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Takealot grows revenue to fend off Amazon rivalry

E-commerce

Takealot grows revenue to fend off Amazon rivalry

Nqobile Dludla 26 Jun 2025

#YouthMonth: Nolan Pillay - empowering youth with his book, The Millenial Success Code

Wellness

#YouthMonth: Nolan Pillay - empowering youth with his book, The Millenial Success Code

Evan-Lee Courie 20 Jun 2025

Source: © Campaign India Andy Jassy, President and CEO of Amazon, has been named the Cannes Lions 2025 Media Person of the Year

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2025 Media Person of the Year to Amazon president and CEO

18 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf At this week’s Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, AI has been a major focus, with many calling it the future of advertising. Saul Marquez, CEO of global digital marketing agency Outcomes Rocket three key takeaways for the evolving world of AI-powered advertising

Cannes Lions

3 Insights from #Cannes2025 on the world of AI-powered advertising

Saul Marquez 18 Jun 2025

Until Until Management Team: [From Left to right] co-founder and creative director: Charles Lusengo, chief executive officer (CEO): Thithi Nteta and co-founder and event strategist: Thulani Dandala

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: Until Until's Thithi Nteta on leveraging youth culture

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Jun 2025

#YouthMonth: From Cape Town to Hollywood, Bella Alexandras is SA's next rising star

Film

#YouthMonth: From Cape Town to Hollywood, Bella Alexandras is SA's next rising star

Evan-Lee Courie 17 Jun 2025

Advertising

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

12 Jun 2025

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

10 Jun 2025

Hyperlocal is lekker: The AI-powered search revolution

IMC Conference

Hyperlocal is lekker: The AI-powered search revolution

Issued by IMC Conference 9 Jun 2025

Google is going ‘all in’ on AI. It’s part of a troubling trend in big tech

Technology

Google is going ‘all in’ on AI. It’s part of a troubling trend in big tech

Zena Assaad 4 Jun 2025

#ConvergeAfrica: Commerce media is the next big frontier in retail

Retail

#ConvergeAfrica: Commerce media is the next big frontier in retail

4 Jun 2025

Amazon.co.za expands its offering with everyday essentials

E-commerce

Amazon.co.za expands its offering with everyday essentials

3 Jun 2025

Most South African farmers are Black: Why Trump got it so wrong

Agriculture

Most South African farmers are Black: Why Trump got it so wrong

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 30 May 2025

Temu signs MoU to combat online counterfeiting

E-commerce

Temu signs MoU to combat online counterfeiting

22 May 2025

Advertising

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

21 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

Unpopular opinion by a CEO: Corporate influencers or just employees with a hashtag?

Marketing

Unpopular opinion by a CEO: Corporate influencers or just employees with a hashtag?

Issued by Wetpaint Advertising 6 May 2025

Listening is the new loud: The new era of lead generation

Marketing

Listening is the new loud: The new era of lead generation

Michelle Huxtable, Issued by We Do Digital 2 May 2025

Dubai's ATM 2025 to highlight luxury travel amid rising global demand

Travel

Dubai's ATM 2025 to highlight luxury travel amid rising global demand

22 Apr 2025

Advertising

Google's latest antitrust loss in the US raises stakes for Big Tech

Rob Nicholls 23 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Melanie Campbell, Rapt Creative says in today’s hyper-fragmented, choice-saturated marketplace, loyalty doesn’t just happen, it’s engineered

Branding

6 ways to build brand loyalty that lasts

Melanie Campbell 17 Apr 2025

Corporates scale back remote and hybrid work arrangements

HR & Management

Corporates scale back remote and hybrid work arrangements

17 Apr 2025

Talent Acquisition

AI firm Anthropic announces 100 roles in Europe, new EMEA head

Paul Sandle 9 Apr 2025

Trump’s tariff hikes and South Africa: Hunt for new agricultural markets must begin now

Agribusiness

Trump’s tariff hikes and South Africa: Hunt for new agricultural markets must begin now

Wandile Sihlobo 9 Apr 2025

You built a great website, but my agent doesn’t care!

CRM, CX, UX

You built a great website, but my agent doesn’t care!

Andre Fredericks, Issued by Sanlam Fintech 28 Mar 2025

MTN teams up with UK's Synamedia to launch African streaming platform

Telecoms & Networks

MTN teams up with UK's Synamedia to launch African streaming platform

7 Apr 2025

World Bank backs Africa digital data push with $100m Raxio deal

Data & Analytics

World Bank backs Africa digital data push with $100m Raxio deal

3 Apr 2025

Over 300 entrepreneurs attend inaugural Amazon SA Seller Summit

E-commerce

Over 300 entrepreneurs attend inaugural Amazon SA Seller Summit

2 Apr 2025

Unpopular opinion by a CEO: Hyper-personalised marketing is just digital stalking

Marketing

Unpopular opinion by a CEO: Hyper-personalised marketing is just digital stalking

Issued by Wetpaint Advertising 1 Apr 2025

Markets & Investment

Q1 market turmoil: Tech giants hit hard by Trump’s deregulatory plans

31 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf While Global advertising spend is now on course to grow 6.7% this year to $1.15trn, according to a new study from Warc, this is a downgrade of almost one percentage point (pp) from the marketing effectiveness experts’ November forecast

Marketing

Warc study shows growth this year but still downgrade of almost one percentage point

28 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Scopen's research shows that the latest global trends signal a growing reliance on AI, a strong push toward integrated agency solutions and a strategic re-evaluation of in-house marketing structures

Marketing & Media

EXCLUSIVE: Scopen research - Be integrated, AI-powered and strategic, or be left behind

20 Mar 2025

Hook, Line and Sinker strengthens leadership team amid 2025 growth

Marketing

Hook, Line and Sinker strengthens leadership team amid 2025 growth

Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 19 Mar 2025

Winning by making strategy everyone's business

Advertising

Winning by making strategy everyone's business

Tumi Matubatuba, Issued by eatbigfish 18 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Leslie Adams, sales director at Reach Africa, asks, while TV licences are outdated, is a streaming levy the right fix?

TV

The TV licence is dead! Long live the streaming levy - or not?

Leslie Adams 17 Mar 2025

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#EvolutionofWork

Office vibes are 'weird and not fun': Can we regain their lost spark?

14 Mar 2025

Beyond pocket money: How Gen Alpha is earning in the digital economy

ICT

Beyond pocket money: How Gen Alpha is earning in the digital economy

12 Mar 2025

Accelerating action against gender bias in AI

Digital

Accelerating action against gender bias in AI

Henda Scott, Issued by Helm 12 Mar 2025

Advertising

Advertisers brace for impact as TikTok faces uncertain future in the US

7 Mar 2025

Sinmisola Hughes-Obisesan. Source: Supplied.

DEI

#InternationalWomensDay2025: Sinmisola Hughes-Obisesan - A visionary driving Africa's creative future

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Mar 2025

Hook, Line & Sinker celebrates 7 major client renewals for 2025

PR & Communications

Hook, Line & Sinker celebrates 7 major client renewals for 2025

Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 7 Mar 2025

#InternationalWomensDay2025: Celebrating Philile Mabolloane, head of Retail: Consumables at Amazon SSA

E-commerce

#InternationalWomensDay2025: Celebrating Philile Mabolloane, head of Retail: Consumables at Amazon SSA

Evan-Lee Courie 6 Mar 2025

Simple and affordable: Capitec disrupts bank fees

Banking

Simple and affordable: Capitec disrupts bank fees

Issued by Capitec Bank 7 Mar 2025

Shoprite expands grocery online delivery to lower-income customers

E-commerce

Shoprite expands grocery online delivery to lower-income customers

Nqobile Dludla 5 Mar 2025

iStore CEO Chris Dodd at the Queen's Hotel iStore in Cape Town.

Hardware

‘We find out when you do’ says iStore CEO about new Apple products

Lindsey Schutters 4 Mar 2025

The future of digital commerce in the consumer packaged goods industry

Retail

The future of digital commerce in the consumer packaged goods industry

Setjhaba Molloyi & Lauren Samaai 4 Mar 2025

What's behind NAP Africa's unprecedented 5Tbps traffic surge?

Cloud

What's behind NAP Africa's unprecedented 5Tbps traffic surge?

4 Mar 2025

Source: © More About Advertising

Marketing & Media

WPP’s 2024 preliminary results see shares plunge 16% to a four year low

27 Feb 2025