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Levi’s loves local

Posted on July 27th by mandyd.
Levi's has long been a staunch supporter of local culture, particularly South African music as is seen with the brand's sustained sponsorship of the Oppikoppi and Rocking the Daisies ...

Wikileaks and the new world of journalism

Posted on July 27th by mandyd.
What MandyLives!com is reading right now about how Wikileaks is changing journalism. It's all about rethinking thinking and developing new mindsets: From Nieman Journalism Lab: Data, diffusion, ...
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CHEW’s Africa Issue

Posted on July 22nd by mandyd.
Oliver Hambsch is the design genius behind the cover of the latest issue of CHEW Magazine which focuses on Africa.
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Recalibration

Posted on July 19th by mandyd.
By Al McKay of Yellowwood Future Architects The world is looking for a complexity antidote, to return to what is familiar and comforting. What industries can we expect to see flourishing? [caption ...
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Happy Birthday Madiba

Posted on July 16th by mandyd.
MandyLives!com celebrates Nelson Mandela's birthday this weekend with an image of him used in an advertising campaign that helped turn Apple's fortunes around in the late nineties. The television advert ...
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iPhone 4 brand bruising

Posted on July 16th by mandyd.
Apple's brand hasn't been doing well of late and the iPhone 4 antennae debacle has been particularly bruising for the brand. The smart phone was rejected consumer watch groups and ...
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The Daily Maverick ups the game. Yet again.

Posted on June 15th by mandyd.
SA's brightest young news and analysis site unveils Maverick Monitor, World Cup essentials www.thedailymaverick.co.za, the news and analysis website thinking South Africans have come to trust and ...
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The Whimsy of Amelia Jane Smith

Posted on June 14th by mandyd. %
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="263" caption="Amelia Jane Smith"][/caption] Amelia Jane Smith’s young story is one of being true to the self and the genius that results from wholeheartedly embracing that ...

Effectiveness awarded by APEX

Posted on May 28th by mandyd. %
Marketing effectiveness got a major boost when the winners of the 2010 APEX Awards were announced at the Vodadome in Midrand last night. While other awards mostly laud creativity, the ...

2010 Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism call to entry

Posted on May 26th by mandyd.
The Kurt Schork Memorial Awards have launched a call for entry for international journalists. The awards honour contributions of freelance journalists who cover foreign news, as well as reporters from ...
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Addicted to aid: How development aid is creating a continent of beggars

Posted on May 26th by mandyd. %
By Sorious Samura. Sierra Leonean journalist Sorious Samura says he chose to be a story teller because he loved telling stories, like his dad, who was a story-telling professional. As ...
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Press freedom predators

Posted on May 4th by mandyd. %
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="400" caption="Bob Mugabe by Zapiro"][/caption] It's no surprise that Bob Mugabe's name features prominently on the list of 40 names that feature in this years "Read More →
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Building brands across a fragmented mediaverse

Posted on May 4th by mandyd. %
By Jason Xenopoulos [caption id="attachment_300" align="alignleft" width="252" caption="Jason Xenopoulos"][/caption] We live in a world awash with media where disruptive technologies are reshaping consumer-behavior and rendering traditional means of advertising obsolete. The rise of ...

Talent exodus at FinMedia?

Posted on March 31st by mandyd. %
FinWeek is set to lose its editor and editor-in-chief as the Naspers financial reporting division experiences a talent exodus. FinWeek editor Colleen Naude confirmed that she was quitting ...
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Entrepreneurs shall inherit the earth

Posted on March 17th by mandyd. 10
Scott Cundill seems to have significant influence with everyone and anyone who's an entrepreneur. They've either read his book How NOT To Start and Run Your ...