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Safrea releases its freelance media industry 2026 Rates Report

Safrea releases its freelance media industry 2026 Rates ReportSafrea

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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

ABC Q1 2026 Magazines | Custom mags continued buoyancy lifts print growthDanette Breitenbach

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ARB clears Wildebeest Brandewyn ad accused of promoting binge drinkingKarabo Ledwaba

ABC Q1 2026 Newspapers | A slow start as Free Newspapers steady the ship

ABC Q1 2026 Newspapers | A slow start as Free Newspapers steady the shipDanette Breitenbach

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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TikTok’s popular microdramas shrink TV into bite‑sized chunksJessica Maddox and Krysten Stein

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#AfricaMonth: The Case for Africanising AI in public relationsPhozisa Mkele

Safrea releases its freelance media industry 2026 Rates Report

Safrea releases its freelance media industry 2026 Rates Report

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Image supplied. All the Sanlam financial journalism award winners

All Sanlam financial journalism awards winners

15 Aug 2022

Promise wins Toyota Financial Services

Promise wins Toyota Financial Services

Promise 15 Aug 2022

Kfm 94.5 celebrates the best of the best in the Cape Town

Kfm 94.5 celebrates the best of the best in the Cape Town

Primedia Broadcasting 15 Aug 2022

Africa driving a transformed economy: Day 2

Africa driving a transformed economy: Day 2

Topco Media 15 Aug 2022

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Sportscene TVC features Doowaps eccentric style

12 Aug 2022

Government body asks Rain to retract its proposal to merge with Telkom

Government body asks Rain to retract its proposal to merge with Telkom

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#WomensMonth: Katlego Tefu hits sweet spot in influencer marketing

#WomensMonth: Katlego Tefu hits sweet spot in influencer marketing

Karabo Ledwaba 12 Aug 2022

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Joburg Film Festival set to return in early 2023

12 Aug 2022

#LunchtimeMarketing: Improving customer segmentation

#LunchtimeMarketing: Improving customer segmentation

12 Aug 2022

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Advertising earns $214.9bn for mobile apps

12 Aug 2022

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Hot Cares provides cherry on the cake for returning hero mountain climbers

HOT 102.7FM 12 Aug 2022

Book your Effie Awards 2022 events tickets now

Book your Effie Awards 2022 events tickets now

Association for Communication and Advertising 12 Aug 2022

The Media Krate roars with realism

The Media Krate roars with realism

The Media Krate 12 Aug 2022

Ogilvy PR launches global business influence offer

Ogilvy PR launches global business influence offer

Ogilvy South Africa 12 Aug 2022

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Africa driving a transformed economy: Day 1

Topco Media 12 Aug 2022

Icasa CEO Willington Ngwepe to step down

Icasa CEO Willington Ngwepe to step down

11 Aug 2022

Image supplied: Delna Sethna, Ogilvy's new chief creative officer

#WomensMonth: Delna Sethna, Ogilvy Africa's new chief creative officer

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Fame Week Africa partners iKasi Creative Media, showcasing rural youth talent

Fame Week Africa partners iKasi Creative Media, showcasing rural youth talent

11 Aug 2022

South Africa sits on Next Creative Leaders global jury

South Africa sits on Next Creative Leaders global jury

11 Aug 2022

Africa's first metaverse venue SodaWorld secures international VC funding

Africa's first metaverse venue SodaWorld secures international VC funding

11 Aug 2022

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Influencer marketing is not only about popping champagne bottles

11 Aug 2022

Coca-Cola: Most valuable non-alcoholic drink brand globally

11 Aug 2022

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Chicken Licken's Jamie finds love!

11 Aug 2022

Accurately understanding return on investment is the holy grail of marketing

Accurately understanding return on investment is the holy grail of marketing

Location Bank 11 Aug 2022

'Attached to the Soil' photography exhibit presented by NWU Gallery and Vinco

'Attached to the Soil' photography exhibit presented by NWU Gallery and Vinco

North-West University (NWU) 11 Aug 2022

Algoa FM supports innovation for new economy

Algoa FM supports innovation for new economy

Algoa FM 11 Aug 2022

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Propel graduates from Meta's B2B Disruptors Program

10 Aug 2022

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Nielsen brings scale for open web digital measurement to SA

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Santam joins Sanlam as co-sponsor of Financial Journalist of the Year awards

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Image supplied. All the Sanlam financial journalism award winners

All Sanlam financial journalism awards winners

15 Aug 2022

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