Herman Manson reports on what it takes for the media industry to innovate.
Author archives: Simone Puterman
Q5: Thomas Kolster on how to avoid the hero trap [interview]
Carey Finn talks to Thomas Kolster, marketing activist, author and ex-adman, about falling into the “hero trap” when working for the good of people and society.
Clicks ’n Tricks: The Social Dilemma reviewed — a curse on your house
Charlie Stewart reviews The Social Dilemma, the latest social media takedown documentary on Netflix.
Fair Exchange: Covid-19 & marketing language
Erna George looks at how social distancing is forcing marketers to rediscover language.
SA agencies look at long-term hybrid office models
Herman Manson looks at the extensive changes to the work environment that will definitively impact how many of SA’s agency staff work.
Q5: Keeping the lights on with Anne Dearnaley [interview]
Carey Finn talks to Anne Dearnaley, PHD Media SA CEO, on the impact of covid on adland, keeping the lights on and how the pandemic has changed consumer behavior.
Watched: Top 10 TV shows deciphered — Aug 2020
Top 10 TV shows for August 2020 deciphered by Richard Lord.
Curiosity: Salt and syndemic
Think and plan beyond today. Ritual and routine will get us through uncertainty but it’s not sustainable. Marguerite Coetzee explores the curious link between salt and syndemic.
#TransformersTransform2020: Download the playbook now
by Charlie Mathews. As SA’s transformation project accelerates, here’s a free playbook for change from MarkLives, HumanInsight and the ACA.
#SPOTLIGHT: Speak out! Tackling workplace harassment
by Carey Finn. Five leaders weigh in on the cultural and organisational changes required to stop sexual and other forms of harassment in adland.