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Marketing effectiveness is broken

Marketing

Marketing effectiveness is broken

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 3 hours

South Africa’s Best Managed Companies revealed in Landmark 15th edition

Digital

South Africa’s Best Managed Companies revealed in Landmark 15th edition

Issued by Topco Media 2 days

Effie South Africa announces 2025 grand jury in record-breaking entry year

Marketing

Effie South Africa announces 2025 grand jury in record-breaking entry year

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 7 Aug 2025

Source: © 123rf The power of Creative Problem Solving is what Eve Pennington has come to believe in, and what she will spend the rest of her career persuing

Media

In pursuit of the power of Creative Problem Solving

Eve Pennington 7 Aug 2025

The cost of efficiency on quality

Media

The cost of efficiency on quality

Issued by Advertising Media Forum 30 Jul 2025

10 strategic tips brands should consider before working with influencers

Digital

10 strategic tips brands should consider before working with influencers

Issued by Penquin 23 Jun 2025

Jozi’s creative hubs are booming: how artists are rejuvenating a failing inner city

Art

Jozi’s creative hubs are booming: how artists are rejuvenating a failing inner city

Mariapaola McGurk 24 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Paul Stevens, chief executive officer of Just Property.

Facilities & Property Management

Break into the property market in 2025: Your blueprint to successful renting

Paul Stevens 23 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 | MSL Group's Luto Nyoka: Build and maintain a strong relationship with media

World PR Day

#WPRD2025 | MSL Group's Luto Nyoka: Build and maintain a strong relationship with media

Evan-Lee Courie 17 Jul 2025

Ugandan hospital C-Care IHK raises the bar for healthcare in East Africa

Hospital Groups

Ugandan hospital C-Care IHK raises the bar for healthcare in East Africa

Issued by COHSASA 10 Jul 2025

SA wine and citrus industries at risk following US tariffs

Agriculture

SA wine and citrus industries at risk following US tariffs

9 Jul 2025

Image credit: Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

Health & Social Welfare

R1.2bn grant to aid disaster-affected provinces

8 Jul 2025

LM Relations builds on 12 years of excellence with 3 strategic appointments

Marketing

LM Relations builds on 12 years of excellence with 3 strategic appointments

Issued by LM Relations 7 Jul 2025

Striking the right balance between AI, people, and practical strategy

Artificial Intelligence

Striking the right balance between AI, people, and practical strategy

Issued by Can!do 30 Jun 2025

New study reveals how South Africans are redefining adventure travel

Tourism

New study reveals how South Africans are redefining adventure travel

17 Jun 2025

Johannesburg builds on its top position as Africa’s premier data centre market

Facilities & Property Management

Johannesburg builds on its top position as Africa’s premier data centre market

Issued by Catchwords 13 Jun 2025

Part 2: Scopen - More long-term relationships between advertisers and creative agencies

Marketing & Media

Part 2: Scopen - More long-term relationships between advertisers and creative agencies

13 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf Chilean advertisers currently allocate an average of 3.6% of their revenue to communication, marketing, and advertising budgets says Scopen research. Pictured: Panoramic view of Santiago de Chile with the Andes mountain range in the background.

Marketing & Media

Part 1: Scopen - Advertising investment increases in Chile

11 Jun 2025

Beyond 2025: The microtrends redefining travel and what it means for industry players

Travel

Beyond 2025: The microtrends redefining travel and what it means for industry players

Robin Fredericks 11 Jun 2025

CIMA’s CGMA Professional Qualification receives upgrade to meet expanding scope of modern finance

Accounting & Auditing

CIMA’s CGMA Professional Qualification receives upgrade to meet expanding scope of modern finance

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 5 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. Rentia van Tonder is head of Power and at Standard Bank CIB.

Banking

From funding to vision: Enabling Africa’s Just Energy Transition

Rentia van Tonder and Aadil Cajee 11 Jun 2025

Unlock your potential

Higher Education

Unlock your potential

Issued by Enterprises University of Pretoria 2 Jun 2025

Smooth business handovers: A survival guide for SA entrepreneurs

Talent Acquisition

Smooth business handovers: A survival guide for SA entrepreneurs

Issued by Business Partners Limited 28 May 2025

Source: © 123rf The Marketing Research Foundation (MRF) has announced the 18th release of the Marketing All Product Survey (Maps)

Media

Maps reveals South African consumer behaviour and media trends

28 May 2025

Source: © Joburg Etc The South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) is open for business and ready for investors, says Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe

Energy

Mantashe: SANPC is open for business

27 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Join The Marketing Research Foundation’s (MRF) webinar on Thursday, 22f May as they announce the upcoming release of the latest Marketing All Product Survey (Maps)

Media

Maps shows radio and TV's resilience

21 May 2025

SAWEA NQF Level 3 Wind Turbine Operator Skills Programme key to address unemployment

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SAWEA NQF Level 3 Wind Turbine Operator Skills Programme key to address unemployment

Morongoa Ramaboa 20 May 2025

The disability inclusion wake-up call: Are you prepared?

Employee Wellness

The disability inclusion wake-up call: Are you prepared?

Tarryn Mason, Issued by Progression 15 Apr 2025

TDMC HQ’s 8 key digital marketing insights from the past year

Digital

TDMC HQ’s 8 key digital marketing insights from the past year

Issued by TDMC 9 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Marle Hooman

Infrastructure & Utilities

From mining to metros: How ventilation technology is advancing South Africa's tunnels

Marle Hooman 8 Apr 2025

Source: © SA People There is an urgent need for substantial investment in grid modernisation in South Africa

Energy & Mining

South Africa's renewable energy future: Opportunities and challenges

Manuele Battisti 1 Apr 2025

Advertising

Tumi Rabanye | How advertising strategy acts like a brand's nervous system

Tumi Rabanye 1 Apr 2025

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Labour Law

The complex business of outsourcing and the implications of Section 197

Jacques van Wyk and Mike Searle 27 Mar 2025

Source: © UMK UMK in the Northern Cape

Sustainability

Compliance not enough, environmental regulations must be surpassed

Joe Mosupyoe, 27 Mar 2025

#Budget2025: Navigating everyday living amid rising VAT and food prices

Retail

#Budget2025: Navigating everyday living amid rising VAT and food prices

24 Mar 2025

Dentsu and SAB unlock smarter, AI-powered YouTube buying with Google’s VRC

Online Media

Dentsu and SAB unlock smarter, AI-powered YouTube buying with Google’s VRC

Kevin Cogill & Kgabele Memela, Issued by Dentsu 20 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Scopen's research shows that the latest global trends signal a growing reliance on AI, a strong push toward integrated agency solutions and a strategic re-evaluation of in-house marketing structures

Marketing & Media

EXCLUSIVE: Scopen research - Be integrated, AI-powered and strategic, or be left behind

20 Mar 2025

PR & Communications

Unleashing brand potential: The power of PR newsrooms

Issued by TenacityPR 19 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Ogilvy One’s global CTO Ravi Pal will present a virtual session at Adobe Summit 2025 in Las Vegas from today, Monday, 17 March to Thursday, 20 March on strategies for future-proofing AI and delivering customer-centric growth

Artificial Intelligence

Ogilvy One CTO Ravi Pal: Strategies for future-proofing AI and delivering customer-centric growth

17 Mar 2025

Take control: Why CMOs are building internal agencies to drive growth

Digital

Take control: Why CMOs are building internal agencies to drive growth

Issued by Hoorah Digital 5 Mar 2025

Publicis Groupe Africa CEO, Koo Govender, appointed as judge for prestigious Gerety Awards

Advertising

Publicis Groupe Africa CEO, Koo Govender, appointed as judge for prestigious Gerety Awards

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 3 Mar 2025

Marketing

Openfield Marketing appoints Bongani Chinkanda as managing director

21 Feb 2025

Source: © Sitges Luxury Rentals Scopen has completed the 24th edition of Agency Scope in Spain. It found that Barcelona's agencies have longer relationships than other cities in the country

Marketing

Agency Scope Spain Part 2: Satisfaction with agencies as marketers adapt to changing times

20 Feb 2025

Will South Africa's 2025 budget speech fulfil tourism's potential?

Tourism

Will South Africa's 2025 budget speech fulfil tourism's potential?

Issued by ANEW Hotels & Resorts 18 Feb 2025

Empowering young learners of Mapaleni Primary School

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Empowering young learners of Mapaleni Primary School

Issued by Adopt-a-School 18 Feb 2025

Source: © DFlat Madrid https://blog.dflatmadrid.com/ DFlat Mardid]] Scopen's Agency Scope has found that among the marketing professionals interviewed, 65% work in Madrid.

Marketing

Scopen's Agency Scope Spain Part 1: Marketers prefer specialist agencies across different disciplines

18 Feb 2025