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#BizTrends2018: Identity crisis - the business of being WOKE

Identity crisis - the business of being WOKE

Dion Chang 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The ever-changing consumer

The ever-changing consumer

Dave Nemeth 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Top mobile trends for the 2018 consumer

Top mobile trends for the 2018 consumer

Lynette Hundermark 8 Jan 2018

Gil Sperling, CTO of Popimedia.

You guessed it, it's the year of video

Gil Sperling 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: It is time for marketing professionals to become more innovative

It is time for marketing professionals to become more innovative

Desiree Gullan 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: An augmented reality check

An augmented reality check

Johan Walters 8 Jan 2018

Natalie Pool, Native VML's head of content.

Is the 280-character count the end of brands on Twitter?

Natalie Pool 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Brands need to stop thinking like brands and become more human

Brands need to stop thinking like brands and become more human

Dean Oelschig 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Prescriptive data in the digital space, the next big thing

Prescriptive data in the digital space, the next big thing

Paula Raubenheimer 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: A short to-do list for the new year

A short to-do list for the new year

Pepe Marais 8 Jan 2018

Gustav Goosen, CEO of The SpaceStation.

The digital marketing trends marketers need to pay attention to

Gustav Goosen 8 Jan 2018

Omar Essack, CEO of Primedia Broadcasting.

Advertising platform accountability

Omar Essack 8 Jan 2018

Heidi Brauer, chief marketing officer, Hollard Insurance.

A trends story from a magician's granddaughter

Heidi Brauer 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Storytelling has to sit at the core of it all

Storytelling has to sit at the core of it all

Brett Morris 8 Jan 2018

Kevin Welman, director and co-owner of ByDesign Communications.

The rise (and rise) of influencers and specialists

Kevin Welman 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: A few 'bone shakers' for media in 2018

A few 'bone shakers' for media in 2018

Graham Deneys 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Personalised advertising, robots and AR

Personalised advertising, robots and AR

Bianca Quinn-Diavastos 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Telling the truth is not a lie

Telling the truth is not a lie

Samantha Page 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The Platform Economy

The Platform Economy

Josephine Buys 8 Jan 2018

Daniel Munslow, independent communications consultant.

Are you a reputational resilience expert or crisis fodder?

Daniel Munslow 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Branding is the key to unlocking company innovation

Branding is the key to unlocking company innovation

Mathew Weiss 8 Jan 2018

Mike Oelschig, head of advisory at Cerebra.

The (eventual) rise of the social command centre in South Africa

Mike Oelschig 8 Jan 2018

Chrisna Basson, head of strategy at Weathermen & Co, Namibia.

A positive perspective on moving towards 4.0

Chrisna Basson 8 Jan 2018

Amanda Dlamini, strategic planning manager at Y&R.

Treading softly - creativity in sensitive times

Amanda Dlamini 8 Jan 2018

Matt Preschern, EVP and chief marketing officer of HCL Technologies.

Marketing in the era of 'always on' communication

Matt Preschern 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The in-store experience - an opportunity for brands

The in-store experience - an opportunity for brands

Caroline Currie 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Three things you have to know about your customers in 2018

Three things you have to know about your customers in 2018

Brandon de Kock 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Predicting future consumer behaviour

Predicting future consumer behaviour

Diane Gantz, Kantar 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Go where the people are

Go where the people are

Gau Narayanan 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Five Predictions for media

Five Predictions for media

Lisa Macleod 8 Jan 2018