 | #BizTrends2026 | PR Powerhouse’s Lebo Madiba: Leading into nostalgia, a communication signal PR Powerhouse’s Lebo Madiba says the start of 2026 has brought an unexpectedly loud soundtrack of the year 2016. What makes it interesting is what it reveals about the present (Image supplied) |
 | #BizTrends2026 | Rogerwilco's Charné Munien: Brands in the new age of answering machines Charne Munien is the strategy director at Rogerwilco. Source: Supplied. |
 | #BizTrends2026 | Scopen President, Cesar Vacchiano: Less is more |
 | 6 ways brands need to rethink marketing in 2026 |
 | #BizTrends2026 | Incubeta Africa's Jaco Lintvelt: Don’t fall prey to the Arrival Fallacy Jaco Lintvelt is the MD of Incubeta Africa. Source: Supplied. |
| #BizTrends2026 | Publicis Groupe’s Jonty Fisher: A much more synthetic world |
 | OpenAI confirms ChatGPT ad plans - How it will work Source: www.unsplash.com |
 | #BizTrends2026 | IAS' Johanna McDowell: AI, creativity and media agencies |
 | #BizTrends2026 | Humanz' Michael Cost : The influencer marketing cheat sheet Michael Cost is the head of strategy and client development at Humanz. Source: Humanz. |
| Why affiliate marketing is tech’s most effective route to market |
 | #BizTrends2026 | WOO president Tom Goddard: How OOH is reinventing itself WOO president Tom Goddard. Source: WOO. |
 | #BizTrends2026 | ACA executive director Gillian Rightford: The Renaissance is back. Leadership must catch up. |
 | #BizTrends2026 | Absa's Erica Bopape: What 2026 will demand of financial services marketers Erica Bopape (CM SA) is the executive for marketing and communications at Absa Business Banking. Source: Absa. |
 | How to articulate your brand purpose into a lived experience Nadia Hearn, brand strategist, founder of Get Published and co-founder of Brand Growth Track, shares how organisations can move beyond mission statements and into lived experiences (Image source: © 123rf 123rf) |
 | Exclusive: Discovery goes full Jerry Maguire as it tells members to “show them the money” - The Up&Up Group You behave yourself into the reputation you have or want, you don’t communicate yourself there, writes Razor PR CEO Dustin Chick (Image source: © Affinity Health Affinity Health) |
| UK introduces landmark junk food advertising ban Source: www.unsplash.com |
 | Acknowledging loud: Defining the next era of luxury growth What does European and African consumer behaviour reveal about status, history and power (Image source: © 123rf 123rf) |
 | Addressing trust: PR at a turning point, a fundamentally new approach is demanded Bradly Howland, Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (Prisa) president says as the country winds down for its December break, it’s worth pausing to assess the communications environment we have been navigating (Image source: © 123rf 123rf) |
| Father, friend, icon: South Africa pays tribute to the late DJ Warras DJ Warras speaking on The Shady Podcast. Source: Supplied. |
| Ithuba’s Lotto ads ruffle consumer feathers Source: www.unsplash.com |
