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#Saftas19 nominees announced

Bonita Christie, business unit director, Publicis Commerce Experiential, says for brands, Q1 is the most strategically valuable quarter of the year (Image source: © 123rf )

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Exclusive | Die Papier editor, Barnard Beukman: “Print is alive and with us"

Exclusive | Die Papier editor, Barnard Beukman: “Print is alive and with us"Wilma de Bruin

Africa’s creative future is now: Maxwell Ngari named CCO East Africa at Dentsu Creative

Africa’s creative future is now: Maxwell Ngari named CCO East Africa at Dentsu CreativeDentsu

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Apple Podcasts goes visual: Video podcast features coming soon

Apple Podcasts goes visual: Video podcast features coming soon

Africa leads boldly as dentsu welcomes new global CEO

Africa leads boldly as dentsu welcomes new global CEODentsu

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How social media is quietly rewriting South African identity

Mzi Kaka, an Academy of Sound Engineering lecturer, says producers are radio’s quiet torchbearers, carrying the medium forward while remaining largely unseen (Image source: © 123rf )

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Veteran marketer Ryan Blumrick steps into top role at Volkswagen Africa

Veteran marketer Ryan Blumrick steps into top role at Volkswagen Africa

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Marilize Jacobs from VocalCord PR and Reputation Management says if you still think PR stands for ‘press release’, this update is your wake-up call (Image supplied)

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Could an alcohol ad encourage children to climb into washing machines?Karabo Ledwaba

Michel van Rijmenant, Chimera Creative, CEO and creative director says the question facing creative agencies today isn’t whether technology will change our industry but whether creativity will remain central to shaping what comes next (Image supplied)

#BizTrends2026 | Chimera Creative’s Michel van Rijmenant: A new renaissance of creativityMichel van Rijmenant

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Behind Dis-Chem's Better Rewards: How fintech, real-time data and retail tech are redefining loyalty in SA

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Suffer a data breach and lose up to one third of your customers

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African Union chairperson and president of Rwanda Paul Kagame (from left); president of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou and African Union Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat at the launch of AfCFTA in Kigali in March 2018. Credit: Office of President Paul Kagame.

Africa's massive free trade area a "gamechanger"

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Big social on a small budget

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Keenan Bouwer 29 Aug 2018

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Know how to "date" your client

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Mike Saunders 28 Aug 2018

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#OrchidsandOnions: Cooking, cars and Catzavelos... some basic marketing lessons

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Kenyan data collection startup Bamba acquired by UK firm

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Leigh Andrews 30 Aug 2018

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