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When billboards become love letters
“Onicha, life feels softer with you in it, love you lots.” For a sweet Valentine’s Day campaign earlier this year, some of South Africa’s busiest roads carried messages that had […]
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How the radio industry has changed in the last two decades and why reinvention is key to staying relevant
Few voices in South African broadcasting have evolved alongside the medium quite like Carol Ofori. With a career spanning over two decades, the award-winning presenter, voice artist, podcaster, author, MC and […]
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Printing smarter, not more: Why SA SMEs are shifting from print suppliers to print partners
By Tertius van Eeden, CEO of Print on Demand South African SMEs continue to operate under immense pressure. Rising operating costs, cash flow constraints, infrastructure instability, slower economic growth and […]
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Designing for seconds
By Shamy Naidu, Executive Director at Provantage Here’s the uncomfortable truth. Most digital roadside billboard creative isn’t failing. It was never designed for digital roadside billboard. Most campaigns begin with […]
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Kaya 959 appoints Mbali Thethani as News Editor
Kaya 959 has announced the appointment of Mbali Thethani as its new News Editor, effective 1 June 2026. Thethani succeeds Katy Katopodis, who is moving on from the station after […]
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South African student selected as inaugural 2026 Effie LIONS Foundation Voices of the Future Fellow
The ACA and Effie South Africa are proud to announce that Owame Mapedi, a 3rd and final year BCom Marketing Management student at University of Johannesburg (UJ), has been selected […]
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Is your AI search report lying to you?
By Bryony Rose, Director of Enterprise International business at Yext If a chess grandmaster plays against an amateur chess player and loses, the result is considered a fluke. Or, as in […]
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Technology is advancing. Customer experience is standing still.
By Liezel Jonkheid, Founder and Director of Consumer Psychology Lab In the years since I founded the Consumer Psychology Lab, I have sat with hundreds of leadership teams who are genuinely […]
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The growing role of data and AI in media buying: Is your digital agency keeping pace?
Three years ago, media buying in South Africa looked markedly different to today, even for agencies that considered themselves performance driven. Attribution was messy, audience segments were broad and the […]
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Helplink AI: Why AI may be South Africa’s biggest job creation opportunity
South Africa is facing a growing reality: traditional employment pathways alone will not create jobs at the scale the country needs. At the same time, Artificial Intelligence is creating one […]
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WhatsApp introduces Incognito Chat with Meta AI: A completely private way to chat with AI
Chatting with AI has quickly become a critical part of how people get information and ask important questions. And many of these questions can be deeply sensitive or include situations […]
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Jacaranda FM celebrates 40 years as South Africa’s No.1 feel good station
Jacaranda FM is marking a major milestone this month as the beloved station celebrates its 40th birthday. For four decades, the station has brought feel-good moments, meaningful content and unforgettable experiences […]
As artificial intelligence reshapes industries across the world, a recent World Economic Forum article highlights Advertisers are planning TV for a consumer that no longer exists
By Leslie Adams, Sales Director at Reach Africa Switch on the TV at home and Is African creativity the world’s most undervalued asset?
By Anthea Whitehead, Cape Town Campus Manager at AAA School of Advertising Africa does not BOO! Campus Media generates more than R25 million in alternative income for partner South African universities
A commercially proven partnership model developed by Campus Media, a South African business operating at Africa’s leading communications association announces landmark AU partnership for its 2026 Africa conference
The International Association of Business Communicators Africa Region (IABC Africa), Africa’s leading business communication association, Why great ideas don’t necessarily translate into great businesses
Entrepreneurs often believe that success starts with a great idea. It doesn’t. Ideas are plentiful. Basetsana Kumalo, Bryan Habana and more to speak at the MANCOSA Jacaranda FM Business Breakfast
Some of South Africa’s most respected business leaders, entrepreneurs and high-performance achievers will take to “This is madness”: The honest strategy behind Distrikt 9’s partnership with the Loeries
It’s a complex time to be in the creative business. So when independent creative agency The MediaShop strengthens leadership team
The MediaShop has announced the promotion of Jedd Cokayne from Business Unit Head to Deputy Uniting for purposeful action to alleviate homelessness in Johannesburg
