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How we knew it was fake: Diving into digital deception trends

Trends

How we knew it was fake: Diving into digital deception trends

Issued by We Do Digital 2 hours

Dries D'Hooghe, chief operating officer, Massmart, with the staff of the first Walmart store to open in SA (Image: Danette Breitenbach @ Bizcommunity)

Retailers

What's the hype about Walmart? Take a look in-store

Danette Breitenbach 6 hours

John Dory’s launches ‘Beyond the Shore’ initiative to save lives

ESG

John Dory’s launches ‘Beyond the Shore’ initiative to save lives

Issued by OnPoint PR 10 hours

Discover SA’s finest wines with the 2026 Platter’s guide

Food & Wine

Discover SA’s finest wines with the 2026 Platter’s guide

10 hours

alcohol advertising is more regulated than people think, says Angela Russel, CEO of the Drinks Federation of South Africa (Image source: © 123rf )

Advertising

Alcohol advertising: Accountability not aspirational, but actionable

Angela Russel 11 hours

Ogilvy and SAB Carling Black Label 2023 winners of the IAS-sponsored FM AdFocus Partnership Award (Image: Source © AdFocus Awards )

Advertising

FM AdFocus Awards 2025: The power of partnership in a changing industry

12 hours

Why 2026 will be the year of service excellence – and what safari lodges must do to stay competitive

Tourism

Why 2026 will be the year of service excellence – and what safari lodges must do to stay competitive

Issued by Sam Hospitality 1 day

Angle Orange takes top honours at the 2025 Shop! SA Awards

Retail Marketing

Angle Orange takes top honours at the 2025 Shop! SA Awards

Issued by Angle Orange 1 day

OLC claims major wins at the 2025 Assegai Awards

Direct Marketing

OLC claims major wins at the 2025 Assegai Awards

Issued by OLC Through The Line Communications 1 day

Black Friday faces threat from a surge in cyber attacks on supply chains

Supply Chain

Black Friday faces threat from a surge in cyber attacks on supply chains

Doros Hadjizenonos 1 day

Ogilvy crowned Most Effective Agency at the 2025 Assegai Direct Marketing Awards

Direct Marketing

Ogilvy crowned Most Effective Agency at the 2025 Assegai Direct Marketing Awards

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 1 day

Innovation meets impact in NIQ’s 2025 South African Breakthrough Innovation Awards

Retail Marketing

Innovation meets impact in NIQ’s 2025 South African Breakthrough Innovation Awards

Issued by NielsenIQ 1 day

Andrea Diquez is global CEO at GUT. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

New York Festivals taps Andrea Diquez to head 2026 jury

1 day

Peak season 2025/26: 3 must-do marketing priorities for South African retail

Retail Marketing

Peak season 2025/26: 3 must-do marketing priorities for South African retail

Anwar Jappie, Issued by Google 2 days

New awards highlight top MICE social media performers in Africa

Tourism

New awards highlight top MICE social media performers in Africa

2 days

Cautious consumers set the tone for Black Friday 2025

Retail Marketing

Cautious consumers set the tone for Black Friday 2025

Issued by NielsenIQ 2 days

Private labels are changing SA's health and beauty market dynamics

Health & Beauty

Private labels are changing SA's health and beauty market dynamics

2 days

New activation team: The Kaya 959 street squad

Radio & Audio

New activation team: The Kaya 959 street squad

Issued by Kaya 959 2 days

Flash Gala case study highlights rising importance of branding in fresh produce

Agro-processing

Flash Gala case study highlights rising importance of branding in fresh produce

2 days

Black Friday has become one of the loudest and most predictable days in the marketing calendar. Penquin’s strategy director, Thando Mxosa, says the noise has disguised how disconnected brands have become from the people they’re meant to serve (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing

Has Black Friday become a reflex for brands?

Thando Mxosa 2 days

Winning logistics strategies for Black Friday 2025

Supply Chain

Winning logistics strategies for Black Friday 2025

Lebo Letsoalo 2 days

VML’s Future Shopper Report 2025 reveals 3 crucial Black Friday trends

Trends

VML’s Future Shopper Report 2025 reveals 3 crucial Black Friday trends

2 days

Luxury shoppers are not only looking towards well-known brands like Gucci. Source: Luxity.

Retail

SA shoppers look beyond popular luxury brands

Karabo Ledwaba 2 days

Regine le Roux, founder and managing director, Reputation Matters, says the trend of brands issuing tongue-in-cheek “apology” notices written in the style of crisis communication misses the mark (Source: © 123rf )

PR & Communications

The “Mock Apology” trend: A case of brands crying wolf

Regine le Roux 2 days

Dale Hefer, CEO of the Nedbank IMC on stage at this year's Nedbank IMC. The official 2025 Nedbank IMC White Paper has been released (Image source: © IMC)

IMC Conference

2025 Nedbank IMC White Paper: 5 calls to action for marketers

3 days

Social Media

Novus Media welcomes Makhosazana Nkosi to the team

3 days

Influence or illusion

Marketing

Influence or illusion

Jonty Fisher, Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 3 days

SA's first Walmart store confirms opening date

Retailers

SA's first Walmart store confirms opening date

3 days

Eighty20 reveals coffee consumption in SA on the rise despite soaring prices

FMCG

Eighty20 reveals coffee consumption in SA on the rise despite soaring prices

3 days

Leadership lessons from building an agency: How the Key brothers are shaping Moonsport

Marketing

Leadership lessons from building an agency: How the Key brothers are shaping Moonsport

Issued by Moonsport 3 days

10 marketing trends for 2026

Marketing

10 marketing trends for 2026

Issued by Kantar 3 days

Advertising

Why people trust influencers more than brands – and what that means for the future of marketing

Kelley Cours Anderson 3 days

Rogerwilco sweeps 2025 Assegai Awards with 16 wins, including coveted Best in Class honour

Direct Marketing

Rogerwilco sweeps 2025 Assegai Awards with 16 wins, including coveted Best in Class honour

Issued by Rogerwilco 3 days

Why South African thought leaders love the Business Talk podcast

Media

Why South African thought leaders love the Business Talk podcast

Issued by Broad Media 3 days

Tiger Brands Enterprise Development initiative supports growth of township and rural-based emerging and small businesses

SMEs

Tiger Brands Enterprise Development initiative supports growth of township and rural-based emerging and small businesses

Issued by Tiger Brands 17 Nov 2025

Lessons from the Runway: What advertising can learn from the fashion industry

FMCG

Lessons from the Runway: What advertising can learn from the fashion industry

Issued by Ebony+Ivory 17 Nov 2025

Caxton launches new integrated media solution with unrivalled reach

Media

Caxton launches new integrated media solution with unrivalled reach

Issued by Caxton Media 17 Nov 2025

Advertising

ComStrat - The bridge between brand strategy and media strategy

Issued by Advertising Media Forum 17 Nov 2025

IP Law

Public domain vs commercial use: Why Disney is drawing battle lines over Mickey Mouse jewellery

Nishaat Slamdien 17 Nov 2025

From Soweto to supermarkets: Conza’s Biscuits scales up with Tiger Brands collab

Supply Chain

From Soweto to supermarkets: Conza’s Biscuits scales up with Tiger Brands collab

17 Nov 2025

Gloot surpasses R200m in revenue within 2 years

Health & Beauty

Gloot surpasses R200m in revenue within 2 years

Issued by Gloot 17 Nov 2025

Offernet wins 4 Assegai Awards for Innovation in South African Performance Marketing

Direct Marketing

Offernet wins 4 Assegai Awards for Innovation in South African Performance Marketing

Issued by Offernet 14 Nov 2025

Early-bird tickets now live for the 2026 Mzansi Young Farmers Indaba

Agriculture

Early-bird tickets now live for the 2026 Mzansi Young Farmers Indaba

Issued by YehBaby Marketing Creatives 14 Nov 2025

South Africa’s top entrepreneurs and small businesses crowned at the 2025 South African Small Business Awards

SMEs

South Africa’s top entrepreneurs and small businesses crowned at the 2025 South African Small Business Awards

Issued by NSBC.Africa 14 Nov 2025

4th Industrial Revolution

#AfricaTechFestival: Honor backs R171bn AI smartphone plan

Imran Salie 14 Nov 2025

Advertising

Nando’s Oh What a Place!: From category noise to cultural signal

14 Nov 2025

Ogilvy South Africa and Yum! took the top industry honours at the Marketing and Media Alliance sub-Saharan Africa's 2025 Smarties (image supplied)

Marketing

Ogilvy and Yum! take top honours at MMA SSA Smarties

14 Nov 2025