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Bigger isn’t always better. Here’s why

Advertising

Bigger isn’t always better. Here’s why

Dawn Rowlands, Issued by Dentsu 45 minutes

Adidas will no longer use kangaroo leather in its shoes

Design & Manufacturing

Adidas will no longer use kangaroo leather in its shoes

1 hour

Sunshinegun appoints Nondumiso Nkabinde as copywriter

Marketing

Sunshinegun appoints Nondumiso Nkabinde as copywriter

Issued by Sunshinegun 1 hour

Pierpaolo Piccioli named new creative director of Balenciaga

Fashion & Homeware

Pierpaolo Piccioli named new creative director of Balenciaga

1 hour

Advertising

Amazon’s ad business boom: Raking in over $60bn by 2025

2 hours

Consumers want insights: the shift from hard selling to educational marketing

Sales

Consumers want insights: the shift from hard selling to educational marketing

2 hours

Source: © 123rf Cingulate Marketing and Advertising, a healthcare marketing company, has been acquired by McCann Joburg to solidify the agency’s position in the healthcare space.

Marketing

McCann Joburg acquires a healthcare marketing company

3 hours

Marketing & Media

Building a winning brand: How small businesses can stand out in a crowded market

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 22 hours

Nissan considering Rosslyn plant closure – report

Dealers

Nissan considering Rosslyn plant closure – report

Ryan Bubear 23 hours

Stop optimising your mistakes: Why brave creative is the key to marketing's future

Marketing

Stop optimising your mistakes: Why brave creative is the key to marketing's future

Vanessa Bolosier, Issued by Incubeta 1 day

Social Media

Gen Z is turning to TikTok, not Google, when they need answers

Sue Blaine 1 day

Embracing the future of coaching in SA

Higher Education

Embracing the future of coaching in SA

Issued by SACAP 1 day

Impact BBDO Dubai is the Middle East & Africa Agency of the Year in The One Show Global Creative Rankings (Image supplied)

Advertising

One Show 2025: ME & Africa Agency of the Year - Impact BBDO Dubai

1 day

Strong is the new skinny: transforming the fitness narrative

Wellness

Strong is the new skinny: transforming the fitness narrative

Jenna Rivera 1 day

Citroën appoints a new CEO

Dealers

Citroën appoints a new CEO

1 day

Africa’s future takes centre stage at Singularity South Africa Summit 2025

Augmented Reality

Africa’s future takes centre stage at Singularity South Africa Summit 2025

Issued by Mann Made 16 May 2025

Tiger Brands to sell canned fruit business Langeberg and Ashton Foods for R1

Sales

Tiger Brands to sell canned fruit business Langeberg and Ashton Foods for R1

16 May 2025

The future of influencer marketing - Not in the loudest voice, the most trustworthy one

Social Media

The future of influencer marketing - Not in the loudest voice, the most trustworthy one

Bronwyn Abrahams 16 May 2025

Taking Care of Business turns retail waste into a R559m micro-enterprise economy

ESG

Taking Care of Business turns retail waste into a R559m micro-enterprise economy

2 days

#BizTrends2025: 555 Media Hub’s Tapelo Zama | The challenge for brands - LLM disrupting the consumer journey

Digital

#BizTrends2025: 555 Media Hub’s Tapelo Zama | The challenge for brands - LLM disrupting the consumer journey

Tapelo Zama 16 May 2025

Volpes now on Bash: Locally made luxury, right at your fingertips

Fashion & Homeware

Volpes now on Bash: Locally made luxury, right at your fingertips

Issued by Volpes 16 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Airtel Africa has appointed Publicis Groupe Africa as its integrated marketing partner across 12 key markets on the continent

Marketing

Publicis Groupe Africa appointed Airtel Africa's integrated marketing partner

16 May 2025

Isilumko Activate appoints new chief commercial officer - Gregory Martin

Marketing

Isilumko Activate appoints new chief commercial officer - Gregory Martin

Issued by Isilumko Activate 15 May 2025

The rise of the digital showroom: the new frontline for driving car sales

Dealers

The rise of the digital showroom: the new frontline for driving car sales

Mongezi Mtati, Issued by Rogerwilco 15 May 2025

Luxury resale market grows as consumers seek purposeful purchases

Sales

Luxury resale market grows as consumers seek purposeful purchases

15 May 2025

Financial Times names local radio station an African growth leader

Radio & Audio

Financial Times names local radio station an African growth leader

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 16 May 2025

Research

Charting 20 years of brand value: Kantar BrandZ 2025 ranking reveals the world’s most valuable brands

Issued by Kantar 15 May 2025

Donald Chauke from Demographicia asks if Nedbank’s pink tax campaign that takes on gender pricing is enough (Image credit: Nedbank)

Marketing

Nedbank’s pink tax campaign takes on gender pricing but is it enough?

15 May 2025

Varsity Vibe expands with new brands to better serve students in SA

Higher Education

Varsity Vibe expands with new brands to better serve students in SA

Issued by Varsity Vibe 14 May 2025

Pola Maneli Port Elizabeth and BCKRDS Johannesburg are among the global winners in the ADC 104th Annual Awards Middle East & Africa Region along with agencies and designers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates (Image supplied)

Advertising

2 South African agencies awarded in Global ADC 104th Annual Awards

15 May 2025

Beyond the bottom line: How to motivate, engage, and retain small business employees

SMEs

Beyond the bottom line: How to motivate, engage, and retain small business employees

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 14 May 2025

Moms and retail marketing

Retail Marketing

Moms and retail marketing

Issued by Smart Media 14 May 2025

Carl Willoughby chief creative officer, TBWA and chairman - Creative Circle Awards says Awards are a reminder that even in this age of algorithms, that brilliant, brave creativity still matters (Image supplied)

Advertising

Exclusive: TBWA's CCO Carl Willoughby: More than just bragging rights - awards matter to creativity, credibility, business

Carl Willoughby 14 May 2025

Location Bank’s CSA platform wins award at Siinda Digital Marketing and Innovation Awards in Germany

Digital

Location Bank’s CSA platform wins award at Siinda Digital Marketing and Innovation Awards in Germany

Issued by Location Bank 14 May 2025

Advertising

Why smart TVs are the new front door for brands

Leslie Adams 14 May 2025

Foschini Beauty named official sponsor of Totalsports Women’s Race 2025

Sport

Foschini Beauty named official sponsor of Totalsports Women’s Race 2025

13 May 2025

Gen Z and Millennials are opting for rooibos. Here's why

Trends

Gen Z and Millennials are opting for rooibos. Here's why

13 May 2025

Dealers

Chinese brand GAC to ramp up SA expansion with new cars

13 May 2025

Nando's to trial Pura Soda at select stores nationwide

FMCG

Nando's to trial Pura Soda at select stores nationwide

13 May 2025

The AMASA Igniters Forum will take place on Wednesday, 21 May 2025, at the GIBS Auditorium in Illovo, Johannesburg (Image supplied)

Advertising

Amasa Igniters Forum 2025 to reshape media narratives in digital age

Issued by AMASA 13 May 2025

Marketing Indaba welcomes L&G Consultancy as conference sponsor

Marketing

Marketing Indaba welcomes L&G Consultancy as conference sponsor

Issued by Cadek Media 13 May 2025

Pick n Pay and Gorilla win big at the 2025 MMA Smarties Awards

Advertising

Pick n Pay and Gorilla win big at the 2025 MMA Smarties Awards

Jordan Wallace, Issued by Gorilla 14 May 2025

Optimi Classroom rebrands to Teach360 – a new name for a trusted education partner

Primary & Secondary Education

Optimi Classroom rebrands to Teach360 – a new name for a trusted education partner

Issued by Impaq 12 May 2025

Sauce Advertising wins Gold at the Smarties Awards

Marketing

Sauce Advertising wins Gold at the Smarties Awards

Issued by Sauce Advertising 12 May 2025

A staff member walks past a branding during a media visit and tour of Tiger Brands' Albany Belville Bakery, in Cape Town, South Africa, 17 October 2024. Reuters/Esa Alexander/File photo

Consumer Law

Tiger Brands offers settlement to plaintiffs in listeriosis class action

Siyanda Mthethwa 12 May 2025

Thrive by WHX to debut at World Health Expo Cape Town

Wellness

Thrive by WHX to debut at World Health Expo Cape Town

12 May 2025

Fashion & Homeware

David Savman appointed as Calvin Klein global brand president

12 May 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Carling Black Label's Mother's Day ad challenges traditional masculinity

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Carling Black Label's Mother's Day ad challenges traditional masculinity

Brendan Seery 12 May 2025

#ConvergeAfrica | Sam Tomlinson of Warchawski: In a saturated US market, Africa is the opportunity

Marketing

#ConvergeAfrica | Sam Tomlinson of Warchawski: In a saturated US market, Africa is the opportunity

Karabo Ledwaba 12 May 2025

Ntokozo Nhlanhla, executive creative director, Digitas Liquorice says the creator economy is Africa’s chance to leapfrog into a new era of influence, where creators set global trends (Image supplied)

Digital

The next global marketing frontier: Africa’s creator economy

Ntokozo Nhlanhla 12 May 2025