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#RAPT BizTrendsTV | Carmen Murray: The Analogue Renaissance – A return to real-world connection

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Source: © 123rf The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has appointed specialist digital sales partners

SABC appoints specialist digital sales partners

Alberto Canteli leads Havas’ ambitious African strategy

Alberto Canteli leads Havas’ ambitious African strategy

$Global mentorship: TBWA\SA's talent joins the Wright Academy$

Global mentorship: TBWA\SA's talent joins the Wright Academy

King Price campaign: Making insurance great again

King Price campaign: Making insurance great again

Publicis Media has made some senior appointments. (L to r:) Brian Muguto joins as head of strategy, Kershnee Pillay has been promoted to MD of Starcom, and Kevin Ndinguri takes on the role of chief investment officer (Image supplied, composite by Lesely Svenson © Bizcommunity)

Kershnee Pillay promoted to Starcom MD; Publicis Media announces senior appointments

Karen Nielson-Field | The attention deficit: How to overcome it

Karen Nielson-Field | The attention deficit: How to overcome itDanette Breitenbach

Source: © 123rf One of three of Agency Scope's preliminary findings is AI. "Right now, AI feels like electricity in 1890. We know it will power everything, but most of us are still figuring out where to plug it in" - FMCG marketer

Agency Scope 2025's 3 preliminary findings: A glimpse into marketers’ changing expectations

How brands can pivot from “look at us,” to “we see you”

How brands can pivot from “look at us,” to “we see you”Jessica Porter

Jozi My Jozi’s new creative campaign, Babize Bonke features champions of the City, including James Delaney – multidisciplinary artist, owner of Delaney Studio (Image supplied)

Jozi My Jozi launches Babize Bonke campaign with We Are Bizarre

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ARB dismisses complaint against Cars.co.za radio adKarabo Ledwaba

Source: YouTube and Netflix.

Court rejects Bester, Magudumana’s bid to block Netflix doccie

#HeritageMonth | Vicks and artist Zee Feels wrap South Africa in relief

#HeritageMonth | Vicks and artist Zee Feels wrap South Africa in relief

It’s D-day for the Assegai Awards 2025 – entries close at midnight!

It’s D-day for the Assegai Awards 2025 – entries close at midnight!DMASA

Source: © 123rf MRF has released the 19th edition Marketing All Product Survey with two significant updates

2 updates in released Maps survey

#HeritageMonth: Castle Milk Stout revitalises SA heritage with Songs to Savour

#HeritageMonth: Castle Milk Stout revitalises SA heritage with Songs to Savour

SA e-commerce market to surpass R130bn in 2025

SA e-commerce market to surpass R130bn in 2025

Absa won the Grand Prix Award. Source: YouTube.

Meet the YouTube Works Awards winners

Source: © VML Parusha Partab, chief strategy officer, VML South Africa says leading with empathy – not noise – is how brands can get the balance right between grounded messaging and standout creativity

#BizTrends2025 | VML's Parusha Partab: Empathy in a surreal world and other trendsParusha Partab

Source: © 123rf Customer expectations are rising fast. They expect real-time answers on the channels they already use every day. In South Africa, that channel is WhatsApp

How and why WhatsApp is SA's biggest CX opportunity

FNB eBucks dominates South African Loyalty Awards 2025

FNB eBucks dominates South African Loyalty Awards 2025

Her Collective, a platform to inspire and elevate women in South Africa’s media and advertising sector, launched recently in Bryanston. At the event were (left to right:) Kirsten Dugmore - Independent: Kirelley, Celia Collins, Lerina Bierman - Dentsu, and Michelle Sharnock - Heed (Image supplied)

Her Collective: “When women get together with collective intention, magic happens"

Netflix opens ad inventory to Amazon DSP

Netflix opens ad inventory to Amazon DSP

Alberto Canteli leads Havas’ ambitious African strategy

Alberto Canteli leads Havas’ ambitious African strategy

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$Global mentorship: TBWA\SA's talent joins the Wright Academy$

Global mentorship: TBWA\SA's talent joins the Wright Academy

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Source: © 123rf Dustin Chick, chief executive at Razor Public Relations South Africa says clickbait should be keeping those of us responsible for managing organisational reputation wide awake at night. More importantly, we should be doing something about it – now

EXCLUSIVE | Razor's Dustin Chick: When headlines lie, trust dies. Why clickbait is PR’s next big battleground

Dustin Chick 12 Sep 2025

#BehindtheCampaign: Happy Friday and Alta du Toit show what it means to be Forever Young

#BehindtheCampaign: Happy Friday and Alta du Toit show what it means to be Forever Young

Happy Friday 11 Sep 2025

Absa won the Grand Prix Award. Source: YouTube.

Meet the YouTube Works Awards winners

11 Sep 2025

SABC Sport and Hollywoodbets unite to livestream Afcon 2025

SABC Sport and Hollywoodbets unite to livestream Afcon 2025

11 Sep 2025

Source: © VML Parusha Partab, chief strategy officer, VML South Africa says leading with empathy – not noise – is how brands can get the balance right between grounded messaging and standout creativity

#BizTrends2025 | VML's Parusha Partab: Empathy in a surreal world and other trends

Parusha Partab 11 Sep 2025

Castle Lite's new packaging hits the shelves this summer

Castle Lite's new packaging hits the shelves this summer

11 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Customer expectations are rising fast. They expect real-time answers on the channels they already use every day. In South Africa, that channel is WhatsApp

How and why WhatsApp is SA's biggest CX opportunity

11 Sep 2025

FNB eBucks dominates South African Loyalty Awards 2025

FNB eBucks dominates South African Loyalty Awards 2025

11 Sep 2025

Netflix opens ad inventory to Amazon DSP

Netflix opens ad inventory to Amazon DSP

11 Sep 2025

3 lessons from Destiny magazine for publishers

3 lessons from Destiny magazine for publishers

Nomphelo Jabavu 11 Sep 2025

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National Film Foundation falters as leadership instability continues

11 Sep 2025

How can South African retailers use augmented reality to improve shopping experiences?

How can South African retailers use augmented reality to improve shopping experiences?

Melusi Makhoba, University of Johannesburg - Marketing Management 11 Sep 2025

Beyond the wow factor: Why experiential marketing must drive measurable business impact

Beyond the wow factor: Why experiential marketing must drive measurable business impact

Publicis Groupe Africa 11 Sep 2025

Anchor profiles: Arabile Gumede

Anchor profiles: Arabile Gumede

Newzroom Afrika 11 Sep 2025

What’s new with Local Pages

What’s new with Local Pages

Social Places 11 Sep 2025

Movie Room gives viewers a historic isiZulu experience

Movie Room gives viewers a historic isiZulu experience

The Rooms Network 11 Sep 2025

Her Collective, a platform to inspire and elevate women in South Africa’s media and advertising sector, launched recently in Bryanston. At the event were (left to right:) Kirsten Dugmore - Independent: Kirelley, Celia Collins, Lerina Bierman - Dentsu, and Michelle Sharnock - Heed (Image supplied)

Her Collective: “When women get together with collective intention, magic happens"

11 Sep 2025

OFM Bowling4Boobies back in support of Cansa

OFM Bowling4Boobies back in support of Cansa

OFM Radio 11 Sep 2025

uShaka Ilembe's blueprint: Timeless PR strategy rooted in ubuntu

uShaka Ilembe's blueprint: Timeless PR strategy rooted in ubuntu

Vista Kalipa, OnPoint PR 11 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Mariangela Caineri Zenati, marketing manager at social media management platform Loomly examines the implications of the controversial social media ban for teenagers in Australia

The implications for brands of the social media ban for teenagers in Australia

Mariangela Caineri Zenati 10 Sep 2025

Tribeca PR's managing partner Davina Malan shares seven ways to build loyalty and keep clients with you for the long term (Image supplied)

7 ways to build loyalty and retain clients in the long term

10 Sep 2025

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EFF seeks to curb alcohol ads with proposed bill

10 Sep 2025

Meet the 2025 Prism Young Voices cohort

Meet the 2025 Prism Young Voices cohort

10 Sep 2025

Vini Jnr is a star in the campaign. Source: Nike.

Nike challenges Gen Z with reimagined Just Do It mantra

10 Sep 2025

How AI is taking e-commerce places in South Africa

How AI is taking e-commerce places in South Africa

TDMC 10 Sep 2025

Stop taking orders. Start driving growth

Stop taking orders. Start driving growth

Monica Gomes, Brave Group 10 Sep 2025

Design Bridge and Partners wins Best in Show for Design at Mark Awards

Design Bridge and Partners wins Best in Show for Design at Mark Awards

Ogilvy South Africa 10 Sep 2025

Incubeta acquires RocketSource to expand human-centred AI capabilities

Incubeta acquires RocketSource to expand human-centred AI capabilities

Incubeta 10 Sep 2025

Where prestige meets presence: Visionet takes centre stage at OR Tambo’s international gateway

Where prestige meets presence: Visionet takes centre stage at OR Tambo’s international gateway

Provantage 10 Sep 2025

Why media agencies still matter

Why media agencies still matter

Paul Middleton, Ebony+Ivory 9 Sep 2025

Africa news

Source: © 123rf A new CMO Council thought leadership programme with Zeta Global, engages senior marketers in a benchmarking process to determine their company’s level of digital marketing maturity, organisational capacity and performance predictability

How martech ready is your organisation?

11 Sep 2025

Source: © Gerety Awards VML is the Gerety Awards Global Network of the Year. Pictured: VML's Thanks for Coke-Creating campaign from Coca-Cola that won gold at the Awards.

Gerety Awards 2025 winners - VML named Global Network of the Year

9 Sep 2025

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Designers Hugo Dumas and Carla Zhang bring fresh solutions to fashion’s growing waste problem

9 Sep 2025

The ad was a hit at the Emmy's. Source: YouTube.

Brian Cox's college living earns Emmy nod for Uber ad

8 Sep 2025

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Source: © 123rf Mariangela Caineri Zenati, marketing manager at social media management platform Loomly examines the implications of the controversial social media ban for teenagers in Australia

The implications for brands of the social media ban for teenagers in Australia

Mariangela Caineri Zenati 10 Sep 2025

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