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

The Lead Creative: Unpacking Cannes 2025 with Xolisa Dyeshana and Saf Sindhi

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

SABC appoints specialist digital sales partners

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

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

King Price campaign: Making insurance great again

King Price campaign: Making insurance great again

Anchor profiles: Iman Rappetti

Anchor profiles: Iman RappettiNewzroom Afrika

Brains, boldness, and Merkury: How dentsu leaves competitors behind

Brains, boldness, and Merkury: How dentsu leaves competitors behindDentsu

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

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

Source: © 123rf The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa has appointed GfK (an NIQ company) to design and deploy the country’s new total video measurement service

BRC announces continuity with GfK appointment as Nielsen exits SA

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Lesotho Times editor wrongfully arrested, admits anti-corruption agencySechaba Mokhethi

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

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 battlegroundDustin Chick

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

Anchor profiles: Arabile Gumede

Anchor profiles: Arabile GumedeNewzroom Afrika

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"

3 lessons from Destiny magazine for publishers

3 lessons from Destiny magazine for publishersNomphelo Jabavu

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

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

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King Price campaign: Making insurance great again

King Price campaign: Making insurance great again

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Source: © 123rf The AdFocus Student Awards' finalists for 2024 have been announced

AdFocus Awards 2024 Student finalists announced

18 Nov 2024

YouTube is already the dominant steaming content platform, and it doesn't plan on slowing down.

YouTube is coming for the TV room #AfricaTechFestival

Lindsey Schutters 18 Nov 2024

Primedia shines bright with 39 nominations in the 2024 South African Radio Awards!

Primedia shines bright with 39 nominations in the 2024 South African Radio Awards!

Primedia Broadcasting 18 Nov 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: GWM appeals to hardcore 4x4 consumers with Chuck Norris-inspired ad

#OrchidsandOnions: GWM appeals to hardcore 4x4 consumers with Chuck Norris-inspired ad

Brendan Seery 18 Nov 2024

Assegai Awards 2024: Celebrating South Africa’s finest in integrated and direct marketing

Assegai Awards 2024: Celebrating South Africa’s finest in integrated and direct marketing

DMASA 15 Nov 2024

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The Guardian cuts ties with X

15 Nov 2024

Primex 2024: A celebration of innovation, success, and future possibilities at Montecasino

Primex 2024: A celebration of innovation, success, and future possibilities at Montecasino

Primedia Broadcasting 15 Nov 2024

Disney Africa and Reach For A Dream launch the Disney Dream Room

Disney Africa and Reach For A Dream launch the Disney Dream Room

The Walt Disney Company Africa 15 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf The sixth wave of the Agency Scope study in South Africa will begin in May 2025

Agency Scope 2025 to include more marketing and agency professionals

14 Nov 2024

New Meta EMEA VP looks to unlock region’s potential

New Meta EMEA VP looks to unlock region’s potential

13 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf The number of people living alone has grown steadily over the past few decades. Brands have a real opportunity to target this audience

Marketers optimistic as Warc forecasts global ad spend of $1.15tr in 2025

13 Nov 2024

Merchant Capital’s Here We Grow campaign was conceived to redefine how South African SMEs perceive growth capital (Image supplied)

#BehindtheCampaign: Merchant Capital’s Here We Grow campaign reflects SMEs' entrepreneurial journey

13 Nov 2024

Angela Wamola, head of GSMA for sub-Saharan Africa presents the latest GSMA report.

GSMA report spotlights Africa’s ‘billion strong digital divide’

Lindsey Schutters 12 Nov 2024

Mateen Suliman, Business Development Executive at midnight, the innovation agency of iqbusiness. (Image supplied)

Key campaign insight + medium-first execution = Cannes Lion Grand Prix

Mateen Suliman 12 Nov 2024

Bridging the gap between innovation and authenticity

Bridging the gap between innovation and authenticity

Kalyn Fagan, Motherland OMNi 12 Nov 2024

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Africa Travel Week's 2025 media awards open for entries

12 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf Competition for viewership remains fragmented across various platforms, as multi-platform behaviour highlights high levels of social media interaction while watching television and radio listening

Maps highlights high levels of social media interaction while watching TV and radio listening

Danette Breitenbach 11 Nov 2024

SAB triumphs with 9 Effie Awards, cementing its position as SA's Most Effective Marketer

SAB triumphs with 9 Effie Awards, cementing its position as SA's Most Effective Marketer

South African Breweries 11 Nov 2024

Shein partners with TikToker Sphokuhle Ntshalintshali for Black Friday Look-Book

Shein partners with TikToker Sphokuhle Ntshalintshali for Black Friday Look-Book

11 Nov 2024

Source: © Cottonbro Studio There is uncertainty for advertisers on TikTok as the platform's future hangs in the balance with Trump’s return to power

Uncertainty for TikTok advertisers with Trump’s return to power

8 Nov 2024

Last night, Thursday 8 November, the national winners of the 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards’ (VJOY) were honoured at a ceremony in Johannesburg (Image supplied)

News24 journalists take top honours in 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards

8 Nov 2024

Harnessing the power of SEO: Revitalise your newsroom for increased media attention

Harnessing the power of SEO: Revitalise your newsroom for increased media attention

Sasha Kupritz, TenacityPR 8 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf From November all incoming service conversations for businesses using WhatsApp Business are free

Free WhatsApp Business incoming service conversations

7 Nov 2024

Digital Marketing Conference: Marketers gather in Cape Town to master online marketing strategies

Digital Marketing Conference: Marketers gather in Cape Town to master online marketing strategies

Cadek Media 7 Nov 2024

Teach your creatives to think: Unpopular opinion by a copywriter

Teach your creatives to think: Unpopular opinion by a copywriter

Athi Sokutu, Wetpaint Advertising 7 Nov 2024

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African publishing is being revolutionised – report explores trends in 6 countries

Tinashe Mushakavanhu 5 Nov 2024

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MultiChoice and law enforcement crack down on streaming device piracy rings

5 Nov 2024

Transformation in South Africa's advertising industry: Moving beyond compliance to genuine change

Transformation in South Africa's advertising industry: Moving beyond compliance to genuine change

Sharleen James, Association for Communication and Advertising 5 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf A handbook has been published ahead of the US elections as a resource for newsrooms worldwide to battle fake news

Newsroom blueprint to combat AI and fake news published ahead of US elections

4 Nov 2024

Blanshe Musinguzi won top honours. Source: AIJC

Ugandan journalist Blanshe Musinguzi wins African investigative journalist of the year award

1 Nov 2024

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