According to a survey of time use conducted by Stats SA, South Africans spend roughly 121 minutes per day participating in meetings, which amounts to over 10 hours a week – a quarter of the average 40 hour work week. This wouldn’t be a problem if all these hours spent in meetings were somewhat productive […]
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Women entrepreneurs are slowly making an indelible mark within the digital sector
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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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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Digital marketing is a strategy. It’s not just simply a website, or social media, or Google; it’s a full platform that allows people to position their businesses within the communities they’re targeting. And it is enabling an unprecedented level of engagement between companies and their customers. In fact, the greatest advantage of social media […]
Continue readingMore TagOgilvy Public Relations wins at Sabre Awards
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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