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Sanlam appoints strategic partners for relevance, not cosmetic change

2 days

Brands don't compete in categories. They compete in culture

Marketing

Brands don't compete in categories. They compete in culture

Yasmin Kathoria and Marilyn Munga Dutlow, Issued by Kantar 3 days

Kantar appoints Yasmin Kathoria as managing partner, Kantar Consulting, South Africa

Advertising

Kantar appoints Yasmin Kathoria as managing partner, Kantar Consulting, South Africa

Issued by Kantar 27 Oct 2026

Branding

Brand belongs in the boardroom... the important reason why

Nadia Ellis 22 Oct 2026

Net 75% of marketers plan to increase investment in AI visibility, including ads

Media

Net 75% of marketers plan to increase investment in AI visibility, including ads

Issued by Kantar 29 Sep 2026

Why TVCs still matter in a hyper-digital world

TV

Why TVCs still matter in a hyper-digital world

Issued by Penquin 16 Sep 2026

Kantar announces leadership changes for its West, East and Central Africa business

Marketing

Kantar announces leadership changes for its West, East and Central Africa business

Issued by Kantar 2 Sep 2026

Competing with giants: How local brands can win in a high-budget digital landscape

Digital

Competing with giants: How local brands can win in a high-budget digital landscape

Issued by Traffic Brand 25 Aug 2026

Rhodes Quality Limited Edition Juices voted Best New Fruit Juice in the 2026 Product of the Year Awards

FMCG

Rhodes Quality Limited Edition Juices voted Best New Fruit Juice in the 2026 Product of the Year Awards

Issued by Rhodes Food Group 20 Aug 2026

Nomaswazi Phumo, head of strategy of Leagas Delaney South Africa says premium brands don’t have a quality problem. They have a distinction problem (Image supplied)

Branding

5 ways to build a distinctive brand

Nomaswazi Phumo 17 Aug 2026

#SheOwnsHerSuccess: (W)omentum brings women together to redefine success

Events

#SheOwnsHerSuccess: (W)omentum brings women together to redefine success

Chloe Posthumus 6 Aug 2026

Marketing

Kantar strengthens brand intelligence offer

Issued by Kantar 3 Aug 2026

South Africa’s most valuable brands add $14bn to their value, as MTN reclaims the no.1 spot

Research

South Africa’s most valuable brands add $14bn to their value, as MTN reclaims the no.1 spot

Issued by Kantar 28 Jul 2026

Has digital marketing become too optimised to be memorable?

Digital

Has digital marketing become too optimised to be memorable?

Issued by Penquin 15 Jul 2026

HR Tools & Software

Poor workplace tech costs SA companies millions, study finds

10 Jul 2026

Marketing

How to build brand equity. Report finds it's not what CMOs are doing

25 Jun 2026

The 2026 Kantar-Diva-Curve Report

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

The 2026 Kantar-Diva-Curve Report

Leigh Andrews and Carissa Poonsammy, Issued by Kantar 3 Jun 2026

Jonathan Greene is the executive VP Americas at RocketSource by Incubeta. Source: Supplied.

Artificial Intelligence

The battle for the AI answer

Jonathan Greene 3 Jun 2026

The 2026 Product of the Year winners announced as voted by South African consumers

Retailers

The 2026 Product of the Year winners announced as voted by South African consumers

Issued by Product of the Year South Africa 3 Jun 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Why AI made your brand your most valuable asset

Courtney Chapple, Issued by Brave Group 28 May 2026

Ivan Moroke, MAA chairperson, examines how marketers genuinely drive growth in using the algorithm and the insight to find commercial success (Image supplied)

Marketing

Algorithm or insight? Neither… it’s a false choice

Ivan Moroke 26 May 2026

Remi Du Preez, managing director at Polygon, says when budgets shrink, brands feel the pressure to disappear, but staying visible (and smart) is what actually wins.

Marketing

7 ways to market smarter when every rand counts

Remi Du Preez 27 May 2026

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026 | Creative Marketer of the Year named

18 May 2026

The Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands 2026

Branding

The Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands 2026

Issued by Kantar 14 May 2026

Advertising

Warc: Meta ad revenue to hit $240bn in 2026 on AI automation

14 May 2026

Advertising

Volkswagen refreshed iconic VW You and Me TVC as part of their 75th anniversary in SA

28 Apr 2026

Panado launches Strawberry 5ml sachets for hassle-free paediatric care

Health & Safety

Panado launches Strawberry 5ml sachets for hassle-free paediatric care

24 Apr 2026

The TV vs digital debate is over. Digital won

Digital

The TV vs digital debate is over. Digital won

Issued by TDMC 23 Apr 2026

Kantar reveals the world’s most effective advertising of the year

Advertising

Kantar reveals the world’s most effective advertising of the year

Issued by Kantar 21 Apr 2026

EvaluateExplorer: AI-driven innovation that hits the target

Research

EvaluateExplorer: AI-driven innovation that hits the target

Dr Nicki Morley, Issued by Kantar 31 Mar 2026

Ivan Moroke (right) is joining Ann Nurock (left) as an executive director at Relationship Audits SA (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

EXCLUSIVE | Ivan Moroke joins Ann Nurock at Relationship Audits

16 Mar 2026

Ziphindiwe Ngcobo is the department executive for marketing at Isuzu Motors South Africa. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

Marketing needs its human layer back

Ziphindiwe Ngcobo 12 Mar 2026

Kantar appoints Ndeye Diagne as chief strategy and transformation officer, MEA & Türkiye

Digital

Kantar appoints Ndeye Diagne as chief strategy and transformation officer, MEA & Türkiye

Issued by Kantar 26 Feb 2026

Advertising

Warc Report | Netflix's ad expansion could double revenue by 2026

19 Feb 2026

Consumers face climate burnout as fears over global conflicts increase

Marketing

Consumers face climate burnout as fears over global conflicts increase

Issued by Kantar 17 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Scopen President, Cesar Vacchiano: Less is more

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | Scopen President, Cesar Vacchiano: Less is more

Cesar Vacchiano 21 Jan 2026

6 trends to help CMOs bridge human intent with machine execution in 2026

Marketing

6 trends to help CMOs bridge human intent with machine execution in 2026

Issued by Incubeta 21 Jan 2026

The Agency Scope 2025 Survey shows an industry racing into AI while dreading the fallout (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing & Media

EXCLUSIVE Agency Scope 2025 | What keeps marketers and agencies awake at night

21 Jan 2026

Kantar announces senior appointments in South Africa and Africa

Digital

Kantar announces senior appointments in South Africa and Africa

Issued by Kantar 20 Jan 2026

Marketing

The precision trap: Why the collapse of attribution is reviving the brand

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 20 Jan 2026

Erica Bopape (CM SA) is the executive for marketing and communications at Absa Business Banking. Source: Absa.

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | Absa's Erica Bopape: What 2026 will demand of financial services marketers

Erica Bopape 14 Jan 2026

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CSI & Philanthropy

‘Checkout charity’ requests often backfire, leaving shoppers feeling guilty: new study

Arvid O. I. Hoffmann, David Matthews, Sally Rao Hill, and Ying Zou 17 Dec 2025

We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2025 Marketing & Media lists

Marketing & Media

#BestofBiz 2025: Marketing & Media

17 Dec 2025

Mark Read, former CEO of WPP, has been announced as the chairman of Kantar’s newly formed Board of Directors (Image source: © Kantar Media )

Media

Mark Read's next move announced

24 Nov 2025

10 marketing trends for 2026

Marketing

10 marketing trends for 2026

Issued by Kantar 18 Nov 2025

Understanding the growing emotional drivers behind consumer choice

FMCG

Understanding the growing emotional drivers behind consumer choice

Issued by TLC Worldwide Africa 13 Nov 2025

Rethinking AI-Generated advertising: How real people really react

Artificial Intelligence

Rethinking AI-Generated advertising: How real people really react

Ecem Erdem and Věra Šídlová, Issued by Kantar 12 Nov 2025

Marketing

Warc's 2026 toolkit: Marketers' confidence wanes

11 Nov 2025