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IAB Education Council Front Row commences 2025 nominations for top young talent

IAB Education Council Front Row commences 2025 nominations for top young talentIAB South Africa

South African Kerushan Govender has been elected president of the 94-year-old American Marketing Association’s New York chapter (Image supplied)

South African elected president of AMA an opportunity for African marketing

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Adelaide Tshabalala | Digital marketing in 2025: We’re all just guessing with confidenceAdelaide Tshabalala

Influencers got clothes in children's sizes to get the message to hit home. Source: Supplied

The Salvation Army launches campaign to expose child labour

Source: © La Petite Marseillanais Fresh from her trip to the Cannes Lions, Ann Nurock explores the two trends of the enduring power of human creativity and the rise of the creator economy

#Cannes2025: Ann Nurock explores the power of human creativity and rise of the creator economyAnn Nurock

Viu rolls out its K-Zuluseries - Korean dramas dubbed in isiZulu

Viu rolls out its K-Zuluseries - Korean dramas dubbed in isiZulu

OOH media globally has had its best year to date, with global OOH spend in 2024 reaching $46.2bn (Image supplied)

Global OOH media hits $46.2bn in its best year to date

The ACA joins the global alliance of communications agencies

The ACA joins the global alliance of communications agenciesAssociation for Communication and Advertising

Source: © 123rf From a consumer perspective, the SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025 found a steady decline of Facebook usage and an increase of TikTok usage

SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025: Consumer usage sees Facebook down, TikTok upDanette Breitenbach

Bradly Howland, the CEO of Alkemi Collective, has been appointed president of the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (Image supplied)

New era for Prisa with new president

Kendra Hyman specialise in creator management at Special Effects Media (Image supplied)

#WorldSocialMediaDay: Local stories, global conversationsKendra Hyman

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SA Tourism signs PR agency, Accenture Song

#YouthMonth: BET Software champions young minds with Robotics Clubs

#YouthMonth: BET Software champions young minds with Robotics ClubsBET Software

Source: © 123rf Key takeaways were shared at the SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025 webinar on Thursday, 26 June

SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025: Industry still putting its money where the people areDanette Breitenbach

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Anna Wintour 'steps down' as EIC at US Vogue

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Musk announces changes to ad rules on X

The New Generation Awards announces WesBank as its official headline naming sponsor

The New Generation Awards announces WesBank as its official headline naming sponsorLavello Marketing Solutions

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Edelman report: Smart thought leadership outperforms traditional B2B marketingKarabo Ledwaba

TikTok expands mental well-being tools, partnerships to Africa

TikTok expands mental well-being tools, partnerships to Africa

Damon Stapleton and Ali Rez join One Club Board

Damon Stapleton and Ali Rez join One Club Board

#YouthMonth: SA’s Young Lions winners – “Our strength is our South Africanness”

#YouthMonth: SA’s Young Lions winners – “Our strength is our South Africanness”Danette Breitenbach

Klipdrift’s sponsorship deal with the South African Rugby Union (SARU) has been renewed and expanded (Image suppled)

Klipdrift renews and extends SARU sponsorship

The Most Awards! are open for voting. Pictured: Previous Most Award winners (Image supplied)

Media awards, the Most Awards open for voting

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$13.5bn Omnicom-IPG merger approved by FTCKarabo Ledwaba

Dentsu X drops new X_RATED with DJ Themba: From South Africa to the global stage

Dentsu X drops new X_RATED with DJ Themba: From South Africa to the global stage

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Strategy versus execution: What sets exceptional sports marketing agencies apart?

Strategy versus execution: What sets exceptional sports marketing agencies apart?

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#BizTrends2023: The state of play in South Africa

Martin Myers 26 Jan 2023

Unilever discontinues Hellmann's Mayonnaise in South Africa

Unilever discontinues Hellmann's Mayonnaise in South Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 26 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Inclusivity and social consciousness is smart marketing

#BizTrends2023: Inclusivity and social consciousness is smart marketing

Gugulethu Khojane 26 Jan 2023

Accenture Life Trends Report 2023 forecasts relationship dynamic shift between business and people

Accenture Life Trends Report 2023 forecasts relationship dynamic shift between business and people

Stone 26 Jan 2023

5 unmissable Joburg Film Festival films

5 unmissable Joburg Film Festival films

MultiChoice 26 Jan 2023

Zeitgeist - market-first real-time tool for predicting concept and conversations trends

Zeitgeist - market-first real-time tool for predicting concept and conversations trends

Dentsu 26 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Great people, culture and partnerships offer the perfect recipe to shine in 2023

#BizTrends2023: Great people, culture and partnerships offer the perfect recipe to shine in 2023

Niamh NicLiam 25 Jan 2023

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Annual Ad Talent Salary Survey

25 Jan 2023

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Report: How brands can create a meaningful future

25 Jan 2023

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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

25 Jan 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

Imag supplied. Nominations for the 2023 Bookmark Awards juries are open

#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

South Africa's most iconic expo returns

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

#BizTrends2023: 7 priorities for leaders in their 2023 HR strategy

Anja van Beek 24 Jan 2023

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?

Is ChatGPT going to replace your digital marketing team?

Ruan Fourie, Starbright Solutions 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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