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Source: © Omnicom Group The Omnicom Group announced its results for the quarter ended June 30 this week

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The Awards close on 22 August 2025. Source: Supplied.

Pendoring Awards 2025 now open

SA journalist named Best Thought Leadership Speaker

SA journalist named Best Thought Leadership Speaker

Razor co-founder and CEO, Dustin Chick is joined in the leadership team by (l to r) Ima Peter, head of corporate, Wynand Coetzer - head of strategy (including its data offering), Sharleen James - managing director, Chris Lazley - executive creative director (Image by Lesley Svenson @ Bizcommunity)

#WPRD2025 | Razor PR's Dustin Chick: PR promotes and protects brands and reputationDanette Breitenbach

#WPRD2025 | Tribeca PR, Nicky James: Great PR isn’t spin, it’s honest work

#WPRD2025 | Tribeca PR, Nicky James: Great PR isn’t spin, it’s honest workDanette Breitenbach

The new look debuted this week. Source: SABC.

SABC2's new look celebrates modern South African families

#WPRD2025 | Butter Knife PR's Zara Lindsay-Bowman: PR is all about people

#WPRD2025 | Butter Knife PR's Zara Lindsay-Bowman: PR is all about peopleEvan-Lee Courie

#WPRD2025 | MSL Group's Luto Nyoka: Build and maintain a strong relationship with media

#WPRD2025 | MSL Group's Luto Nyoka: Build and maintain a strong relationship with mediaEvan-Lee Courie

How will AI shape African film storytelling

How will AI shape African film storytellingMfundo Ntsibande

Source: © 123rf The IAS Media Assurance Masterclass Series reveals that 70% of procurement professionals are
overwhelmed by marketing contracts, while agencies quietly exploit the gaps

Overwhelming marketing contracts, agencies quietly exploit the gaps

The art of impact: How Kena Outdoor reimagined a national icon

The art of impact: How Kena Outdoor reimagined a national iconKena Outdoor

#WPRD2025 | Flow Comms Caroline Smith's 4 smart steps for PR graduates

#WPRD2025 | Flow Comms Caroline Smith's 4 smart steps for PR graduatesCaroline Smith

#WPRD2025 | Mango-OMC: PR and Comms, the 'truth' advocates

#WPRD2025 | Mango-OMC: PR and Comms, the 'truth' advocatesNicole Capper, MANGO-OMC

#WPRD2025 | JL PR's Jana Leonard: PR is a rewarding space to be in

#WPRD2025 | JL PR's Jana Leonard: PR is a rewarding space to be inEvan-Lee Courie

#WPRD2025 | Prisa president, Bradly Howland, on professionalising PR

#WPRD2025 | Prisa president, Bradly Howland, on professionalising PRBradly Howland

#WPRD2025 | The Bread's Abulele Ndamase: PR is about creating authentic narratives

#WPRD2025 | The Bread's Abulele Ndamase: PR is about creating authentic narrativesEvan-Lee Courie

Record entries drive expansion of 2025 Effie Awards South Africa jury

Record entries drive expansion of 2025 Effie Awards South Africa juryAssociation for Communication and Advertising

From left to right - Matthew McGillivray; Molly Picklum; Mayor of Kouga Municipality, Hattingh Bornman; x2 Time J-Bay Winner, Jordy Smith who featured in Corona Studios film, Feeling J-Bay; Sarah Baum; and Luke Thompson.

#BehindtheCampaign: Corona Studios releases Jeffreys Bay doccie

Advice for grads looking to break into advertising

Advice for grads looking to break into advertisingRialene Nel

Tini Sevak, VP of audiences & data, CNN International Commercial, says credible news environments offer something rare and powerful: trust (Image supplied)

Credible news environments offer something rare and powerful to brandsTini Sevak

After 42 years, Carol Wahler becomes executive director emeritus. Joe Newton steps in as executive director. Source: Supplied.

Joe Newton takes the helm as executive director of Type Directors Club

100th Woolworths Foodstop opens in Sandton

100th Woolworths Foodstop opens in Sandton

Musa Kalenga says effectiveness is under pressure.

Why CMOs need to rethink marketing effectivenessMusa Kalenga, Brave Group

Ugandan journalist Gloria Laker Adiiki Aciro is pictured on the left. Source: Peace News.

Ugandan journalist wins 2025 Luxembourg Peace Prize

#WPRD2025 | Weber Shandwick's Paballo Mokale: 5 things that made me better in PR

#WPRD2025 | Weber Shandwick's Paballo Mokale: 5 things that made me better in PRPaballo Mokale

#WPRD2025 | Voxeon Communications’ head of PR, Ronell Swartbooi: Diverse pathways to PR

#WPRD2025 | Voxeon Communications’ head of PR, Ronell Swartbooi: Diverse pathways to PRRonell  Swartbooi

The Awards close on 22 August 2025. Source: Supplied.

Pendoring Awards 2025 now open

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SA journalist named Best Thought Leadership Speaker

SA journalist named Best Thought Leadership Speaker

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Decode kicks off social media training for government communicators

Decode kicks off social media training for government communicators

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This is the best year-end function you could have!

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5 reasons to fall in love with The Lion King

5 reasons to fall in love with The Lion King

Ruth Cooper 5 Aug 2019

#WomensMonth: Melissa Jantjies embraces a limitless mindset

#WomensMonth: Melissa Jantjies embraces a limitless mindset

Evan-Lee Courie 5 Aug 2019

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Trust me, I'm Mac Book: Microsoft trolls Apple in its new Surface Laptop ad

Shereesa Moodley 5 Aug 2019

#CEM19: Once you've lost consumers' trust, how do you re-establish it? KPMG responds

#CEM19: Once you've lost consumers' trust, how do you re-establish it? KPMG responds

Leigh Andrews 5 Aug 2019

Tech away from tech

Tech away from tech

Fagan Abraham 5 Aug 2019

Shekhinah, Lady Zamar lead Apple Music's 10 most-streamed SA female artists

Shekhinah, Lady Zamar lead Apple Music's 10 most-streamed SA female artists

2 Aug 2019

"I am Caster. Caster is me."

"I am Caster. Caster is me."

Amy Carmichael and Leigh Crymble 2 Aug 2019

7 groundbreaking African films now on Showmax

7 groundbreaking African films now on Showmax

2 Aug 2019

CSI not just a nice-to-have, but a business imperative

CSI not just a nice-to-have, but a business imperative

2 Aug 2019

Oje Ojeaga, CEO/CCO at Up in the Sky, Nigeria and Loeries 2019 Digital Communication juror.

#Loeries2019: "The most audacious campaign will not convert if your target audience can't relate" - Oje Ojeaga

Leigh Andrews 2 Aug 2019

Bentel Associates International launches Bentel Interior Graphics

Bentel Associates International launches Bentel Interior Graphics

2 Aug 2019

African vision of the future of digital creativity

African vision of the future of digital creativity

2 Aug 2019

Image credit: Tumisu from Pixabay.

Here's what SMEs need to know about using their customer communication channels effectively

Greg Chen 2 Aug 2019

#Newsmaker: Nqabisa Gabriel on driving sales of plant-based protein products

#Newsmaker: Nqabisa Gabriel on driving sales of plant-based protein products

Lauren Hartzenberg 2 Aug 2019

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You can now circumvent 'soft' paywalls with Google Chrome 76

Andy Walker 2 Aug 2019

Registrations open for Modern Marketing Expo

Registrations open for Modern Marketing Expo

Practical Publishing 2 Aug 2019

Gagasi FM media statement

Gagasi FM media statement

Gagasi FM 2 Aug 2019

Sappi results for third financial quarter ended June 2019

Sappi results for third financial quarter ended June 2019

Sappi 2 Aug 2019

10 things your event planner should know but probably doesn't

10 things your event planner should know but probably doesn't

John Paul Waites, Worx Group 2 Aug 2019

Triple Teen Choice 2019 nominee Good Trouble now streaming in SA

Triple Teen Choice 2019 nominee Good Trouble now streaming in SA

Showmax 2 Aug 2019

Stephen Francis and Rico Schacherl. Image supplied.

Madam & Eve is joining Daily Maverick

1 Aug 2019

Taazima Kala-Essack is lead PR consultant, FCB Wired Botswana.

The way in which we communicate is evolving

1 Aug 2019

Annemarie van Wyk.

#WomensMonth: How Jade's Annemarie van Wyk uses jewellery to uplift

Maroefah Smith 1 Aug 2019

Major shifts on the horizon in Nigeria's consumer landscape

Major shifts on the horizon in Nigeria's consumer landscape

1 Aug 2019

Lauren Dallas, founder of Future Females.

What Instagram consumers want: less scripted, more snackable, behind-the scenes content

Leigh Andrews 1 Aug 2019

Why we shouldn't simply replace textbooks with electronic books

Why we shouldn't simply replace textbooks with electronic books

1 Aug 2019

A revolution, one weld at a time

A revolution, one weld at a time

False Bay College 1 Aug 2019

'The most important superhero series on the air' is back, first on Showmax

'The most important superhero series on the air' is back, first on Showmax

Showmax 1 Aug 2019

Africa news

5 reasons to fall in love with The Lion King

5 reasons to fall in love with The Lion King

Ruth Cooper 5 Aug 2019

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How data science in and for Africa can blaze new trails

Wim Delva 2 Aug 2019

7 groundbreaking African films now on Showmax

7 groundbreaking African films now on Showmax

2 Aug 2019

CSI not just a nice-to-have, but a business imperative

CSI not just a nice-to-have, but a business imperative

2 Aug 2019

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