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Instagrammer Skye Grove suspended from Cape Town Partnership pending investigation
Cape Town Partnership CEO Bulelwa Makalima-Ngewana on Thursday announced that the organisation’s Communications Manager Skye Grove was officially “suspended”, pending an inquiry by an…
Johnny Walker adds a shot of tech, entrepreneurship to its local ad mix
It’s no small thing when one of the world’s most iconic brands abandons one of the most iconic campaigns of the last few decades…
5 South African social media numbers you need to know right now
South Africa’s social media explosion shows no sign of slowing down, with Facebook now used by a quarter of all South Africans, while Instagram…
Super Scouts is like LinkedIn for prospective rugby pros
If you have any interest at all in advancing your own career, chances are you’re on LinkedIn. It just makes sense, and it makes…
Sony uses Moneypenny to sell a camera, the Xperia Z5
The James Bond series has been pretty heavy on product placement for some time now, but things have clearly hit a new level with…
These are the top 10 Rugby World Cup players to follow on Facebook (and their Instagram counterparts)
Facebook has launched a host of new features in the run up to the Rugby World Cup, which kicks off later this week. Among…
Gil Oved, Ran Neu-Ner speak to Memeburn about The Creative Counsel’s record acquisition
On Thursday, The Creative Counsel (TCC) confirmed that it had been acquired by Publicis Groupe, the French advertising mega-corp. Memeburn first broke news of…
#HomoNaledi: 13 tweets that show Twitter cares more about laughs than science
By now you’re probably aware of the news that South African scientists have discovered a distant human relative. Called Homo Naledi, the species appears…
Confirmed: Publicis acquires The Creative Counsel in record deal
The Creative Counsel, South Africa’s largest advertising and marketing agency, today confirmed its acquisition by French advertising giant Publicis. Memeburn first broke news of…
From Aristotle to AI: the evolution of storytelling [Digital Edge]
Stories are the organising principle of reality. That’s as true today as it was at the dawn of human consciousness. But the way we…
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