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Tshegofatso Makola is a broadcaster at Tuks Fm. Source: Supplied.

Radio & Audio

Tuks FM presenter Tshegofatso Makola earns global recognition for news broadcasting

Karabo Ledwaba 21 Nov 2025

Luxury shoppers are not only looking towards well-known brands like Gucci. Source: Luxity.

Retail

SA shoppers look beyond popular luxury brands

Karabo Ledwaba 19 Nov 2025

Advertising

Havas denies talks with WPP

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Nov 2025

A screenshot of the advertisement on YouTube Shorts.

Advertising

Energy drink in hot water over 'drinking and driving' ad

Karabo Ledwaba 14 Nov 2025

Ogilvy South Africa and Yum! took the top industry honours at the Marketing and Media Alliance sub-Saharan Africa's 2025 Smarties (image supplied)

Marketing

Ogilvy and Yum! take top honours at MMA SSA Smarties

14 Nov 2025

Can the Sunlight bar become a youth icon through #RaiseTheBar?

Marketing

Can the Sunlight bar become a youth icon through #RaiseTheBar?

Karabo Ledwaba 13 Nov 2025

Sola Oke is the managing director for Pernod Ricard Africa. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

#AfricaTechFestival: Sola Oke on technology, innovation and Africa’s cultural future

Karabo Ledwaba 12 Nov 2025

Clinton Brink stars in Kings of Joburg. Source: YouTube.

Marketing

All the African GEMA Award winners

Karabo Ledwaba 11 Nov 2025

Ogilvy wins most effective agency at Effies 2025

Marketing

Ogilvy wins most effective agency at Effies 2025

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 30 Oct 2025

The Lead Creative: "More creative freedom, less money"

The Lead Creative

The Lead Creative: "More creative freedom, less money"

29 Oct 2025

Image credit: GynaGuard

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

GynaGuard wants to change the way intimate wellness is marketed in South Africa

27 Oct 2025

Knorr wants Imana to stop calling itself 'No.1 Soup'

Advertising

Knorr wants Imana to stop calling itself 'No.1 Soup'

Karabo Ledwaba 21 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

#NedbankIMC2025 | Dr Gillian Hammah: Blending AI and human capabilities

IMC Conference

#NedbankIMC2025 | Dr Gillian Hammah: Blending AI and human capabilities

Danette Breitenbach 14 Oct 2025

Source: © 123rf Forward-thinking CMOs are reshaping the way creative and media intersect as integrated briefs become standard practice

Marketing & Media

Building responsive systems: Integrating creative and media

14 Oct 2025

VML Birdwatching at The Loeries | Episode 7: Meet the award winning young creatives

Loeries Creative Week

VML Birdwatching at The Loeries | Episode 7: Meet the award winning young creatives

Karabo Ledwaba 13 Oct 2025

#Loeries2025: Leaders talk love, AI and authenticity

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2025: Leaders talk love, AI and authenticity

Karabo Ledwaba 9 Oct 2025

Dr Gillian Hammah at the Nedbank IMC Conference 2025.

IMC Conference

#NedbankIMC2025 | Dr Gillian Hammah's 7 steps to integrating AI in your business

Karabo Ledwaba 6 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

Charl Bassil is a big proponent of thinking like a challenger. Source: Nedbank IMC.

IMC Conference

#NedbankIMC2025: Charl Bassil — Ban “iconic”, think challenger, farm for the long game

Karabo Ledwaba 1 Oct 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

Marjorie Langa plays Gloria on Scandal!. Source: eTV.

TV

With Scandal! out, Generations stands alone as millennials’ final soapie

Karabo Ledwaba 29 Sep 2025

Absolute Pets is the complainant. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

Pet food delivery exclusivity claim lands Checkers in ARB's crosshairs

Karabo Ledwaba 25 Sep 2025

Marketing

Dentsu report: Winning with AI requires a human touch

Karabo Ledwaba 17 Sep 2025

Advertising

ARB dismisses complaint against Cars.co.za radio ad

Karabo Ledwaba 15 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf MRF has released the 19th edition Marketing All Product Survey with two significant updates

Research

2 updates in released Maps survey

12 Sep 2025

Cardi B asks if she is the drama. Source: Cardi B.

Marketing

Cardi B turns viral legal trial moments into album campaign

Karabo Ledwaba 4 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf 76% of advertisers in Mexico work with specialised agencies and still wish to continue working with them in the future, with one agency as the lead agency

Marketing & Media

Part 1: Agency Scope Mexico - Specialised agencies still preferred over integration

2 Sep 2025

Phenduka was fired on Monday. Source: Kaya FM.

Radio & Audio

“They fired me”: Sol Phenduka confirms Kaya 959 exit

Karabo Ledwaba 2 Sep 2025

Burger King's 'taste on fire' put to the test

Advertising

Burger King's 'taste on fire' put to the test

Karabo Ledwaba 29 Aug 2025

#WomensMonth: CSA Global's Kirby Manousakis on why connection is the true currency in marketing

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: CSA Global's Kirby Manousakis on why connection is the true currency in marketing

Karabo Ledwaba 28 Aug 2025

Tshidi Madia passed away at the age of 42. Source: YouTube.

Media

Sanef, Presidency and colleagues pay tribute to Tshidi Madia

Karabo Ledwaba 28 Aug 2025

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: How a Limpopo upbringing armed Erica Bopape for Absa's corporate world

Karabo Ledwaba 27 Aug 2025

Branding

Cracker Barrel reverts to classic logo after customer pushback

27 Aug 2025

Marce Heath is the commercial marketing lead at Asus South Africa. Source: Supplied.

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie: Marce Heath on AI, creativity, and leadership at Asus South Africa

Karabo Ledwaba 26 Aug 2025

Ogilvy wins Best Digital Agency at 2025 Bookmarks Awards

IAB Bookmarks Awards

Ogilvy wins Best Digital Agency at 2025 Bookmarks Awards

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 22 Aug 2025

Heineken vs SAB: The “demi-sec” dispute

Advertising

Heineken vs SAB: The “demi-sec” dispute

Karabo Ledwaba 21 Aug 2025

#WomensMonth: Rochelle de Paiva steps up as vice president of communications at Anglo American

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Rochelle de Paiva steps up as vice president of communications at Anglo American

Karabo Ledwaba 20 Aug 2025

The Lead Creative: Unpacking Cannes 2025 with Xolisa Dyeshana and Saf Sindhi

The Lead Creative

The Lead Creative: Unpacking Cannes 2025 with Xolisa Dyeshana and Saf Sindhi

20 Aug 2025

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie: Haydn Henning, brand manager at Lift

Karabo Ledwaba 19 Aug 2025

Source: Nedbank IMC.

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | Volkswagen SA's Harpur on navigating the attention economy

Chloe Posthumus 18 Aug 2025

How Aware.org, Skeem Saam and Wonder rewrote the underage drinking script

Youth Marketing

How Aware.org, Skeem Saam and Wonder rewrote the underage drinking script

Karabo Ledwaba 13 Aug 2025

Source: Nedbank IMC

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | Dr Gillian Hammah on the human edge in an AI-driven marketing world

Chloe Posthumus 14 Aug 2025

Kionna Moodley is the shopper marketing lead for PepsiCo. Source: Supplied.

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Kionna Moodley's shopper marketing vision for PepsiCo in Africa

Karabo Ledwaba 11 Aug 2025

#BehindtheIMC | Zubair Timol: AI and culture as catalysts for African growth

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | Zubair Timol: AI and culture as catalysts for African growth

Chloe Posthumus 11 Aug 2025

Pineapple Insurance faces backlash for stereotyping taxi drivers

Advertising

Pineapple Insurance faces backlash for stereotyping taxi drivers

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Aug 2025

Bryony Rose. Source: Nedbank IMC

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | Bryony Rose on AI search, adaptability, and redefining digital visibility

Chloe Posthumus 7 Aug 2025

#WomensMonth: How Accenture's Meaghan and Tennessee keep up with the goal posts

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: How Accenture's Meaghan and Tennessee keep up with the goal posts

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Aug 2025