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In a first, the Best Digital agency Award at Bookmarks was shared between two agencies: Accenture Song (pictured) and Ogilvy (Image: @Bizcommunity)

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2026 | It's a first! Best Digital Agency awarded to two agencies

1 day

5 valuable leadership lessons from the female directors of award-winning digital agency TDMC

Digital

5 valuable leadership lessons from the female directors of award-winning digital agency TDMC

Issued by TDMC 2 days

Future of HR Conference 2026 returns to help HR leaders solve the problems they can't ignore

Management & Leadership

Future of HR Conference 2026 returns to help HR leaders solve the problems they can't ignore

Issued by Topco Media 3 days

Stitch Express adds in-store payments as Shopify push deepens

Fintech

Stitch Express adds in-store payments as Shopify push deepens

3 days

Advertising

Netflix says US ad commitments nearly doubled in upfront deals

11 Aug 2026

(Image source: @ PR Week UK

Advertising

WPP results beat analyst forecasts, sees shares jump up

6 Aug 2026

South Africa needs data centres, but not without transparency

Data & Analytics

South Africa needs data centres, but not without transparency

Tyronne McCrindle 5 Aug 2026

The answer economy is the best news challenger brands have had in a decade, says Jessica Jacobs, MD for Northern Europe and DACH at Incubeta (Image supplied)

Artificial Intelligence

The answer economy just doesn't care; 3 ways to move to AEO

Jessica Jacobs 5 Aug 2026

Why most 5-star ultra-luxury lodges partner with Sam Hospitality for service standards

Tourism

Why most 5-star ultra-luxury lodges partner with Sam Hospitality for service standards

Issued by Sam Hospitrain Training 4 Aug 2026

Only 4 weeks to go. South Africa's biggest business event is almost here

SMEs

Only 4 weeks to go. South Africa's biggest business event is almost here

Issued by NSBC.Africa 4 Aug 2026

Why attention is replacing reach in media planning

Sales

Why attention is replacing reach in media planning

Sphiwe Mawhayi 4 Aug 2026

Casey Mantle, head of digital at Special Effects Media South Africa looks at what marketers need to know now that Google Search Console tracks social content (Image supplied)

Digital

Google Search Console now tracks social content: What South African marketers need to know

Casey Mantle 31 Jul 2026

Digital

Daily Sun App unlocks bigger brand power in Mzansi

Issued by Media24 30 Jul 2026

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 finalists

Effie Awards

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 finalists

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 30 Jul 2026

Companies where finance trusts marketing grow nearly twice as fast

Marketing

Companies where finance trusts marketing grow nearly twice as fast

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 30 Jul 2026

Profitable growth has a measurement problem

Marketing

Profitable growth has a measurement problem

Issued by Incubeta 29 Jul 2026

All the data. None of the answers

Marketing

All the data. None of the answers

Ryan Sauer, Issued by Redwood Analytics 29 Jul 2026

Artificial Intelligence

AI has a favourite brand. Social Places makes sure it's yours.

Issued by Social Places 28 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Nick Taylor, managing director at Nox Cape Town.

Property

Cape Town property managers face a new AI crisis as bookings spike

24 Jul 2026

Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT enters global ranking of most impersonated brands

23 Jul 2026

Google hunts for SA startups to join accelerator

Technology

Google hunts for SA startups to join accelerator

23 Jul 2026

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8: Foldables, perfected for every way of living

Technology

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8: Foldables, perfected for every way of living

Issued by Samsung 22 Jul 2026

Marketing

Why people are ordering fake food and fashion deliveries on free ‘dopamine apps’

Gary Mortimer 22 Jul 2026

2026 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Awards winners announced

Awards

2026 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Awards winners announced

20 Jul 2026

#WPRD2026 | Natalia Rosa on why AI is making strategic communications more valuable than ever

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | Natalia Rosa on why AI is making strategic communications more valuable than ever

Robin Fredericks 20 Jul 2026

The Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa (IAB SA) has announced the finalists for the 2026 Bookmark Awards (Image supplied)

Digital

#Bookmarks2026 | All the IAB South Africa 2026 Bookmark Awards finalists

17 Jul 2026

How SMEs can use data tools to understand their customers

SMEs

How SMEs can use data tools to understand their customers

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 16 Jul 2026

Maintaining digital momentum post Digital Maturity Survey

Digital

Maintaining digital momentum post Digital Maturity Survey

Issued by Incubeta 16 Jul 2026

How South Africa's youth are rewriting the marketing playbook

Marketing

How South Africa's youth are rewriting the marketing playbook

Sthando Msweli, Issued by Matte BLK 16 Jul 2026

68% of Google searches now end without a click, how ZA companies win back traffic with AI visibility

Artificial Intelligence

68% of Google searches now end without a click, how ZA companies win back traffic with AI visibility

Issued by Woww 16 Jul 2026

How better accounting software makes life easier for your bookkeeper

How To Start Up

How better accounting software makes life easier for your bookkeeper

Issued by QuickEasy Software 15 Jul 2026

Celebrity Chef Jenny Morris leads Salesian Institute's Mandela Day feeding initiative in Cape Town

Events

Celebrity Chef Jenny Morris leads Salesian Institute's Mandela Day feeding initiative in Cape Town

15 Jul 2026

365 Digital appointed authorised Google Ads sales representative across 4 African markets

Advertising

365 Digital appointed authorised Google Ads sales representative across 4 African markets

Issued by 365 Digital 15 Jul 2026

The R50 shopper: How AI is changing the future of South African retail

Technology

The R50 shopper: How AI is changing the future of South African retail

15 Jul 2026

If your campaigns aren't performing anymore, here's why

Digital

If your campaigns aren't performing anymore, here's why

Issued by AdBot 14 Jul 2026

Banks have a massive digital opportunity hiding in plain sight

Banking

Banks have a massive digital opportunity hiding in plain sight

Issued by Location Bank 8 Jul 2026

Gibs announces 2026 cohort of the Executive Programme in Media Leadership

Higher Education

Gibs announces 2026 cohort of the Executive Programme in Media Leadership

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 8 Jul 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Nigeria to investigate tech firms over news content use

MacDonald Dzirutwe 8 Jul 2026

Sanra, backed by the Mastercard Foundation have granted about $9.3m in loans and grants to creative businesses in Kenya (Image @ Impact Newswire

Marketing & Media

Kenya backs creative economy with $9.3m funding

8 Jul 2026

The skincare line The Ordinary leads all beauty brands with a 7% AI citation share, followed by CeraVe (6%), Sephora (5.5%), La Roche-Posay (5%), and Charlotte Tilbury (4.5%). Image credit:

Aesthetic Medicine

The Ordinary leads AI beauty rankings as Chanel and other legacy brands lose ground

7 Jul 2026

SA-linked AI coding startup raises R16m in pre-seed funding

Development

SA-linked AI coding startup raises R16m in pre-seed funding

7 Jul 2026

The dashboard is not the problem. Our definition of success Is

Marketing

The dashboard is not the problem. Our definition of success Is

Wayne Tigere, Issued by Dentsu 7 Jul 2026

Google Play launches R16m fund for African game developers

Development

Google Play launches R16m fund for African game developers

6 Jul 2026

The rise of the high-impact media planner

Media

The rise of the high-impact media planner

Marvin Kgasoane, Issued by The Up&Up Group 3 Jul 2026

Mediology and Cheekies Chicken hack Google Maps to take on KFC and Chicken Licken

Advertising

Mediology and Cheekies Chicken hack Google Maps to take on KFC and Chicken Licken

Issued by Mediology 3 Jul 2026