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The hidden cost of not owning your marketing assets

Marketing

The hidden cost of not owning your marketing assets

Heleen Alberts 3 hours

Blackweek has announced Johannesburg as the location for the inaugural African Edition in November 2026 (Image source: © Blackweek )

Advertising

Inaugural Blackweek Africa edition location announced

3 hours

Veuve Clicquot’s 'Emotions of the Sun' exhibition comes to Cape Town

Events

Veuve Clicquot’s 'Emotions of the Sun' exhibition comes to Cape Town

3 hours

Symphony of Style: The Met 2026 brings glamour back to Cape Town

Events

Symphony of Style: The Met 2026 brings glamour back to Cape Town

5 hours

Red September emerges as a top agency at the 2025 Assegai Awards

Direct Marketing

Red September emerges as a top agency at the 2025 Assegai Awards

Issued by Red September 5 hours

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

3 hours

New year, new zones at the Rand Show 2026

Events

New year, new zones at the Rand Show 2026

Issued by Rand Show 3 days

Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

Marketing

Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

Issued by eatbigfish 3 days

A partnership between BrandSA and Netflix celebrates and showcases South Africa's vibrant cultures in a film hosted by that highlights the country’s attractions (Image source: © Bizcommunity )

Branding

Jason Goliath hosts Brand SA-Netflix film on SA for G20 Summit

3 days

Ogilvy and SAB Carling Black Label 2023 winners of the IAS-sponsored FM AdFocus Partnership Award (Image: Source © AdFocus Awards )

Advertising

FM AdFocus Awards 2025: The power of partnership in a changing industry

3 days

Angle Orange takes top honours at the 2025 Shop! SA Awards

Retail Marketing

Angle Orange takes top honours at the 2025 Shop! SA Awards

Issued by Angle Orange 20 Nov 2025

OLC claims major wins at the 2025 Assegai Awards

Direct Marketing

OLC claims major wins at the 2025 Assegai Awards

Issued by OLC Through The Line Communications 20 Nov 2025

OFM secures two Telkom Radio Awards nominations

Radio & Audio

OFM secures two Telkom Radio Awards nominations

Issued by OFM Radio 20 Nov 2025

Ogilvy crowned Most Effective Agency at the 2025 Assegai Direct Marketing Awards

Direct Marketing

Ogilvy crowned Most Effective Agency at the 2025 Assegai Direct Marketing Awards

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 20 Nov 2025

Andrea Diquez is global CEO at GUT. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

New York Festivals taps Andrea Diquez to head 2026 jury

20 Nov 2025

Why digital readiness should drive SMME support

SMEs

Why digital readiness should drive SMME support

Lungi Sangqu 19 Nov 2025

ALX, Anthropic, and the Government of Rwanda launch landmark AI learning initiative

Trends

ALX, Anthropic, and the Government of Rwanda launch landmark AI learning initiative

Issued by Connect Media 19 Nov 2025

2025 Bellville Business Expo champions sustainable growth and local innovation

SMEs

2025 Bellville Business Expo champions sustainable growth and local innovation

Issued by The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 19 Nov 2025

Jacaranda FM celebrates 12 nominations at the 2025 Telkom Radio Awards

Radio & Audio

Jacaranda FM celebrates 12 nominations at the 2025 Telkom Radio Awards

Issued by Jacaranda FM 19 Nov 2025

Creative Futures Africa Summit: From unseen to unstoppable

Marketing & Media

Creative Futures Africa Summit: From unseen to unstoppable

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 19 Nov 2025

#InternationalMensDay: The mentorship void - Why men in tech need safe spaces too

Software

#InternationalMensDay: The mentorship void - Why men in tech need safe spaces too

Grant Meldrum, Issued by BET Software 19 Nov 2025

Dale Hefer, CEO of the Nedbank IMC on stage at this year's Nedbank IMC. The official 2025 Nedbank IMC White Paper has been released (Image source: © IMC)

IMC Conference

2025 Nedbank IMC White Paper: 5 calls to action for marketers

18 Nov 2025

Radio veteran Tholi B joins Jacaranda FM as integration specialist, Programming

Radio & Audio

Radio veteran Tholi B joins Jacaranda FM as integration specialist, Programming

Issued by Jacaranda FM 18 Nov 2025

Windhoek Beer’s new campaign, Real Beer, Real Food and Nothing Else has hit the streets with the arrival of the Windhoek Beer Hops Truck (image supplied)

Promotions & Activations

#BehindtheCampaign: Real Beer, Real Food and Nothing Else

18 Nov 2025

Influence or illusion

Marketing

Influence or illusion

Jonty Fisher, Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 18 Nov 2025

Leadership lessons from building an agency: How the Key brothers are shaping Moonsport

Marketing

Leadership lessons from building an agency: How the Key brothers are shaping Moonsport

Issued by Moonsport 18 Nov 2025

10 marketing trends for 2026

Marketing

10 marketing trends for 2026

Issued by Kantar 18 Nov 2025

Rogerwilco sweeps 2025 Assegai Awards with 16 wins, including coveted Best in Class honour

Direct Marketing

Rogerwilco sweeps 2025 Assegai Awards with 16 wins, including coveted Best in Class honour

Issued by Rogerwilco 18 Nov 2025

Future Nation Schools leads world-first K-12 project-based learning conference

Primary & Secondary Education

Future Nation Schools leads world-first K-12 project-based learning conference

Issued by Sifiso Learning Group 17 Nov 2025

Daily Maverick’s new ‘Friyay’ gig guide celebrates Joburg’s creative soul

Events

Daily Maverick’s new ‘Friyay’ gig guide celebrates Joburg’s creative soul

Issued by Daily Maverick 17 Nov 2025

IP Law

Public domain vs commercial use: Why Disney is drawing battle lines over Mickey Mouse jewellery

Nishaat Slamdien 17 Nov 2025

Nescafé Espresso Concentrate to transform SA’s coffee culture

FMCG

Nescafé Espresso Concentrate to transform SA’s coffee culture

17 Nov 2025

Celebrities join the Wear It Forward campaign transforming diabetes care for SA children

ESG

Celebrities join the Wear It Forward campaign transforming diabetes care for SA children

17 Nov 2025

Clockwork wins seven awards plus the Christiane Duval Award at the Assegai Awards 2025

Direct Marketing

Clockwork wins seven awards plus the Christiane Duval Award at the Assegai Awards 2025

Issued by Clockwork 17 Nov 2025

Marketing

arena infosolution

17 Nov 2025

Movember and Men’s Health: Why awareness matters in South Africa

Oncology

Movember and Men’s Health: Why awareness matters in South Africa

Issued by Securitas® Financial Group 14 Nov 2025

Image supplied.

Environment & Natural Resources

Dr John Kani receives 2025 WWF Living Planet Award

14 Nov 2025

Advertising

Nando’s Oh What a Place!: From category noise to cultural signal

14 Nov 2025

Assegai Awards 2025 shine in a sold-out celebration of excellence

Direct Marketing

Assegai Awards 2025 shine in a sold-out celebration of excellence

Issued by DMASA 14 Nov 2025

Source: IWF/Facebook.

Finance

Ubuntu spirit shines as women leaders tackle global challenges at IWF Conference

Katja Hamilton 19 Nov 2025

Ogilvy South Africa and Yum! took the top industry honours at the Marketing and Media Alliance sub-Saharan Africa's 2025 Smarties (image supplied)

Marketing

Ogilvy and Yum! take top honours at MMA SSA Smarties

14 Nov 2025

MetaLab now on shelves at Checkers nationwide

FMCG

MetaLab now on shelves at Checkers nationwide

14 Nov 2025

The Undercover Ad is a campaign of AI-generated songs which are secretly advertisements that don’t sound like advertisements at all (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: The Undercover Ad

13 Nov 2025

Can the Sunlight bar become a youth icon through #RaiseTheBar?

Marketing

Can the Sunlight bar become a youth icon through #RaiseTheBar?

Karabo Ledwaba 13 Nov 2025

$South Africa’s first accredited shopper marketing course has launched. Iamge: From left to right: Ted Miller - corporate learning design team lead, Red & Yellow, Mary-Leigh Abramson - head of corporate relations, Red & Yellow, Kirsty Peters - senior business relationship manager, Red & Yellow, Di Wilson - managing director of Integer\Hotspot and founder of SHOP! SA (Image supplied)$

Education

SA’s first accredited shopper marketing course launches

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

Play and project-based learning: cultivating future leaders through innovative education

Education

Play and project-based learning: cultivating future leaders through innovative education

Issued by Sifiso Learning Group 11 Jun 2025

OLC leads at the 2025 Shop! Awards South Africa

Marketing

OLC leads at the 2025 Shop! Awards South Africa

Issued by OLC Through The Line Communications 13 Nov 2025