AI is moving far beyond writing copy and generating images. It is becoming a powerful marketing engine capable of researching markets, uncovering customer insights, developing strategy, creating campaigns, producing images and video, personalising content and automating marketing workflows. In this practical session, which will be held during the free-to-attend Modern Marketing Power Hour, Gerald Yapp, […]
Experience the latest trends in signage, displays, visual communication, print and production technologies, digital experience and engagement retail, as well as shopper marketing, at the Modern Marketing Expo 2026, where brands build momentum. The event is taking place 8-10 September (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg. This is Africa’s focused marketing […]
Kaya 959 is a leading Gauteng commercial radio station, connecting an influential audience through premium music, business, news, current affairs, culture and lifestyle programming. It has been announced as the exclusive radio partner of Africa’s Biggest Marketing Conference™, the Nedbank IMC 2026, marking a strategic partnership that will take the country’s most influential conversations on […]
Jacques Burger, CEO at The Up&Up Group, says as creative industry leaders, we like to believe we are in the business of rational persuasion. We talk about being data-led, insight-driven and optimised. We measure what works and we defend what we can prove. We build cases, not just campaigns. And yet, quietly, often uncomfortably, we […]
Natascha Torres, Head of Digital Strategy at +OneX, says TikTok and Google Performance Max unlocked new possibilities for South African brands. Over the past year, social media and programmatic platforms have launched a range of powerful new features and tools for digital marketers and advertisers in their efforts to capture a large slice of businesses’ ad spending. Facebook, which changed its [...]
Craig Lubbe, CEO of bidorbuy, discusses emerging e-commerce opportunities and what entrepreneurs abroad are doing that their local counterparts could be doing. In May this year, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released a report that showed e-commerce’s share of the global retail trade grew from 14% in 2019 to 17% in 2020. The huge increase, representing tens of [...]
According to Greg Gatherer, Account Manager at Liferay, companies must find innovative ways to distinguish their offerings through the entire customer lifecycle, including later stages that still have untapped opportunities for engagement. In today’s competitive world, brand loyalty is no longer a guarantee for digital businesses. Customers are increasingly making purchases based on the experience that companies offer, rather than on [...]
According to Reagan Kok, Hoorah Digital CEO, it is worth interrogating what exactly is meant by empathy in the context of business generally and marketing and advertising specifically. Empathy is the ability to understand or share another person’s feelings or experiences. By implication, this suggests that empathy in the business context is about placing the needs and desires of the customer [...]
Brent Haumann, Managing Director, Striata, says research shows that you have just seven seconds to make a first impression. In today’s world, chances are that the first time a customer comes across your business, it won’t be through an advert or a shopfront, but online. That digital first impression matters far more than you might think. As is the case in [...]
According to Ndagi Job Goshi, GM Liferay Africa, thanks to the ubiquity of consumer technology, nearly all customer experiences are – at least to some degree – digital. So, in order to stay competitive, organisations need to provide the best possible digital experiences. Around the globe, companies have come to realise that the things most likely to set them apart from [...]