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Why children must shape Africa’s digital futureRefilwe Mokoena and Anzio Jacobs

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Why people trust influencers more than brands – and what that means for the future of marketingKelley Cours Anderson

More marketing leaders are turning to competitor intelligence by using earned-media data to see what’s working in the market before spending a cent (Image supplied)

How earned-media insight turns marketing constraint into competitor advantage

Vodacom’s official 2025 Summer Campaign launched the Radisson Red Hotel in Cape Town (Image supplied)

Influencer-driven campaign first of a kind for Vodacom

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Ogilvy South Africa and Yum! took the top industry honours at the Marketing and Media Alliance sub-Saharan Africa's 2025 Smarties (image supplied)

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The final Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry report (MDPMI) has been released (Source: © 123rf )

MDPMI report released; Google commits R688m to SA media

In 2026, there will be changes to the Cannes Lions Awards (Image source: © Bizcommunity)

#CannesLions2026: A new Creative Brand Lions and other changes

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There’s a difference between “I love you” and “I’m in love with you,” and Gen Z needs to know itJessica Gbedemah

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How sports betting puts South Africans’ mental health on the line

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Why children must shape Africa’s digital future

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Why people trust influencers more than brands – and what that means for the future of marketing

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Ogilvy takes top honours at 2025 IAS Agency Credentials Award

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Rogerwilco sweeps 2025 Assegai Awards with 16 wins, including coveted Best in Class honour

Rogerwilco Rogerwilco sweeps 2025 Assegai Awards with 16 wins, including coveted Best in Class honour

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5 questions to ask yourself before setting 2026 goals

Penquin 5 questions to ask yourself before setting 2026 goals

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Leadership lessons from building an agency: How the Key brothers are shaping Moonsport

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Caxton Media Caxton launches new integrated media solution with unrivalled reach

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Hidden truths, hunting treasure and heroes on the History Channel

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Clockwork wins seven awards plus the Christiane Duval Award at the Assegai Awards 2025

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Ogilvy South Africa and Yum! took the top industry honours at the Marketing and Media Alliance sub-Saharan Africa's 2025 Smarties (image supplied)

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MDPMI report released; Google commits R688m to SA media

13 Nov 2025

In 2026, there will be changes to the Cannes Lions Awards (Image source: © Bizcommunity)

#CannesLions2026: A new Creative Brand Lions and other changes

13 Nov 2025

Gen Z’s social media habits: Divided, but a shift toward meaningful content

Gen Z’s social media habits: Divided, but a shift toward meaningful content

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There’s a difference between “I love you” and “I’m in love with you,” and Gen Z needs to know it

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In the final RAPT BizTrendsTV episode of the year, we turn the tables on trends, as host (Left) Bronwyn Williams moves from host to guest, interviewed by Bizcommunity editor, (Right) Danette Breitenbach (Image composite by Ruth Cooper © Bizcommunity)

RAPT BizTrendsTV | The Headline Act: Turning the tables

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The comedy economy: Nigeria’s online video skits are making millions

Nnamdi O. Madichie 11 Nov 2025

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How sports betting puts South Africans’ mental health on the line

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Decoding Gen Z: The first post-brand generation

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South Africa's Independent Agency Search & Selection Company (IAS) joined 34 global consultancies in closed-door sessions at AdForum 2025 in London (Source: © 123rf )

5 key trends from the AdForum Worldwide Summit 2025

11 Nov 2025

#Orchids&Onions: SAB drives a hard message home, KFC does ESG right

#Orchids&Onions: SAB drives a hard message home, KFC does ESG right

Brendan Seery 10 Nov 2025

Special Effects Media's Essi Koster examines how performance marketing can contribute to Black Friday success (Image supplied)

Performance marketing: The key to #BlackFriday success

Essi Koster 10 Nov 2025

The International Andy Awards Africa regional jurors have been announced (Image by Lesely Svenson © Bizcommunity)

The International Andy Awards Africa regional jurors announced

10 Nov 2025

$The TBWA\Hunt Lascaris Save Our Stay campaign takes aim at the unpredictable world of short-term rentals and is an example of how funny isn’t frivolous, it’s effective (Image supplied)$

Humour is our superpower and it’s no laughing matter

5 Nov 2025

IAB SA Transformation Council open for nominations

IAB SA Transformation Council open for nominations

4 Nov 2025

Niko Kougioumtzis, RAPT Creative strategist asks culture, pop culture, and the marketing mirror: which influences which? (Image source: © Professional Jeweller )

What came first: Marketing or culture?

Niko Kougioumtzis 4 Nov 2025

Diarrha N’Diaye to develop beauty and fragrance at Skims

4 Nov 2025

Tara Turkington, CEO of Flow Communications, asks What’s the point of using a PR agency? (Image supplied)

The agency of the future: From service provider to strategic partner

3 Nov 2025

The KFC at Epsom Downs Shopping Centre, Bryanston, Sandton (image source: © Eva-Last

KFC first in Quarterly Buzz Ranking, reflects shift in marketing landscape

31 Oct 2025

Keshin Govender, head of creative and production at Siemens AG talks about how a purpose-driven creativity approach has given the company measurable results (Image supplied)

4 steps to a purpose-driven creativity approach for measurable results

Keshin Govender 31 Oct 2025

Scopen’s eighth edition of its PR Scope study in Spain has found that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now firmly on the sector’s agenda (Image source: © 123rf

Part 2: Scopen Spain PR Scope - AI as a transformative force

31 Oct 2025

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First SA Google Search CPC and CTR industry benchmark

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The Digital News Transformation Fund (DNTF) has recommended 23 projects for funding following its first funding call (Image supplied)

DNTF recommends 23 projects for funding

31 Oct 2025

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