Stone Soup Public Relations is delighted to announce the appointment of Lisa Johnston and Tsungai Desando with effect from 1 July 2017. Lisa Johnston joins the company as Account Director with over 20-years work experience and a BA in Journalism and Fine Art from Rhodes University. Her practical experience in communications and management covers print […]
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Social media is a reputational channel and should no longer be managed by junior employees
A few years ago, a string of opinions and articles written by the so-called social media experts surfaced proclaiming that organisational social media platforms should be managed by those under the age of 25 as they were the only ones that truly understood these platforms. That might very well have been true back then, however […]
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The print-ship has not sailed! Print is simply in the process of reinventing itself and has morphed from ‘ink and paper’ into a multi-dimensional cruise-liner, adding value through additional platforms. Print provides tangible value for advertisers and readers. “While researching the life of print, I learnt that there are approximately 300 000 published magazine titles […]
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Its influence has played a controversial role in the outcome of the US elections, Brexit, and even in the politics of our own country, with a UK-based PR company working around the clock to save the image of one of the most vilified and politically influential families in South Africa. And it doesn’t seem like […]
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South Africa’s guide to SA’s best food doesn’t mess with a winning recipe.Eat Out has appointed MANGO-OMC again to assist the brand with the public relations and communication for the prestigious Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards. It is the seventh consecutive year Eat Out has appointed MANGO-OMC as PR service provider. “It has been a […]
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By Vincent Magwenya CEO of Conversations Media and Communications Prepare yourself By now you would have observed that some of the individuals whose names appear in the leaked emails by members of the Gupta family and their associates, were not necessarily people involved in their business dealings. They may have simply been candidates for public […]
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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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The annual EMEA SABRE Awards were held in London last night, a prestigious event that celebrates the best PR firms across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Clockwork Media walked away with the African Consultancy of the Year Award, a massive feat for an independently owned agency. The Holmes Report 2017 EMEA PR Consultancies of […]
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By Ronelle Bester, owner of Red Ribbon Communications With the economy in a state of unprecedented instability, businesses are increasingly looking to see real and measurable results from their marketing efforts. In light of this growing trend, lead generation has become a key focal point for B2B enterprises anxious to understand the actual […]
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For over two decades, the APEX awards have honoured highly effective communications campaigns in South Africa. As with previous years, the 2017 edition of the awards sees a heavyweight adjudication panel made up of captains of industry from various disciplines including strategy, digital, creative, research, media and marketing as well as agency heads judge the […]
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