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How brands can pivot from “look at us,” to “we see you”

Marketing

How brands can pivot from “look at us,” to “we see you”

Jessica Porter 3 hours

Source: © 123rf Dustin Chick, chief executive at Razor Public Relations South Africa says clickbait should be keeping those of us responsible for managing organisational reputation wide awake at night. More importantly, we should be doing something about it – now

PR & Communications

EXCLUSIVE | Razor's Dustin Chick: When headlines lie, trust dies. Why clickbait is PR’s next big battleground

Dustin Chick 3 days

Why spring often brings a surge in South Africa’s property market

Trends

Why spring often brings a surge in South Africa’s property market

Issued by PBPR 10 Sep 2025

South Africa’s top universities and leading companies launch SDG-Challenge 2025

ESG & Sustainability

South Africa’s top universities and leading companies launch SDG-Challenge 2025

Issued by Soapbox 9 Sep 2025

Source: © Vitaly Gariev IAB South Africa Board member Sanesh Maharaj on why brands must prioritise proactive influencer risk management

Social Media

Influencer marketing: When it goes wrong

Sanesh Maharaj 8 Sep 2025

WPP's new leadership appointmetns include Laurent Ezekiel as global CEO of Ogilvy, Devika Bulchandani as COO and Laurent Ezekiel as Global CEO of Ogilvy
Floriane Tripolino was named CEO of WPP Open X, dedicated to The Coca-Cola Company (Image supplied)

Advertising

WPP announces key global leadership appointments

5 Sep 2025

Win, lose, Springboks show why sponsors always score

Sponsorship

Win, lose, Springboks show why sponsors always score

5 Sep 2025

Open Chair: Stepping beyond the isolation of women in leadership

DEI

Open Chair: Stepping beyond the isolation of women in leadership

5 Sep 2025

She leads. We listen

Women's Month

She leads. We listen

Issued by Provantage 4 Sep 2025

AI's efficiency in meetings: a double-edged sword for SMEs?

Entrepreneurship

AI's efficiency in meetings: a double-edged sword for SMEs?

Yudhvir Seetharam 3 Sep 2025

Gibs celebrates Harvard Business Impact partnership with landmark contribution to global case study pedagogy

Higher Education

Gibs celebrates Harvard Business Impact partnership with landmark contribution to global case study pedagogy

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 2 Sep 2025

Power of intergenerational collaboration in small business innovation

SMEs

Power of intergenerational collaboration in small business innovation

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 1 Sep 2025

Standard Bank Top Women EmpowHER Cape Town 2025 wraps - Spotlight shifts to Johannesburg nationals

Digital

Standard Bank Top Women EmpowHER Cape Town 2025 wraps - Spotlight shifts to Johannesburg nationals

Issued by Topco Media 1 Sep 2025

The winners at Ask Africa 2025 Orange Index presentation for the telecommunications sector (Image supplied)

Telecoms & Networks

In telco “good enough” is not good enough

29 Aug 2025

AI is not automation: Why behaviour change, not hype, will decide the future of work

Technology

AI is not automation: Why behaviour change, not hype, will decide the future of work

Issued by DY/DX 29 Aug 2025

Ajabu Scholarship 2025 elevates African mixologists to new heights

Training

Ajabu Scholarship 2025 elevates African mixologists to new heights

28 Aug 2025

African healthcare leaders reimagine patient safety

Public Health

African healthcare leaders reimagine patient safety

Issued by COHSASA 27 Aug 2025

Image credit: Bermix Studio on Unsplash

HIV/AIDS

AHF treats 2.5 million as Trump withholds Pepfar funds

27 Aug 2025

#WomensMonth | Women in digital: The rise of female-led innovation in South Africa

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Women in digital: The rise of female-led innovation in South Africa

Victoria Oyeboade 27 Aug 2025

Health & Safety

The Kitwe disaster: A call for AI and clean data in mining safety

27 Aug 2025

#WomensMonth: Lize du Preez’s journey of luxury tea innovation

FMCG

#WomensMonth: Lize du Preez’s journey of luxury tea innovation

Evan-Lee Courie 26 Aug 2025

All the 2025 African Marketing Confederation Awards winners

Marketing & Media

All the 2025 African Marketing Confederation Awards winners

25 Aug 2025

Innovator Trust Pinnacle Award recipient, Nomphomelelo Mahlangu on voice, vision and visibility

Awards

Innovator Trust Pinnacle Award recipient, Nomphomelelo Mahlangu on voice, vision and visibility

Issued by The Innovator Trust 21 Aug 2025

Image credit: Iwisa No. 1

ESG & Sustainability

Boost for community heroes: Iwisa No. 1 raises 2025 competition prize to R400,000

21 Aug 2025

Stop overestimating AI and get the most out of your creative efforts

Digital

Stop overestimating AI and get the most out of your creative efforts

Issued by Incubeta 20 Aug 2025

PR as SEO on steroids - How FusionDesign shapes the story before the internet does

PR & Communications

PR as SEO on steroids - How FusionDesign shapes the story before the internet does

Issued by FusionDesign 19 Aug 2025

Behind every Bok: Moonsport's humorous take on Springbok fan rituals for Betway

TV

Behind every Bok: Moonsport's humorous take on Springbok fan rituals for Betway

Issued by Moonsport 19 Aug 2025

Melrose Arch welcomes innovative Primi and Shift partnership

Franchising

Melrose Arch welcomes innovative Primi and Shift partnership

15 Aug 2025

Entries open for 2025 Furniture Design Competition

Design & Manufacturing

Entries open for 2025 Furniture Design Competition

15 Aug 2025

Source: © 123rf Derek Coles, president and MD of McCann Joburg says ‘digital-first’ isn’t enough and make a case for idea-first thinking in modern advertising

Marketing & Media

McCann Joburg's Derek Coles: Stand out, don't fit in

Derek Coles 15 Aug 2025

One of the Open Chair Lionesses, Carla Ehlers, a digital designer at Ogilvy Social.Lab, says the Cannes experience showed her the value of being bold (Image supplied)

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Open Chair Lioness Carla Ehlers: Be bold

Danette Breitenbach 12 Aug 2025

#BehindtheIMC | Zubair Timol: AI and culture as catalysts for African growth

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | Zubair Timol: AI and culture as catalysts for African growth

Chloe Posthumus 11 Aug 2025

Entries open for 2025 Algoa FM Big Walk for Cancer presented by Isuzu Motors South Africa

Radio & Audio

Entries open for 2025 Algoa FM Big Walk for Cancer presented by Isuzu Motors South Africa

Issued by Algoa FM 11 Aug 2025

5 ways digital nomads can have a positive impact on the places they travel to for work

Travel

5 ways digital nomads can have a positive impact on the places they travel to for work

Veselina Stoyanova 11 Aug 2025

Fame Week's 2025 Inclusive Lens Awards finalists revealed

Film

Fame Week's 2025 Inclusive Lens Awards finalists revealed

7 Aug 2025

merSETA announced as Official Gold Partner for the Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2025

Events & Conferencing

merSETA announced as Official Gold Partner for the Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2025

Issued by Topco Media 8 Aug 2025

Maybelline went Epic at Nelson Mandela Square

OOH

Maybelline went Epic at Nelson Mandela Square

Issued by Epic Outdoor 6 Aug 2025

From left to right: Julia Kleber, CEO and Lexi Hall, director Africa. Source: Supplied.

PR & Communications

Lexi Hall leads Kleber Group’s new Cape Town office

5 Aug 2025

Basa board nominations now open

Media

Basa board nominations now open

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 5 Aug 2025

Image credit: Pixabay

Gold

Investor demand propels 3% gold growth despite high prices

1 Aug 2025

World Wide Fund for Nature appoints Hook, Line & Sinker as PR agency

PR & Communications

World Wide Fund for Nature appoints Hook, Line & Sinker as PR agency

Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 31 Jul 2025

Source: © 123rf Braintree's Eldon Bothma and Hayley Blane talk security within CRM and the value of by-design methodology

Security

CRM security by design, not default

Eldon Bothma and Hayley Blane 31 Jul 2025

#MandelaMonth: Digital transformation with purpose – how tech leaders can channel Mandela’s vision

Software

#MandelaMonth: Digital transformation with purpose – how tech leaders can channel Mandela’s vision

Issued by BET Software 29 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 | We. Communications' Sarah Gooding: Uncovering truths that unlock progress, understanding and impact

World PR Day

#WPRD2025 | We. Communications' Sarah Gooding: Uncovering truths that unlock progress, understanding and impact

Issued by We Communications 28 Jul 2025

Mastering PR: staying human in a tech-saturated world

PR & Communications

Mastering PR: staying human in a tech-saturated world

Issued by icandi CQ 25 Jul 2025

PR & Communications

Why editorial credibility is your brand’s new north star in the age of AI search

Judith Middleton, Issued by DUO Marketing + Communications 25 Jul 2025

New research initiative targets high-growth entrepreneurs in SA

Research Reports

New research initiative targets high-growth entrepreneurs in SA

24 Jul 2025

Aphinko Communications Group. Images supplied

World PR Day

#WPRD2025 | Aphinko Communications Group: Bridging divides through powerful storytelling

Khaya Buthelezi 25 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 | OnPoint PR's Vista Kalipa: PR builds narratives, weaves stories and amplifies diverse voices

World PR Day

#WPRD2025 | OnPoint PR's Vista Kalipa: PR builds narratives, weaves stories and amplifies diverse voices

Issued by OnPoint PR 24 Jul 2025

Beyond 67 minutes: SMEs hold the key to lasting community upliftment

SMEs

Beyond 67 minutes: SMEs hold the key to lasting community upliftment

Issued by Business Partners Limited 18 Jul 2025