by Tumi Rabanye. The new year spells opportunity: a new way to raise the relevance of the agency-client relationship. But the change begins within.
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Power Report: Don’t let “Can I speak to a manager?” get lost in translation
by Megan Power. Suggesting that only Karens call for the manager focuses attention on the complainant, instead of the unjust policy or service failing.
MarkLives #AdChamps of the Month [Feb 2020]
by Kyle de Waal & Morgan Botha. Welcome to #AdChamps, a new monthly column where two ‘millennials’ celebrate the outliers — those special ads that connect and engage.
Brands & Branding: Consumer 2020
by Louise Burgers. Consumer expectations and purpose-driven marketing have to be at the heart of every major decision by brands and in the retail market today.
#AgencyLeaders2019: Most-admired for production excellence
by MarkLives. For 2019, Bomb and Darling Films have been jointly selected for production excellence in SA by SA agency execs. This is a new category.
#AdForumSummit London: “Media is an art, not an algorithm” — Hegarty
by Johanna McDowell. Meetings and speed-dates with a total of 17 agencies including group and independents —a very big Day 2!
Media Design: Economist, MA, NYT Mag, Ubisoft — Stories, ZigZag
Shane de Lange’s weekly analysis of media design from South Africa and around the world.
#Loeries2018 finalists: Fourth batch
by MarkLives. Loeries 2018 finalists are being announced all week long during Creative Week Durban, taking place 16–19 August 2018. This is the fourth batch.
Tech Law: SA law advances dealing with social Web issues in Facebook defamation ruling
by Paul Jacobson (@pauljacobson) The innocuous looking case of H v W which was handed down in the South Gauteng High Court on 30 January 2013 is anything but. Judge Willis’ 30 page judgment recognises the harm a Facebook post can do to a person’s reputation and throws the weight of the Court behind the person defamed (and who can afford the legal fees).
The silence on COP17 and its unintended lesson for South Africans
South Africans have an extraordinary social conscience, says Thomas Kolster, the Danish communications consultant and author of the soon-to-be released book The Bible of Goodvertising (from Thames & Hudson) who is visiting South Africa in the run-up to the COP17/CMP7 conference being held in Durban, 28 November – 9 December 2011. Which is why the lack of public debate on and interest in COP17 here is so surprising to him.