Global Citizen announced that the Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World campaign helped mobilise over 26 million Covid-19 vaccine doses and $302m to the ACT-Accelerator...
Issued by OnPoint PR 2 days ago
SABC3 and 1Magic announced it will air Global Citizen's Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World on (May at 9.30pm and 6pm (SAST), respectively...
Issued by OnPoint PR 7 May 2021
Digital marketplaces such as Amazon, Alibaba, click and collect models, and food delivery ecosystems have rapidly changed consumer behaviour, and increased the demand for convenience...
Haydn Townsend 3 May 2021
Charmagne Mavudzi of Volvo Car South Africa uncovers recent campaigns she has worked on, plans for sustainability and more...
Imran Salie 13 Apr 2021
In the run up to the 13th annual Bookmarks Awards, the IAB SA has announced the 2021 jury panels and their respective chairs...
Issued by IAB South Africa 13 Apr 2021
At home, online and ready to engage - this is the consumer in the new normal, says Accenture Interactive Africa's Ntombi Mhangwani...
Ntombi Mhangwani 7 Apr 2021
The Marketing Achievement Awards (MAAs) took place last night by way of a premium virtual event, giving everyone the opportunity to safely participate in the evening's festivities...
Issued by Marketing Achievement Awards 1 Apr 2021
Accenture has acquired REPL Group, a technology consultancy specialising in solutions for supply chain, workforce management, store operations and retail customer experiences...
It is time for the many pockets of digital progress to give way to digital transformation...
Vukani Mngxati 29 Mar 2021
Accenture Interactive has collaborated with the Marketing Achievement Awards (MAAs) to celebrate marketing professionals who excel in strategic marketing...
Derek Cikes, commercial director at part-payment platform Payflex, outlines some of the key pandemic-led changes to the retail landscape over the past 365 days...
Issued by Payflex 26 Mar 2021
Today, experience is king and 80% of customers say they are more likely to do business with a company if it offers personalised experiences...
Haydn Townsend 24 Mar 2021
The pandemic-driven acceleration of digital adoption and the resulting new agile ways of operating could unlock $5.4trn in profitable growth if applied broadly...
Part of Accenture Interactive, CreativeDrive, a global creative content production company, has appointed Penny Verbe as Head of Content for the UK and EMEA....
Evan-Lee Courie 19 Mar 2021
Haydn Townsend, managing director for Accenture Interactive in Africa, shares some insight into the Business of Experience (BX)...
Evan-Lee Courie 1 Mar 2021
The global pandemic has shaken up our lives and careers, but it has also created new opportunities. To thrive in a post-pandemic world, young leaders and managers will need to embrace operating in the global economy...
By Dr Beverly Shrand, Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 18 Feb 2021
There are several considerations a consumer deems important for their in-store shopping experience. Retailers have had to quickly adapt with innovative ways to ensure they are meeting shoppers' needs...
Ruschdi Taliep, Issued by Smart Media 18 Feb 2021
Derek Cikes, commercial director at part-payment platform Payflex, spotlights the top eight online retail trends expected to shape the online retail sector in 2021...
Issued by Payflex 26 Jan 2021
Modern societies are at a turning point where powerful lifestyle shifts are reshaping the ways in which we move, consume, work, learn, socialise and protect ourselves...
Willie Schoeman 25 Jan 2021
Whilst the role of the marketing department appears to have evolved significantly over the past few years, fundamentally it is still about building relationships...
Paula Sartini 18 Jan 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic presented the industry with myriad challenges, but it also gave rise to opportunities - for those willing to dip their toes into digital innovations, says Procter & Gamble's Vilo Trska...
Vilo Trska 5 Jan 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated a process of mergers in our industry...
César Vacchiano 28 Dec 2020
The Marketing Achievement Awards (MAA) is pleased to announce that it will be introducing three Leadership Awards to its catalogue of accolades...
Issued by Marketing Achievement Awards 18 Dec 2020
The role of the chief financial officer (CFO) has expanded beyond the traditional gatekeeper to financial resources, chief accounting officer and head recordkeeper...
Gerhard Hartman 18 Dec 2020
We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2020 lists across all our industries featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and brand press offices with the most views...
Despite the Covid-19 doom and gloom, there are some silver linings. For starters, the pandemic has emphasised the interconnectedness between people, the planet, and profit. It has also heightened our sense of urgency to collectively mobilise our efforts to implement more sustainable practices...
Christelle Marais 10 Dec 2020
Many entrepreneurs rely on investments from venture capitalists (VCs) to fund their growth. These are usually firms that rely on outside investors for the money they put into startups...
Philani Sangweni 8 Dec 2020
What happens when the age of big data collides with the age of personal information protection? With just over six months left for organisations to prepare for compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA), this trajectory need not change. Instead it can merge, as long as marketers embrace their role in protecting their customers' voices...
Francois Kriel, Issued by Kriel & Co 26 Nov 2020
In four years, South Africa's fastest-growing positive news platform has become a global movement for social good. Through our stories, we are building communities, changing lives and delivering return on investment...
Amy Pieterse, Issued by Ginkgo Agency 18 Nov 2020
Hospitals in Africa face several constraints. From a lack of infrastructure and resources to low access, a complex value chain, disconnected technologies and systems, unintegrated processes resulting in revenue leakage, late payment, stranded claims, uncollectible write-offs, as well as dissatisfied customers...
Tharina Gombault 17 Nov 2020
A new report unveils the estimated worth of Africa's internet economy in five years time and the factors contributing to this overall growth...
Shopping is bound to look different this year, but will stores be pushing for online sales to avoid endless queues, or will retailers tailor the in-store experience to reflect the times? We asked experts from the dentsu SSA network to weigh in...
Issued by Dentsu 4 Nov 2020
Many consumers feel brands don't know them well enough to serve them in a way that makes them feel special. But when those brands know too much, can you trust them?
Haydn Townsend 2 Nov 2020
Bronwyn Williams, partner at Flux Trends, interviewed Lee Naik at the Alinea Innovation Master Class to find out South African businesses can use innovation to become more resilient and sustainable...
The IAB South Africa is calling on members to nominate their industry peers for a seat on the IAB SA Transformation Council...
Issued by IAB South Africa 30 Oct 2020
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Issued by Marketing Achievement Awards 26 Oct 2020
With the ever-changing digital environment eliminating human interaction from the sales process, all a consumer needs to become a loyal customer is conversation and personalisation, and B2B customers are no different to any other...
Issued by Vyb 20 Oct 2020
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) South Africa has announced the appointment of Haydn Townsend, managing director of Accenture Interactive, as its new chairperson...
Issued by IAB South Africa 15 Oct 2020
We can all agree that Covid-19 created an unprecedented wake-up call, and organisations everywhere have had a very powerful and direct reminder of the importance of systems resilience, agility, adaptability and scalability...
Jigyasa Singh 7 Oct 2020
The mining industry has envisioned a new future where business, human and environmental interests are not competing priorities, but complementary strengths: a Triple Zero future of zero harm, zero loss, and zero waste...
Eric Croeser 7 Oct 2020
Shoprite Holdings has appointed Absa Group chairwoman Wendy Lucas-Bull as its chair designate, replacing Christo Wiese, who has been the retailer's chairperson since 1991...
Changes in consumer habits have taken place on a massive scale due to lockdowns and social distancing decrees. Consumers have had to adapt to work without offices, fitness without gyms...
Sean Sullivan 29 Sep 2020
Joe Public United's group chief strategic officer, Laurent Marty, tackles the subject of a new age in marketing - namely, the rise and growth of science-based advertising. Here, he describes how strategic planners should embrace essential new insights in order to reach maximum efficiency through creative campaigns...
Laurent Marty 18 Sep 2020
Considered to be one of the most prestigious awards in the country. The Standard Bank Top Women Awards are in their 17th year and their judging panel reads as a list of who's who of corporate South Africa...
Issued by Topco Media 16 Sep 2020
Roman Magis, principal director: Video, Advertising and Content for Accenture in Africa, explores how post-millennium viewership and instant culture in broadcasting presents a unique opportunity for content creators in South Africa...
Roman Magis 16 Sep 2020
The Marketing Achievement Awards (MAA) has announced the Marketing Achievement Council (MAC) members for 2020/2021 and Mohale Ralebitso as Council chairperson...
WPP Group CEO Mark Read has been forced to apologise after a comment he made to investors at WPP's first half results presentation last week...
The global education-technology market has grown rapidly in the last ten years, morphing from R8,6bn in venture-capital funding in 2010 to R121bn in 2019...