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In this episode of BizTrendsTV, Faith Popcorn, renowned futurist and the CEO of Faith Popcorn's BrainReserve, who has been instrumental in identifying transformative social trends and societal movements, offers critical guidance on how business leaders and global citizens can engage with a trend she calls the people's pushback.

This episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV focuses on brands in a future where digital wallets are a gamechanger as the technologies of digital identity, crypto/blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) converge.

Born in 1994, Gen Z are the born free generation and they are redefining the world from work to play, opening challenges and opportunities that brands need to understand they want to stay relevant and thrive in the Gen Z world.

This episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV focuses on agentic AI and how it is revolutionising business, especially on the continent.

The second episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV focuses on the informal economy, a key growth trend reshaping South Africa’s and Africa's economies. Often referred to as the grey economy, it is brimming with potential.

Afro-optimism, or more specifically, the African growth mindset is a greater sense of optimism that, despite challenges such as electricity and water that the continent faces, is in stark contrast to a growing Western degrowth mindset of pessimism about the future, and Africa.

“We can talk about AI all we want to, but the foundations of AI are about how you can harness the power of digital to transform the continent in the way we want it to transform.”.

At the recent Effies SA, hosted by the Association for Communication & Advertising (ACA), the Grand Effie was awarded to Halo, for its campaign for its client, Pineapple.

This exclusive #BizTrends2024 interview is with future thinker and Flux Trends partner, Bronwyn Williams.

This exclusive #BizTrends2024 interview is with Ndeye Diagne, the managing director West, East and Central Africa at Kantar.

Watch and listen to Alistair King, CCO and founder King James Group one-on-one with Sydney Mbhele, chief executive brand, Sanlam Group, on their recent campaign which brought home gold for The Olympian. The campaign was a groundbreaking creative solution that allowed SA gymnast Caitlin Rooskrantz to be the only athlete the world saw go through her routine in 2020 at the exact time she would have performed at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Hosted by Rutendo Nyamuda, the discussion touches on topics such as the role of the communications industry and confident brands to be the storytellers and economic drivers behind greater inclusivity in the creative and other sectors - this being the third of our 6-part series of discussions around the value of diversity and inclusion in the SA ad industry - made possible by the ACA....

Bizcommunity and the ACA celebrating the state of diversity and inclusivity in the SA ad industry, as seen through the lens of Darling Film's Melina MacDonald and Lorraine Smit, winners of Gold and Silver at the recent Effie Awards and Loeries 2021 Hall of Fame winners, in conversation with fellow femme filmmakers Gale Maimane and Director Kit. Episode 2, hosted by Rutendo Nyamuda, reveals film craft as a medium of power, empowerment, economic driver and job creation, why local and global brands should be investing in the South African film industry and the importance of diverse voices in the sector to position our region on global platforms - made possible by the ACA....

Watch and listen as 2021 Loerie Grand Prix winners Carl Willoughby, executive creative director at TBWA Hunt Lascaris and Sanele Ngubane, creative director at Toasted Samish discuss the story behind Shwii, their recent campaign which navigated the Google directions app into Zulu and a coveted award for client Nissan.

Jade Carlisle, the business unit director, and Craig Miles, the creative director of Hellosquare, share insights of the brand new Facebook Tinkies Milk Tart flavour launch as well as how the campaign was created, implemented and reached award-winning success….

Professor Beatrys Lacquet, the director and head of Wits Plus, delves into some of the Language department’s courses, why language skills and development are so important for business, as well as the evolution of language in the digital age, and the rapid growth and demand for South African Sign language (SASL) in businesses and organisations….