week, in its first time entering the prestigious show. The accolades, organised by the Direct Marketing Association of South Africa (DMASA), are a mark of excellence in integrated marketing. Rather than giving honours for extravagant productions... Continue reading→
CPA survey results deconstructed
Reflections on the local commercial production industry By Bobby Amm, Executive Officer, the Commercial Producers Association With South Africa’s unstable commercial production industry, and our currently strained economy, the topic of sustainability has been receiving a lot more attention. This has come sharply into focus via the CPA’s annual survey, which has revealed some noteworthy... Continue reading→
The distribution process: taking the local paper from printer to postbox
Ever wonder how your local paper ends up in your hands every week? It takes much more than the misperception of a paperboy haphazardly tossing papers on pavements. We spoke to Jaco Koekemoer, Managing Director of Caxton Local Media and Coldset Printing at Caxton Group, about the complex distribution process that gets local papers... Continue reading→
For Parents Of Down Syndrome Babies, ‘Sorry’ Is A Dirty Word
FCB Canada has launched a follow-up to its award-winning “Down Syndrome Answers” campaign for the Canadian Down Syndrome Society to coincide with Canadian Down Syndrome Week. The new work, called “Anything But Sorry,” explains how you can say almost anything to parents who just had a child with Down Syndrome, except for the one truly... Continue reading→
Another one in the bag for Jacaranda FM at ASSEGAI Awards 2017
It was another big night for Jacaranda FM and Halo agency at the Assegai awards, adding seven more awards to their string of recent wins for the #MoreMusicYouLove campaign. This included the highest allocade of the evening, namely; the Nkosi award. Representing Jacaranda FM on the night was Marketing Manager of Jacaranda FM, Minisha Patel, who’s... Continue reading→
More entrepreneurs are needed to secure SA’s economic growth
By: Donna Rachelson, Seed Engine CEO, incorporating Seed Academy and the WDB Seed Fund It has been a difficult year for South Africa. In September the World Bank downgraded South Africa’s 2017 growth forecast to 0.6 percent, down from 1.1 percent at the beginning of the year. To get ahead the South African economy is... Continue reading→
South African entrepreneurs launch AIRBASE: connecting individuals to workspaces at the touch of a button
Office space on-demand, allowing users to work away from work Today sees the launch by three South African entrepreneurs of AIRBASE, an app-based platform that seamlessly connects people to places to work, collaborate and network. AIRBASE was showcased for the first time to a closed entrepreneurial audience at a recent Property Point industry event in... Continue reading→
Employers shooting themselves in the foot over gender gap
Despite off-centre media focus and issues like race topping the employment equity agenda in business, gender equality continues to gain traction in the market and demands attention. This is according to Nicol Myburgh, Head of Human Resources at CRS Technologies, a leading provider of HR and HCM solutions and services, who adds that the Employment... Continue reading→
Grow with empathy
I’ve gathered my thoughts on the second theme that emerged for me from the #INBOUND17 conference. This theme seemed to carry itself throughout the conference and spoke around businesses, culture and brands, and so it made me start thinking about brands that do this well in the South African market. Now I am sure you... Continue reading→
Outdoor Network expands its network with new solar-powered Lanseria site
As a growing airport that is strategically important to Gauteng, Lanseria International Airport provides an ideal location to showcase premium-quality brands to an ever-increasing number of passengers (and a large number of VIPs). The airport recently introduced a SLOW lounge for its more discerning upper LSM passengers and is currently in the process of constructing... Continue reading→