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Nedbank lifts silence on financial abuse with warnings on its adverts, partners with POWA

ESG

Nedbank lifts silence on financial abuse with warnings on its adverts, partners with POWA

6 hours

Source: © NBC News The Toys R Us made with generative video was depressing but that will change and fast

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising: Entering the wonderful world of generative video... or not

Jarred Cinman 7 hours

Research

Positive portrayals of men in ads boost brand equity and sales

Issued by Kantar 19 Nov 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

Source: © Avid Following a settlement, the details of which have not been disclosed, Unilever has been dropped from the lawsuit by X

Advertising

Is Elon Musk winning the legal war or losing the ad battle as Unilever and X settle

Danette Breitenbach 16 Oct 2024

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Talent Acquisition

How to choose the right talent marketplace for your business needs

Johann van Niekerk 7 Oct 2024

Advertising

Radio Ad campaign for Naked Insurance sparks controversy over weight loss play on words

Karabo Ledwaba 23 Sep 2024

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Consumer Law

Producers, advertisers, retailers beware - stricter regulations for pet food packaging on the cards

Ashleigh Blair, Bernadette Lötter and Kenan Petersen 13 Sep 2024

Advertising

Starting 2025, no junk food ads before 9pm in the UK

13 Sep 2024

Packaging

Bull Brand celebrates Heritage Month with limited edition can

10 Sep 2024

Kantar’s Media Reactions 2024 - Marketers pull back on X ad spend

Media

Kantar’s Media Reactions 2024 - Marketers pull back on X ad spend

Issued by Kantar 5 Sep 2024

Capital Legacy takes silver and bronze at The Bookmark Awards

Law Practice

Capital Legacy takes silver and bronze at The Bookmark Awards

Issued by Capital Legacy 19 Aug 2024

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Legislation

SA legislative hold-up and its impact on the online gambling industry

Sihle Bulose and Zanrie Linstrom 16 Aug 2024

PR & Communications

Good storytelling: The difference between a simple message and a memorable masterpiece

Bontle Sibanda 6 Aug 2024

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HR & Management

KZN issues warning on fake job adverts

3 Jul 2024

Ornico unveils financial services insights from 2023

Research

Ornico unveils financial services insights from 2023

Issued by Ornico 30 May 2024

#BehindtheCampaign: Auto & General's Suddenly campaign takes national DOOH by storm

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Auto & General's Suddenly campaign takes national DOOH by storm

3 May 2024

Provantage launches SA’s first real-time, place-based media audience measurement tool – Protrack

OOH

Provantage launches SA’s first real-time, place-based media audience measurement tool – Protrack

Issued by Provantage 30 Apr 2024

Loadshedding catapults takeaway sales (delivering advertising opportunities for marketers)

Research

Loadshedding catapults takeaway sales (delivering advertising opportunities for marketers)

Issued by BMi Research 3 Apr 2024

Media

Google moves against notorious spam news website

Nathan Geffen 14 Mar 2024

The Limpopo Mirror is published in Louis Trichardt, a town in the north of South Africa’s Limpopo province. Photo: Anton van Zyl

Media

Google and Facebook are killing local news

Nathan Geffen and Anton van Zyl 8 Mar 2024

Spark Media ‘leaps into local’ with new digital ad offering

Digital

Spark Media ‘leaps into local’ with new digital ad offering

Issued by Spark Media 29 Feb 2024

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Media & Entertainment Law

African nations adopt digital and social media guidelines

28 Feb 2024

Rogerwilco enhances digital marketing through AI-based neuroscience product

CRM, CX, UX

Rogerwilco enhances digital marketing through AI-based neuroscience product

Issued by Rogerwilco 27 Feb 2024

10 e-commerce trends to look out for in 2024

E-commerce

10 e-commerce trends to look out for in 2024

Issued by TDMC 15 Jan 2024

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HR & Management

City of Ekurhuleni warns public of jobs scam

8 Jan 2024

Drunk Drivers Stay For Free

Advertising

Drunk Drivers Stay For Free

Issued by Clockwork 6 Dec 2023

Social Media

Disinformation is part and parcel of social media’s business model, new research shows

Carlos Diaz Ruiz 24 Nov 2023

Source: © Shift Delete It is reported that Apple is pulling all its adverts from X following the endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory by Elon Musk

Media Freedom

Apple follows IBM in pulling all adverts from X, after Musk endorses antisemitic conspiracy theory

20 Nov 2023

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Property

How the evolution of the real estate industry has reshaped the role of agents

14 Nov 2023

Meet the top 3 Womenpreneur Her Perfect Pitch winners

Awards

Meet the top 3 Womenpreneur Her Perfect Pitch winners

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 6 Nov 2023

If you want to capture your customers' attention, advertise on the big screen

Advertising

If you want to capture your customers' attention, advertise on the big screen

Issued by aHead Marketing Services 1 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf Sales director at Reach Africa, Leslie Adams discusses the boom in mobile gaming across the continent - and why audio is the future for in-game advertising

Mobile

The African Mobi Gamer: An untapped opportunity for advertisers

Leslie Adams 25 Oct 2023

M-commerce is changing how retailers engage with its customers

E-commerce

M-commerce is changing how retailers engage with its customers

Evan-Lee Courie 23 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Carel Kleynhans, chief executive officer of Divercity; Kushinga Kambarami, green building consultant, IFC; Lenore Cairncross, green building lead for Africa, IFC; Diep Nguyen-van Houtte, senior manager for climate business at IFC; and Richard Dube, investment associate, Divercity.

Property

IFC and SA developers explore Edge-certified green housing projects in Joburg

4 Oct 2023

Womenpreneur Her Perfect Pitch Competition top 30 announced from a record-breaking pool

Awards

Womenpreneur Her Perfect Pitch Competition top 30 announced from a record-breaking pool

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 27 Sep 2023

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HR & Management

DWS warns against employment scam by bogus recruiters

13 Sep 2023

Kagiso Media Radio launches groundbreaking neuro research product

Research

Kagiso Media Radio launches groundbreaking neuro research product

Issued by Kagiso Media Radio 11 Sep 2023

Image supplied. Paper imagery - credit Devin Lester. 49% of South Africans prefer to read printed books and magazines, while around 44% prefer to read news on their computer or device.

Media

Survey finds half of South Africans prefer printed material, just under half prefer digital news

24 Aug 2023

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Media & Entertainment Law

Mind the fine print - food producers should beware of placing misleading claims on packaging

Bernadette Versfeld, Kenan Petersen & Bernadette Lötter 7 Aug 2023

Jacaranda FM and Access Bank South Africa present Womenpreneur Her Perfect Pitch 2023

Radio & Audio

Jacaranda FM and Access Bank South Africa present Womenpreneur Her Perfect Pitch 2023

Issued by Jacaranda FM 2 Aug 2023

The professor died on Wednesday at 80.

Advertising

Prof Kole Omotoso and Vodacom's YeboGogo star dies

Karabo Ledwaba 21 Jul 2023

Golf Ads introduces Golf Digital to engage affluent consumers

OOH

Golf Ads introduces Golf Digital to engage affluent consumers

Issued by Provantage 20 Jul 2023

Source: © 123rf South Africans spend over three and a half hours a day on social media

Social Media

Social media: A pillar of marketing, not the foundation

Lwandile Qokweni 13 Jul 2023

#BehindtheBrandManager: Lauren Burmeister, category lead for gum, candy, beverages & meals at Mondelēz

#BehindTheBrandManager

#BehindtheBrandManager: Lauren Burmeister, category lead for gum, candy, beverages & meals at Mondelēz

Karabo Ledwaba 20 Jun 2023

From local to hyperlocal - Street-level media brightens up urban landscapes

OOH

From local to hyperlocal - Street-level media brightens up urban landscapes

Issued by Provantage 7 Jun 2023