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RAPT BizTrendsTV: Agentic AI - How to use it and command your own AI "army" with Musa Kalenga

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Agentic AI - How to use it and command your own AI "army" with Musa Kalenga

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Agentic AI - How to use it and command your own AI "army" with Musa Kalenga

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Agentic AI - How to use it and command your own AI "army" with Musa Kalenga

#See: Tourism Minister urges travellers to rediscover South Africa this Easter with new campaign

#See: Tourism Minister urges travellers to rediscover South Africa this Easter with new campaign

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Jaguar Land Rover seeks new ad agency following recent rebrand

Jaguar Land Rover seeks new ad agency following recent rebrand

Source: © 123rf The AMASA Igniters Forum will take place on Tuesday, 21 May 2025 at the GIBS Auditorium in Illovo, Johannesburg

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The ACA launches a podcast for the curious and committed

The ACA launches a podcast for the curious and committedAssociation for Communication and Advertising

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#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globallyEvan-Lee Courie

M&C Saatchi Abel's Bulletproof Park campaign for Gun Free SA is a story about a “fake idea” that led to real change (Image supplied)

#BehindtheCampaign: Bullet Proof Park | A fake idea with real change

These are the 2024 winners of the competition. Source: Supplied.

Short films, big dreams: Canex Shorts competition calls for entries

Q&A with Colleen Louw - Turnaround specialist and managing director of Kaya 959

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Checkers Sixty60 partners with Blind SA for a more inclusive shopping app

Checkers Sixty60 partners with Blind SA for a more inclusive shopping app

The gender price gap: Nedbank exposes the true cost of womanhood

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#Orchids&Onions: Carling Black Label's Mother's Day ad challenges traditional masculinity

#Orchids&Onions: Carling Black Label's Mother's Day ad challenges traditional masculinityBrendan Seery

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Capitec’s new jingle makes banking fees as easy as 1, 2, 3, 6, 10

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Ntokozo Nhlanhla, executive creative director, Digitas Liquorice says the creator economy is Africa’s chance to leapfrog into a new era of influence, where creators set global trends (Image supplied)

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TFG and VML triumph at the Smarties 2025 Awards

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How Spar is using localised marketing to redefine the urban retail experience

How Spar is using localised marketing to redefine the urban retail experienceKarabo Ledwaba

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Effie Academy launches in South Africa

Effie Academy launches in South AfricaAssociation for Communication and Advertising

SABC Plus is celebrating one million users. Source: Supplied.

SABC Plus celebrates a million users

Today, Halo and Demographica announce a new specialist agency, Second Rodeo]], headed up by Mike Stopforth (left). Dean Oelschig, managing partner and founder of Halo (right) says they will work as a group but ultimately, each agency will be an individual specialist

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Welcome to a new PR challenge: surviving the unmoderated internetYolisa Mkele

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Jaguar Land Rover seeks new ad agency following recent rebrand

Jaguar Land Rover seeks new ad agency following recent rebrand

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Gugulethu Khojane 26 Jan 2023

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Stone 26 Jan 2023

5 unmissable Joburg Film Festival films

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MultiChoice 26 Jan 2023

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Report: How brands can create a meaningful future

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TDC opens 2023 call for Ascenders competition, jurors announced

25 Jan 2023

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#BehindtheSelfie: Samantha Fuller, Binance Africa's head of communications

Emily Stander 25 Jan 2023

Source © Aoruba Google is entering the AI race, announcing it has plans to release its own chatbot in 2023

Google to release its own chatbot in 2023

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Meta urged to boost Africa content moderation as contractor quits

Nita Bhalla 25 Jan 2023

Regine le Roux, MD of Reputation Matters says the creative industry needs to look inward, and foster one of its most important stakeholder groups, its employees

#BizTrends2023: What about the shoemaker's children?

Regine le Roux 25 Jan 2023

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#Bookmarks2023: Bookmark Awards: 2023 jury nominations open

25 Jan 2023

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ChatGPT could be a game-changer for marketers, but it won't replace humans any time soon

Omar H. Fares 25 Jan 2023

South Africa's most iconic expo returns

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Rand Show 25 Jan 2023

Afrikaans singer Kurt Darren joins star-studded Galaxy KDay lineup

Afrikaans singer Kurt Darren joins star-studded Galaxy KDay lineup

Primedia Broadcasting 25 Jan 2023

How to take control of your business's online reputation in 2023

How to take control of your business's online reputation in 2023

Hellopeter 25 Jan 2023

Anja van Beek, Agile Talent Strategist, Leadership & HR Expert and Executive Coach

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Source © Brian Jackson 48Hours has launched a free, web-based application to determine the level of a crisis

Crisis or not? New app knows the difference

24 Jan 2023

Image supplied. Cifft Circuit, the competition for tourism ads, promotional and social media videos, is open for entries until 31 January

Cifft Circuit, the global competition for tourism videos entries open

24 Jan 2023

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Is brand activism just a case of 'make them cry, make them buy'?

Dashni Vilakazi 24 Jan 2023

Web3: A revolution or a marketing buzzword?

Web3: A revolution or a marketing buzzword?

Grant McMullin 24 Jan 2023

Warc releases IPA Effectiveness Awards insight report

Warc releases IPA Effectiveness Awards insight report

24 Jan 2023

2023 Digital Marketing Customer Journey Survey

2023 Digital Marketing Customer Journey Survey

Social Places 24 Jan 2023

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Prominent Cameroon journalist found dead after abduction

Amindeh Blaise Atabong, Edward McAllister, William Maclean 24 Jan 2023

Verve launches 'Ignite AI' offer

Verve launches 'Ignite AI' offer

VERVE 24 Jan 2023

Galaxy KDay School Stars - from the school hall to the Cape's biggest music festival!

Galaxy KDay School Stars - from the school hall to the Cape's biggest music festival!

Primedia Broadcasting 24 Jan 2023

Is ChatGPT going to replace your digital marketing team?

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Ruan Fourie, Starbright Solutions 24 Jan 2023

Joe Public rated the 15th best independent agency in The One Club Global Creative Rankings

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Joe Public 24 Jan 2023

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Meta urged to boost Africa content moderation as contractor quits

Nita Bhalla 25 Jan 2023

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Prominent Cameroon journalist found dead after abduction

Amindeh Blaise Atabong, Edward McAllister, William Maclean 24 Jan 2023

Image supplied. Vikas Mehta, chief executive officer, Ogilvy Africa would like to see more great award-wininng work come from Africa

Africa needs to do campaigns like Lesso Lessons again and again

Danette Breitenbach 23 Jan 2023

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John Williams Ntwali, Rwandan journalist critical of government has died

23 Jan 2023

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