The CMO Council has released initial findings from its 2026 Marketing Transformation Performance Audit and Scorecard, exposing widespread operational deficiencies that continue to prevent many marketing organisations from translating martech, AI and data investments into measurable business performance.

South Africa's fast-food and quick-service restaurant (QSR) conversation is back in full swing, but the brands consumers have been talking about, searching for and ultimately buying are no longer always the same.

Toyota SA has launched the all-new bZ4X with the campaign, 'It Just Got Real', and an advert filmed in Bloemfontein in partnership with the Studio One team at Publicis Groupe Africa.

Venelize de Lange from media update considers what WeBuyCars' backlash over their latest advertisement reveals about topical advertising and brand publicity.

Venelize de Lange from media update talks to celebrity Chef Jenny Morris about audience attention and creator credibility in food media while considering what role storytelling plays in this industry. 

AI search hasn’t only changed how people look for information. According to VML's 2026 AI Search Report, AI has also upended everything brands have been using to measure SEO effectiveness.

Navigating today's video platform landscape is increasingly challenging, not only for audiences confronted by endless viewing options, but even for media professionals operating within the industry, says Lefeedi Maja, Business Consultant, Writer and Author.

Here is a figure that ought to settle a thirty-year argument. Companies whose marketing and finance chiefs genuinely trust one another grow revenue nearly twice as fast as those where the CMO and CFO are at odds, says Musa Kalenga, CEO of Brave Group.

For years, qualitative research has been defined by a single trade-off: depth or scale. Researchers could spend weeks immersed in the lives of a handful of participants, uncovering the context behind decisions and behaviours. Or they could reach larger audiences through quantitative methods, sacrificing nuance for volume, says Demographica.

Kagiso Trust has announced the appointment of Zwoitwaho Nevhutalu as Chairperson of the organisation, effective Wednesday, 1 July. Nevhutalu succeeds Mankone Ntsaba, who has completed two consecutive terms and six years as Chairperson of the Board of Trustees.