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Branding

SA's brand soft power ranking down, reputation ranking up

1 day

A Burson study has revealed that companies with the strongest reputations earned nearly five percent ‘Reputation Return’ in shareholder value (Image source: © 123rf )

PR & Communications

Burson: The value of reputation reveals a $7tr global economy

14 Jan 2026

New York Festivals has opened entries for its 2026 Advertising Awards with a new campaign from Grey New York that calls out awards gimmicks and puts the focus back on the work. (Image supplied)

Advertising

NYF Advertising Awards open for 2026 with a sharp “no BS” message

14 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Omoda, Jaecoo's Hans Greyling: Top 4 Chinese automotive trends

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Omoda, Jaecoo's Hans Greyling: Top 4 Chinese automotive trends

Hans Greyling 14 Jan 2026

Why SA's retail giants are rethinking constant promotions

FMCG

Why SA's retail giants are rethinking constant promotions

13 Jan 2026

Research

‘If you don’t like dark roast, this isn’t the coffee for you’: How exclusionary ads can win over the right customers

Jaclyn L. Tanenbaum and Karen Anne Wallach 12 Jan 2026

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 )

PR & Communications

Exclusive: Discovery goes full Jerry Maguire as it tells members to “show them the money”

Dustin Chick, Issued by The Up&Up Group 6 Jan 2026

Executive office design: Why workspace strategy impacts leadership performance

Interior Design

Executive office design: Why workspace strategy impacts leadership performance

Issued by Giava Interiors 6 Jan 2026

Is timeshare dead? Why 10 million South Africans say otherwise

Tourism & Travel

Is timeshare dead? Why 10 million South Africans say otherwise

Fiona Broom 22 Dec 2025

AI and blockchain make property dreams a reality in South Africa

Affordable & Social Housing

AI and blockchain make property dreams a reality in South Africa

17 Dec 2025

Healthcare

Identity and heritage drive A-beauty’s $44bn rise in MEA region

12 Dec 2025

The 2025 TikTok Awards sub-Saharan Africa were recently announced. Picture: Creator of the Year, Raja’atu Muhammed Ibrahim, @diaryofanortherncook (Image supplied)

Social Media

TikTok SSA top creators crowned

9 Dec 2025

Image credit: on Pexels

Aesthetic Medicine

L'Oréal-backed Lead Rolfs Global Institute asks “Does Beauty Matter?” in new short doccie

9 Dec 2025

Brave Group secures top rank in digital, AI, and transformation in 2025/26 Agency Scope Study

Digital

Brave Group secures top rank in digital, AI, and transformation in 2025/26 Agency Scope Study

Issued by Brave Group 5 Dec 2025

Source: Pexels.

Finance

How South Africans are transforming spending habits to overcome economic challenges

4 Dec 2025

90% of South Africans believe ride-hailing is safer: What's driving this change?

Transport

90% of South Africans believe ride-hailing is safer: What's driving this change?

4 Dec 2025

Proof over perception, South African PR begins measuring what really matters

PR & Communications

Proof over perception, South African PR begins measuring what really matters

Issued by Ornico 4 Dec 2025

The SA PR Measurement Landscape Report has found that 60% of PR practitioners have strategic-level access to organisational decision-making (Image source: © 123rf )

PR & Communications

#SAPR2025: Strategic-level access increases measurement in PR

Danette Breitenbach 2 Dec 2025

GWM’s coming-of-age in SA — And the Haval boom you’re not imagining

Branding

GWM’s coming-of-age in SA — And the Haval boom you’re not imagining

Karabo Ledwaba 2 Dec 2025

#SAPR2025: The rise of AI and the fall of AVEs

PR & Communications

#SAPR2025: The rise of AI and the fall of AVEs

Danette Breitenbach 28 Nov 2025

Marketing

Phygital: The future of brand connection in a blended world

Bonita Christie 28 Nov 2025

Artificial Intelligence

A backlash against AI imagery in ads may have begun as brands promote ‘human-made'

Paul Harrison 26 Nov 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

How South Africa's G20 triumph defied a US boycott

Hugh Hacking 26 Nov 2025

Korean cuisine makes its debut at Pick n Pay as K-wave sweeps SA

FMCG

Korean cuisine makes its debut at Pick n Pay as K-wave sweeps SA

25 Nov 2025

Source: Pexels.

Banking

Can trust unlock Africa's digital asset potential? New study reveals insights

25 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied.

Finance

G20 Africa summit: The battle for narrative ownership

22 Nov 2025

One of the keynote conversations at Bloomberg's inaugural Africa Business Summit featured Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola (Image supplied)

Media

EXCLUSIVE: Bloomberg reflects on the inaugural Africa Business Summit

19 Nov 2025

Daniel Orelowitz, MD at Training Force

Skills Training

How learnerships transform training into business success

Daniel Orelowitz 19 Nov 2025

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 19 Nov 2025

Museum of Illusions Cape Town sees 80,000 visitors in first 5 months

Tourism

Museum of Illusions Cape Town sees 80,000 visitors in first 5 months

18 Nov 2025

PR vs marketing: How can PR elevate your small business?

SMEs

PR vs marketing: How can PR elevate your small business?

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners 13 Nov 2025

(Image supplied)

Hospitality

Glamour vs reality: Preparing young professionals for hospitality's demands

Casper Coetzee 13 Nov 2025

The Undercover Ad is a campaign of AI-generated songs which are secretly advertisements that don’t sound like advertisements at all (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: The Undercover Ad

13 Nov 2025

Source: Solidariteit on X.

PR & Communications

Tlhogi Ngwato | You cannot fact-check your way out of outrage

Tlhogi Ngwato 13 Nov 2025

Durban’s port partnership can unlock South Africa’s export growth

Logistics & Transport

Durban’s port partnership can unlock South Africa’s export growth

Hans-Ole Madsen 6 Nov 2025

Keshin Govender, head of creative and production at Siemens AG talks about how a purpose-driven creativity approach has given the company measurable results (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

4 steps to a purpose-driven creativity approach for measurable results

Keshin Govender 31 Oct 2025

Scopen’s eighth edition of its PR Scope study in Spain has found that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now firmly on the sector’s agenda (Image source: © 123rf

PR & Communications

Part 2: Scopen Spain PR Scope - AI as a transformative force

31 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

FATF delisting breathes life into South African property market

30 Oct 2025

Taelo Mojapelo, CEO, bpSA

Employment Equity

Effectively transforming SA’s business sector goes well beyond law and regulation

Taelo Mojapelo 28 Oct 2025

Catch up on the VML Birdwatching at The Loeries podcasts (Image: Lesley Svenson © Bizcommunity)

Loeries Creative Week

VML's Birdwatching at The Loeries omnibus: Missed out? Catch up now!

23 Oct 2025

OG Influencer revealed, shows up at Loeries and Most Awards

OOH

OG Influencer revealed, shows up at Loeries and Most Awards

21 Oct 2025

Millennials drowning in debt: Why 70% of their salaries go to repayments

Fintech

Millennials drowning in debt: Why 70% of their salaries go to repayments

Issued by Sanlam Fintech 20 Oct 2025

The rise of the private label and how brands can fight back

FMCG

The rise of the private label and how brands can fight back

Issued by TLC Worldwide Africa 16 Oct 2025

Bongiwe Mlambo.

Prism Awards

#PrismYoungVoices | Bongiwe Mlambo on pushing the industry to do better

16 Oct 2025

Marketing

Why more companies are having marketing report to finance

Emma Montocchio 15 Oct 2025

Talent Acquisition

Why you should apply consumer marketing techniques to recruitment

Celeste Sirin 13 Oct 2025

Activists have welcomed the extension of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) and the Lesotho Exemption Permit (LEP) by another 18 months. This announcement has come as a welcome relief to many families. Graphic: Lisa Nelson/GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Zimbabwe and Lesotho permits extended to May 2027

Joseph Chirume 10 Oct 2025

Black Friday's transformation in 2024 is setting new trends for 2025

Sales

Black Friday's transformation in 2024 is setting new trends for 2025

Rory Bosman 9 Oct 2025

#PrismYoungVoices | Themba Msibi on looking beyond the profit line

Prism Awards

#PrismYoungVoices | Themba Msibi on looking beyond the profit line

9 Oct 2025

Creating value perceptions

Advertising

Creating value perceptions

Issued by eatbigfish 8 Oct 2025