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6 trends to help CMOs bridge human intent with machine execution in 2026

Marketing

6 trends to help CMOs bridge human intent with machine execution in 2026

Issued by Incubeta 3 hours

#BizTrends2026 | Publicis Groupe’s Jonty Fisher: A much more synthetic world

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | Publicis Groupe’s Jonty Fisher: A much more synthetic world

Jonty Fisher 1 day

Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI confirms ChatGPT ad plans - How it will work

Karabo Ledwaba 2 days

Artificial Intelligence

Could ChatGPT convince you to buy something? Threat of manipulation looms as AI companies gear up to sell ads

Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders 16 Jan 2026

New York Festivals has opened entries for its 2026 Advertising Awards with a new campaign from Grey New York that calls out awards gimmicks and puts the focus back on the work. (Image supplied)

Advertising

NYF Advertising Awards open for 2026 with a sharp “no BS” message

14 Jan 2026

Erica Bopape (CM SA) is the executive for marketing and communications at Absa Business Banking. Source: Absa.

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | Absa's Erica Bopape: What 2026 will demand of financial services marketers

Erica Bopape 14 Jan 2026

Research

‘If you don’t like dark roast, this isn’t the coffee for you’: How exclusionary ads can win over the right customers

Jaclyn L. Tanenbaum and Karen Anne Wallach 12 Jan 2026

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Aesthetic Medicine

From sun safety to sex appeal: what sunscreen ads reveal about beauty ideals and power

Lauren Alex O'Hagan and Lame M. Kenalemang-Palm 8 Jan 2026

Advertising

Roblox unveils new ad format to captivate Gen Z and Gen Alpha

7 Jan 2026

Advertising

UK introduces landmark junk food advertising ban

Karabo Ledwaba 6 Jan 2026

According to Sociallyin CEO Keith Kakadia, the next phase of digital retail rewards efficiency, conversion, and retention—not spray-and-pray advertising or unchecked scale (Image source: © 123rf )

E-commerce

2026: The year e-commerce gets ruthless

Keith Kakadia 5 Jan 2026

Advertising

How ChatGPT could change the face of advertising, without you even knowing about it

2 Jan 2026

5 surprising dangers of shopping through social media (and how to spot them before it’s too late)

Social Media

5 surprising dangers of shopping through social media (and how to spot them before it’s too late)

Sonwabile Wolela, Issued by Offernet 23 Dec 2025

How marketing changed in 2025 and what it means for brands

Marketing

How marketing changed in 2025 and what it means for brands

Issued by Penquin 17 Dec 2025

Advertising

Redefining lifestyle advertising - Turning premium golf environments into powerful brand arenas

Issued by Provantage 17 Dec 2025

Advertising

Ithuba’s Lotto ads ruffle consumer feathers

Karabo Ledwaba 12 Dec 2025

We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2025 Marketing & Media lists

Marketing & Media

#BestofBiz 2025: Marketing & Media

17 Dec 2025

MotionAds, BackaBuddy launch Good News Drop

Marketing

MotionAds, BackaBuddy launch Good News Drop

11 Dec 2025

#Orchids&Onions: A helicopter for wors? Sixty60 soars while CarTrack sinks

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: A helicopter for wors? Sixty60 soars while CarTrack sinks

Brendan Seery 10 Dec 2025

Adbot wins Top Women Business in ICT and E-commerce 2025

Marketing

Adbot wins Top Women Business in ICT and E-commerce 2025

Issued by AdBot 5 Dec 2025

Facebook promotes rubbish because it doesn’t understand indigenous languages

Media

Facebook promotes rubbish because it doesn’t understand indigenous languages

Thembi Siaga and Anton van Zyl 4 Dec 2025

11 strategies for e-commerce gift guides that convert

E-commerce

11 strategies for e-commerce gift guides that convert

Issued by TDMC 2 Dec 2025

AI Overviews are rewriting the rules of search marketing – here’s how to adjust your strategy

Marketing

AI Overviews are rewriting the rules of search marketing – here’s how to adjust your strategy

Natascha Torres 2 Dec 2025

From Peak to Cliff: The legal and ethical saga of video game copycats

IP Law

From Peak to Cliff: The legal and ethical saga of video game copycats

Peter Mercuur 2 Dec 2025

A look at how mid-market malls drive SA's retail economy

Retail Marketing

A look at how mid-market malls drive SA's retail economy

1 Dec 2025

Tshegofatso Lebethe is an account director at Tribeca Public Relations. Source: Supplied.

Artificial Intelligence

The heart of PR still beats human

Tshegofatso Lebethe 27 Nov 2025

Garon Campbell is the founder and AI director at Breadbin Productions. Source: Supplied.

Artificial Intelligence

AI allows filmmakers to push creative limits

Garon Campbell 26 Nov 2025

Artificial Intelligence

A backlash against AI imagery in ads may have begun as brands promote ‘human-made'

Paul Harrison 26 Nov 2025

Commercial & Industrial

Mazda unveils ‘first’ bubble billboard in SA to support brand campaign

25 Nov 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Illegal billboards, brilliant billboards and a very strange unicorn

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Illegal billboards, brilliant billboards and a very strange unicorn

Brendan Seery 25 Nov 2025

CMOs face a ‘reputation and results’ reckoning, according to NIQ’s 2026 Outlook

Marketing

CMOs face a ‘reputation and results’ reckoning, according to NIQ’s 2026 Outlook

Issued by NielsenIQ 25 Nov 2025

PR & Communications

Newsroom management to boost brand awareness and authentic SEO

Issued by TenacityPR 24 Nov 2025

The hidden cost of not owning your marketing assets

Marketing

The hidden cost of not owning your marketing assets

Heleen Alberts 24 Nov 2025

In the final session of the 2025 Marketing Masterclass series, industry leaders unpacked why safe, predictable advertising is failing and how entertainment, bold thinking and real consumer insight are the new keys to relevance. (Image Supplied)

Marketing

Marketing masterclass: Why “boring” brands are losing attention

24 Nov 2025

The partnership playbook: How strategic alliances are rewriting customer retention rules in SA

CRM, CX, UX

The partnership playbook: How strategic alliances are rewriting customer retention rules in SA

Michelle Geere, Issued by AdBot 21 Nov 2025

The best hires don’t wait for January, and neither should recruiters

Talent Acquisition

The best hires don’t wait for January, and neither should recruiters

Nolundi Matomane, Issued by Pnet 19 Nov 2025

Peak season 2025/26: 3 must-do marketing priorities for South African retail

Retail Marketing

Peak season 2025/26: 3 must-do marketing priorities for South African retail

Anwar Jappie, Issued by Google 19 Nov 2025

Black Friday has become one of the loudest and most predictable days in the marketing calendar. Penquin’s strategy director, Thando Mxosa, says the noise has disguised how disconnected brands have become from the people they’re meant to serve (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing

Has Black Friday become a reflex for brands?

Thando Mxosa 19 Nov 2025

Influence or illusion

Marketing

Influence or illusion

Jonty Fisher, Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 18 Nov 2025

10 marketing trends for 2026

Marketing

10 marketing trends for 2026

Issued by Kantar 18 Nov 2025

Caxton launches new integrated media solution with unrivalled reach

Media

Caxton launches new integrated media solution with unrivalled reach

Issued by Caxton Media 17 Nov 2025

Source: ExecuJet MRO Services

Aviation

ExecuJet completes ADS-B upgrades on multiple business jets in South Africa

17 Nov 2025

Offernet wins 4 Assegai Awards for Innovation in South African Performance Marketing

Direct Marketing

Offernet wins 4 Assegai Awards for Innovation in South African Performance Marketing

Issued by Offernet 14 Nov 2025

A screenshot of the advertisement on YouTube Shorts.

Advertising

Energy drink in hot water over 'drinking and driving' ad

Karabo Ledwaba 14 Nov 2025

Understanding the growing emotional drivers behind consumer choice

FMCG

Understanding the growing emotional drivers behind consumer choice

Issued by TLC Worldwide Africa 13 Nov 2025

Atzaró Cape Town achieves 831% return on Google Ads investment with Cape Marketing Agency

Marketing

Atzaró Cape Town achieves 831% return on Google Ads investment with Cape Marketing Agency

Issued by Cape Marketing Agency 13 Nov 2025

In 2026, there will be changes to the Cannes Lions Awards (Image source: © Bizcommunity)

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026: A new Creative Brand Lions and other changes

13 Nov 2025