Cobus van Zyl, a marketing communications professional with seven years’ experience in South Africa and eight in various sub-Saharan Africa markets has been appointed an Executive Business Director at FCB Africa with responsibility for FCB Connect, the liaison between the group’s affiliate agencies on the continent and clients with a footprint in markets across the […]
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Rapid Blue production scoops prestigious award
Rapid Blue is delighted to announce a Best International Format win for their production Shark Tank South Africa for M-Net, channel 101 on DStv, at the Annual South African Film and Television Awards 2018 (SAFTAs). The series received the Golden Horn, the official SAFTA trophy, at a ceremony in Sun City on Thursday 22th March. […]
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Off the back of 7 sold out shows, the Matt Brown Show in partnership with the Influence Institute and Sales Guru did it again. Last week saw over 150 business owners, entrepreneurs and sales executives converged on the Mesh Club in Rosebank for the latest Matt Brown Show – Sales and Persuasion Masterclass. The Matt Brown Show […]
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Following the recent appointment of Alistair Mokoena as CEO, Ogilvy has spent some months finding just the right person to fill his previous position as MD of Ogilvy Johannesburg, where Alistair served for three years. We’re happy to announce that we have finally found her in Elouise Kelly! Elouise strengthens our team in several ways, […]
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Living in SA and enjoying all the benefits of our very modernized and advanced shopping amenities doesn’t remotely prepare brands for entering the vastly different shopping arenas in other African countries; that’s where Nomfundo Dlamini of Tank Research believes thorough prior investigation of potential markets is invaluable in preventing massive mistakes. Dlamini, who has travelled […]
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Conducted by SPARK Media every three years, ROOTS is South Africa’s largest urban, community-level quantitative survey. With fieldwork for the 2019 survey already started from mid-March, there is much anticipation around what the latest findings from the updated questionnaire will reveal, particularly around digital trends, when the data is released in early 2019. Started in […]
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By Minenhle Khoza, Digital Strategist If a picture is worth a thousand words then, surely, a GIF must be worth a couple of thousand more? The GIF or GIF (because how to pronounce it remains one of the modern world’s greatest mysteries) is nothing new, having been introduced to the world all the way back […]
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It’s been over 90 years since Fred Barnard of Printers Ink said, “A picture is worth a thousand words”. Barnard would probably be blown away by the power of video and its ability to deliver a message. Several research projects report that video has a 135% greater reach than a static image. And, according to […]
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Renault South Africa’s Vice President of Marketing, Jesus Boveda, says that Dalmatian’s approach fits the brand perfectly. “I love challenging the status quo, big ideas and working with talented people. We have found all of that and more in the team at Dalmatian. We are going to do very exciting things this year and beyond […]
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Mr Cuddles, best friend of one of Wimpy’s cutest customers ever – and previously the scapegoat when her dad attempted to shift the blame for eating the cheesegriller off her mom’s plate – is back in a new television commercial for the iconic South African fast service family restaurant. Promoting Wimpy’s exciting and affordable offer […]
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