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Source: © 123rf The judges for Shop! South Africa’s 2025 Shopper Marketing Awards, now in its third year, have been announced

Shop! SA 2025 awards judges panel comprises industry heavyweights

Linda Yaccarino steps down as CEO of X

Linda Yaccarino steps down as CEO of XKarabo Ledwaba

Source: © 123rf Sam Swaine, founder of Audibly, says podcasts have moved beyond a content trend to become a necessary growth engine for brands

Podcasts: From content trend to growth engine for brandsSam Swaine

#WPRD2025: Bizcommunity joins global PR community in celebrating World PR Day

#WPRD2025: Bizcommunity joins global PR community in celebrating World PR Day

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MTN Business and Cloudflare expand partnership to deliver managed security across South Africa

MTN Business and Cloudflare expand partnership to deliver managed security across South AfricaMTN

The finalists were announced on 9 July 2025. Source: Supplied

All the 2025 Bookmark Awards finalists

#BehindtheCampaign: The Street Store’s Sustainable Disclaimer to fast fashion

#BehindtheCampaign: The Street Store’s Sustainable Disclaimer to fast fashion

Nigerian executive joins ICC's global marketing commission leadership

Nigerian executive joins ICC's global marketing commission leadership

Coca-Cola rolls out 2-litre returnable PET bottles

Coca-Cola rolls out 2-litre returnable PET bottles

(L to r:) Adetutu Laditan, founder, creative director, Woof Studios, Lagos, Bongiwe Neema Nouse, creative director, The Odd Number, Alison Hingle, senior creative, Joe Public United, have been chosen to sit on the One Club’s Young Guns 23 Jury (IOmage by Lesley, Svenson © Bizcommunity)

Joe Public and The Odd Number's young creatives on Young Guns 23 jury

Cape Town’s new creative hub offers free support for entrepreneurs

Cape Town’s new creative hub offers free support for entrepreneurs

African journalists awarded grants to tackle critical health issues

African journalists awarded grants to tackle critical health issues

Novus Group’s latest circulation report reveals mass closures, digital migrations, and surprising community resilience across the March 2024 to March 2025 period (Image supplied)

SA’s print media’s moment of reckoning as news consumption shifts to digital platforms

Source: © 123rf For the first time in the decade-long history of Agency Scope in South Africa, participation is on track to surge to a record 710 interviews

Marketers make their voices heard, as Agency Scope participation almost quadruples

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Standard Bank partners with Zoe Modiga in new campaign

How small businesses can turn PR into real growth

How small businesses can turn PR into real growthNadia Hearn

World News Day 2025 will take place on 28 September (Image supplied)

World News Day 2025: Journalism makes a difference

Mduduzi Sibeko has emerged as the new voice of Cepacol. Source: Supplied.

South Africans choose the new voice of Cepacol

Source: © The Post The second Castle Lager Incoming Series Test match broadcast live on SABC 2, SABC radio stations and on SuperSport (DStv) as part of Saru's celebration of the 30th anniversary of the historic Springboks 1995 Rugby World Cup victory

Broadcasters unite to commemorate Springboks 1995 RWC victory

Cell C 'now on South Africa's best network'? MTN bristles at claim

Cell C 'now on South Africa's best network'? MTN bristles at claimKarabo Ledwaba

Machine wins Best Internal Email at the 2025 You Mailed It Awards – for the second year running

Machine wins Best Internal Email at the 2025 You Mailed It Awards – for the second year running

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Why trust and human instinct remain marketers’ most valuable assets

Why trust and human instinct remain marketers’ most valuable assets

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Muzi Mthombeni is a director at Wonder.

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Muzi Mthombeni 7 Apr 2025

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Promise wins Old Mutual

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ARB says complaint against Department of Health TV sugar ad holds merit

Karabo Ledwaba 4 Apr 2025

Lemonaid: How to turn ‘pollycrisis’ into ‘polytunity’

Lemonaid: How to turn ‘pollycrisis’ into ‘polytunity’

4 Apr 2025

WPP enhances AI marketing with strategic InfoSum acquisition

WPP enhances AI marketing with strategic InfoSum acquisition

4 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Agency Scope South Africa 2025/26 is set to launch in May 2025, and has been expanded to include AI, influencer marketing and retail media as well as a wider industry scope

Agency Scope South Africa 2025/26 to launch in May, with expanded categories and reach

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ACA’s Graduate and Internship Programmes deliver expanded opportunity in 2025

ACA’s Graduate and Internship Programmes deliver expanded opportunity in 2025

Association for Communication and Advertising 4 Apr 2025

Alphabet soup: Decoding a generation that’s rewriting the rules

Alphabet soup: Decoding a generation that’s rewriting the rules

Laura Fernandes, Sunshinegun 4 Apr 2025

Tractor adds new key sites in SA’s main metros to its network

Tractor adds new key sites in SA’s main metros to its network

Tractor Outdoor 4 Apr 2025

Brutal Fruit Spritzer launches The Pink Table initiative

Brutal Fruit Spritzer launches The Pink Table initiative

4 Apr 2025

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Digital footprints not as reliable as believed, warns new marketing study

Karabo Ledwaba 3 Apr 2025

Source: © The 2025 EMEA Sabre Awards saw South Africa’s public relations and communications agencies, Retroviral and Razor PR, fly the flag high

Retroviral and Razor PR fly the flag at the Sabre EMEA Awards

Danette Breitenbach 3 Apr 2025

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#BehindtheSelfie: Davin Phillips, CSA executive director

Aa-isha Hassiem 3 Apr 2025

How to prepare for deepfakes – South Africa’s new digital threat

How to prepare for deepfakes – South Africa’s new digital threat

Boland Lithebe 3 Apr 2025

Marketing budgets: A catalyst for ESG transformation

Marketing budgets: A catalyst for ESG transformation

Sipetile Sixishe, Motherland OMNi 3 Apr 2025

World Bank backs Africa digital data push with $100m Raxio deal

World Bank backs Africa digital data push with $100m Raxio deal

3 Apr 2025

2024 Effie South Africa Ipsos Trends Report reveals what drives effective marketing

2024 Effie South Africa Ipsos Trends Report reveals what drives effective marketing

Association for Communication and Advertising 3 Apr 2025

From breaking bad to business grad and how to deal with pressure

From breaking bad to business grad and how to deal with pressure

IMC Conference 3 Apr 2025

What if true growth was measured in moments, not numbers?

What if true growth was measured in moments, not numbers?

YOUKNOW Technologies 3 Apr 2025

Fuelling the future: Publicis Groupe Africa welcomes new Le Cubs

Fuelling the future: Publicis Groupe Africa welcomes new Le Cubs

Publicis Groupe Africa 3 Apr 2025

Batlile Phaladi is the new communications head. Source: Supplied.

Telkom strengthens its team with Batlile Phaladi as new communications head

2 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf The Digital Media Awards Africa 2025 finalists have been announced, with SA and Daily Maverick dominating the list

SA and Daily Maverick dominate Wan-Ifra Digital Awards Africa 2025 finalists

2 Apr 2025

RMB’s new brand campaign Ideas Love Company by Halo: Confident, charming, cerebral

2 Apr 2025

Richfield launches a new brand campaign with lead agency

So Interactive 2 Apr 2025

Smart designers use AI to escape expensive ad campaign shoot

Smart designers use AI to escape expensive ad campaign shoot

Masslink 2 Apr 2025

Octagon appoints Struan Campbell as managing director, Futures Sport and Entertainment

Octagon appoints Struan Campbell as managing director, Futures Sport and Entertainment

Octagon 2 Apr 2025

AI or die: The flight plan for AI-powered marketing in 2025

AI or die: The flight plan for AI-powered marketing in 2025

V5 Digital 2 Apr 2025

Banner: From nano to micro to macro and mega brand influence: We help creators scale their careers

Brand Influence Agency 2 Apr 2025

How South Africa’s Gen Z is redefining financial wellness

How South Africa’s Gen Z is redefining financial wellness

KLA 2 Apr 2025

How the profit-driven marketer can unlock growth with outperform marketing

How the profit-driven marketer can unlock growth with outperform marketing

Incubeta 2 Apr 2025

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Meta can be sued in Kenya over posts related to Ethiopia violence, court rules

Hereward Holland 7 Apr 2025

World Bank backs Africa digital data push with $100m Raxio deal

World Bank backs Africa digital data push with $100m Raxio deal

3 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf The Digital Media Awards Africa 2025 finalists have been announced, with SA and Daily Maverick dominating the list

SA and Daily Maverick dominate Wan-Ifra Digital Awards Africa 2025 finalists

2 Apr 2025

Is Gmail’s AI Search a game-changer for users or an invasion of privacy? (Image supplied)

Exclusive | Gmail’s AI Search: Game-changer or a privacy nightmare?

2 Apr 2025

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