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When Local Language Meets Global Default
South Africa's multilingual reality can get lost when local languages present a challenge for developing language technology. Venelize de Lange from media update considers what it means when the language we use does not fit the systems built to understand it.
The Human Edge in an Automated Communications Industry: A Q&A With Kevin Welman
Venelize de Lange from media update talks to Kevin Welman about how agencies can balance integration with specialist knowledge, creativity with commercial value and technological efficiency with human relationships to build lasting credibility.
When Purpose Meets People — A Q&A With Tarri Parfitt
media update's Venelize de Lange talks to Tarri Parffit about how the Smile Foundation communicates humanitarian influence and keeps people at the heart of the cause.
The Cost of Disconnected Marketing and Operations
media update's Venelize de Lange considers what happens when businesses experience misalignment in marketing and operations by looking at the recent SPAR Chairman and Deputy Chair's resignations as case study.
Taste as an Editorial Skill
media update's Venelize de Lange considers how technology and trend culture shape our relationship with taste, and why developing discernment and an independent perspective remains essential to editorial judgement.
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