There is a strange performance built into strategy. We walk into boardrooms, project slide decks onto screens, clear our throats and speak in the language of confidence: "The consumer wants, the market is moving, the opportunity is clear, the brand must," says Inamangwe Mtumtum, Senior Integrated Strategist at Boomtown.

Venelize de Lange from media update considers what neuroscience teaches marketers about consumer attention through looking at their dopamine fluctuation when exposed to different marketing strategies.

Moonlighting, VML and Edelman have made it into the Gerety 2026 shortlist for South Africa as Gerety Awards reveals the global shortlist after the executive jury sessions taking place around the globe. The finalist's selection recognises outstanding work from 36 countries and highlights the campaigns, brands and agencies that most impressed this year's international jury.

The Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA) has opened applications for PRISMS Young Voices 2026, inviting young communications professionals and final-year students under the age of 30 to participate in one of the industry's leading emerging talent development initiatives.

The Corlett Drive Improvement Precinct (CDIP) has turned plans into visible change. Since April 2025 the volunteer committee has built a professional, sustainable precinct  and June marks the shift to boots-on-the-ground operations: daily cleaning, layered security, and community events already making the street safer and cleaner.

FNB, together with the University of Johannesburg's Business School (JBS), have announced a landmark collaboration for the 2026 FNB App Academy programme, aimed at expanding access to credible, future-ready digital education and strengthening pathways for youth into South Africa's digital future.

For decades, the instinctive answer to business growth and influence was marketing. That made sense in a world where brands could largely define themselves through campaigns, buying attention through select channels at scale, says Sharleen James, Managing Director of Razor PR.

Venelize de Lange from media update talks to Nicky McArthur about the decision to launch a new print magazine in 2026 and how this move challenges industry assumptions about print's decline in value. 

Play is more than fun — it is essential for every child's development, well-being and future. This International Day of Play, observed annually on Thursday, 11 June, organisations across South Africa have called on families, communities and decision-makers to protect every child's right to play.

Effie Worldwide has released the 2025 Effie Index®, the definitive global ranking of marketing effectiveness.