#Orchids&Onions: Hollard hits the right tune; Ekurhuleni strikes a sour note

[Brendan Seery] In this week's Orchids and Onions, Brendan Seery looks at Hollard's latest campaign...

Emmys 2026: The biggest winners from television’s night of nights

[Chloe Posthumus] The 78th Emmy Awards celebrated the standout shows, performers and creators who shaped the 2025–26 television season...

25 years in - Carlo Murison on building Two Tone Global

[Karabo Ledwaba] Two Tone Global's 25-year story is one of survival, reinvention and a stubborn belief in African creativity...

Ad fraud: The cheapest lead may be the most expensive lead you ever buy - Offernet

[JG Bezuidenhout] Digital advertising platforms have become extraordinarily good at optimisation. The problem is that they optimise for the outcome we give them, even when that outcome is a poor proxy for what the business actually needs...

AI makes ad targeting routine, forcing brands to bet on creative

[Natascha Torres] AI may have levelled the playing field on digital targeting, but it has raised the stakes for creative. Natascha Torres examines how brands can use generative AI, creative analytics and continuous testing to keep campaigns fresh and competitive...

Gail Schimmel | Consumer scepticism will rise as AI changes advertising

[Gail Schimmel] As AI, deepfakes and digital scams make consumers increasingly sceptical of what they see and hear, ARB CEO Gail Schimmel argues that trust is becoming advertising’s most valuable currency...

‘We are already here’: Paul Reynell on Africa’s next PR chapter

[Karabo Ledwaba] Paul Reynell reflects on his time at Prisa, the challenges facing the PR industry and why African communicators need to stop waiting for permission to tell their own stories...

How the All Blacks are using South African culture to win us over

[Karabo Ledwaba] With the Springboks and All Blacks set to face off at Johannesburg’s FNB Stadium tomorrow, the rivalry is playing out beyond the rugby field ...

#Orchids&Onions: Glenlivet’s clumsy brand risk vs Airlink’s brand reward

[Brendan Seery] Brendan Seery weighs up two very different brand gambles, handing an Onion to Glenlivet and an Orchid to Airlink...

The Lead Creative | Marketing needs humanity, not more noise

[Danette Breitenbach] In this episode of The Lead Creative, with Bizcommunity, we chat to Discovery Health executive head of marketing, Refilwe Maluleke and Bridget Harpur, head of marketing, Volkswagen Group Africa...

Dolly Parton and the making of a cultural brand

[Karabo Ledwaba] From saying no to Elvis to Dollywood, Dolly Parton has spent decades building an everlasting brand...

Unilever granted extension to change Sunlight Platinum packaging

[Karabo Ledwaba] Unilever will now have until the end of December 2026 to make the required changes across the affected Sunlight range...

AI is optimising for ad fraud… because you told it to - Offernet

[JG Bezuidenhout] We discuss an investigation that exposed how a mobile app could turn an apparently genuine consumer into a marketing lead without that consumer ever seeing the advert...

#WomensMonth | Edna Mohale: Living much more deliberately in her purpose

[Danette Breitenbach] Edna Mohale talks about her journey as an entrepreneur, strategist, marketer, innovator, advisor, a boardroom partner, industry judge and business builder...

#WomensMonth | The young women changing the game in strategy

[Karabo Ledwaba] Strategy is changing, and so are the women shaping it...

Noni Sophe | Africa’s PR strategy is becoming business infrastructure

[Noni Sophe] Noni Sophe says African PR needs strategies built for its markets, not adapted from global playbooks...

#WomensMonth | AI's opportunity for women in PR

[Awande Motsohi] Awande Motsohi, account director at Magna Carta Reputation Management Consultants, says AI is presenting an interesting opportunity for women in PR…

#WomensMonth | The Odd Number’s Mbali Mchunu: Africa should export strategic thinking, not stereotypes

[Karabo Ledwaba] Clios-recognised strategist Mbali Mchunu on women, power and why representation means little if it cannot change the work...

ABC Q2 2026 Magazines | Magazine circulation declines despite custom magazines growth

[Danette Breitenbach] The Audit Bureau of Circulation’s (ABC) second quarter of 2026 for magazines shows a decline from the previous quarter...

ABC Q2 2026 Newspapers | Circulation trends downwards

[Danette Breitenbach] The newspaper sector shows a decline from the previous quarter...