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Creative Circle Best of the Year Awards 2025

Creative Circle Best of the Year Awards 2025

#RAPTBizTrendsTV | The Culture Foundry Co's Luke van der Spuy: When Gen Z decides you're not cool anymore

#Effies2025 | Halo and Pineapple: 100% sustained results

#Effies2025 | Ogilvy and VW: Creating campaigns for societal change

The MMA South Africa Next! Conference 2026 will look at where marketers should focus their efforts to drive real growth and deliver measurable impact (Image supplied)

MMA South Africa Next! Conference 2026: Driving growth in modern marketing

Work from Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography / Stellenbosch. The 'eracism' app. Source: The One Show.

South Africa tallies 7 Young Ones merits this year

The Boundless team, with newly escaped from prison Fran Luckin. (I know Mouse is there somewhere...) (Image supplied)

A prisoner, an escape mastermind and a mouse walk into an agencyDanette Breitenbach

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Heineken’s new global agency model rolls out for 2030

Mandi Fine is a two-time Cannes Lions Pharma Jury Member.

#CannesLions2026: Mandi Fine | SA’s healthcare communicators deserve a louder global voiceMandi Fine

Nedbank turns travel mishaps into storytelling-led radio campaign for travel insurance

Nedbank turns travel mishaps into storytelling-led radio campaign for travel insuranceJoe Public

The Odd Number secures 2 Bronze at 2026 Clio Awards

The Odd Number secures 2 Bronze at 2026 Clio AwardsThe Odd Number

Attraction remains advertising’s most powerful currency. David Edworthy gives insight into how brands position themselves in our imaginations long before we’re ever ready to buy. (Image supplied)

What The Alchemist can teach us about advertisingDavid edworthy

Boundless wins Stella Artois and Corona, raises a perfectly poured chalice to the sunset

Boundless wins Stella Artois and Corona, raises a perfectly poured chalice to the sunsetBoundless

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Warc warns CMOs: 3 shifts will redefine measurement in 2026

The MRF's latest Maps data cover the full 2025 calendar year and shows that on-demand streaming penetration averaged 21% annually (Image source: © 123rf )

Maps provides 5 year record of consumer behaviour

The global ad stars football stars like Thierry Henry and David Beckham. Source: YouTube.

Lay’s bets on football fever with new World Cup campaigns

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The 5 ways smart marketers balance brand and performanceRirhandzu Shingwenyana

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Botswana public broadcaster opens airwaves to international ads

What clients really want from agencies in 2026 (and what they won’t pay for)

What clients really want from agencies in 2026 (and what they won’t pay for)Penquin

Work from Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography / Stellenbosch. The 'eracism' app. Source: The One Show.

South Africa tallies 7 Young Ones merits this year

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The Boundless team, with newly escaped from prison Fran Luckin. (I know Mouse is there somewhere...) (Image supplied)

A prisoner, an escape mastermind and a mouse walk into an agency

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Tucci in Italy returns to Nat Geo for Season 2

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Media24 recognised at INMA Global Media Awards

Media24 Media24 recognised at INMA Global Media Awards

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The riskiest thing you can do is be ignorable

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SMS + RCS + WhatsApp

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UGC vs influencer marketing: Why smart brands in 2026 are using both

Actorvate UGC vs influencer marketing: Why smart brands in 2026 are using both

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Rocket Creative ignites a holistic future for Dis-Chem’s Million Comforts campaign

Rocket Creative Design & Display Rocket Creative ignites a holistic future for Dis-Chem’s Million Comforts campaign

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Entries are open for Everlytic’s You Mailed It Email Marketing Awards 2026

Everlytic Entries are open for Everlytic’s You Mailed It Email Marketing Awards 2026

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On the Dot Speciality Publications expands retail book offering with fresh, data-led approach

On the Dot On the Dot Speciality Publications expands retail book offering with fresh, data-led approach

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Gagasi FM received multiple nominations in the Best of Durban Readers’ Choice Awards 2026

Gagasi FM Gagasi FM received multiple nominations in the Best of Durban Readers’ Choice Awards 2026

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Africa’s most powerful media isn’t on the media plan

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Adam Howard returns as co-director for Red Bull Symphonic 2026

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Why South African brands are evaluating digital-first PR agencies

Hook, Line & Sinker Why South African brands are evaluating digital-first PR agencies

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Scopen has just finished a new wave of the Agency Scope Study in China and found that the Chinese market is structurally organised around multi-partner ecosystems. Pictured: Zhujiang River and modern building of the financial district at night in Guangzhou, China. (Image source: © 123rf )

Agency Scope China 2025/26 | A multi-partner ecosystem with no single lead agency

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SuperSport’s new advertising campaign will launch to coincide with the start of the Fifa World Cup 2026 (Image supplied)

Supersport's Fifa World Cup Sleep can wait campaign launches

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Mandi Fine is a two-time Cannes Lions Pharma Jury Member.

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Heineken’s new global agency model rolls out for 2030

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The Odd Number secures 2 Bronze at 2026 Clio Awards

The Odd Number secures 2 Bronze at 2026 Clio Awards

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The 2026 Cannes Lions Shortlisting Jury includes increased representation from Africa (Image supplied)

#CannesLions2026 | Increased representation from Africa on shortlisting juries

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Warc warns CMOs: 3 shifts will redefine measurement in 2026

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Nedbank turns travel mishaps into storytelling-led radio campaign for travel insurance

Nedbank turns travel mishaps into storytelling-led radio campaign for travel insurance

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Attraction remains advertising’s most powerful currency. David Edworthy gives insight into how brands position themselves in our imaginations long before we’re ever ready to buy. (Image supplied)

What The Alchemist can teach us about advertising

David edworthy 8 May 2026

Boundless wins Stella Artois and Corona, raises a perfectly poured chalice to the sunset

Boundless wins Stella Artois and Corona, raises a perfectly poured chalice to the sunset

Boundless 8 May 2026

The MRF's latest Maps data cover the full 2025 calendar year and shows that on-demand streaming penetration averaged 21% annually (Image source: © 123rf )

Maps provides 5 year record of consumer behaviour

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Lay’s bets on football fever with new World Cup campaigns

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The 5 ways smart marketers balance brand and performance

Rirhandzu Shingwenyana 6 May 2026

iPendoring 2026 opens: Indigenous-language work gets a direct One Show shot

6 May 2026

Botswana public broadcaster opens airwaves to international ads

6 May 2026

#BehindtheCampaign | Bic’s Find Your Fire: A South African-born idea for the global market

6 May 2026

MMA South Africa's Grand Jury 2026 reflects modern marketing leadership

5 May 2026

#BehindtheCampaign: Stadium staff get their World Cup spotlight with Carling Black Label

5 May 2026

Discount supermarket launches 360° retail media division

4 May 2026

Part 2: Less noise, more nerve | Marketers: Focus on headline earnings, not awards

4 May 2026

Warc Media: Meta outperforms, YouTube misses as AI reshapes online ad growth

4 May 2026

Corona bets on user-generated sunsets for its latest outdoor push

4 May 2026

Meta expands parental controls with teen AI visibility, joining rivals

Karabo Ledwaba 30 Apr 2026

Part 1: Less noise, more nerve | How South African marketers are spending smarter; creating braver

30 Apr 2026

L’Oréal, Eucerin face off over “#1” claim as ARB rules

Karabo Ledwaba 29 Apr 2026

Why AI alone doesn’t deliver growth - it needs human marketers

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