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Rethinking Corporate Communication: A Q&A With Vanessa Baard
Venelize de Lange from media update talks to Vanessa Baard about building credible corporate communication, preparing effective executive spokespeople and how to navigate a reputational crisis, especially when the path forward is unclear.
Where Marketing Meets Leadership — A Q&A With Suchismita Bhattarcharjee
Venelize de Lange from media update talks to Sony's Suchismita Bhattacharjee about what sustainable marketing means and how businesses can create lasting opportunities for women in visual storytelling.
In the Marketing Seat of Brand Experience — A Q&A With Leigh Papadopulos
media update's Venelize de Lange talks to Leigh Papadopulos about what it takes to market a global airline.
The Digital Paper Trail For AI
Claude now leaves an invisible mark on AI-generated text. media update's Venelize de Lange considers the limitations of this latest function and the complicated question of AI authorship this conversation presents.
When Purpose Meets People — A Q&A With Tarri Parfitt
media update's Venelize de Lange talks to Tarri Parffit about how the Smile Foundation communicates humanitarian influence and keeps people at the heart of the cause.
When Local Language Meets Global Default
South Africa's multilingual reality can get lost when local languages present a challenge for developing language technology. Venelize de Lange from media update considers what it means when the language we use does not fit the systems built to understand it.
The New Face of Authority in Modern Media
From trusted newsrooms to trusted voices, authority in media is taking on a new form. Emma Mendes from media update explores why audiences are progressively following people over platforms, and how that shift is reshaping credibility in the digital age.
The Cost of Disconnected Marketing and Operations
media update's Venelize de Lange considers what happens when businesses experience misalignment in marketing and operations by looking at the recent SPAR Chairman and Deputy Chair's resignations as case study.
For any brand with more than one location, a single brand-level AI visibility score based on a few keywords is close to useless, says Ryan Haworth, CEO of Social Places. Here is why.
Cape Town-based PR and marketing agency Hook, Line & Sinker (HLS) has been named Best Integrated Agency in South Africa 2026 at the African Excellence Awards.
Sanofi and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have partnered to improve access to childhood immunisation in three Eastern Cape districts, focusing on children who have not received, or not completed, their routine vaccines.
Polygon has launched Prism, a new self-service platform that makes digital billboard advertising accessible to businesses of every size, with a particular focus on addressing the advertising challenges often faced by small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
The Unlimited Child and Ackermans have marked a milestone in their long-standing partnership with the opening of The Unlimited Child's flagship satellite office and Centre of Excellence at the Ackermans Distribution Centre in Hammarsdale KZN.
Afrika Tikkun Services (ATS) has been renamed Africa Transformation Services (ATS) following its acquisition by CEO Dr Onyi Nwaneri and a team of investors, including Unicorn Factory — a permanent capital investment and advisory firm aimed at building and scaling businesses across Africa.
The partnership between Midlands Community College and Sesame Workshop International South Africa, funded by the Grindrod Family Centenary Trust, has aimed to put children's own experiences at the centre of the evidence.
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