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Safrea releases its freelance media industry 2026 Rates Report

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The Marketing + Media Alliance (MMA) Smarties South African winners for 2026 were announced last night. Picture: Ogilvy was awarded Best in Show for Audi TikTok Test Drive (Image supplied)

MMA Smarties South Africa 2026 winners announced

Heinz brings back the iconic glass bottle for limited time

Heinz brings back the iconic glass bottle for limited time

ABC Q1 2026 Magazines | Custom mags continued buoyancy lifts print growth

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AAA School of Advertising’s Team So’ Réal made up of Zaiba Goolam (21), Joel Areington (22), and John Garside (21) recently won the South African leg of the L'Oréal Brandstorm 2026 competition (Image supplied)

AAA School of Advertising’s students qualify for Paris L'Oréal Brandstorm 2026 competition

Why creativity still matters when algorithms are marketing’s first audience

Why creativity still matters when algorithms are marketing’s first audience

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Customer experience will help retailers overcome the financial hit from coronavirus

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Frederic Dimanche 6 Jul 2020

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Meta 6 Jul 2020

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Insight Survey 6 Jul 2020

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Enter Joe Public United's newest growth venture: Joe Public Cape Town

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#Newsmaker: KFM's Stephen Werner talks us through their station refresh journey

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67 Logos Designathon to assist small businesses

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The evolution of the billboard - a look at the growth of digital billboards in South Africa

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CliffCentral launches creative content agency, new podcast series

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White Square International Advertising Festival announces 2020 shortlists

White Square International Advertising Festival announces 2020 shortlists

2 Jul 2020

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#StartupStory: Black Coffee Films - first black-owned and only black director-based company in Cape Town

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NYF's AME Awards 2020 AME Report

2 Jul 2020

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The rise of the consulting agency

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AAA launches The Ad Room to identify scholars with a passion for marketing and advertising

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ACA Board of Directors and Executive for 2020/21 announced

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