Idea | Bizcommunity

News

Fandom is dead, welcome to Fancom

Marketing

Fandom is dead, welcome to Fancom

Struan Campbell, Issued by Levergy 17 hours

Image source: Nataliya Vaitkevich from

Tax Law

What the ConCourt has to say about understatement penalties

Esther van Schalkwyk 20 hours

Advertising

When ads shock: subtle ways that disgust can shape our buying habits

L.J. Shrum and Elena Fumagalli 20 hours

Africa Tech Festival 2024 saw some pushback against the traditional beliefs around affordable connectivity.

Hardware

#ATF24: Solving Africa's smartphone cost struggle

Lindsey Schutters 1 day

Navigating nutrition in summer

Nutrition

Navigating nutrition in summer

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 2 days

Marketing

How skater brand Bullyboy found a place in Cape Town's heart through viral campaign

Karabo Ledwaba 2 days

Mesh makes the ‘magic’ of compounding open to all

Markets & Investment

Mesh makes the ‘magic’ of compounding open to all

Issued by Mesh Trade 3 days

Are you thinking about changing medical schemes but not sure of the risks? Medshield shares guidance

Medical Aid

Are you thinking about changing medical schemes but not sure of the risks? Medshield shares guidance

Issued by Stone 3 days

Mateen Suliman, Business Development Executive at midnight, the innovation agency of iqbusiness. (Image supplied)

Marketing

Key campaign insight + medium-first execution = Cannes Lion Grand Prix

Mateen Suliman 3 days

#OrchidsandOnions: Spar reminds us why we're special with Christmas ad

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Spar reminds us why we're special with Christmas ad

Brendan Seery 11 Nov 2024

Legends Barber founder Sheldon Tatchell named SA’s Entrepreneur of the Year

Awards

Legends Barber founder Sheldon Tatchell named SA’s Entrepreneur of the Year

8 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump's approach to global trade: Market uncertainties rise

Andre Cilliers 7 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Investment success isn’t as clear-cut as just following the Fed

Adriaan Pask 7 Nov 2024

Teach your creatives to think: Unpopular opinion by a copywriter

Marketing

Teach your creatives to think: Unpopular opinion by a copywriter

Athi Sokutu, Issued by Wetpaint Advertising 7 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

Zero Positive: #GBCSA2024 champions climate-integrated construction solutions

Katja Hamilton 6 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Dollar slips as FX traders gird for US election outcome

Amanda Cooper 5 Nov 2024

Actom unveils upgraded training centre to boost skilled trade apprenticeships

Skills Training

Actom unveils upgraded training centre to boost skilled trade apprenticeships

5 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf Vincent Maher, CEO at True I/O, gives seven lessons from AI creative optimisation

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising Part 2 of 3: Seven lessons from AI creative optimisation in SA

Vincent Maher 5 Nov 2024

Image source: Boris Vasilenko –

Management & Leadership

Humility: A human advantage AI can’t compete with

Celeste Sirin 1 Nov 2024

Balancing art and speed: Navigating creativity in modern advertising

Advertising

Balancing art and speed: Navigating creativity in modern advertising

Paul Middleton, Issued by Ebony+Ivory 1 Nov 2024

BrandMapp's Stuart Lowe passes away, industry pays tribute

Media

BrandMapp's Stuart Lowe passes away, industry pays tribute

Danette Breitenbach 31 Oct 2024

AI thought leaders gather for Singularity Summit 2024

Events & Conferencing

AI thought leaders gather for Singularity Summit 2024

Issued by Mann Made 31 Oct 2024

How So Interactive energised LiveWell’s digital health revolution

Mobile

How So Interactive energised LiveWell’s digital health revolution

Issued by So Interactive 31 Oct 2024

Artificial Intelligence

AI in action: How creative industries are evolving with new roles and job titles

Karabo Ledwaba 31 Oct 2024

Design the legacy: #Loeries invites agencies create its 2025 campaign

Loeries Creative Week

Design the legacy: #Loeries invites agencies create its 2025 campaign

29 Oct 2024

Source: © @Mzansimagic - The Safta 2024 Best TV Drama Award went to Shaka iLembe which was also the biggest winner with 12 awards at the 18th South African Film and Television Awards

TV

Shaka iLembe tops the 18th South African Film and Television Awards

28 Oct 2024

KFC empowers staff with nationally recognised qualifications

Higher Education

KFC empowers staff with nationally recognised qualifications

25 Oct 2024

Businesses can act as partners during times of inflation

Retailers

Businesses can act as partners during times of inflation

25 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Akin Jimoh, chief editor at Nature Africa.

Healthcare

Historic first: Africa hosts Inclusive Health Research Awards

Akin Jimoh 25 Oct 2024

It’s time for capital markets to be open to all

Markets & Investment

It’s time for capital markets to be open to all

Connie Bloem, Issued by Mesh Trade 24 Oct 2024

Essential steps to building a successful franchise

Franchising

Essential steps to building a successful franchise

Karen Keylock 24 Oct 2024

Entries open for H&M Foundation Global Change Award

ESG

Entries open for H&M Foundation Global Change Award

23 Oct 2024

Sanlam revealed that the comedy show was in fact a marketing campaign. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

Sanlam teams up with Mpho Popps for financial literacy marketing campaign

23 Oct 2024

Suhana Gordhan of LoveSong to lead Radio & Audio at The One Show 2025

Advertising

Suhana Gordhan of LoveSong to lead Radio & Audio at The One Show 2025

23 Oct 2024

International recognition for the SEF

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

International recognition for the SEF

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 22 Oct 2024

Joe Public Cape Town and Uber Black unveil new campaign: ‘So good you’ll find a reason’

Advertising

Joe Public Cape Town and Uber Black unveil new campaign: ‘So good you’ll find a reason’

Issued by Joe Public 22 Oct 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Digitas Liquorice's Ntokozo Nhlanhla - What does SA need to convert in the digital space

Digital

EXCLUSIVE: Digitas Liquorice's Ntokozo Nhlanhla - What does SA need to convert in the digital space

Ntokozo Nhlanhla 22 Oct 2024

Advancing healthcare: African solutions headline Africa’s largest medical conference in October

Medtech

Advancing healthcare: African solutions headline Africa’s largest medical conference in October

Issued by Informa Markets 21 Oct 2024

Flags indicate how many trees each donor country has planted. Jeremy Allouche,

Climate Change

Africa’s Great Green Wall will only combat desertification and poverty by harnessing local solutions

Jeremy Allouche and Élie Pédarros 18 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Chris Derksen, Rael Philips, James Woolley and Francois van Zyl shake hands on the balcony of Latitude Aparthotel by Totalstay in Sea Point, Cape Town, having just signed the hotel-management agreement.

Property

Totalstay celebrates 10 years with bold rebranding and new 208-key aparthotel opening

18 Oct 2024

Joe Public named Agency of the Year at The Loerie Awards 2024

Loeries Creative Week

Joe Public named Agency of the Year at The Loerie Awards 2024

Issued by Joe Public 18 Oct 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: Toyota challenges the bakkie label with Hilux’s enduring legacy

Advertising

#OrchidsandOnions: Toyota challenges the bakkie label with Hilux’s enduring legacy

Brendan Seery 21 Oct 2024

Financial Services

The two-pot lid is lifted – and providing for education is a priority for South Africans

17 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

Buying a fixer-upper property: 7 things every investor should check

17 Oct 2024

Mike Abel, The Up&Up Group executive chairman, reflects on The Up&Up Group’s decision to buy back all the equity in the previous M&C Saatchi Group South Africa from the global M&C Saatchi Plc (Image supplied)

Advertising

Exclusive: Mike Abel, The Up&Up Group - Ons weet wat ons weet: There’s never been a better time to invest in SA

Mike Abel 17 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied.

Aesthetic Medicine

How the science of epigenetics will supercharge skincare: Biohacking your skin's future

Nicole Sherwin 15 Oct 2024

SA's new energy vehicle market: Trends, challenges, and insurance implications

Fuel & Energy

SA's new energy vehicle market: Trends, challenges, and insurance implications

14 Oct 2024

Roanna Williams, chief creative officer and co-founder of Boundless with Ben Wagner

Loeries Creative Week

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 3: The Energy Episode

12 Oct 2024