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![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686577-400x208.jpg?3) | Koo Govender has taken up the position of CEO at Publicis Groupe Africa (PGA) the first female in this position...read |
| ![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686724-400x208.jpg?3) | TechCabal, the flagship publication of Big Cabal Media (BCM), a Nigerian digital media company has appointed South African journalist and editor Adrian Ephraim as their editor-in-chief...read |
| ![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687206-400x208.jpg?3) | Music superstar Rihanna will be headlining this year's Super Bowl halftime performance with more than 200 million people expected to tune into the show...read |
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![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686737.png) | ISSUED BY ROCKETSEED Pronouncing someone's name correctly can make a big difference. It can make a colleague feel more supported, create a more inclusive corporate culture and even help secure sales as Damian Hamp-Adams, CEO of Rocketseed explains... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686815.png) | ISSUED BY DENTSU In response to the challenging economic outlook over the next three years, dentsu has launched the Dentsu Procurement Academy (DPA)... Read |
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![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686547.png) | ISSUED BY TBWA Staying ahead of the digital curve means ensuring talent keeps up with the demands of the modern-day workplace such as requirements for data and digital analytical ability... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686688-120x120.jpg?1) | The launch of The greatest story ever worn kicks off the celebration of the 501 jeans' 150th anniversary... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686826.png) | ISSUED BY GREY AFRICA Good-natured and compliant are just some adjectives used to describe the average personality of a local South African - while paying bills on time, noticing variations in what they pay for versus what they get in return... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686888-120x120.jpg?3) | Google has announced the rollout of its election ads policy in South Africa, the first in sub-Saharan Africa... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686948-120x120.jpg?3) | KARABO LEDWABA This week we speak to Robynne-Rowlinson-Bisset about her job as the strategic planning director at VMLY&R... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686973.png) | ISSUED BY MOTSEPE ADVERTISING Attention all aspiring marketing mavens and ad wizards! Get ready to ignite your careers with a blast of energy, because Motsepe Advertising's internship programme applications are officially open!... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687006.jpg) | PAUL MIDDLETON, ISSUED BY EBONY+IVORY Admittedly, as the head of a creative agency, this wasn't a question I thought I'd ever have to seriously answer. But the question has surfaced and I'd like to empathically say, YES! copywriting is still important and possibly more important than ever... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687173.jpg) | ISSUED BY GREY AFRICA Amarula, South Africa's number 1 cream liqueur and the world's first and only cream liqueur made with real marula fruit spirit, has released a new global TV commercial... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687168-120x120.jpg?3) | The New York Festivals Health Awards has announced the 2023 NYF Health Awards DE+I Board... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687353-120x120.jpg?3) | SID PEIMER With marketers under pressure due to issues such as load shedding, they must also contend with the myriad sensitivities of the consumer... Read |
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![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686536.jpg) | ISSUED BY BROAD MEDIA BusinessTech is a great platform with a large audience of highly influential readers who make purchasing decisions in their businesses and households... Read |
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![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687356.png) | MARK ANNETT, ISSUED BY MAXIMIZER SOFTWARE An effective application of a customer relationship management (CRM) system allows business owners and management to maximise their operations even during major challenges... Read |
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![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686612-120x120.jpg?3) | LAUREN HARTZENBERG South African contemporary trans-seasonal fashion brand, Munkus, is the brainchild of ambitious young Soweto-born designer Thando Ntuli... Read |
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![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687459.png) | BIBI BURNESS, ISSUED BY BURNESSEO ChatGPT has recently been generating a lot of buzz in South Africa. Several publications have reported that the chatbot is being hailed as a revolutionary development in AI technology... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686347.jpg) | With the new year in full swing, local and global headlines have garnered the interest of South Africans across the board... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686805.jpg) | Microsoft says the the new Bing is running on a new, next-generation OpenAI large language model that is more powerful than ChatGPT... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687069.jpg) | COLIN TIMMIS Recent Xero research revealed that 35% of small businesses are seeking more government investment... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687368.jpg) | HELOISE GREEFF The long-standing rivalry between Google and Microsoft reached a head this week when Google revealed its challenger to Microsoft's groundbreaking ChatGPT tool... Read |
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![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686910-120x120.jpg?5) | EVAN-LEE COURIE Over the years there has been growing recognition within the arts and cultural sectors of the urgency of the climate crisis and opportunities for change... Read |
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![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687144.png) | ISSUED BY DENTSU Discovering the real people behind the data is what makes Dentsu's approach unique. We use a combination of our own proprietary, quantitative, qualitative, and real-time data sources to derive real insight... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687446.png) | ISSUED BY HOMEMAKERS The much anticipated 28th Johannesburg Homemakers Fair is back in full force after a two-year hiatus, at the same venue it started at back in the day (1994)... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687468.jpg) | ISSUED BY RAND SHOW The Rand Show - taking place from 6 to 10 April 2023 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec - is South Africa's longest-standing and largest consumer exhibition... Read |
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![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686690.jpg) | ISSUED BY MULTICHOICE The 2023 Joburg Film Festival has a dedicated space for virtual reality filmmaking... Read |
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![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686506.jpg) | BRENT SMITH, ISSUED BY NEW MEDIA New Media has had one of its best award seasons on record, with the South African content marketing agency winning big in New York and London... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686528-120x120.jpg?3) | ALBERT MAKOENG Although brands and consumers will continue to evolve and adapt in a world where markets are undergoing rapid change and innovation, it is not enough to simply partake in influencer marketing. Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686560.png) | ISSUED BY SMART MEDIA We all know how the marketing funnel works, coaxing customers from general brand awareness to specific product conversions... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687045-120x120.jpg?2) | Johanna McDowell, founder and CEO of the Independent Agency Search and Selection unpacks the marketing economy in South Africa... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686986.jpg) | ISSUED BY DEMOGRAPHICA Demographica is thrilled to welcome Gugu Shabalala as head of strategy to its stable... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686982-120x120.jpg?7) | ROSS SIBBALD As reserve banks continue to increase interest rates in a bid to curb inflation, a global recession may be
inevitable in 2023... Read |
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![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686742.png) | CANDY DEMPERS, ISSUED BY MEDIAHEADS 360 From the late seventies, television has become a staple with South African audiences, from
bunny-ears, decoders to dishes, and streaming devices... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686628-120x120.jpg?3) | AMINDEH BLAISE ATABONG, BATE FELIX, ANDREW CAWTHORNE A Cameroonian businessman was arrested on Monday in connection with the murder of a prominent journalist... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686849-120x120.jpg?2) | DANETTE BREITENBACH Journalists, particularly women journalists, are facing increasing threats of violence, physically, sexually and virtually... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686822-120x120.jpg?5) | ABRAHAM ACHIRGA, SOFIA CHRISTENSEN, HEREWARD HOLLAND AND AURORA ELLIS The run-up to a vote is usually a chance for small businesses like Shimatex Prints to cash in on election paraphernalia ranging from hats and flip-flops to tissue boxes and cooking oil labels... Read |
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![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686990.png) | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA OUTDOOR After an intense executive search by Egon Zehnder, an international headhunter, Primedia Group announced that leading businessman Bongumusa Makhathini has joined the Group, heading up Primedia Outdoor... Read |
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![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686523-120x120.jpg?1) | The Public Relations and Communications Association Africa and the African Public Relations Association will jointly launch the state of African PR study... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686962.png) | ISSUED BY DUO MARKETING + COMMUNICATIONS CEO Judith Middleton unpacks how PR and marketing have evolved and how DUO has created a culture of deep trust... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686997.jpg) | ISSUED BY OLD FRIENDS YOUNG TALENT (OFYT) OFYT is thrilled to announce the appointment of Nandi Zuma as their new new head of PR and a member of their executive committee... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687416-120x120.jpg?3) | KARABO LEDWABA PR specialist and founder of PRLab MatÃas Rodsevich shares his top three marketing trends that we will see in 2023 and beyond... Read |
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![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686803.jpg) | ISSUED BY OFM RADIO 2023 is showtime on OFM! This means glitz, glam and, as always, fun and games that make our listeners win...big time!... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687163.jpg) | ISSUED BY SMILE 90.4FM The Smile FM Breakfast Show pulled off quite the surprise on Tuesday morning... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687263-120x120.jpg?3) | BATHULISILE SHONGWE Since audio is the fastest-growing medium in the world, it is important that we celebrate World Radio Day on 13 February... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687330-120x120.jpg?7) | SISANDA NKOALA It's worthwhile looking ahead at digital audio platforms such as online radio and podcasts, to forecast what the next century of audio broadcasting might and should sound like... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687387.jpg) | ISSUED BY OUR SALAD MIX On World Radio Day this year, the media content agency Newskoop recognises and celebrates the important role of all radio stations and especially the role of community radio in South Africa... Read |
Research |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686957.jpg) | MICHELLE STEYN, ISSUED BY BATELEUR BRAND PLANNING In 2007 South Africa experienced its first bout of load shedding, a whopping 16 years ago. Little did we know that this was the first hint of a new normal for our country... Read |
Retail |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687311-120x120.jpg?3) | LAUREN HARTZENBERG With cash-constrained consumers selective about how they spend their pennies, brands need to work harder to boost their bottom line through innovative sales, engagement and revenue-generating strategies... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686959-120x120.jpg?9) | In a bid to drive further inclusivity across its product line, Mattel's Barbie brand has launched its first doll with scoliosis... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686865-120x120.jpg?3) | The new characters are more representative of the modern world kids navigate, including neurodivergence, gender, ethnicity and physical abilities, whilst the stories they play out reflect more complex emotions and relationships... Read |
Social Media |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686534-120x120.jpg?3) | AYENAT MERSIE A labour court in Kenya ruled on Monday that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, can be sued in the East African country after a former content moderator filed a lawsuit against it alleging poor working conditions... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687158-120x120.jpg?1) | DANETTE BREITENBACH The global media landscape, GWI's report on the latest trends in global media sows that social media is becoming the new search... Read |
Streaming |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687060-120x120.jpg?2) | JON SAVAGE HaveYouHeard's Head of Content, Jon Savage, says podcasts are still boss, despite a slowdown recently in their growth... Read |
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![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687350-120x120.jpg?3) | CARIEN DU PLESSIS AND KOPANO GUMBI This is the third time in as many years that the government has invoked the national disaster state... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687114-120x120.jpg?5) | KATJA HAMILTON On the eve of the State of the Nation Address, Standard Bank's chief economist, Goolam Ballim was not pulling punches in a frank discussion on the outlook of South Africa's economy for 2023... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687138-120x120.jpg?5) | KATJA HAMILTON In his seventh State of the Nation address, Ramaphosa confirms absolute power corrupts absolutely... Read |
![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/686818-120x120.jpg?3) | The CEOs of some of South Africa's largest companies have addressed an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa bemoaning the energy crisis and its "crippling" effect on businesses... Read |
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![](https://cdn.bizcommunity.com/c/2302/687332-120x120.png?5) | South African rapper, AKA, whose real name is Kiernan Forbes, has reportedly died in a drive-by shooting in Durban... Read |
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