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The fifa World Cup 2026 is predicted to drive $10.5 billion surge in ad spend but ad impact has diminished amid a shifting media landscape (Image supplied)

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Liat Madinane is the founder of Ascent Africa. Source: Supplied.

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The Gerety Awards full global executive jury for its 2026 edition has been announced (Image source @The All Industry Club )

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France is the Cannes Lions 2026 Creative Country of the Year Award (Image source: © 123rf )

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The ninth edition of VML’s Tomorrow’s Commerce report looks to shopper behaviour in 2026 and far beyond. The big take-out? Technology isn’t slowing down, but the humans are rebelling (Image supplied)

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The fifa World Cup 2026 is predicted to drive $10.5 billion surge in ad spend but ad impact has diminished amid a shifting media landscape (Image supplied)

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The One Club for Creativity has announced the jury for the inaugural One Show Indies, and representing South Africa on the global jury is Safaraaz Sindhi, founder/CCO at Bananas in Johannesburg (Image suppled)

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In 2026 the CMO Council reflects on 25 years of an evolving and defining role for the chief marketing officer in the C-Suite (Image source: © CMO Council )

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