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The KFC at Epsom Downs Shopping Centre, Bryanston, Sandton (image source: © Eva-Last

Branding

KFC first in Quarterly Buzz Ranking, reflects shift in marketing landscape

1 hour

First SA Google Search CPC and CTR industry benchmark

Digital

First SA Google Search CPC and CTR industry benchmark

Issued by AdBot 5 hours

Gail Schimmel, CEO of the Advertising Regulatory Board, talks about the need to regulate advertising of online gambling (Image source: © 123rf )

Advertising

A hot topic: Online gambling advertising regulation

Gail Schimmel 1 day

Tanika Corneleus, digital campaign lead at midnight says automated marketing isn’t a set-and-forget solution – it needs the right data and metrics (Image supplied)

Digital

How automation can help marketers get better ROI from ad campaigns

Tanika Corneleus 1 day

Communications leader, Perri King, crowned at Forty Under 40 South Africa

DEI

Communications leader, Perri King, crowned at Forty Under 40 South Africa

3 days

Digital

Black Friday's digital waste: Are brands getting buried?

Scott Reinders 27 Oct 2025

Advertising

Online gambling ads: Somebody has to say “enough”

Sarah Britten 27 Oct 2025

The digital circuit breaker: Why marketing can no longer outsource resilience to IT

Digital

The digital circuit breaker: Why marketing can no longer outsource resilience to IT

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 23 Oct 2025

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Paediatrics

Flavourings in South African baby food could pose health risk, finds new Stellies study

22 Oct 2025

Branding

Half of B2B CMOs think brand doesn’t matter. They’re wrong

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 22 Oct 2025

VML South Africa has appointed Danelle Stiles (left) as chief operating officer and Insaaf Khan (right) as chief client officer (Image supplied, composite: Bizcommunity © Lesley Svenson)

Advertising

VML's new-look exco, with 2 significant appointments

21 Oct 2025

Source: © 123rf Warc Media’s latest Platform Insights by WARC Media provides comprehensive data-driven intelligence on LinkedIn’s advertising landscape

Research

LinkedIn's advertising bigger than other mid-size social platforms

21 Oct 2025

WhatsApp, the ‘killer app’ for word-of-mouth in SA’s township economies

Marketing

WhatsApp, the ‘killer app’ for word-of-mouth in SA’s township economies

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 21 Oct 2025

HR Indaba 2025: Why “post and pray” is no longer enough for strategic recruitment

Talent Acquisition

HR Indaba 2025: Why “post and pray” is no longer enough for strategic recruitment

Issued by Pnet 17 Oct 2025

Cover Bokkie pet insurance ad found confusing

Advertising

Cover Bokkie pet insurance ad found confusing

Karabo Ledwaba 17 Oct 2025

Advertising

Warc report: How values-driven marketing can transform advertising effectiveness

16 Oct 2025

The ultimate Black Friday 2025 survival guide for South African e-commerce retailers October 2025

E-commerce

The ultimate Black Friday 2025 survival guide for South African e-commerce retailers October 2025

Issued by TDMC 15 Oct 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Checkers cooks with Jamie Oliver, Vaseline warms hearts

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Checkers cooks with Jamie Oliver, Vaseline warms hearts

Brendan Seery 14 Oct 2025

Lanseria offers brands a strategic domination zone

OOH

Lanseria offers brands a strategic domination zone

14 Oct 2025

Talent Acquisition

Why you should apply consumer marketing techniques to recruitment

Celeste Sirin 13 Oct 2025

Your mind deserves a blank space

Marketing

Your mind deserves a blank space

Issued by Havas Johannesburg 13 Oct 2025

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Advertising

Why the proposed ban on alcohol advertising has a valid point

Corné Kritzinger 10 Oct 2025

Helping South Africans build financial confidence with the help of AI

Artificial Intelligence

Helping South Africans build financial confidence with the help of AI

Kelly Driscoll, Issued by Sanlam Fintech 10 Oct 2025

Absolute Ablution’s rebranding delivers 75 quality leads in just 2 months with Cape Marketing Agency

Marketing

Absolute Ablution’s rebranding delivers 75 quality leads in just 2 months with Cape Marketing Agency

Issued by Cape Marketing Agency 9 Oct 2025

Ethel Ramos. Source: Supplied.

Artificial Intelligence

Ethel Ramos | What ChatGPT’s instant checkout means for brand storytelling

Ethel Ramos 7 Oct 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

Liquor Amendment Bill moves to ban alcohol advertising

Sabrina de Freitas and Juliet Killick 2 Oct 2025

A new Eskimi study highlights South Africa in second place in running the most Gen Z-focused ad campaigns. (Image supplied.)

Youth Marketing

South Africa sets new standards with Gen Z-focused advertising

2 Oct 2025

Advertising

Meta to leverage AI chat data for personalised ads

Karabo Ledwaba 2 Oct 2025

A snippet from the Road trip film.

Advertising

Watch | New ChatGPT ads just like movie scenes

Karabo Ledwaba 1 Oct 2025

Luyanda Mazibuko, SEM's creative production manager, asks how homegrown brands can actually tap into the hearts of the diverse South African market? (Image supplied)

Marketing

#ProudlySA: How local brands can win the hearts of South African consumers

Luyanda Mazibuko 1 Oct 2025

Social Media

TikTok launches African All-Stars Brand Edition

30 Sep 2025

Algorithm Agency and Mobiclicks celebrate a New Generation Awards win for data-driven marketing

Marketing

Algorithm Agency and Mobiclicks celebrate a New Generation Awards win for data-driven marketing

Issued by Algorithm Agency 29 Sep 2025

Simba’s Together Tastes Better campaign pays homage to the rich flavour of human connection

Marketing

Simba’s Together Tastes Better campaign pays homage to the rich flavour of human connection

Issued by M&C Saatchi Abel 29 Sep 2025

Advertising

Meta introduces R92 ad free subscriptions for the UK

29 Sep 2025

Magix R&D Lab exposes rising deepfake cyber threats in new white paper

Technology

Magix R&D Lab exposes rising deepfake cyber threats in new white paper

Issued by Magix Security (Pty) Ltd 25 Sep 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Heritage wins with Castle and Eskort, but Spar sparks backlash

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Heritage wins with Castle and Eskort, but Spar sparks backlash

Brendan Seery 25 Sep 2025

The Guardian launches major marketing campaign to boost US presence

Newspapers

The Guardian launches major marketing campaign to boost US presence

23 Sep 2025

Kantar Media Reactions 2025: The great divide

Research

Kantar Media Reactions 2025: The great divide

Issued by Kantar 23 Sep 2025

Youth Marketing

WiM Africa and Kantar tackle Gen Z marketing disruptions in lively debate

22 Sep 2025

Advertising

Samsung to display ads on smart refrigerators in the US

19 Sep 2025

Media

The secret to brand success: Going deeper than meme culture

Simon Spreckley 18 Sep 2025

Karen Nelson-Field | The attention deficit: How to overcome it

Marketing & Media

Karen Nelson-Field | The attention deficit: How to overcome it

Danette Breitenbach 15 Sep 2025

Absa won the Grand Prix Award. Source: YouTube.

Streaming

Meet the YouTube Works Awards winners

11 Sep 2025

#BehindtheCampaign: Happy Friday and Alta du Toit show what it means to be Forever Young

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Happy Friday and Alta du Toit show what it means to be Forever Young

Issued by Happy Friday 11 Sep 2025

Source: © VML Parusha Partab, chief strategy officer, VML South Africa says leading with empathy – not noise – is how brands can get the balance right between grounded messaging and standout creativity

Trends

#BizTrends2025 | VML's Parusha Partab: Empathy in a surreal world and other trends

Parusha Partab 11 Sep 2025

Netflix opens ad inventory to Amazon DSP

Advertising

Netflix opens ad inventory to Amazon DSP

11 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Mariangela Caineri Zenati, marketing manager at social media management platform Loomly examines the implications of the controversial social media ban for teenagers in Australia

Social Media

The implications for brands of the social media ban for teenagers in Australia

Mariangela Caineri Zenati 10 Sep 2025

How AI is taking e-commerce places in South Africa

E-commerce

How AI is taking e-commerce places in South Africa

Issued by TDMC 10 Sep 2025