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Busisiwe Phakathi is 5fm's marketing manager. Source: Supplied.

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Grant Lapping is a digital executive at Midnight. Source: Supplied.

#BizTrends2025: Grant Lapping | 3 trends dominating search: GEO, social search and voice

By Grant Lapping 5 Feb 2025

$Andre Le Roux, head of strategy: TBWA\Coastal, talks about trends that drive culture to understand SA shopper (Image supplied)$

#BizTrends2025: TBWA\Coastal's Andre Le Roux - Understanding the SA shopper

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#BizTrends2023: Inclusivity and social consciousness is smart marketing

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#BizTrends2023: Great people, culture and partnerships offer the perfect recipe to shine in 2023

#BizTrends2023: Great people, culture and partnerships offer the perfect recipe to shine in 2023

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Regine le Roux, MD of Reputation Matters says the creative industry needs to look inward, and foster one of its most important stakeholder groups, its employees

#BizTrends2023: What about the shoemaker's children?

Regine le Roux 25 Jan 2023

Dale Hefer is CEO of the IMC (Integrated Marketing Council) which incorporates, Africa’s foremost integrated marketing conference

#BizTrends2023: The politics of marketing in 2023

Dale Hefer, IMC Conference 24 Jan 2023

Anna Larkina, web content analysis expert at Kaspersky

#BizTrends2023: 7 tips on mitigating cyber risks to your corporate social media in 2023

Anna Larkina and Roman Dedenok 19 Jan 2023

Dr Carla Enslin is Head of Postgraduate Studies & Research at The Independent Institute of Education’s Vega School

#BizTrends2023: Embracing the messiness of brand in 2023

Dr Carla Enslin 18 Jan 2023

Linah Maigurira is the sales leader at Google. Source: Supplied.

#BizTrends2023: Post-pandemic, CMOs face unknowns head on

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Image supplied: Zumi Njongwe, consumer communication and marketing excellence director at Nestlé

#BizTrends2023: Connecting better with consumers

Zumi Njongwe 13 Jan 2023

Claudia Smith, business director at Orange Ink. Source: Supplied.

#BizTrends2023: The year for stronger strategic intent

Claudia Smith 12 Jan 2023

Carmen Murray, founder of Carmen Murray Communications says it's time for brands to dance the flamenco in 2023

#BizTrends2023: How to dance the flamenco in 2023

Carmen Murray 12 Jan 2023

Judith Mugeni, co-founder, chief strategist and managing partner of Ganizani Consulting Services, says 2023 is the year of sponsorship and explains how to achieve this successfully

#BizTrends2023: The year of sponsorship

Judith Mugeni 11 Jan 2023

Albert Makoeng, sales director at TheSalt. Source: Supplied.

#BizTrends2023: Add the nano-influencer to your marketing arsenal

Albert Makoeng 11 Jan 2023

Image supplied. César Vacchiano, president & CEO Scopen hopes permacrisis, the term that we all have had in mind for 2022, will expire soon and be substituted by permahope or another more optimistic term

#BizTrends2023: 10 trends to take us from permacrisis to permahope

César Vacchiano 10 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Top 6 alcohol landscape trends emerging in SA

#BizTrends2023: Top 6 alcohol landscape trends emerging in SA

Maijaliina Hansen-Chipps 9 Jan 2023

Kirsty Bisset, managing director of HaveYouHeard’s Durban agency gives four marketing trends to keep an eye on in 2023

#BizTrends2023: 4 marketing trends for a big impact in 2023

Kirsty Bisset 9 Jan 2023

Loyiso Twala, McCann Joburg's chief creative officer, examines what the new normal means to the creative industry

#BizTrends2023: Going beyond the so-called "new normal"

Loyiso Twala 9 Jan 2023

CMO at Metropolitan Nontokozo Madonsela. Source: Supplied.

#BizTrends2023: Marketing a driver of business strategy in insurance, says Momentum CMO

Nontokozo Madonsela 9 Jan 2023

Johanna McDowell, Independent Agency Search and Selection Company (IAS), and Partner in Scopen Africa, examines global trends that will impact the local creative industry

#BizTrends2023: Global trends that will impact SA's creative industry

Johanna McDowell 9 Jan 2023

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Shopping: how retailers are using the latest technology to boost in-store spending

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Risks that could impact retail in 2023

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Brand equity key to building community with consumers

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New global insights study published on LGBTQ+ marketing and its future

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5 marketing trends that will keep you ahead in 2023

Kevin Matos 30 Nov 2022

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2023 trends to expect in marketing, beauty and travel

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Value, family and escapism: Top trends driving toy retail this festive season

Value, family and escapism: Top trends driving toy retail this festive season

Lauren Hartzenberg 9 Nov 2022

The reel deal in visual digital marketing

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Cheryl Reddy 14 Apr 2022

#BizTrends2022: 5 trends shaping marketing and communication in 2022

#BizTrends2022: 5 trends shaping marketing and communication in 2022

Karyn Strybos 16 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: Telling Africa's stories empathetically

#BizTrends2022: Telling Africa's stories empathetically

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