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Nedbank hunts top data talent with R500k challenge

Data & Analytics

Nedbank hunts top data talent with R500k challenge

20 Apr 2026

Afrirent appoints a new group chief financial officer to bolster leadership team

Logistics & Transport

Afrirent appoints a new group chief financial officer to bolster leadership team

Issued by Afrirent Holdings 19 Feb 2026

Behind Dis-Chem's Better Rewards: How fintech, real-time data and retail tech are redefining loyalty in SA

Retail

Behind Dis-Chem's Better Rewards: How fintech, real-time data and retail tech are redefining loyalty in SA

Evan-Lee Courie 11 Feb 2026

Beyond Points: AI rewrites the rules of retail loyalty

Retail Marketing

Beyond Points: AI rewrites the rules of retail loyalty

Mosa Ntwampe, Issued by Brave Group 4 Feb 2026

Driving the future of creativity: Dentsu Creative SA ranks 5 in the region

Design

Driving the future of creativity: Dentsu Creative SA ranks 5 in the region

Issued by Dentsu 4 Feb 2026

Branding

How to build a brand that lasts when the trends don't just change every year, but every day

Phoebe Opperman, Issued by DUO Marketing + Communications 12 Dec 2025

The full picture: Why do medical schemes need to increase contributions?

Medical Aid

The full picture: Why do medical schemes need to increase contributions?

Shabana Patel and Werner van Deventer, Issued by Medihelp 28 Nov 2025

First Media Red Star: Partnering with Oriflame to inspire beauty in Nigeria

Marketing

First Media Red Star: Partnering with Oriflame to inspire beauty in Nigeria

Issued by Dentsu 29 Sep 2025

Bryony Rose, director for Yext’s Enterprise International business. (Source: Nedbank IMC)

IMC Conference

#NedbankIMC2025: Bryony Rose – Why brands must adapt their AI strategies now

Chloe Posthumus 29 Sep 2025

Daily Sun named Publisher of the Year at 2025 Bookmark Awards

Media

Daily Sun named Publisher of the Year at 2025 Bookmark Awards

Issued by Media24 18 Aug 2025

The IAB SA 2025 Bookmarks Awards winners have been announced, with Ogilvy named Best Digital Agency of 2025 (Image supplied)

IAB Bookmarks Awards

Ogilvy and KFC take the double in the IAB Bookmark Awards

15 Aug 2025

The cost of data

Digital

The cost of data

Issued by Advertising Media Forum 11 Aug 2025

The finalists were announced on 9 July 2025. Source: Supplied

IAB Bookmarks Awards

All the 2025 Bookmark Awards finalists

9 Jul 2025

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2025 jury panel

Marketing

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2025 jury panel

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 6 Jun 2025

Ryan Campher has been appointed VML South Africa’s data lead (Image supplied)

Digital

VML SA places data and technology at core of creativity with data lead appointment

4 Jun 2025

Linda Saunders, Country Leader and Senior Director Solutions Engineering Africa, Salesforce

Data & Analytics

The integration challenge facing 95% of IT leaders with AI agents – and how to overcome it

Linda Saunders 11 Mar 2025

$Source: The Bookmarks The IAB SA Bookmark Awards' winners have been announced with TBWA \ Hunt Lascaris being the big winner on the night$

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2024: All the IAB SA Bookmark Awards 2024 winners

Danette Breitenbach 16 Aug 2024

Robert Grace is M&C Saatchi Group's chief strategy officer. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

M&C Saatchi SA, Eighty20 launch GrowthMap for data-driven business growth

15 Jul 2024

(Image supplied)

IAB Bookmarks Awards

All the IAB 2024 Bookmark Awards' finalists

12 Jul 2024

Source: © 123rf First-party data stands as a cornerstone of understanding customer behaviours, preferences, and patterns says Gil Sperling and Dan Levy of Flow

Digital

Retail marketing: The demise of the third-party cookie, the rise of first-party data

6 Jun 2024

Mohammed Sayed, Service Delivery Manager at DMP SA

ESG & Sustainability

Why your ESG strategy should include data governance

Mohammed Sayed 20 May 2024

Widespread adoption of AI is shaping next-gen customer service

Technology

Widespread adoption of AI is shaping next-gen customer service

Linda Saunders 26 Apr 2024

Image supplied. Gil Sperling, co-founder and CEO of data-driven adtech company, Flow, in his keynote speech at PPW in Bangkok, Thailand

Digital

Marketers say goodbye to cookies, hello to first-party data

19 Apr 2024

Yellowwood looks forward to the 20th anniversary of GenNext

Marketing

Yellowwood looks forward to the 20th anniversary of GenNext

Issued by TBWA 18 Apr 2024

Digital

The role of AI in PR: A cautionary tale from Sports Illustrated

Judith Middleton 5 Apr 2024

As retailers embrace generative AI, lack of data strategy presents challenges

Technology

As retailers embrace generative AI, lack of data strategy presents challenges

19 Mar 2024

Advertising

Exclusive: In-house agencies see 16% rise since 2020, according to WFA study

4 Mar 2024

Source: © Scaliger 123rf "AI will be fundamental for our business and we are embracing the opportunities that it presents, putting it at the heart of our operations and our work for clients," says Mark Read, CEO WPP.

Marketing

AI fundamental to WPP business, says WPP CEO, Mark Read

22 Feb 2024

Source: © 123rf 2024 is the year to get uncomfortably excited as a digital marketer says Alex Okosi, managing director, Google in Africa

Marketing

Google Africa's Alex Okosi on the future of marketing in a post-cookie world

1 Feb 2024

Source: AdWeek Mark Read, CEO of WPP

Marketing

WPP CEO Mark Read: AI is an opportunity, not a threat in the industry

31 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: 2024 shopper marketing – how can we win?

Trends

#BizTrends2024: 2024 shopper marketing – how can we win?

Carla Gontier 8 Jan 2024

How digital twins will enable the next generation of precision agriculture

Sustainable Farming

How digital twins will enable the next generation of precision agriculture

Istvan David 27 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf Ad platform integrations should be front of mind when choosing an e-commerce platform saysFrançois Jooste, +OneX

Digital

Exclusive: Why ad platform integrations should be front of mind when choosing an e-commerce platform

François Jooste 13 Oct 2023

Ryan Campher and Don Clancy are in charge of data at VMLY&R. Source: Supplied.

Digital

#BehindtheSelfie: Don Clancy and Ryan Campher, data leads at VMLY&R

Karabo Ledwaba 6 Jul 2023

Source: © 123rf Munyaradzi Nyikavaranda, says with data maturity is set to become a key concern for many businesses going forward, steering away from ‘data for data’s sake’ is key

Digital

Exclusive: Driving data maturity: Beyond data for data's sake

Munyaradzi Nyikavaranda 28 Jun 2023

Image supplied.

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2023: IAB SA Bookmark Awards 2023 finalists announced

22 Jun 2023

#BizTrends2023: How hoteliers should prepare for a cookieless world using first-party data

Trends

#BizTrends2023: How hoteliers should prepare for a cookieless world using first-party data

Stewart Smith 23 Jan 2023

Marketing

PR and marketing trends to watch for 2023

21 Oct 2022

Source © Flavia Carpio Scopen's Agency Scope 2022 reconfirms the great potential of the Colombian market

Marketing & Media

Part 1: Colombia's advertisers recognise their agencies great work

26 Sep 2022

Why data management is key to unlocking the digital transition of African banks

Data & Analytics

Why data management is key to unlocking the digital transition of African banks

Gary Allemann 12 Sep 2022

Supplied. All the 2022 Bookmark Awards finalists

IAB Bookmarks Awards

All the Bookmarks 2022 finalists: Did you make the cut?

17 Jun 2022

#BizTrends2022: Machine learning will continue to break boundaries

4th Industrial Revolution

#BizTrends2022: Machine learning will continue to break boundaries

Christiaan Viljoen 14 Jan 2022

Marketing

The data ethics conversation should be on every brand's agenda

Tom Corey 11 Jan 2022

76% of non-profits lack a data strategy - report

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

76% of non-profits lack a data strategy - report

8 Dec 2021

Nominations now open for 2021/2 Marketing Achievement Awards' Rising Star and Marketer of the Year

Marketing

Nominations now open for 2021/2 Marketing Achievement Awards' Rising Star and Marketer of the Year

Issued by Marketing Achievement Awards 2 Dec 2021