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 | The Salon Session, Lemonaid: Recipes for succeeding in strange times will look at how to turn ‘pollycrisis’ into ‘polytunity’... Read |
| Nedbank IMC |
 | ISSUED BY IMC CONFERENCE Africa’s biggest marketing conference, the Nedbank IMC, is well-known for its hard-hitting, often unexpected agenda. This year, former Gang Boss Welcome Witbooi and Combat Streamed Pilot Major Mandisa Mfeka will be sharing their remarkable stories as part of the continued conference partnership with Unique Speakers Bureau International (USBI)... Read |
| Marketing & Media |
 | Agency Scope South Africa 2025/26 will launch in May 2025. It has been expanded to include AI, influencer marketing and retail media... Read |
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| Advertising |
 | TUMI RABANYE In advertising, strategy is frequently overlooked as it works behind the scenes... Read |
 | KARABO LEDWABA The advertisement, which features a father explaining to his daughter why sugar is not banned despite its health risks, was found to be potentially confusing... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Dentsu Africa is pleased to announce the promotion of Ezra Munene Ndolo from integrated client director to managing director of dentsu Tanzania... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PROMISE After an extensive multi-agency pitch process, Promise has been appointed by Old Mutual as its TTL Lead Agency (brand and retail audiences)... Read |
 | Lil-Lets, a feminine hygiene brand, has launched an ad film and platform,‘Cycle Breakers to challenge the stigmas of menstruation… Read |
 | For the first time ever, the YouTube Works Awards are coming to South Africa, marking an exciting milestone for the country’s creative, media, and marketing industries... Read |
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| Branding |
 | ISSUED BY MALL OF AFRICA Attacq’s flagship retail hub, Mall of Africa, has unveiled a new brand campaign that embodies progressive evolution... Read |
 | Clover Mama Afrika has unveiled its new logo... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SO INTERACTIVE So Interactive bridges the gap between education and real-world success in their bold new brand campaign for Richfield... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MOTHERLAND OMNI Urban Playground, in partnership with Motherland OMNI, is proud to announce a groundbreaking collaboration with Playboy as the headline sponsor for the inaugural UnderGround Soccer (UGS) Street Kings series... Read |
 | LAURA FERNANDES, ISSUED BY SUNSHINEGUN Like everyone who’s in the industry in one capacity or another, here at Sunshinegun we’d like to connect with Gen Alpha and their parents in a meaningful way... Read |
| CRM, CX, UX |
 | KARABO LEDWABA In online marketing, socio-demographic data—encompassing attributes such as age, gender, income, and education—has traditionally served as the foundation for audience segmentation strategies... Read |
| Digital |
 | BOLAND LITHEBE Boland Lithebe, security lead for Accenture, Africa, examines the terrifying implications of deepfakes for South Africa’s democracy, economy, and personal reputations... Read |
 | Is Gmail’s AI Search a game-changer for users or an invasion of privacy… Read |
 | ISSUED BY MASSLINK Masslink, has become the new kid on the block, curating AI-driven B2B solutions. Today they announce their latest partnership with AdCreative.ai, an innovative tool designed to revolutionise digital advertising... Read |
 | The World Bank's private investment arm is backing the rush into digital data in Africa with a $100m investment... Read |
| Education |
 | ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISING The ACA continues to drive meaningful transformation with its Graduate Programme, internship placements, and bursary support - expanding access, building skills, and enabling future talent in the advertising, marketing and communications sector... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PUBLICIS GROUPE AFRICA Publicis Groupe Africa’s renowned Le Cubs programme has accepted a new cohort of interns, continuing its mission to cultivate and empower the next generation of creative talent across the continent... Read |
| ESG |
 | SIPETILE SIXISHE, ISSUED BY MOTHERLAND OMNI Marketing budgets, traditionally seen as tools for profit generation, are emerging as powerful tools for driving Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | ISSUED BY YOUKNOW TECHNOLOGIES In a world where brands are drowning in data but starving for insight, YOUKNOW Technologies hosted its first-ever 'Growth Gathering'... Read |
| Marketing |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH South African Tourism officially launched its latest global brands campaign, South Africa Awaits — Come Find Your Joy! on Monday, 31 March... Read |
 | ISSUED BY WETPAINT ADVERTISING The problem: Are personalised ads helping us – or just watching us? Read |
 | Yahoo has announced the appointment of Josh Line as chief marketing officer (CMO) to lead the company's global marketing strategies, brand positioning, user acquisition, and customer engagement initiatives... Read |
 | AA-ISHA HASSIEM Davin Phillips discusses the future of marketing, what makes a successful marketing campaign, and what companies get wrong about social media... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OCTAGON Former Levergy CEO and co-founder to lead Futures Sport & Entertainment expansion and operations in Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY V5 DIGITAL The year is 2025. You wake up, check your email, and AI has already drafted responses. Your ad campaigns? Optimised while you slept... Read |
 | ISSUED BY INCUBETA Traditionally, marketing has been viewed as a necessary expense rather than a strategic driver of business success... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRAND INFLUENCE AGENCY Discover how Brand Influence Agency’s unique approach to community influencer marketing has created a dynamic ecosystem of diverse and unique content creators who form part of some of South Africa's most loved voices online... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISING The 2024 Effie Awards South Africa Ipsos Trends Report, launched during a webinar hosted by Effie South Africa on 27 March and presented by Ipsos, offers key insights into what sets effective campaigns apart... Read |
 | WPP has acquired InfoSum, a world leading data collaboration platform... Read |
 | MUZI MTHOMBENI South Africans aren’t necessarily spending less—they’re spending differently... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Brendan Seery discusses the ways Lil-lets' new ad will impact change and the unethical marketing practices from estate agents... Read |
 | ISSUED BY STONE Seacom, a leading provider of digital infrastructure and digital services across Africa, is pleased to announce the appointment of two senior executives to bolster its leadership team... Read |
| Media |
 | ANTON HARBER Anton Harber says companies and state officials are increasingly abusing protection orders to try to stop journalists and activists from doing their work... Read |
 | South Africa leads in the The Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2025 list of winners... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GREATSTOCK In the world of modern media, someone has to keep a handle on the chaos. That’s where content wranglers come in... Read |
| Online Media |
 | ISSUED BY BROAD MEDIA Codehesion has won the 2025 MyBroadband Award for Best Software Development Company... Read |
| OOH |
 | ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR Leading OOH media owner Tractor Outdoor has further expanded its national network with the addition of two new digital billboard sites, strategically located in Ferndale, Gauteng and Paarl, Western Cape... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | ISSUED BY DUO MARKETING + COMMUNICATIONS Award-winning agency, DUO Marketing + Communications, has launched a new specialist division, the DUO Global Studio. The new division will provide tech agencies and brands worldwide with outsourced content, design and digital campaigns... Read |
| Promotions & Activations |
 | Brutal Fruit Spritzer has launched a new initiative, The Pink Table, a global movement celebrating the power of women coming together... Read |
| Publishing |
 | The Digital Media Awards Africa 2025 finalists have been announced… Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY YFM 99.2 Y, South Africa's pioneering commercial radio station, renowned for its dedication to promoting emerging talent and redefining traditional broadcasting is excited to finally reveal its 2025 lineup... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING This prestigious event is designed to recognise and celebrate the remarkable achievements of SMEs, which serve as the backbone of our society... Read |
| Research |
 | ISSUED BY KLA South Africa’s Generation Z (aged 19 to 27) is reshaping financial wellness, blending digital convenience with long-term financial planning... Read |
| Retail |
 | Privately owned retail Group, Retailability, has sold Legit, Swagga, Style and Boardmans to Pepkor... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MEGAVISION MEDIA When Unilever set out to launch its Sunlight 5-in-1 Washing Powder, they needed a local media partner who could reach a huge audience across a range of formal retail, hybrid and wholesale stores in South Africa... Read |
 | The Department of Small Business Development has unveiled a digital platform to support spaza shops and other food-handling facilities as well as combat illegal businesses... Read |
| Social Media |
 | HEREWARD HOLLAND A Kenyan court has ruled that Facebook's parent company Meta can be sued in the East African country over its alleged role in promoting content that led to ethnic violence in neighbouring Ethiopia, a plaintiff in the case said... Read |
| Streaming |
 | Spotify's royalty payments to artists from Nigeria and South Africa - its two biggest African markets - spiked to around $59m in 2024... Read |
| Youth Marketing |
 | Maybelline, the global makeup brand, has launched the Beauty Squad, a collective of creatives at the forefront of South Africa’s pop culture... Read |
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 | Absa Group aligns with global strategy in new Dubai office announcement... Read |
 | In a progressive move that aims to position Kenya as a leader in AI adoption and governance in Africa, the country officially launched its National Artificial Intelligence Strategy on 27 March 2025. Read |
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 | KATJA HAMILTON Reciprocal tariffs: South Africa feels the squeeze of US trade policy... Read |
 | 2025 fiscal plan gets parliament's nod, sets key economic policies for South Africa... Read |
 | Challenges mount as South African business activity contracts for fourth month... Read |
 | As trade tensions rise, gold becomes investors' golden ticket... Read |
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