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CEM Africa Summit 2025 to tackle the new CX mandate: Connection, trust, and real value

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Source: © 123rf The power of Creative Problem Solving is what Eve Pennington has come to believe in, and what she will spend the rest of her career persuing

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Assegai Awards 2025: It’s about hitting the mark

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Shannon Henning appointed MD at PR Worx

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The Up&Up Group, together with key clients, has partnered with Dr Karen Nelson-Field (pictured) to deliver South Africa’s first-ever data on digital media attention metrics (Image supplied)

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Xolisa Dyeshana, chief creative officer and partner at Joe Public, gives lessons from his experience as 2025’s Cannes Audio & Radio jury president (Image by Danette Bretienbach © Bizcommunity)

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Terry Levin looks at campaigns presented at the recent Creative Circle Full Circle event in Cape Town. Pictured: The Sounds Right campaign

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#VoicesofChange | Hellopeter launches Women’s Month campaign in fight against GBVFHellopeter

Entries now open for the 2026 Product of the Year South Africa Awards

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Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free launch Project 3, a global creative agency

Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free launch Project 3, a global creative agency

Kamers/Makers: A new look, rooted in legacy

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#CreativeCircle2025: How a thief, a tennis racket, and Cannes reminded me why strategy mattersKarabo Ledwaba

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#InternationalBeerDay: The significance of SA's beer sectorCharlene Louw

CEM Africa Summit 2025 to tackle the new CX mandate: Connection, trust, and real value

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Source: Supplied. Anton Keet, head of Risk Service at 1Life Insurance.

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#BizTrends2025: Top trends set to define SA's business landscape

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#BizTrends2025: Top trends shaping industrial leasing in 2025

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#BizTrends2025: Unleashing Africa’s economic potential through transformative logistics

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The Apple TV 4K remains one of the best streaming boxes available in South Africa

Icasa launches another inquiry into streaming service competition

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President and CEO of Scopen, Cesar Vacchiano examines the trends shaping marketing in 2025 (Image supplied)

#BizTrends2025: Scopen's Cesar Vacchiano - The trends shaping marketing in 2025

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#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - the transformation of food security in South Africa

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - the transformation of food security in South Africa

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Nosiyabonga Mongane the first black woman to serve as the President of the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession

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Jon Kornik is CEO of Plentify

#BizTrends2025: How geysers can pave the way for a solar energy boom

Jon Kornik 13 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: South Africa’s cannabis market: preventing misuse or missed opportunities

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Source: © CIO SA Vincent Maher, True I/O CEO and the leader of the MMA AI Leadership Consortium looks at the five trends driving the reshaping of marketing through AI

#BizTrends2025:True I/O's Vincent Maher - 5 AI trends shaping marketing in 2025

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#BizTrends2025: Top automotive trends for 2025

#BizTrends2025: Top automotive trends for 2025

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Dr Chris Blair, CEO of 21st Century

#BizTrends2025: Salary trends shaping the remuneration revolution

Chris Blair 13 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: The future of tourism - transformative trends driving growth, sustainability, and innovation

#BizTrends2025: The future of tourism - transformative trends driving growth, sustainability, and innovation

Christy Tawii 13 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: 5 trends shaping education in 2025

#BizTrends2025: 5 trends shaping education in 2025

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#BizTrends2025: Key trends for local SMEs and entrepreneurs in 2025

#BizTrends2025: Key trends for local SMEs and entrepreneurs in 2025

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Gerhard Swart is chief technology officer at Performanta

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Feryal Domingo, acting executive director, Inyathelo

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Chloë Loubser, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer, Bowmans

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Source: © 123rf The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has partnered with Brandsphere Media

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Special Effects Media SA's Casey Mantle new chair of the IAB SA Influencer Marketing Committee for 2025

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The One Club’s ADC 104th Annual Awards global jury has been announced. It includes 10 creatives from the Middle East and Africa region (Image by © Bizcommunity)

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Trace Awards 2025 to showcase Africa's musical diversity

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