While the increasing adoption by consumers of various digital platforms as a means to interact and engage with brands in a more personalised way and has promoted exponential growth and competition within the digital sector, there is still a marked shortage of females in the local digital space. This is according to Deshnie Govender, Founder […]
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Get the competitive edge with data analytics
The digital business landscape is driven by data. However, amidst the risk of information overload, decision-makers need to embrace data analytics to get the competitive edge they need. Kelly Preston, data analytics manager at SilverBridge, examines how this is becoming an essential tool for business. “With global mobile phone users expected to surpass five billion […]
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HIM, HER and ME is a short film by Siemens. A purposeful shift away from corporate storytelling to create relatable human moments The film format has drama, comedy and the obligatory plot twist Some people don’t fully know what Siemens does. In reality, Siemens plays a big a part in our everyday life – from […]
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Launching on June 5th, the First Choice winter custard campaign created by Boomtown, is set to hit selected stores nationwide. Everything in life is better when you have someone else by your side, and the campaign uses lyrics from famous songs plays on this, and highlights how First Choice’s rich, creamy custard makes desserts taste […]
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Prove it! Join SPARK Media on 6 June 2017 for their “You’ve got Talent” games day at Bryanston Country Club. “Bring your skills, whether it’s your balls or your brains, and put them to the challenge,” says Gill Randall, Joint CEO of SPARK Media. “We’ve catered to both the sporty and the brainy by including […]
Continue readingMore TagDirk Visser is Head of Social Media at CBR Marketing Solutions
The learning curve for Dirk Visser, Head of Social Media at CBR Marketing Solutions, has been steep and exciting since he joined the company with limited experience but lots of enthusiasm in 2013. He started as a social media specialist and in 2015 was promoted to his new position. He now heads a team […]
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Patience Lunika has joined Sprout Performance Partners, a well-known programmatic display and search marketing agency, as part of the Sprout Lite internship programme. She started in April and over the three-month placement, will be trained in Google Certifications from Analytics to Basic Campaign Management. She will also gain SEO knowledge and practical skills as she will be […]
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Ogilvy Public Relations won three awards at the inaugural African SABRE Awards, including the Platinum SABRE Award for the best African public relations campaign. This win is hot on the heels of the four accolades the agency received at the PRISM Awards 2017 early this month. Ogilvy Public Relations won Platinum in the coveted Best […]
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Adding to its financial services experience, GGi has been appointed to manage all PR and social media for Debtsource, credit management specialists which manages the entire credit extension process designed to improve its clients’ liquidity and profitability. The agency has also been selected by Advanced Health, listed on the AltX of the JSE, the leading […]
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Marc du Plessis appointed Head of Publisher Council at IAB
Joint CEO of SPARK Media, Marc du Plessis has been announced as Head of the Publisher Council of the IAB. The Publisher Council represents its IAB publisher members in a wide range of interests including regulatory and audience measurement issues. “I’m really excited to get stuck into my new role within the IAB where I’ve […]
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