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Why business development is every agency’s secret weapon

Advertising

Why business development is every agency’s secret weapon

Issued by Penquin 8 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Eve Pennington says this should be the golden age of marketing, but agency models haven’t kept pace

Marketing & Media

EXCLUSIVE: Eve Pennington - Has our industry lost its way? A view 25 years in

Eve Pennington 5 May 2025

Source: © Retroviral The Sabre Awards Africa finalists have been announced, with Retroviral and Ogilvy each with seven finalists. Pictured: One of the finalists campaigns, The Eric Cantona Stunt for Showmax by T+W, Retroviral and Grid

PR & Communications

SA's PR agencies show their excellence in Sabre Awards Africa 2025 finalists list

22 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Agency Scope South Africa 2025/26 is set to launch in May 2025, and has been expanded to include AI, influencer marketing and retail media as well as a wider industry scope

Marketing & Media

Agency Scope South Africa 2025/26 to launch in May, with expanded categories and reach

4 Apr 2025

Scopen has unveiled key trends from its first media agencies’ New Business Report in South Africa, which shows that South African media agencies participated in an average of 45 pitches last year (Image supplied)

Media

South African media agencies compete for new business in 45 pitches annually

14 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Scopen unveils key trends from its first creative agencies’ New Business Report in South Africa, which shows that South African creative agencies participated in an average of 47 pitches last year

Marketing & Media

Exclusive: South African creative agencies compete for new business in 47 pitches a year

11 Mar 2025

Source: © DFlat Madrid https://blog.dflatmadrid.com/ DFlat Mardid]] Scopen's Agency Scope has found that among the marketing professionals interviewed, 65% work in Madrid.

Marketing

Scopen's Agency Scope Spain Part 1: Marketers prefer specialist agencies across different disciplines

18 Feb 2025

Advertising

Space advertising faces strong opposition as scientists sound alarm

Karabo Ledwaba 30 Jan 2025

Source: © 123rf Scopen South Africa has launched its New Business Report, a no-charge resource designed to enhance industry knowledge around new business activity in the advertising and communications sectors

Marketing

Scopen South Africa unveils creative and media agencies new business report

30 Jan 2025

Xero’s State of Small Business report: The role of technology SME growth

Research Reports

Xero’s State of Small Business report: The role of technology SME growth

16 Oct 2024

A missing link in your side hustle's path to growth

Research Reports

A missing link in your side hustle's path to growth

10 Jul 2024

Communication is key: Unlock your future at the SU Language Centre’s Communication Lab

Education

Communication is key: Unlock your future at the SU Language Centre’s Communication Lab

Issued by Stellenbosch University Language Centre 24 Jun 2024

Anglo's board has rejected the BHP bid, citing the divestment effects on Amplats business.

Markets & Investment

Anglo board responds to BHP bid, maintains 29 May deadline

Lindsey Schutters 29 May 2024

5 tech trends and predictions for small businesses in 2024

Trends

5 tech trends and predictions for small businesses in 2024

James Bergin 29 Jan 2024

Source: ©AdFocus2021 Rob Rose, editor of FM, (left) with Tumi Rabanye 2021 AdFocus chair (centre) and Faheem Chaudhry, 2022 chair (right)

Media

Rob Rose resigns as Financial Mail editor

29 Jan 2024

Image source: Allan Swart –

IP Law

SA's battle against fake goods

Mohamed Khader 7 Nov 2023

Source: City of Hope.

Healthcare

Breakthroughs in medicine: top virologist on the two most important developments for Africa

Oyewale Tomori 2 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf Design is not just the visual or even tactile experience of a product, but also its functionality

Design

Be 'design-alert' to achieve a 125% return on design-related investments

Simone Rossum 3 Oct 2023

From classroom to boardroom: How education can drive South Africa's economic growth

Higher Education

From classroom to boardroom: How education can drive South Africa's economic growth

Hendrik Moropodi, Issued by Milpark Education 21 Aug 2023

Baywest Mall sold to consortium of buyers

Commercial Property

Baywest Mall sold to consortium of buyers

8 Sep 2023

Grocery basket prices surge: How single women are adapting

Research

Grocery basket prices surge: How single women are adapting

Rudo Manjoro, Issued by KLA 29 Aug 2023

Ukhozi FM's "Lady D" biography lets readers in on the secret to her staying power

Publishing

Ukhozi FM's "Lady D" biography lets readers in on the secret to her staying power

Issued by Likhanyile Group 25 Aug 2023

Young entrepreneurs, listen up: business isn't easy

How To Start Up

Young entrepreneurs, listen up: business isn't easy

1 Aug 2023

SA's power crisis will continue until 2025 - and blackouts will take 5 years to phase out

Energy

SA's power crisis will continue until 2025 - and blackouts will take 5 years to phase out

Hartmut Winkler 9 Jun 2023

South Africa is exporting more food. But it needs to find new growth frontiers

Agriculture

South Africa is exporting more food. But it needs to find new growth frontiers

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Mar 2023

Accenture recognised as overall top employer in South Africa for 2023!

HR & Management

Accenture recognised as overall top employer in South Africa for 2023!

Issued by Stone 20 Jan 2023

Liam Connors, Client Director, Digital Logistics, BT

Trends

#BizTrends2023: 3 key approaches to maintaining sustainable logistics in 2023

Liam Connors 9 Jan 2023

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Construction & Engineering

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Robert Ter Morshuizen 5 Dec 2022

Donwald Pressly has died. Source: LinkedIn.

Publishing

Tributes pour in for late journalist and editor Donwald Pressly

Karabo Ledwaba 28 Oct 2022

SMEs encouraged to tap into trends that drive job creation and growth

SMEs

SMEs encouraged to tap into trends that drive job creation and growth

Issued by Business Partners Limited 12 Oct 2022

7 global trends impacting FMCG locally - plus some trade secrets to boost sales in 2023 and beyond!

Marketing

7 global trends impacting FMCG locally - plus some trade secrets to boost sales in 2023 and beyond!

Issued by Tradeway 6 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. David Morobe,

SMEs

The worlds of business and social activism are merging

David Morobe 5 Oct 2022

Burst mining dam in Jagersfontien: what must be done to prevent another disaster

Health & Safety

Burst mining dam in Jagersfontien: what must be done to prevent another disaster

Charles MacRobert 16 Sep 2022

Image source: Dmitriy Shironosov –

Employee Wellness

Prioritise your people for the well-being of your business

Colin Timmis 15 Sep 2022

5 strategies that can help SMEs shift their mindset towards tech adoption

SMEs

5 strategies that can help SMEs shift their mindset towards tech adoption

Colin Timmis 21 Jun 2022

Barriers to technology adoption for SMEs still exist, even in an increasingly 'tech intense' world

Community

Barriers to technology adoption for SMEs still exist, even in an increasingly 'tech intense' world

Karmany Reddy 19 May 2022

Celebrating the resilience of women-owned businesses in SA

SMEs

Celebrating the resilience of women-owned businesses in SA

Nunu Ntshingila 13 Apr 2022

Informal waste collection shouldn't let plastic polluters off the hook: here's why

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Informal waste collection shouldn't let plastic polluters off the hook: here's why

Teresa Sandra Perez 4 Feb 2022

Source: Dolgachov -

E-commerce

Online retail trends taking root in 2022

11 Jan 2022

The roadmap to entrepreneurial success: powerful strategies from the top for building a truly successful business

Events & Conferencing

The roadmap to entrepreneurial success: powerful strategies from the top for building a truly successful business

Issued by Topco Media 15 Oct 2021

Mr Price grows sales despite trade and supply chain disruptions

Retailers

Mr Price grows sales despite trade and supply chain disruptions

23 Aug 2021

PR & Communications

Using PR to build broad brand awareness for Mukuru

Issued by DUO Marketing + Communications 18 Aug 2021

Enid Lizamore, executive head, HR, Santam

Financial Services

#WomensMonth: Shecession in the financial services sector

Enid Lizamore 12 Aug 2021

Facebook Good Ideas Festival puts spotlight on small businesses

SMEs

Facebook Good Ideas Festival puts spotlight on small businesses

8 Jul 2021

Credit: Shoprite Group

E-commerce

Why SA's largest grocery consumer market still isn't shopping online

Semona Pillay 21 May 2021