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#BizTrends2025: 7 steps to riding the next tech PR industry wave

#BizTrends2025: 7 steps to riding the next tech PR industry wave

Ronelle Bester 22 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - what lies ahead for low-cost air travel in Africa

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - what lies ahead for low-cost air travel in Africa

Kirby Gordon 21 Jan 2025

El Broide, managing director at The Platinum Club, explains why data-driven insights and creativity will shape the future of PR(Image supplied)

#BizTrends2025: The Platinum Club’s El Broide on why data-driven insights and creativity will shape the future of PR

El Broide 21 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Adapting agriculture - key trends and strategies for a sustainable future

#BizTrends2025: Adapting agriculture - key trends and strategies for a sustainable future

Brendan Jacobs 21 Jan 2025

Adelaide Tshabalala is chief digital officer at Nerdware. Source: Supplied.

#BizTrends2025: GeoSpatial targeting - capturing the right moment, not just the right place

Adelaide Tshabalala 21 Jan 2025

Orange Ink's Portia Mvubu examines the shift in influencer marketing from popularity to genuine influence, referred to as “social opinion leadership" by some brands (image supplied)

#BizTrends2025: Orange Ink's Portia Mvubu - Redefining influence, from popularity to leadership and other influencer marketing trends

Portia Mvubu 21 Jan 2025

Michelle Rawlinson and Melissa Steele, Nortons Inc

#BizTrends2025: The fight against corruption in South Africa

Michelle Rawlinson and Melissa Steele 21 Jan 2025

Dr Manessah Alagbaoso, the Head: Business Ecosystems and Sustainability for the Standard Bank Group Business and Commercial Banking Unit

#BizTrends2025: Mainstreaming sustainability

Dr Manessah Alagbaoso 21 Jan 2025

Phillipa Geard, founder and CEO of RecruitMyMom and its sister platform, RecruitAGraduate.

#BizTrends2025: 7 trends impacting the HR and recruitment sector in 2025 and beyond

Phillipa Geard 21 Jan 2025

Abigail Buckley, digital business director at Joe Public, examines the impact on digital marketing when it comes to AI (Image supplied)

#BizTrends2025: Joe Public’s Abigail Buckley - AI's impact on digital marketing

Abigail Buckley 20 Jan 2025

Pat Mahlangu is the CEO of Lerato Agency and Top 16 YOBA's. Source: Supplied

#BizTrends2025: Pat Mahlangu - Trends end, focus on brand building

Pat Mahlangu 20 Jan 2025

Incubeta Africa’s MD Jaco Lintvelt says CMOs must get back to the idea of marketing as a key driver of value (Image supplied)

#BizTrends 2025: Incubeta Africa’s Jaco Lintvelt – Getting back to marketing as a key driver of value

Jaco Lintvelt 20 Jan 2025

Peter Andrew, CEO, CCI South Africa

#BizTrends2025: BPO industry ready for transformation

Peter Andrew 20 Jan 2025

Ashley du Plooy, Chief Executive Officer at ERA

#BizTrends2025: Why 2025 looks green for SA

Ashley du Plooy 20 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: 5 trends that will transform the forensics and compliance sector in 2025 and beyond

#BizTrends2025: 5 trends that will transform the forensics and compliance sector in 2025 and beyond

Zaakir Mohamed and Mawande Ntontela 20 Jan 2025

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

Celeste Sirin 20 Jan 2025

Albert Makoeng, managing director, influencer division at Nfinity says the rise of creator-led commerce is a profound shift in media consumption (Image supplied)

#BizTrend2025: Nfinity’s Albert Makoeng - The rise of creator-led commerce a profound shift in media consumption

Albert Makoeng 17 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Field Force’s Ged Nooy gives 5 standout retail trends driving leadership in 2025

#BizTrends2025: Field Force’s Ged Nooy gives 5 standout retail trends driving leadership in 2025

Ged Nooy 17 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. John Jack, chief executive officer of Galetti Corporate Real Estate.

#BizTrends2025: Commercial property turns the corner

John Jack 16 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Jeff Ryan, managing director for AWCape, now a member of TydeCo.

#BizTrends2025: Navigating the future of financial management

Jeff Ryan 16 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: A vision for the future – transforming transport education and shaping the logistics economy

#BizTrends2025: A vision for the future – transforming transport education and shaping the logistics economy

Maphefo Anno-Frempong 16 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Jessica Voerman, chief clinical officer at SH Inc. Healthcare.

#BizTrends2025: Key insights poised to define healthcare in 2025

Jessica Voerman 16 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: PR Powerhouse’s Lebo Madiba - Breaking through in 2025: Trust, personalities, and the new rules of engagement

#BizTrends2025: PR Powerhouse’s Lebo Madiba - Breaking through in 2025: Trust, personalities, and the new rules of engagement

Lebo Madiba 16 Jan 2025

Joe Hamman, the founder and director at Novus Group, examines some trends set to reshape media monitoring and further strengthen its role in driving decision-making in 2025 (Image supplied)

#BizTrends2025: Novus Group’s Joe Hamman - Media monitoring trends to watch in 2025

Joe Hamman 16 Jan 2025

Caroline van der Merwe, co-founder & chief product officer, Jem HR

#BizTrends2025: AI-assisted HR - fast-forward to business value

Caroline van der Merwe 16 Jan 2025

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

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

Privesan Naidoo 15 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: The rise of the conscious consumer

#BizTrends2025: The rise of the conscious consumer

Max Oliva 15 Jan 2025

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

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

Jacques du Preez 15 Jan 2025

4 trends South African e-tailers can't ignore in 2025

4 trends South African e-tailers can't ignore in 2025

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

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

Rirhandzu Shingwenyana 15 Jan 2025

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