Archive
Year: 2011
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COP17: an aerial glance over my shoulder – no chips in the way!
December 22, 2011
A cop is not just a COP... The whole Durban affair was bigger than people realise (and here I even exclude the myriad of side-events so many of us scrambled between)... It included the 17th time the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change convened, as well as the 7th time the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 7) met. But that's not all folks! Durban also hosted the 14th meeting of an...
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COP17 – A View From the Ground
December 9, 2011
Fleishman-Hillard South Africa was in the fortunate position to have a staffer in Durban at COP17 for 11 eventful days. Aside from her involvement at client and business events, her availability to attend side-events hosted by stakeholders big business, both institutional and commercial finance bodies, local and global governmental forums and NGOs, including open useful dialogue sessions. For those of you interested in a peek into the lesser reported views brought forward by business leaders...
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Vuvuzela – Official Newsletter for Fleishman-Hillard SA
August 30, 2011
Vuvuzela Newsletter Edition 1 Vuvuzela Newsletter Edition 2 Vuvuzela Newsletter Edition 3 Vuvuzela Newsletter Edition 4...
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Top Twitter News From WEF
May 12, 2011
The explosion of social media was evident at the World Economic Forum on Africa last week in Cape Town. Never before has so much news been relayed live from the boardroom as its happening. Below is a snap of the type of information being carried at the Forum compiled by Jodi Kassel, Fleishman-Hillard consultant…...
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From Vision to Action
May 12, 2011
From Vision to Action was the tagline of the 2011 World Economic Forum on Africa hosted in Cape Town in the first week of May. Over 1000 political heads, businessmen, activists got together for the meeting where the ‘next steps’ for our continent were discussed. Having now attended WEF for three years running one can’t help but start questioning just how much ACTION emanates from the meeting. There are so many good ideas, so many...
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Harnessing Young Talent in the ‘Age of Impatience’
April 15, 2011
There can be no doubt that one of the biggest challenges facing South Africa in the 21st century is the issue of sustained and gainful employment for the youth. Recent statistics reveal that 42 percent of young graduates between the ages of 18 and 29 are currently unemployed. The youth of SA are leaving universities and places of higher learning across the country in droves annually expecting to find gainful employment and begin to build...
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Where Next for Global PR Companies?
April 15, 2011
SA managing director of global PR agency Fleishman-Hillard, Kevin Welman, recently presented to PRISA on global trends in public relations. As local MD of one of the few truly global PR companies present in SA he brought some fresh international insights and food for thought into the PR mix for local communication clients and PR companies to consider. I recently attended a meeting of the global PR heads of Fleishman-Hillard which combined groups of thought...
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Fleishman-Hillard Unites Europe, U.K. and Africa Under John Saunders
April 15, 2011
John Saunders, Fleishman-Hillard regional president for Continental Europe and Ireland, has now taken on additional responsibility for the firm’s operations in the United Kingdom and Africa...