RAPT Group, in partnership with the Akelo Group and its subsidiary Retail Engage, has launched RAPT Commerce — a solution for emerging market retailers, combining precision digital marketing with financial inclusion and in-store activations.

Golden Drum has officially announced the finalists of the 2024 competition. Following a thorough review of all entries, the juries have selected the most outstanding works in both the main competition and the Young Drummers competition. 

JoeLabs, the digital innovation, interface design and development studio at Joe Public that was launched in 2015, has announced its strategic partnership with Springbok, a leading creative and digital agency in Europe. Springbok is renowned for its expertise in CRM, email marketing, advertising automation, salesforce, data analysis, software development and SEO.

In a recent presentation to the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) in Johannesburg, Jeané van Greunen, Chief Client Officer at Helm, delved into the interplay between tech innovation and market demands, shedding light on the important role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in modern marketing strategies. 

Singularity South Africa has announced the final plans for the upcoming SingularityU South Africa Summit in collaboration with Old Mutual. The summit will take place on Monday, 21 and Tuesday, 22 October at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. 

Rogerwilco's annual study confirms that businesses don’t 'get' what matters to their customers, says co-author and Rogerwilco's CEO Charlie Stewart, Customer Experience Professional from Julia Ahlfeldt Consulting Julia Ahlfeldt and Founding Director of research tool ovatoyou Amanda Reekie. 

Sparkling water brand SodaStream has announced the launch of its new 360° global campaign titled 'Push it real good!' in South Africa. Inspired by the 1986 hit Push It by the United States hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa, the campaign offers a new take on the brand and its products, reflecting its 'Push for Better' ethos in a new way. 

Levergy has announced that the 2024 New Generation Social & Digital Media Awards saw the agency achieve the most wins of any entrant with a total of 12 accolades. This came after six wins at the 2024 PRISM Awards, placing it in the top five agencies at the awards. 

Trade Intelligence (Ti) has marked its 20^th anniversary by hosting the annual Ti Retail Conference on Thursday, 12 September. With the line-up of speakers and panellists, the conference demonstrated Ti's role in bringing the industry together, offering practical insights and creating a space for collaboration and knowledge exchange.

Establishing a personal brand is difficult, but if a baby pigmy hippo can do it, so can you. Who would have thought that personal brands could learn from a weeks-old hippo tucked away in a zoo in Thailand? Not us! But here we are. Read on to get some personal branding tips from the latest Internet sensation.