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Advertising

Global ad spend projected to hit $1.16tn, despite economic volatility

3 hours

Residential Property

Rents climb to record highs – but can tenants keep up?

1 day

Source: © 123rf Chilean advertisers currently allocate an average of 3.6% of their revenue to communication, marketing, and advertising budgets says Scopen research. Pictured: Panoramic view of Santiago de Chile with the Andes mountain range in the background.

Marketing & Media

Part 1: Scopen - Advertising investment increases in Chile

1 day

WhatsApp-style verification gains ground in South Africa’s property sector amid PPRA warning

Proptech

WhatsApp-style verification gains ground in South Africa’s property sector amid PPRA warning

Issued by PBPR 1 day

Source: © 123rf The most recent IAS Media Auditing Masterclass explored the often-overlooked parts of agency spend where bloated Scope of Work (SOW) estimates and unchecked costs run rife

Media

IAS Media Auditing Masterclass: If you’re not auditing, you’re bleeding

2 days

Media

Why every brand needs an SEO strategist right now

Marco Martin, Issued by Dentsu 2 days

Who owns digital?

Digital

Who owns digital?

Issued by Offernet 6 Jun 2025

Liezel Jonkheid is the director and founder of the Consumer Psychology Lab. Source: Supplied.

CRM, CX, UX

Transform your business culture through customer experience

Liezel Jonkheid 6 Jun 2025

Easter 2025: Lightstone Retail reveals less consumer movement

Research

Easter 2025: Lightstone Retail reveals less consumer movement

3 Jun 2025

Makro cuts prices on 100 essential items in 3-month-long rollback

Retailers

Makro cuts prices on 100 essential items in 3-month-long rollback

3 Jun 2025

Construction & Engineering

South African builders brace for cost hikes due to US tariff impacts

5 Jun 2025

Tshego Bokaba, CSI Manager at the Momentum Group Foundation

CSI & Philanthropy

From dependency to empowerment: Why we need to transform CSI in Africa

Tshego Bokaba 29 May 2025

The hidden cost of content chaos – and why we need to start wrangling it

Production

The hidden cost of content chaos – and why we need to start wrangling it

Sam Antoncich, Issued by Greatstock 28 May 2025

Consumers prefer relevant local advertising – new research

Media

Consumers prefer relevant local advertising – new research

Issued by Spark Media 23 May 2025

A new digital advertising initiative, Broadbrand, has launched with Vincent Maher appointed CEO (Image supplied)

Media

South African publisher-first network launches

23 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Shawn Theunissen, founder of Entrepreneurship To The Point (eTTP) and Property Point.

Finance

Why Budget 3.0 isn't the boon for small businesses South Africa needs

22 May 2025

Why your digital media might not be scaling

Digital

Why your digital media might not be scaling

Issued by TDMC 22 May 2025

The call is coming from inside the house. How to overcome silos to fast-track profits

Marketing

The call is coming from inside the house. How to overcome silos to fast-track profits

Jaco Lintvelt, Issued by Incubeta 21 May 2025

Bigger isn’t always better. Here’s why

Advertising

Bigger isn’t always better. Here’s why

Dawn Rowlands, Issued by Dentsu 21 May 2025

Marketing & Media

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

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 20 May 2025

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 20 May 2025

Biggles Removals weekly update on the East Rand’s property, infrastructure and moving trends

Residential Property

Biggles Removals weekly update on the East Rand’s property, infrastructure and moving trends

Issued by Biggles Removals 16 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

A report by shareholder activist organisation Just Share has shown that South Africa’s largest polluters pay so little carbon tax that it barely has any impact on their greenhouse gas emissions. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Climate Change

Corporate lobbying derailed South Africa’s climate goals, report finds

Liezl Human 14 May 2025

Music strikes a chord for SA’s consumer class

Research

Music strikes a chord for SA’s consumer class

Issued by BrandMapp 13 May 2025

Source: Supplied.

Property

Sectional title is hot property for first-time buyers in Cape Town

13 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

Supplied image: Vantara’s collaboration with the Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots (ACTP) led to the reintroduction of 41 Spix’s Macaws into the wild in Brazil.

Environment & Natural Resources

How South Africa’s conservation efforts can thrive with Indian partnership

Dr Nomfundo N.V. Mnisi 9 May 2025

The Future of Measurement 2025, part of Warc’s Evolution of Marketing programme, highlights emerging trends in media and creative measurement (Image supplied)

Marketing

3 Media and creative measurement trends from Warc

9 May 2025

Small but mighty: How SMEs are leading the ESG revolution

SMEs

Small but mighty: How SMEs are leading the ESG revolution

Issued by icandi CQ 6 May 2025

Jannine Purkiss challenges the age-old myth that process kills creativity. She says process should not crush creativity; it should make space for it (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

EXCLUSIVE: Creative Chaos? Not on my watch. Why process is the secret ingredient to innovation

Jannine Purkiss 30 Apr 2025

Advertising

Surging UK ad spend hits £42.6bn, driven by online and TV VOD growth

30 Apr 2025

Middle East business travel to grow 6.1% in 2025, adapting to global shifts

Tourism & Travel

Middle East business travel to grow 6.1% in 2025, adapting to global shifts

29 Apr 2025

Spar’s strategy to boost private label sales in SA

Retailers

Spar’s strategy to boost private label sales in SA

Max Oliva 24 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Treasury has announced that no VAT increase will take place on 1 May as scheduled

Economy

VAT to remain at 15% as government withdraws 1 May increase

24 Apr 2025

Diary of a CMO: What’s marketing’s contribution to profit?

Research

Diary of a CMO: What’s marketing’s contribution to profit?

Mary Kyriakidi, Issued by Kantar 23 Apr 2025

Flight Mate Leisure Travel offers South Africans a fresh way to book affordable flights and hotels

Travel

Flight Mate Leisure Travel offers South Africans a fresh way to book affordable flights and hotels

Issued by Flight Mate Leisure Travel 22 Apr 2025

Medical Aid

Umvuzo Health turns 21:Sets benchmarks in South Africa's medical schemes

25 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Prof Nara Monkam, Chair in Municipal Finance at the African Tax Institute (ATI).

Infrastructure & Utilities

Empowering Africa’s cities: The case for fiscal autonomy and financial expertise

Nara Monkam 23 Apr 2025

Residential Property

Bank on it: Pre-approval reshapes property purchases for smart buyers

22 Apr 2025

How AI is transforming the future of cars in SA

4th Industrial Revolution

How AI is transforming the future of cars in SA

William Petherbridge 16 Apr 2025

Warc research shows that globally, newsbrand ad spend is forecast to fall to $32.3bn this year, a 33.1% decrease from 2019, as hard news stories – from trade wars to armed conflicts – draw audiences but not ad dollars. (Image supplied)

Advertising

Warc: News media struggles as brands favour softer content

16 Apr 2025

Injecting new energy into the economy via youth entrepreneurship

Research Reports

Injecting new energy into the economy via youth entrepreneurship

Issued by Next Generation 15 Apr 2025

PR & Communications

Exclusive: Razor PR's Wynand Coetzer - 3 Lessons in measuring the impact of communications

Wynand Coetzer 15 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Trust in advertising has dropped by eight percent, despite the claim that 71% appreciate brands that engage in social issues, over half still feel underrepresented in advertising, highlighting a disconnect

Advertising

Advertising trust drops 8% - indicates a disconnect with consumers

10 Apr 2025

A game-changer for brands entering the Kasi Economy: Tributree delivers unmatched real-time data on township retail amidst rising costs

Retail

A game-changer for brands entering the Kasi Economy: Tributree delivers unmatched real-time data on township retail amidst rising costs

Issued by Evolve Unlimited 9 Apr 2025

Is strategic CSI dead... or just evolving?

CSI & Philanthropy

Is strategic CSI dead... or just evolving?

Cathy Duff, Issued by Trialogue 8 Apr 2025

Smartfill selected among leading start-ups in the Blue Earth BE100

Design

Smartfill selected among leading start-ups in the Blue Earth BE100

Issued by DY/DX 19 Aug 2024

Advertising

YouTube advertising awards now include South Africa

7 Apr 2025