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#Effies2025 | Ogilvy and VW: Creating campaigns for societal change

Effie Awards

#Effies2025 | Ogilvy and VW: Creating campaigns for societal change

Danette Breitenbach 9 hours

Miladys opens its 'Store of the Future' in Canal Walk, Cape Town

Fashion & Homeware

Miladys opens its 'Store of the Future' in Canal Walk, Cape Town

11 hours

3 ways e-tailers can improve checkout conversion

E-commerce

3 ways e-tailers can improve checkout conversion

11 hours

Ford to revise Ranger and Everest line-up in 2026

Dealers

Ford to revise Ranger and Everest line-up in 2026

11 hours

Assegai Awards honoured at the UJ Strategic Communications Alumni Event

Direct Marketing

Assegai Awards honoured at the UJ Strategic Communications Alumni Event

Issued by DMASA 11 hours

The martech mirage: $160bn spent. But ROI is still elusive

Marketing

The martech mirage: $160bn spent. But ROI is still elusive

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 14 hours

Mining

Apple faces new lawsuit over Congo conflict minerals

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and David Lewis 14 hours

Primary & Secondary Education

Co-curricular, not extracurricular: Role of sports in academic excellence

Alex Gitlin 1 day

Propak Cape 2026 to provide support for Western Cape export-led growth strategy

Packaging

Propak Cape 2026 to provide support for Western Cape export-led growth strategy

Issued by Propak Africa 1 day

Staying grounded during Black Friday and festive season spending – insights from coach practitioners

Retailers

Staying grounded during Black Friday and festive season spending – insights from coach practitioners

Issued by SACAP 1 day

Following last month’s ACA Effie Awards, Gillian Rightford, executive director, shares her thoughts on the Awards (Image: Bizcommunity)

Effie Awards

#EffieAwards2025 | Gillian Rightford: The Alchemy of Effectiveness

13 hours

Ogilvy named Digital Agency Of The Year at the 2025 Smarties

Digital

Ogilvy named Digital Agency Of The Year at the 2025 Smarties

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 1 day

#Effies2025 | Sanlam's F-Show breaks through the finance category

Effie Awards

#Effies2025 | Sanlam's F-Show breaks through the finance category

Danette Breitenbach 1 day

#Effies2025 | TBWA's City Lodge's SOS Grand Effie campaign

Effie Awards

#Effies2025 | TBWA's City Lodge's SOS Grand Effie campaign

Danette Breitenbach 1 day

Podcasts

Why culture drives brand relevance – dentsu’s X-Rated Conversation

Issued by Dentsu 1 day

Step into summer with Tomy Takkies: The sole of every sun-kissed moment

Fashion & Homeware

Step into summer with Tomy Takkies: The sole of every sun-kissed moment

Issued by Bata 1 day

Artificial Intelligence

A backlash against AI imagery in ads may have begun as brands promote ‘human-made'

Paul Harrison 1 day

E-learning

Why edtech is key to unlocking Africa's potential

Zoë Meiring 2 days

Thinkerneur revamps its Institute of Strategy with two strategically dynamic CEOs

Podcasts

Thinkerneur revamps its Institute of Strategy with two strategically dynamic CEOs

Issued by Thinkerneur 2 days

SU scoops 27 accolades at annual national marketing and communication awards

Marketing

SU scoops 27 accolades at annual national marketing and communication awards

Issued by Stellenbosch University 2 days

Branding

Adobe bets $1.9bn on brand visibility, acquiring Semrush

2 days

Commercial & Industrial

Mazda unveils ‘first’ bubble billboard in SA to support brand campaign

2 days

#Orchids&Onions: Illegal billboards, brilliant billboards and a very strange unicorn

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Illegal billboards, brilliant billboards and a very strange unicorn

Brendan Seery 2 days

CMOs face a ‘reputation and results’ reckoning, according to NIQ’s 2026 Outlook

Marketing

CMOs face a ‘reputation and results’ reckoning, according to NIQ’s 2026 Outlook

Issued by NielsenIQ 2 days

Effie College announces inaugural South African winners

Education

Effie College announces inaugural South African winners

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 2 days

One Show 2026 reduces entry fees for 8 countries

The One Club for Creativity

One Show 2026 reduces entry fees for 8 countries

2 days

Dentsu Zambia sparks national conversation on heart health with new partnership

Cardiology

Dentsu Zambia sparks national conversation on heart health with new partnership

Issued by Dentsu 3 days

2025 Domain name statistics and why .Info is a great choice

Services

2025 Domain name statistics and why .Info is a great choice

Issued by Domains.co.za 3 days

Food For Mzansi launches ‘Stand up, be counted’ for SA farmers

Agriculture

Food For Mzansi launches ‘Stand up, be counted’ for SA farmers

Issued by YehBaby Marketing Creatives 3 days

The hidden cost of not owning your marketing assets

Marketing

The hidden cost of not owning your marketing assets

Heleen Alberts 3 days

Channel incentive ROI

Marketing

Channel incentive ROI

Gordon Wilson, Issued by Achievement Awards Group 3 days

Blackweek has announced Johannesburg as the location for the inaugural African Edition in November 2026 (Image source: © Blackweek )

Advertising

Inaugural Blackweek Africa edition location announced

3 days

Applications open for the 2026 ACA Women in Leadership Programme

DEI

Applications open for the 2026 ACA Women in Leadership Programme

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 3 days

#RAPT BizTrendsTV | Mongezi Mtati: Local is better

BizTrendsTV

#RAPT BizTrendsTV | Mongezi Mtati: Local is better

Danette Breitenbach 2 days

Promotions & Activations

A new benchmark for brand experience: Playmakers wins Gold with Jameson’s Spread the Cheers

Issued by Playmakers 3 days

Why great CX isn't about more channels, but smarter integration

CRM

Why great CX isn't about more channels, but smarter integration

3 days

Red September emerges as a top agency at the 2025 Assegai Awards

Direct Marketing

Red September emerges as a top agency at the 2025 Assegai Awards

Issued by Red September 3 days

All the South African Social Media Award winners

Social Media

All the South African Social Media Award winners

3 days

Supergoop taps former Amazon US Beauty GM as its new CEO

Aesthetic Medicine

Supergoop taps former Amazon US Beauty GM as its new CEO

3 days

Waterfall School of Business (WSB): The benefits of micro-credentialing

Higher Education

Waterfall School of Business (WSB): The benefits of micro-credentialing

Issued by Waterfall School of Business 21 Nov 2025

In the final session of the 2025 Marketing Masterclass series, industry leaders unpacked why safe, predictable advertising is failing and how entertainment, bold thinking and real consumer insight are the new keys to relevance. (Image Supplied)

Marketing

Marketing masterclass: Why “boring” brands are losing attention

3 days

Dries D'Hooghe, chief operating officer, Massmart, with the staff of the first Walmart store to open in SA (Image: Danette Breitenbach @ Bizcommunity)

Retailers

What's the hype about Walmart? Take a look in-store

Danette Breitenbach 21 Nov 2025

Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

Marketing

Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

Issued by eatbigfish 21 Nov 2025

The partnership playbook: How strategic alliances are rewriting customer retention rules in SA

CRM, CX, UX

The partnership playbook: How strategic alliances are rewriting customer retention rules in SA

Michelle Geere, Issued by AdBot 21 Nov 2025

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

A partnership between BrandSA and Netflix celebrates and showcases South Africa's vibrant cultures in a film hosted by that highlights the country’s attractions (Image source: © Bizcommunity )

Branding

Jason Goliath hosts Brand SA-Netflix film on SA for G20 Summit

21 Nov 2025

alcohol advertising is more regulated than people think, says Angela Russel, CEO of the Drinks Federation of South Africa (Image source: © 123rf )

Advertising

Alcohol advertising: Accountability not aspirational, but actionable

Angela Russel 21 Nov 2025