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RAPT BizTrendsTV | Faith Popcorn: The people's pushback trend

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Source: © Joburg etc Former SuperSport CEO Marc Jury has been appointed group CEO of sports marketing agency Megapro, effective 1 September 2025.

Former SuperSport CEO to lead Megapro

Source: © 123rf Flow Marketplace is a commerce media platform that allows advertisers to browse, select, and activate hundreds of premium first-party audiences in just a few clicks

Shoppable audience marketplace for advertisers launches

South Africa’s Most Recommended Brands for 2025 revealed

South Africa’s Most Recommended Brands for 2025 revealedKLA

New head of video entertainment for SABC

New head of video entertainment for SABC

Source: © 123rf Beate Stiehler-Mulder says marketers need to promote a more sustainable consumption culture

Marketers need to promote a more sustainable consumption cultureBeate Stiehler-Mulder

The class graduated in July in Cape Town. Source: Supplied.

8 rising SA creators graduate from Dentsu School of Influence

Lebogang Mashangoane, PR account director at the Riverbed Agency, says we need to ask what modern PR looks like in an AI-powered world. (Image supplied)

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#WPRD2025 | The PR prescription: Ditch the grind, reclaim your mind

#WPRD2025 | The PR prescription: Ditch the grind, reclaim your mindVista Kalipa, OnPoint PR

Sam Gqomo says PR is shaping society, and it’s about time (Photo Credit: Khanya Mpahlwa)

#WPRD2025 | Sam Gqomo: PR is shaping society, it’s about timeSam Gqomo

Vaughan Croeser, Vice President of Marketing at The South African Breweries (AbInBev). Image supplied.

#BehindtheIMC | Vaughan Croeser on creativity, experience, and the beer industry's impactChloe Posthumus

#WPRD2025 | Red Ribbon's Ronelle Bester: In a polarised world, PR is building trust

#WPRD2025 | Red Ribbon's Ronelle Bester: In a polarised world, PR is building trustRonelle Bester

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Prada Group posts strong first-half 2025 results despite global challenges

The Stella Artois Perfect Trade Vending Machine outside a pub in London, UK (Image supplied)

#InternationalBeerDay: A free draught celebrating local bars

Ford’s latest TVC campaign celebrates the essence of what it means to Live the Ranger Life (Image supplied)

#BehindtheCampaign | Ford’s Live the Ranger Life: Off-road and on message

Source: © 123rf New Warc and TikTok research shows how social and video have changed the way we seek, find and buy

Warc: 3 key opportunities for marketers in the new era of search

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OpenSky billboard deemed sexist and offensiveKarabo Ledwaba

The cost of efficiency on quality

The cost of efficiency on qualityAdvertising Media Forum

Source: © 123rf The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies’ third draft of the White Paper on Audio and Audio-Visual Media Services and Online Safety proposes a sweeping redefinition of what counts as “media".

Proposed regulations redefine media, reshapes how brands track narratives

Vikas Mehta, regional CEO – Sub-Saharan Africa, Ogilvy Africa Network and Dr Myriam Sidibe.

Ogilvy Africa and Brands on a Mission join forces for social impact

Paul Reynell, Prisa vice-president and Paddington Station PR MD, pays tribute to the PR professionals who have transformed and inspired (Image supplied)

#WPRD2025: Paul Reynell’s tribute to those who saw humansPaul Reynell

The campaign is running OOH and on radio.

Nashua wants you to know it does More Than Print

SA’s world-first Chrome extension takes on harmful AI beauty standards

SA’s world-first Chrome extension takes on harmful AI beauty standardsVML

Johnnie Walker’s iconic striding man stops walking to encourage men to pause, reflect, and rest during Men’s Mental Health Month (Image supplied)

Johnnie Walker’s #Men’sMental Health campaign: Rest. Reset. Keep walking.

Simphiwe Dludlu bids farewell to SABC Sport

Simphiwe Dludlu bids farewell to SABC Sport

Clicks ClubCard celebrates 30 years of innovation

Clicks ClubCard celebrates 30 years of innovation

Jenny Griesel, Managing Director: Jenny Griesel Communications, examines what the Coldplay CEO scandal tells us about reputation in the digital age

Coldplayed… From concert to PR crisisJenny Griesel

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What makes a person cool? Global study has some answersTodd Pezzuti

Google commits R670m to AI in Africa

Google commits R670m to AI in Africa

Source: © 123rf Flow Marketplace is a commerce media platform that allows advertisers to browse, select, and activate hundreds of premium first-party audiences in just a few clicks

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South Africa’s Most Recommended Brands for 2025 revealed

South Africa’s Most Recommended Brands for 2025 revealed

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#MandelaMonth: FNB's Brad Guymer on rugby's role in nation building

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Ciaran R. Maidwell believes that in today’s misinformation era, there’s a growing movement to return to the basics.

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Ciaran R. Maidwell 25 Jul 2025

Netflix has announced a new initiative. Source: Netflix.

Netflix and SA film authorities join forces for new training initiative

25 Jul 2025

16th Durban FilmMart celebrates African cinema: Meet the 2025 Award Winners

16th Durban FilmMart celebrates African cinema: Meet the 2025 Award Winners

24 Jul 2025

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#BehindtheSelfie: Konica Minolta's marketing leader, Ntombie Dlamini

24 Jul 2025

Mandela Day: purpose in action

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Sappi 24 Jul 2025

What South Africans crave: Unlocking the R190bn fast food economy

What South Africans crave: Unlocking the R190bn fast food economy

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From silos to synergy: How real collaboration builds better brands

From silos to synergy: How real collaboration builds better brands

Dentsu 24 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 | OnPoint PR's Vista Kalipa: PR builds narratives, weaves stories and amplifies diverse voices

#WPRD2025 | OnPoint PR's Vista Kalipa: PR builds narratives, weaves stories and amplifies diverse voices

OnPoint PR 24 Jul 2025

Maria Sharapova joins Lewis Hamilton as global ambassador for CFI

24 Jul 2025

Bigger, better and tastier for Sarie Kos

Bigger, better and tastier for Sarie Kos

Media24 24 Jul 2025

Lights, camera, action: The rise of Beyond The Eyes Network

Lights, camera, action: The rise of Beyond The Eyes Network

Edge Growth 24 Jul 2025

Pura Beverages unveils new packaging design

Pura Beverages unveils new packaging design

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Maximise customer loyalty with the right combination of rewards

Maximise customer loyalty with the right combination of rewards

Andrew Solomon 24 Jul 2025

Are ticket prices leaving Springboks' biggest fans on the bench?

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Vadyn Moodley 23 Jul 2025

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Warc report: Top consumer trends shaking up next year’s spending habits

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Loyalty programmes aren’t fit for purpose: here’s how to fix them

Loyalty programmes aren’t fit for purpose: here’s how to fix them

Alex de Bruyn 23 Jul 2025

Logos of French TV channel Canal+ are reflected in a puddle in front of the Canal One headquarters of the Canal+ Group in Issy-Les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, 20 February 2025. Reuters/Abdul Saboor/ File Photo

Tribunal approves acquisition of MultiChoice by Canal+

23 Jul 2025

Made by humans: How to break in and thrive in advertising

Made by humans: How to break in and thrive in advertising

Karabo Ledwaba 23 Jul 2025

Publicis West Africa crowned Creative Agency of the Year at 2023/2024 Gong Gong Awards

Publicis West Africa crowned Creative Agency of the Year at 2023/2024 Gong Gong Awards

Publicis Groupe Africa 23 Jul 2025

South Africans embrace tech with optimism and purpose

South Africans embrace tech with optimism and purpose

KLA 23 Jul 2025

Revolutionising customer experience with ExperienceEvaluator - A game changer for CX teams

Revolutionising customer experience with ExperienceEvaluator - A game changer for CX teams

Kantar 23 Jul 2025

Why ops leadership is the unsung hero in marketing agencies

Why ops leadership is the unsung hero in marketing agencies

Penquin 23 Jul 2025

Afda students and alumni secure 5 wins at the Simon Mabhunu Sabela Awards

Afda students and alumni secure 5 wins at the Simon Mabhunu Sabela Awards

Earle Holmes, Afda 23 Jul 2025

Location Bank supercharges retail growth with digital strategy

Location Bank supercharges retail growth with digital strategy

Location Bank 23 Jul 2025

What if your YouTube ads could do more than just get views?

What if your YouTube ads could do more than just get views?

Dentsu 23 Jul 2025

The loyalty effect! New report alert: What 6 billion emails say about rewards

The loyalty effect! New report alert: What 6 billion emails say about rewards

Everlytic 23 Jul 2025

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#Trademark: Who owns the IP – the brand or influencer?

Amani Patel 23 Jul 2025

Telkom unveils refreshed brand identity with updated logo

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Hope rekindled and confidence restored at Soweto school on Mandela Day

Hope rekindled and confidence restored at Soweto school on Mandela Day

Adopt-a-School 22 Jul 2025

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16th Durban FilmMart celebrates African cinema: Meet the 2025 Award Winners

16th Durban FilmMart celebrates African cinema: Meet the 2025 Award Winners

24 Jul 2025

Maria Sharapova joins Lewis Hamilton as global ambassador for CFI

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Ugandan journalist Gloria Laker Adiiki Aciro is pictured on the left. Source: Peace News.

Ugandan journalist wins 2025 Luxembourg Peace Prize

14 Jul 2025

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#ActForSRHR digital campaign launches

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