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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 9 hours

Markets & Investment

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

1 day

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Source: © 123rf Leslie Adams, sales director at Reach Africa, asks, while TV licences are outdated, is a streaming levy the right fix?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

Advertising

Reliance plans to dominate Indian Premier League ads post-Disney merger using neuroscience

26 Feb 2025

Triple industry award winner talks marketing effectiveness and delivering results that matter

Events & Conferencing

Triple industry award winner talks marketing effectiveness and delivering results that matter

Issued by IMC Conference 24 Feb 2025

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Radio & Audio

Warc: “Podcasts are having a moment" - but popularity not translating into ad revenue

17 Feb 2025

Omnichannel retail in 2025: The boundaries between digital and physical shopping continue to crumble

Sales

Omnichannel retail in 2025: The boundaries between digital and physical shopping continue to crumble

Zak Haeri, Issued by NielsenIQ 11 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: 7 trends for retailers to '2020-thrive'

Trends

#BizTrends2025: 7 trends for retailers to '2020-thrive'

Evan-Lee Courie 6 Feb 2025

Marketing

Retail becomes a data powerhouse as it turns into a dominant ad platform

Kevin Gray 5 Feb 2025

The world of work in 2025

Employee Wellness

The world of work in 2025

Issued by GO Content Lab 31 Jan 2025

The local launch of Cisco PoP will give the networking giant a better route to market for its Webex One strategy.

Technology

Cisco launches SA PoP for Webex Calling and Contact Centre

Lindsey Schutters 30 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: FMCG Retail Outlook: built to withstand the pressure

Trends

#BizTrends2025: FMCG Retail Outlook: built to withstand the pressure

Nicola Allen 27 Jan 2025

Exclusive: Kaye-Ann Williams to lead Netflix's African scripted content team

Streaming

Exclusive: Kaye-Ann Williams to lead Netflix's African scripted content team

24 Jan 2025

Source: © 123rf In 2024, 258,000 apps for iOS and Android operating systems were downloaded per minute for all types of publishers, with in-app purchase revenue up 12.5% to $150bn

Digital

2024 in-app purchase revenue up to $150bn, but app downloads decrease

23 Jan 2025

Branding

Apple the world’s most valuable brand… again

22 Jan 2025

Global giants reshape South Africa’s e-commerce landscape

E-commerce

Global giants reshape South Africa’s e-commerce landscape

21 Jan 2025

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Why employer branding will matter more than ever in 2025

Celeste Sirin 20 Jan 2025

New Amazon hub in W.Cape bridges digital gap for local entrepreneurs

E-commerce

New Amazon hub in W.Cape bridges digital gap for local entrepreneurs

20 Jan 2025

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2025: 3 top creatives from continent named jury presidents

Danette Breitenbach 17 Jan 2025

Amazon.co.za’s Seller Success Centre empowers growth of local business

E-commerce

Amazon.co.za’s Seller Success Centre empowers growth of local business

17 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Privesan Naidoo, Executive: Trading Product VP (card and payments) at Nedbank.

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The evolution and future of payments and e-commerce in South Africa

Privesan Naidoo 15 Jan 2025

Provantage CEO Jacques du Preez explains why OOH advertising poised for growth in SA in 2025 (Image supplied)

Media

#BizTrends2025: Provantage’s Jacques du Preez - OOH advertising poised for growth in SA

Jacques du Preez 15 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Rirhandzu Shingwenyana's 3 social media trends influencing marketing in 2025

Social Media

#BizTrends2025: Rirhandzu Shingwenyana's 3 social media trends influencing marketing in 2025

Rirhandzu Shingwenyana 15 Jan 2025

Learn, lead, succeed: Richfield’s future-focused online MBA degree

Higher Education

Learn, lead, succeed: Richfield’s future-focused online MBA degree

Issued by Richfield 9 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Rand Airport Commercial Park: Located in Gauteng, it is home to Improvon’s new Dakota Precinct development.

Industrial & Logistics Property

What's driving Cape Town's warehousing boom?

2 Jan 2025

Fashion & Homeware

Saks Global acquires Neiman Marcus Group for $2.7bn

27 Dec 2024

Takealot bets on townships to fend off global rivals

E-commerce

Takealot bets on townships to fend off global rivals

Nqobile Dludla 17 Dec 2024

E-commerce: the game changer driving business growth in SA

E-commerce

E-commerce: the game changer driving business growth in SA

Mandisa Guliwe 10 Dec 2024

Source: © Bizcommunity The inaugural SSA MMA Smarties Awards awarded 51 Awards, with 19 Gold, 19 Silver and 13 Bronze Awards

Marketing

Inaugural SSA MMA Smarties' winners announced, the TFG named Brand of the Year

9 Dec 2024

Amazon launches Nova, comes straight for generative AI throne

Technology

Amazon launches Nova, comes straight for generative AI throne

Lindsey Schutters 4 Dec 2024

How Shein, Temu, and Amazon are shaking up the e-commerce market in SA

E-commerce

How Shein, Temu, and Amazon are shaking up the e-commerce market in SA

2 Dec 2024