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Culture as a competitive edge: How reputation shapes industry leadership

Commercial & Industrial

Culture as a competitive edge: How reputation shapes industry leadership

Andrew Velleman (CEO) and Guillaume Thaumiaux (CFO), Issued by Stone 18 hours

Woodlands Dairy targets modern consumers with First Choice Custard rebrand

Packaging

Woodlands Dairy targets modern consumers with First Choice Custard rebrand

19 hours

#ClioAwards2026 | The case for specificity in a world of safe advertising — Asmirh Davis

Advertising

#ClioAwards2026 | The case for specificity in a world of safe advertising — Asmirh Davis

Karabo Ledwaba 20 hours

Illicit alcohol is growing fast, showing the cracks in market regulation

Regulatory

Illicit alcohol is growing fast, showing the cracks in market regulation

Dr Shamal Ramasar 22 hours

40% of South Africa's programmatic ad spend is wasted and most boards don't know it

Digital

40% of South Africa's programmatic ad spend is wasted and most boards don't know it

Issued by DY/DX 21 hours

Durban's Gateway Theatre to open the Museum of Illusions

Lifestyle

Durban's Gateway Theatre to open the Museum of Illusions

1 day

Tiger Brands strengthens local agriculture with expanded Hulisani support

Agro-processing

Tiger Brands strengthens local agriculture with expanded Hulisani support

1 day

Get ready, Mzansi: ‘Free Meal Alert!! RocoMamas' Fire Wings challenge is back

Promotions & Activations

Get ready, Mzansi: ‘Free Meal Alert!! RocoMamas' Fire Wings challenge is back

Issued by OnPoint PR 1 day

Image credit: on Pexels

Aesthetic Medicine

The 63% parity threshold: Why SA beauty brands are falling into the “vibe” trap

Nomthandazo Masilela 1 day

Strategy does not win. Execution does

Marketing

Strategy does not win. Execution does

Carni Wilkens, Issued by Dentsu 1 day

X3M Ideas created a Nollywood series called Don’t Burn Their Future. Source: X3M Ideas.

Advertising

X3M Ideas leads Africa as a top force in sustainable creative campaigns

1 day

The short-term trap. Why your performance marketing is leaking loyalty

Marketing

The short-term trap. Why your performance marketing is leaking loyalty

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 1 day

Call for participation: 2026 social media landscape survey opens to South African marketers

Social Media

Call for participation: 2026 social media landscape survey opens to South African marketers

Issued by Ornico 1 day

Danone names Nyaladzi Moyo as country director to boost local dairy sector

Retail

Danone names Nyaladzi Moyo as country director to boost local dairy sector

2 days

Philip Cohen of Fofum Brands gives insight into how are doubling down on loyalty while consumers are switching more than ever. (Image: )

Marketing

Loyalty marketing is solving the wrong problem

Philip Cohen 2 days

How brands can update their marketing system for the AI era

Marketing

How brands can update their marketing system for the AI era

Caitlyn Greve 2 days

Blu Label Media appoints new marketing and media intelligence manager in strategic shift

OOH

Blu Label Media appoints new marketing and media intelligence manager in strategic shift

Issued by Blu Label Media 2 days

Warning signs emerge as tweens dive into adult skincare products

Health & Beauty

Warning signs emerge as tweens dive into adult skincare products

Dr Judey Pretorius 3 days

IRL is better: Marc-Antoine Barrois' anti-social campaign redefines luxury retail

Retail Marketing

IRL is better: Marc-Antoine Barrois' anti-social campaign redefines luxury retail

3 days

South Africa’s consumer class is back on the road!

Research

South Africa’s consumer class is back on the road!

Issued by BrandMapp 3 days

Heineken ends decades-long presence in Congo with brewery stake sale

Food & bev. services

Heineken ends decades-long presence in Congo with brewery stake sale

Clement Bonnerot 3 days

The summit was launched in 2025. Source: Supplied.

Branding

Inside Pat on Brands' Business to Brand Summit

Karabo Ledwaba 3 days

The brands winning South Africa’s car buyers aren’t the ones you expect

Commercial & Industrial

The brands winning South Africa’s car buyers aren’t the ones you expect

Issued by Rogerwilco 10 Apr 2026

Eye-tracking: the most potent ad testing tool in the attention economy

Research

Eye-tracking: the most potent ad testing tool in the attention economy

Issued by BMi Research 10 Apr 2026

Effie South Africa and Ipsos present the 2025 Trends Report

Marketing

Effie South Africa and Ipsos present the 2025 Trends Report

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 10 Apr 2026

Beer bottles pass through a conveyor belt along a production line at the East African Breweries' microbrewery as the company released its half-year results in Ruaraka, Nairobi, Kenya, 26 January 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Corporate & Commercial Law

Kenya court dismisses bid to stop Diageo's $2.3bn sale of East African Breweries

Duncan Miriri 9 Apr 2026

Simba's iconic chips get a bold makeover

Packaging

Simba's iconic chips get a bold makeover

10 Apr 2026

Heineken turns exchange rates into shared moments with ‘Bar De Change’ activation

Retail Marketing

Heineken turns exchange rates into shared moments with ‘Bar De Change’ activation

10 Apr 2026

EXCLUSIVE: The rise of AI-driven hyper-personalisation loyalty programmes

Banking & Finance

EXCLUSIVE: The rise of AI-driven hyper-personalisation loyalty programmes

Salomon Erasmus 10 Apr 2026

Sober curiosity movement on the rise as South Africans relook drinking patterns

Food & bev. services

Sober curiosity movement on the rise as South Africans relook drinking patterns

9 Apr 2026

#EndtfGBV: Build or Break challenges young men to reject toxic digital culture

Wellness

#EndtfGBV: Build or Break challenges young men to reject toxic digital culture

9 Apr 2026

Effie South Africa introduces Agency of the Year and Marketer of the Year rankings for 2026

Advertising

Effie South Africa introduces Agency of the Year and Marketer of the Year rankings for 2026

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 9 Apr 2026

Levergy appoints Gaofetoge as head of PR

PR & Communications

Levergy appoints Gaofetoge as head of PR

Issued by Levergy 9 Apr 2026

Global sports analytics leader Futures expands into Africa with CSA partnership

Media

Global sports analytics leader Futures expands into Africa with CSA partnership

Issued by Octagon 9 Apr 2026

Why brands win when entertainment stops playing small

Marketing

Why brands win when entertainment stops playing small

Issued by Dentsu 9 Apr 2026

Seamless shopping: AI helps transform shopping convenience

Technology

Seamless shopping: AI helps transform shopping convenience

9 Apr 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Data shows how penny-pinching South Africans are hunting for their best basket

Retail

EXCLUSIVE: Data shows how penny-pinching South Africans are hunting for their best basket

Tshepo Moila 8 Apr 2026

Advertising

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba calls for tighter controls on gambling ads

Karabo Ledwaba 8 Apr 2026

Navigating global retail trends for local success in 2026

Trends

Navigating global retail trends for local success in 2026

Peter Ludi 8 Apr 2026

160over90 was tasked with helping Visa and Marriott Bonvoy celebrate another successful year of both brands’ NFL partnerships. Source: 160over90

Advertising

Publicis Groupe makes a bold play in sports marketing

8 Apr 2026

Your consumer isn’t who you think they are right now

Branding

Your consumer isn’t who you think they are right now

Nomonde Keswa, Issued by eatbigfish 8 Apr 2026

Consumers are loyal to benefits, not brands

Marketing

Consumers are loyal to benefits, not brands

Issued by Caxton Media 8 Apr 2026

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Nutrition

How MetaLab is transforming protein from gym essential to pantry staple

Maroefah Smith 8 Apr 2026

KitKat launched a tracker for consumers to find the stolen chocolates. Source: KitKat.

Marketing

When supply chains fail, brands speak: The KitKat theft case study

Ernst van Biljon and Helen McIntee-Carlisle 8 Apr 2026

Why relevance, not reach, is the real driver of email performance

Everlytic Communication Insights

Why relevance, not reach, is the real driver of email performance

Cristelle Snyman, Issued by Everlytic 7 Apr 2026