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Calling all SMEs: Win your share of R200K in digital billboard media and take your business to the next level
What if small businesses could advertise like big brands? Prism, a soon-to-launch self-service platform designed to simplify digital out-of-home (DOOH) media for small businesses, is hosting a pre-launch competition that […]
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IMM Institute celebrates Marketing and Supply Chain excellence on 8 May 2026
The IMM Institute will host its annual Gala Dinner on 8 May 2026, recognising outstanding achievement across marketing, supply chain management and business leadership at the prestigious IMM Institute Excellence […]
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Liesl Lategan announced as one of Cannes LIONS 2026 See It Be It cohort
Cannes Lions has announced the cohort for the 2026 See It Be It (SIBI) talent programme, and Liesl Lategan, executive producer of Spitfire Films, is South Africa’s representative. Designed to […]
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Beware the bargain agency trap
By Tiffany Turkington-Palmer: managing director of Flow Communications In an increasingly competitive agency environment, procurement decisions often begin (and sometimes tragically end) with the lowest bottom-line quote. Cheap quotes fit […]
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How “climate control” can help birds survive climate change
Birds, especially the urban variety, are feeling the effects of a warming planet. Higher temperatures and a lack of clean water correlate with lower bird diversity, but a new design […]
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Effie South Africa and Ipsos present the 2025 Trends Report
Effie South Africa, in partnership with Ipsos, has released the 2025 Trends Report, offering a focused view of what the 2025 winning cases reveal about driving marketing effectiveness in South […]
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How brands and publishers are navigating a changing news media landscape
By Cathy Ibal, Senior Vice President of CNN International Commercial The far-reaching and unrelenting nature of the news cycle in 2026 so far, from conflicts and geopolitics, to major market […]
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Samsung EEIP campaign encouraging more suitable, Black-owned service centre SMMEs to apply for participation
Samsung in collaboration with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) isrunning an Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP) Service Centre campaign – an extension of last year’s initiative and a call encouraging […]
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Lindiwe Sanitary Pads celebrates Jacaranda FM’s “Her Perfect Pitch” win
Lindiwe Sanitary Pads, a proudly South African, Black women-owned manufacturing company dedicated to addressing menstrual poverty and restoring dignity to women and girls across the continent, took home the coveted […]
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AI isn’t shrinking jobs – It’s exposing a bigger talent crisis
As generative AI accelerates content production across global marketing organisations, a new reality is emerging: the industry isn’t facing a shortage of ideas, it’s facing a shortage of people who […]
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Three AI use cases that work for South African mid-market businesses right now
By Renier Moorcroft, Chief Technical Officer at IPT AI has moved quickly from pilot projects to boardroom discussions across South Africa. For mid-market businesses, the pressure is very real. Costs […]
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Driving telcos efficiency through technology consolidation in Africa
By Nitesh Singh, Financial Services and Communications, Media & Technology lead for Accenture, South Africa Across Africa’s telecommunications sector, a quiet but decisive shift is underway. Operators are increasingly consolidating […]
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
