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Creative Circle Best of the Year Awards 2025

Creative Circle Best of the Year Awards 2025

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#CannesLions2026 | 2 exceptional SA creatives named to prestigious juries

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Corporate crisis: The broken heart of communicationsLebo Madiba

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Clio Awards | SA agencies showcase how local can land internationallyDanette Breitenbach & Karabo Ledwaba

Digital access needs digital skills

Digital access needs digital skillsCandice Jagesur, Ignition Group

Pet food sales surge 28% in SA as consumers prioritise furry family members

Pet food sales surge 28% in SA as consumers prioritise furry family members

Pep is one of the best marketers to work for according to Scopen. Source: Pep.

Scopen: SA agencies want to work with Pep, Nedbank

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From AI companionship to brand trust, Warc outlines 2026's key trends

Fashion care brand, The Lab’s latest campaign reframes 'care as culture'

The Spend Trend Report highlights consumer spending trends in 2026 (Image supplied)

#BizTrends | SA consumer resilient, but still loves a treat!Danette Breitenbach

Alternative credit drives 71% growth in SA's digital retail spending

Alternative credit drives 71% growth in SA's digital retail spending

Effie invites brands to shape the next generation of marketing talent through Effie College

Effie invites brands to shape the next generation of marketing talent through Effie CollegeAssociation for Communication and Advertising

These are South Africa’s best agencies to work for, according to Scopen

These are South Africa’s best agencies to work for, according to Scopen

Google Earth AI integration bridges the gap between digital marketing and physical reality

Google Earth AI integration bridges the gap between digital marketing and physical reality

Spar centralises marketing with first-ever CMO appointment

Spar centralises marketing with first-ever CMO appointment

Entries for the 2026 Prism Summit & Awards have officially opened with the theme Kaleidoscope: Patterns of Impact Across Past, Present & Future (Source: AI-generated image)

#PrismsAwards2026 | Kaleidoscope: Patterns of Impact Across Past, Present & Future entries open

From insight to impact: MASA approves Rogerwilco research as CPD learning content

From insight to impact: MASA approves Rogerwilco research as CPD learning contentRogerwilco

SA PR agencies bring home 17 EMEA 2026 IN2 Sabre Awards

SA PR agencies bring home 17 EMEA 2026 IN2 Sabre Awards

Pigs fly in inDrive's latest commercial. Source: YouTube.

#BehindtheCampaign: When pigs fly, inDrive catches up on cashless payments

Accenture SA got recognition for this NikNaks campaign. Source: Accenture SA.

Publicis Middle East, Accenture SA gain recognition at Webby AwardsKarabo Ledwaba

PR isn't an ad so give it the space to lead

PR isn't an ad so give it the space to lead

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Clio Awards | SA agencies showcase how local can land internationally

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Lockdown: why the media provides a critical service in times of crisis

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Audi ad transcends brands

Audi ad transcends brands

Brendan Seery 25 Mar 2020

#AfricanAdShowcase: Rewrite the rules and build a safe society

#AfricanAdShowcase: Rewrite the rules and build a safe society

25 Mar 2020

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Johnny Johnson 25 Mar 2020

Get to know your audience with real 1st party location data

Get to know your audience with real 1st party location data

Vicinity Media 25 Mar 2020

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The Age of Algorithms: How to outsmart the system

Zubeida Goolam 25 Mar 2020

The East Coast Radio Big Walk 2020 is postponed

The East Coast Radio Big Walk 2020 is postponed

East Coast Radio 25 Mar 2020

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#Covid19: Brands get creative promoting social distancing

24 Mar 2020

Global e-retail transaction values to exceed $4tn by 2024

Global e-retail transaction values to exceed $4tn by 2024

24 Mar 2020

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SA's alcohol industry pledges 40k litres of pure alcohol for sanitiser production

24 Mar 2020

Should you be advertising at the moment... and what sort of content should you be putting out?

Should you be advertising at the moment... and what sort of content should you be putting out?

Daren Poole, Kantar 24 Mar 2020

Experiential marketing in Covid-19 era

Experiential marketing in Covid-19 era

OLC Through The Line Communications 24 Mar 2020

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Why Covid-19 is driving creativity

Monare Matema 23 Mar 2020

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How safe is your brand in the hands of a remote workforce?

Paula Sartini 23 Mar 2020

You can go to jail for spreading fake news about Covid-19

You can go to jail for spreading fake news about Covid-19

23 Mar 2020

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Digital content is meaningless without unique experiences

Darren Johnston 23 Mar 2020

Filling the skills gap with on-the-job training: i-Fundi's Stefan Lauber explains

Filling the skills gap with on-the-job training: i-Fundi's Stefan Lauber explains

i-Fundi 23 Mar 2020

Behind the scenes of the award-wining SA sci-fi/horror film 'Fried Barry' - Q&A with director Ryan Kruger

Behind the scenes of the award-wining SA sci-fi/horror film 'Fried Barry' - Q&A with director Ryan Kruger

Ruth Cooper 23 Mar 2020

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What is shaping culture? Triggered and triggers

Brett Rogers 23 Mar 2020

#IABInsightSeries: Trends transforming the digital economy (JHB)

#IABInsightSeries: Trends transforming the digital economy (JHB)

Jessica Tennant 23 Mar 2020

Capitalising on recession

Capitalising on recession

Ian Rheeder 23 Mar 2020

#FairnessFirst: Women are the change agents of nations

#FairnessFirst: Women are the change agents of nations

Jessica Tennant 23 Mar 2020

How to make working from home easier in these Covid-19 times

How to make working from home easier in these Covid-19 times

Lynn Madeley, Havas Johannesburg 23 Mar 2020

Media effectiveness during Covid-19

Media effectiveness during Covid-19

Jane Ostler, Kantar 23 Mar 2020

3 Radio Awards nominations for OFM

3 Radio Awards nominations for OFM

OFM Radio 23 Mar 2020

Primedia Broadcasting reviews all planned annual events in response to government's Covid-19 directives

Primedia Broadcasting reviews all planned annual events in response to government's Covid-19 directives

Primedia Broadcasting 23 Mar 2020

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Covid-19: Secure online advice, mentoring and workshop facilitating

Chris Moerdyk 23 Mar 2020

How m-commerce is brewing in SA's coffee industry

How m-commerce is brewing in SA's coffee industry

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Global e-retail transaction values to exceed $4tn by 2024

Global e-retail transaction values to exceed $4tn by 2024

24 Mar 2020

Media effectiveness during Covid-19

Media effectiveness during Covid-19

Jane Ostler, Kantar 23 Mar 2020

#FairnessFirst: Women are the change agents of nations

#FairnessFirst: Women are the change agents of nations

Jessica Tennant 23 Mar 2020

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Netflix Naija: Creative freedom in Nigeria's emerging digital space?

Samuel Andrews 20 Mar 2020

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