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The first Cannes Lions 2025 shortlists have been released (Image supplied)

#Cannes2025: First shortlists announcedDanette Breitenbach

Spar Group plans to sell Swiss and UK retail businesses

Spar Group plans to sell Swiss and UK retail businesses

Spar Group plans to sell Swiss and UK retail businesses

RetailSpar Group plans to sell Swiss and UK retail businesses

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The first Cannes Lions 2025 shortlists have been released (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media#Cannes2025: First shortlists announced

Danette Breitenbach 3 hours

Six Middle East & Africa creatives have been selected for the Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury, part of the One Club for Creativity. L to R: Nnenna Onyewuchi - founder, The Barefoot Strategist, Lagos, Ali Rez - CCO, Impact BBDO, Dubai, Nayaab Rais - ECD, FP7 McCann, Dubai, Enas Rashwan - founder, CEO, Cairo Ad School and Saudi Ad School; president, The One Club-Cairo chapter, Cairo/Riyadh, Sands Mathura - ACD, Accenture Song South Africa, Cape Town, Rana Sadek, creative director, IMPACT BBDO, Dubai (Picture by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

Marketing & MediaThe Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury includes six MEA creatives

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RetailBrand Finance: Automobile, watch and cosmetic brands the world's most valuable luxury brands

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Source: © Vogue Business It has been confirmed that Dior artistic director Maria Grazia Chiuri steps down

RetailDior artistic director steps down

29 May 2025

Source: © Grey Advertising It has been reported that WPP is to move advertising agency Grey into Ogilvy Group

Marketing & MediaWPP to move advertising agency Grey into Ogilvy Group

14 May 2025

Nike restructures its leadership team

RetailNike restructures its leadership team

7 May 2025

Impact BBDO Dubai is the Middle East & Africa Agency of the Year in The One Show Global Creative Rankings (Image supplied)

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20 May 2025

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Pola Maneli Port Elizabeth and BCKRDS Johannesburg are among the global winners in the ADC 104th Annual Awards Middle East & Africa Region along with agencies and designers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates (Image supplied)

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Shantanu Narayen is the first person to receive this award.

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Source: © BBC The BBC is the most trusted international news provider amongst all audiences as well as the UK’s most recognised cultural export internationally

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13 May 2025

The Future of Measurement 2025, part of Warc’s Evolution of Marketing programme, highlights emerging trends in media and creative measurement (Image supplied)

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9 May 2025

Source: © 123rf The 2025 first half AdForum Summit will take place in New York between 12 and 16 May 2025 with one of the key meetings with the leadership of Omnicom Advertising Group

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AdForum Summit includes key meeting with Omnicom Advertising Group leadership

6 May 2025

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This year, World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, will focus on the profound influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on journalism and media under the theme: Reporting in the Brave New World – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media

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World Press Freedom Day 2025: The impact of AI on media and press freedom

2 May 2025

Source: © Ask Traders WPP CEO Mark Read says WPP's financial performance in Q1 was in line with expectations, and performance is anticipated to improve in the second half

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25 Apr 2025

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#Cannes2025 awarding juries include 20 creatives from Africa

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Warc research shows that globally, newsbrand ad spend is forecast to fall to $32.3bn this year, a 33.1% decrease from 2019, as hard news stories – from trade wars to armed conflicts – draw audiences but not ad dollars. (Image supplied)

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16 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Mark Baldwin, CEO of , a web design and digital marketing agency, weighs in on the biggest social media platform rebrands of all time

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Mark Baldwin 15 Apr 2025

Is Gmail’s AI Search a game-changer for users or an invasion of privacy? (Image supplied)

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