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Retail marketers face a huge AI shift in 2026

Trends

Retail marketers face a huge AI shift in 2026

Vincent Maher 1 day

Retail media is growing fast. Standards are not

Retail Marketing

Retail media is growing fast. Standards are not

Ansa Leighton-Buys, Issued by Dentsu 28 Sep 2026

Warc has released the 5th edition of Warc Rankings analysis linking creativity and effectiveness in The health of creativity 2026 (Image supplied)

Advertising

Why award-winning creative ideas double campaign impact

18 Sep 2026

The signals shaping business, media, technology, and consumer behaviour across Africa

Media

The signals shaping business, media, technology, and consumer behaviour across Africa

Issued by Dentsu 11 Sep 2026

SA’s FMCG market is expanding, but momentum is weakening

FMCG

SA’s FMCG market is expanding, but momentum is weakening

9 Sep 2026

Media

Retail media spending set to hit $223bn by 2027 as growth eases

20 Aug 2026

Where are you losing sales?

Marketing

Where are you losing sales?

Ansa Leighton-Buys, Issued by Dentsu 19 Aug 2026

5 lessons from the world's largest Out of Home Congress

OOH

5 lessons from the world's largest Out of Home Congress

Jacques du Preez, Issued by Provantage 1 Jul 2026

Caitlin Perry, head of marketing, Flow sayscommerce media is outpacing the industry's ability to buy it (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

How advertisers can tap into commerce media

Caitlin Perry 30 Jun 2026

Bridging South Africa’s media skills gap with industry‑backed learning

Education

Bridging South Africa’s media skills gap with industry‑backed learning

Issued by Mediamark 25 Jun 2026

Retail media has a measurement problem and standardisation is the solution

Retail Marketing

Retail media has a measurement problem and standardisation is the solution

Daniel Malan, Issued by Dentsu 18 Jun 2026

The old playbook is finished. So is the way we measure TV in South Africa

TV

The old playbook is finished. So is the way we measure TV in South Africa

Issued by TDMC 10 Jun 2026

Red Star shines at MMA Smarties with 8 award wins for Heineken Beverages

Marketing

Red Star shines at MMA Smarties with 8 award wins for Heineken Beverages

Issued by Dentsu 27 May 2026

Commerce decides who wins. Full stop.

Marketing

Commerce decides who wins. Full stop.

Ansa Leighton-Buys, Issued by Dentsu 26 May 2026

From cost cuts to online growth, Pick n Pay is rebuilding fast, but the hardest moves are still on the table. (Source: Image supplied)

Banking & Finance

Pick n Pay’s comeback era is here and starting to deliver

26 May 2026

NIQ research reveals new rules of commerce: AI is beginning to decide what consumers buy

Research

NIQ research reveals new rules of commerce: AI is beginning to decide what consumers buy

Issued by NielsenIQ 22 May 2026

The Marketing + Media Alliance (MMA) Smarties South African winners for 2026 were announced last night. Picture: Ogilvy was awarded Best in Show for Audi TikTok Test Drive (Image supplied)

Marketing

MMA Smarties South Africa 2026 winners announced

22 May 2026

Growth is no longer won in channels

Marketing

Growth is no longer won in channels

Issued by Dentsu 21 May 2026

The growing role of data and AI in media buying

Digital

The growing role of data and AI in media buying

Issued by TDMC 18 May 2026

Perion, Mediamark and McSorely Media launch exclusive AI advertising partnership across Africa

Artificial Intelligence

Perion, Mediamark and McSorely Media launch exclusive AI advertising partnership across Africa

Issued by Mediamark 15 May 2026

The MMA South Africa Next! Conference 2026 will look at where marketers should focus their efforts to drive real growth and deliver measurable impact (Image supplied)

Marketing

MMA South Africa Next! Conference 2026: Driving growth in modern marketing

12 May 2026

Happy Pay and Ozow partner to expand zero-deposit BNPL across local merchants

Banking & Finance

Happy Pay and Ozow partner to expand zero-deposit BNPL across local merchants

11 May 2026

The MRF's latest Maps data cover the full 2025 calendar year and shows that on-demand streaming penetration averaged 21% annually (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing & Media

Maps provides 5 year record of consumer behaviour

7 May 2026

Boxer has launched its newest division, BMedia. Pictured: (Right) Paul Coetzee, group executive: commercial, marketing, retail media and factories officially welcomes Bmedia’s head of department (left) Adrian Naidoo to the Boxer Family at Boxer’s head office in Westville, KZN (Image @ Boxer)

Media

Discount supermarket launches 360° retail media division

4 May 2026

Warc global ad outlook. Source: Warc.

Advertising

Warc Media: Meta outperforms, YouTube misses as AI reshapes online ad growth

4 May 2026

The invisible competitors

Advertising

The invisible competitors

Rosemary Baronetti, Issued by M+C Saatchi Abel 23 Apr 2026

You're spending more to be heard less. That's not a growth strategy

Digital

You're spending more to be heard less. That's not a growth strategy

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 21 Apr 2026

Navigating global retail trends for local success in 2026

Trends

Navigating global retail trends for local success in 2026

Peter Ludi 8 Apr 2026

Mateen Suliman, business development executive for digital media at iqbusiness unpacks five common myths shaping digital marketing decisions (Image supplied)

Marketing

5 Common myths shaping digital marketing today

Mateen Suliman 25 Mar 2026

How e-commerce is transforming the retail, media and ICT landscape in SA

E-commerce

How e-commerce is transforming the retail, media and ICT landscape in SA

Lungelo Dlamini 23 Mar 2026

Africa rewrites retail media - lagging brands lose ground

Retail Marketing

Africa rewrites retail media - lagging brands lose ground

Issued by Dentsu 16 Mar 2026

As AI becomes the norm, humanity becomes the advantage

Artificial Intelligence

As AI becomes the norm, humanity becomes the advantage

Koo Govender, Issued by Advertising Media Forum 16 Mar 2026

Vol. 07 - Welcome to On the Dot Insights Newsletter

Printing

Vol. 07 - Welcome to On the Dot Insights Newsletter

Issued by On the Dot 30 Oct 2025

Tiger Brands' next chapter unveiled: Insights from new CMO Lorraine De Graaff

Retail Marketing

Tiger Brands' next chapter unveiled: Insights from new CMO Lorraine De Graaff

Evan-Lee Courie 24 Feb 2026

Epic Outdoor unlocks the final piece of the funnel with national Shell Retail Network

OOH

Epic Outdoor unlocks the final piece of the funnel with national Shell Retail Network

Issued by Epic Outdoor 23 Feb 2026

Marketing mix modelling is shifting from experimental to essential in SA

Marketing

Marketing mix modelling is shifting from experimental to essential in SA

Issued by Incubeta 12 Feb 2026

AMF launches first Cape Town networking event and Project Mentor chapter

Advertising

AMF launches first Cape Town networking event and Project Mentor chapter

Issued by Advertising Media Forum 11 Feb 2026

Media

Warc Report | Amazon soars as YouTube stumbles in Q4

11 Feb 2026

South African consumers reset the rules for FMCG

FMCG

South African consumers reset the rules for FMCG

Zak Haeri, Issued by NielsenIQ 5 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Field Force GM, Ged Nooy: 4 trends shaping the next phase of FMCG and retail in SA

Media

#BizTrends2026 | Field Force GM, Ged Nooy: 4 trends shaping the next phase of FMCG and retail in SA

Ged Nooy 29 Jan 2026

Financial media networks bring commerce media to consumer banks, transforming customer engagement into a new growth stream (Image source: © 123rf )

Banking

Banks cash in on the retail media gold rush

29 Jan 2026

AI-powered search will reshape the $595bn e-commerce industry by 2028

E-commerce

AI-powered search will reshape the $595bn e-commerce industry by 2028

27 Jan 2026

As generative AI platforms become mainstream discovery tools, digital commerce is undergoing a seismic transformation (Image source: © 123rf )

E-commerce

Gen AI platforms see e-commerce seismic transformation

26 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Provantage CEO Jacques du Preez: 5 key (D)OOH / DOOH trends to watch

Media

#BizTrends2026 | Provantage CEO Jacques du Preez: 5 key (D)OOH / DOOH trends to watch

Jacques du Preez 22 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Publicis Groupe’s Jonty Fisher: A much more synthetic world

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | Publicis Groupe’s Jonty Fisher: A much more synthetic world

Jonty Fisher 20 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Nahana CEO, Thabang Skwambane: Africa will ignite what is next

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | Nahana CEO, Thabang Skwambane: Africa will ignite what is next

Thabang Skwambane 19 Jan 2026

Media

Warc 2026 media trends: Systems planning, AI, & the creator economy

16 Jan 2026

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Marketing & Media

Global ad market growth to accelerate, Big Tech takes market share

18 Dec 2025

2025: A transformative year for global advertising defined by growth, upheaval, and opportunity

Digital

2025: A transformative year for global advertising defined by growth, upheaval, and opportunity

Issued by Hoorah Digital 10 Dec 2025