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SA’s unique AI habits key to capturing market share this retail peak

Technology

SA’s unique AI habits key to capturing market share this retail peak

Zaida Kamish and Malcolm Peters, Issued by Incubeta 1 hour

Numbers are not the death of creativity. Bad measurement is

Marketing

Numbers are not the death of creativity. Bad measurement is

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 3 hours

Carlo Murison is the CEO and founder of Two Tone Global. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

25 years in - Carlo Murison on building Two Tone Global

Karabo Ledwaba 1 day

Rocket Creative unveils ‘Rocket 2.0’ with stunning new Linbro Park facility

Retail Marketing

Rocket Creative unveils ‘Rocket 2.0’ with stunning new Linbro Park facility

Issued by Rocket Creative Design & Display 1 day

Artificial Intelligence

AI makes ad targeting routine, forcing brands to bet on creative

Natascha Torres 11 Sep 2026

Fossil Free South Africa has won four victories over “greenwashing” in advertising by oil, coal and gas companies, write the authors. Graphic: Lisa Nelson

Environment & Natural Resources

Fossil fuel companies rebuked for greenwashing

Jo-Anne Smetherham, Kholwani Simelane and Patrick Bond 11 Sep 2026

Ad fraud: The cheapest lead may be the most expensive lead you ever buy

Digital

Ad fraud: The cheapest lead may be the most expensive lead you ever buy

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 10 Sep 2026

A clean bill of health is not a diagnosis

Advertising

A clean bill of health is not a diagnosis

Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 10 Sep 2026

Retail Marketing

Your brand’s credibility is now more valuable than a pretty website

Mkhuseli Vangile 10 Sep 2026

The era of 'feel-good marketing': Why positivity and purpose-driven storytelling is cutting through the noise

Marketing

The era of 'feel-good marketing': Why positivity and purpose-driven storytelling is cutting through the noise

Issued by Penquin 10 Sep 2026

Terry McKenna will be leading Lobengula Advertising's creative work. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

Lobengula Advertising appoints Terry McKenna to top creative role

10 Sep 2026

Turn browsers into buyers with expert product reviews on MyBroadband

Online Media

Turn browsers into buyers with expert product reviews on MyBroadband

Issued by Broad Media 9 Sep 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Gail Schimmel | Consumer scepticism will rise as AI changes advertising

Gail Schimmel 9 Sep 2026

From beer cans to cameras: Corona puts a new spin on outdoor advertising

Art

From beer cans to cameras: Corona puts a new spin on outdoor advertising

9 Sep 2026

‘We are already here’: Paul Reynell on Africa’s next PR chapter

Prism Awards

‘We are already here’: Paul Reynell on Africa’s next PR chapter

Karabo Ledwaba 9 Sep 2026

Marketing

Why brand memory should be the next frontier of influencer measurement

Hayley Watters, Issued by Actorvate 9 Sep 2026

South Africa Fashion Awards 2026 names nominees as public voting opens

Fashion

South Africa Fashion Awards 2026 names nominees as public voting opens

8 Sep 2026

Moonlighting won silver at the Gerety's. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

2 African agencies among Gerety Awards winners

8 Sep 2026

Marketing

Your brand has a new shop window: AI

Stephen Forbes 8 Sep 2026

Justice Sharise Weiner appointed as ARB Final Appeal Chair. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

ARB appoints Justice Sharise Weiner to lead appeals body

7 Sep 2026

Why South Africa’s top companies advertise on BusinessTech

Online Media

Why South Africa’s top companies advertise on BusinessTech

Issued by Broad Media 4 Sep 2026

Lessons in building your talent pipeline from HR Summit 2026

Talent Acquisition

Lessons in building your talent pipeline from HR Summit 2026

Simon Blair, Issued by Pnet 3 Sep 2026

Advertising

Publicis takes PepsiCo global media role from Omnicom’s OMD

3 Sep 2026

Fame Week Africa, Pressure Cooker Studios team up on songwriting camp

Music

Fame Week Africa, Pressure Cooker Studios team up on songwriting camp

3 Sep 2026

2026 Effie Awards South Africa grand jury announced

Effie Awards

2026 Effie Awards South Africa grand jury announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 3 Sep 2026

Does advertising still matter in the age of AI slop?

Artificial Intelligence

Does advertising still matter in the age of AI slop?

Anthea Whitehead, Issued by AAA School of Advertising 3 Sep 2026

Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT Ads hits $1bn revenue run rate

3 Sep 2026

Marketing has changed. Why media planning must change with it

Marketing

Marketing has changed. Why media planning must change with it

Tebogo Motshwene, Issued by Nor Digital Communications 2 Sep 2026

Online retail reaches 10% of South Africa market as sales hit R159bn

E-commerce

Online retail reaches 10% of South Africa market as sales hit R159bn

2 Sep 2026

Marketing

Boring is a choice: stop hiding your best B2B stories

Noleen Thompson 2 Sep 2026

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Glenlivet’s clumsy brand risk vs Airlink’s brand reward

Brendan Seery 2 Sep 2026

The invisible safety net – South Africans are redefining who counts as family

Research

The invisible safety net – South Africans are redefining who counts as family

Issued by KLA 1 Sep 2026

WesBank New Generation Awards announces 2026 finalists

Digital

WesBank New Generation Awards announces 2026 finalists

Issued by WesBank New Generation Awards 1 Sep 2026

Advertising isn't really about creativity. It's about people

Marketing

Advertising isn't really about creativity. It's about people

Yvonne Acheampong, Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 1 Sep 2026

Building trust in motion: How transit advertising built reach and trust for Capitec Bank funeral plans

Media

Building trust in motion: How transit advertising built reach and trust for Capitec Bank funeral plans

Issued by Blu Label Media 1 Sep 2026

Lifestyle

Global brand Time Out launches Durban guide for local discovery

31 Aug 2026

LevelUp 2027: The Up&Up Group opens applications for its graduate programme

Education

LevelUp 2027: The Up&Up Group opens applications for its graduate programme

Issued by The Up&Up Group 31 Aug 2026

Kyla Booysen, head of client service at Special Effects Media, asks, "We fought for a seat at the table, but what happens now that we’re sitting at it?" (Image supplied)

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | What happens after we get a seat at the table?

Kyla Booysen 31 Aug 2026

For years the industry conversation has swung between two extremes: bring everything in-house, or trust it all to an agency, but now most marketers have quietly stopped having that argument (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing

Marketers and agencies: Building hybrid set-ups, not choosing sides

31 Aug 2026

Ogilvy South Africa opens applications for the 2027 Ogilvy Giants Graduate Programme

Education

Ogilvy South Africa opens applications for the 2027 Ogilvy Giants Graduate Programme

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 28 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth: Isuzu’s Nandi Matomela on taking up space in automotive

Dealers

#WomensMonth: Isuzu’s Nandi Matomela on taking up space in automotive

28 Aug 2026

Top Click is a Google Premier Partner in South Africa for 2026

Digital

Top Click is a Google Premier Partner in South Africa for 2026

Issued by Top Click 28 Aug 2026

Fanta creates new horror universe for Halloween campaign

Marketing

Fanta creates new horror universe for Halloween campaign

28 Aug 2026

Maybe we should stop celebrating Women's Day

Women's Month

Maybe we should stop celebrating Women's Day

Melanie Campbell, Issued by Hoorah Digital 27 Aug 2026

If AI takes the junior jobs, who learns the craft?

Advertising

If AI takes the junior jobs, who learns the craft?

Masego Motsogi, Issued by M+C Saatchi Abel 27 Aug 2026

Sunlight is in the process of amending its packaging. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

Unilever granted extension to change Sunlight Platinum packaging

Karabo Ledwaba 27 Aug 2026

Why the best marketing leaders don't always start in marketing

Women's Month

Why the best marketing leaders don't always start in marketing

Issued by Penquin 12 Aug 2026

When is a personal post actually an advertisement?

Consumer Law

When is a personal post actually an advertisement?

Robyn Shepherd, Issued by SchoemanLaw 26 Aug 2026

AI is optimising for ad fraud… because you told it to

Artificial Intelligence

AI is optimising for ad fraud… because you told it to

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 26 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Edna Mohale: Living much more deliberately in her purpose

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Edna Mohale: Living much more deliberately in her purpose

Danette Breitenbach 26 Aug 2026