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Black River FC still looks to score

by Herman Manson. Black River FC remains in the game and will announce the appointments of a new executive creative director in the near future, says managing director, Janine Allem.

Winners: Pendoring Awards 2016
by MarkLives. King James Group has won Pendoring’s Prestige Award for the second consecutive year for its Sanlam Musiekfees campaign.

#OpenAfrica: Managing media in a changing world [interview]
an #OpenAfricaMag interview. The award-winning Chris Botha of The MediaShop gives an overview of the shifting media landscape, as he sees it, in the near future.

The Surgery: The age-old ad tactic
by Mimi Nicklin. Car-safety campaigns do this particular tactic notoriously well. But does it work for healthcare?

Motive: Live to work or work to live?
by Vanessa Gibb. Working in a global village, needing to be flexible, adaptable, competitive and available at all times — how do we strike the balance?

Regular Reads:

Ad of the Week: Making a song & dance about insurance
MagLove: The best magazine covers 28 October 2016
Shelf Life: Miss SA’s facelift from Bain & Bunkell
SA TV Ratings: DStv — top 30 primetime programmes Sep 2016

Open Africa:

ICT, Africa’s silver lining [interview with Peter Allerstorfer]

On the Radar:

Winners: 2016 AMASA Awards
Finalists: Assegai Integrated Marketing Awards
Glenryck South Africa appoints agency
New chairpersons for IAB SA

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