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What's happening in brand and comms right now.

News, campaigns, trends and tips across marketing, PR, social and creative, discussed clearly.
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NOMU: The Taste of Better

NOMU’s “The Taste of Better” shows product branding at its sharpest, using flavour, design and everyday rituals to turn simple…
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Freedom of Movement x Platō: A Scoop of Summer

Two SA lifestyle brands turn collaboration into culture with a summer drop made for connection, craft and community.…
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John Lewis: Where Love Lives

John Lewis’ “Where Love Lives” shows emotional branding at its strongest, using music, memory and thoughtful gifting to turn nostalgia…
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Dove: Change the Compliment

Dove’s #ChangeTheCompliment shows behavioural branding in action, reframing praise to build confidence and inviting participation in language change at scale.…
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Pineapple & Sir Fruit: When Social Media Turned Into a Fruit Fight

Social-first banter becomes earned media: Pineapple sparks brand tags, community participation and tangible payoff, proving humour drives awareness and consideration.…
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How Fokkol Came To Mean Everything

FOKKOL shows how one South African word becomes a living campaign, turning language, humour and everyday moments into reach everywhere.…
Featured image for “ChatGPT Everyday Wins: Proof before promise”

ChatGPT Everyday Wins: Proof before promise

We unpack ChatGPT’s first big brand push. See the work, why it resonates, and the simple approach of showing results…
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Taylor Swift: staying relevant without riding every wave

Big pop moments are loud. They grab attention. But attention is not the same as trust. If you want people…
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Oreo Walks: Turning the pavement into the product page

A simple lesson from OREO: placement matters more than promises. Put the trigger where the decision happens.…
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Template Marketing is Dead

Template marketing is dead. Choose distinction over volume; form signals meaning. Measure conversation alongside conversions. Gucci proves it isn’t budget.…
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Google & Nostalgia Marketing

Nostalgia Marketing turns risk into action: borrow a trusted memory, link it to the new, precisely where nerves spike most.…