Taazima Kala-Essack ponders the implications of the decline in the trust economy Read More

Plus: Santam chooses Joe Public; Takealot out to pitch; Springbok, JoeLabs JV; Orchard On 25 expands to Zim, Kenya; senior moves at News24, Publicis Groupe Africa; AMASA Igniters Forums rela… Read More

Carey Finn chats to four South African packaging design experts about trends, constants and challenges Read More

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Andrew Miller on how leaders may foster engagement while avoiding personal energy drain Read More

One agency's approach to fixing the decline in South Africa’s creative work Read More

Plus: Madeley joins Publicis Groupe Africa; M&C Saatchi Group SA rebrands; Warc’s Future of Strategy 2024; New Gen Awards winners Read More

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Charlie Stewart reflects on the challenge that marketers may have in understanding and articulating the role of strategy Read More

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She’d never heard of copywriting until her second year of uni; now she’s all in. Veli Ngubane finds out more Read More

September #ReadersChoice from Steph van Niekerk, Katlego Mahura & Mongezi Mtati; Eric Cantona for #EditorsChoice Read More

Plus: Resurgence of physical shopping; Clean Creatives' F-List 2024; 5FM at Comic Con Africa; 2024 PRISM winners; last chance to complete MarkLives revenue rankings survey! Read More

Elisma Uys-Hanekom gets a progress report from industry leaders on racial diversity and transformation Read More

Recent sporting talking points are also important for marketing and advertising. Melusi Tshabalala's Everyday Zulu for adland Read More

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Plus: senior sales move at Nielsen Sports SA; Warc Advisory, MSQ on marketing meeting meaning; reminder to complete MarkLives revenue rankings survey; SA Loyalty Awards winners Read More

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Tiffany Markman's 12 steps for making writing slogans a little less painful Read More

The surge in short-film platforms demands that marketers rethink their strategy. Charlie Mathews finds out more Read More

Plus: New Halo group CD; NAB Women's Forum appoints first chairperson; new sales lead for Tractor Outdoor; 17 indie agencies for IAN; WPP buys NCA in the UK Read More

Plus: Kalenga's Forge AI platform; new Avatar strat head, Happy Friday CD; Castrol Africa for Guerilla; Santam positioning refresh; Jamie Oliver endorses Checkers, Discovery Vitality; Gadget… Read More

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In memory of our friend and industry colleague, Ken Preston, 1943–2024 Read More

Johanna McDowell on enriching the story and the outcomes Read More

Dean Oelschig on how, in adland, you get to choose either efficiency or effectiveness — not both Read More

Plus: Decade for Netwerk24; Taback for WildEarth; Business Partners for HLS; LG SA ecommerce; Warc on global ad spend; correction Read More

August choices from Vuyo Henda, Pete Little and Khangi Dziba, plus ML editors pick Checkers’ “Better Together” Read More

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Anne van Rensburg on the preference of watching content in a mother tongue, plus resonating concepts Read More

The Jozi-based director tells Carey Finn about the science of humour, the strangeness of 2024, and learning to lean Read More

The freelance director tells Veli Ngubane about her journey into adland, from making TV ads to a Netflix romcom series Read More

Plus: Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable SA Brands; new BBDO Worldwide president/CEO; MTN, omniaudio collab; call to enter second Creative Cleanup; Effies SA finalists; Bookmark winners; IMC ticket… Read More

Andrew Miller on why freestyling matters to business Read More

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After all, writes Ryan Sauer, gaining market share isn’t a sprint or marathon — it’s a relay race Read More

PR needs better PR to ensure its strategic importance is recognised and valued, writes Taazima Kala-Essack Read More

Gugulethu Shabalala on the power of multilingual B2B marketing Read More

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Plus: Shuttleworth leaves Brave; new KLA MD; Nedbank IMC giveaway; Radisson for HLS; Flow to promote HerVenture; Duo's new consumer tech division; Dentsu Group Q2 report; new Steenberg CI; I… Read More

We look at the benefits, process and pricing of continuing professional development — and also ask if adland is missing out Read More

Plus: Brave Group wins Sava; senior GroupM promotions; Mabote joins Decode; new Isuzu marketing comms specialist; Irvine Partners opens in Stuttgart, launches travel & tourism division;… Read More

Today’s intelligent agency will be ready for tomorrow’s unknown AI future, writes Ryan Sauer Read More

Tiffany Markman on why we should avoid Latin in business English Read More

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Plus: New Newzroom Afrika editor-in-chief; Promise wins PEP; Karyendasoul partners with Grid, 608; Dialogue to work on Shein; aHead for Mr D; Point Iconic for Werksmans; 2024 SA CX Report; 2… Read More

Some progress doesn't mean adland will achieve gender parity soon. Elisma Hanekom-Uys finds out why, and what to do to speed up the process Read More

Charlie Stewart on whether Google is about to lose its hegemony or not Read More

Plus: New Mickey Llew search director; PRISM Young Voices applications close tomorrow Read More