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Source: © 123rf The IAS Media Assurance Masterclass Series reveals that 70% of procurement professionals are
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Record entries drive expansion of 2025 Effie Awards South Africa jury

Record entries drive expansion of 2025 Effie Awards South Africa juryAssociation for Communication and Advertising

From left to right - Matthew McGillivray; Molly Picklum; Mayor of Kouga Municipality, Hattingh Bornman; x2 Time J-Bay Winner, Jordy Smith who featured in Corona Studios film, Feeling J-Bay; Sarah Baum; and Luke Thompson.

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Tini Sevak, VP of audiences & data, CNN International Commercial, says credible news environments offer something rare and powerful: trust (Image supplied)

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WPP taps Cindy Rose, tech leader, as new CEO. Source: WPP.

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5 May 2025

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#OrchidsandOnions: Corion Capital’s Star Wars surprise, while Wired misses the PR brief

#OrchidsandOnions: Corion Capital’s Star Wars surprise, while Wired misses the PR brief

Brendan Seery 5 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Eve Pennington says this should be the golden age of marketing, but agency models haven’t kept pace

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The power of omnichannel

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Red October Technologies 5 May 2025

Global stage beckons as EBM earns 10 Solal Award nominations

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This year, World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, will focus on the profound influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on journalism and media under the theme: Reporting in the Brave New World – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media

World Press Freedom Day 2025: The impact of AI on media and press freedom

2 May 2025

WHO and Unicef expose unethical baby milk ads in South Africa

WHO and Unicef expose unethical baby milk ads in South Africa

2 May 2025

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#Cannes2025 report says creative confidence is in crisis

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2 May 2025

This year, the Gerety Awards 2025 South Africa Jury Insight panel includes Linda Kachingwe-Sisya, executive head of marketing and communications, Africa and International, RMB and FNB, and Koo Govender, CEO, Publicis Groupe Africa. Danette Breitenbach, Bizcommunity.com's Marketing and Media editor, will moderate the panel (Image supplied)

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Livingfacts 2 May 2025

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The Walt Disney Company Africa 2 May 2025

Juta and Compli-Serve launch CryptoCompliNEWS – a compliance game-changer

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Juta and Company 2 May 2025

Listening is the new loud: The new era of lead generation

Listening is the new loud: The new era of lead generation

Michelle Huxtable, We Do Digital 2 May 2025

South Africans really do love their denim

South Africans really do love their denim

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Biz Most Read Award winners April 2025

Biz Most Read Award winners April 2025

Bizcommunity.com 1 May 2025

Every year, Kantar’s Media Reactions study explores how consumers perceive various media channels and brands, while also examining the challenges and preferences faced by marketers (Image supplied)

Kantar's Media Reactions 2025 – share your opinion on the challenges and opportunities facing marketers today

30 Apr 2025

The e-commerce frontier: How local SMEs can capitalise on cross-border e-commerce

The e-commerce frontier: How local SMEs can capitalise on cross-border e-commerce

30 Apr 2025

Jannine Purkiss challenges the age-old myth that process kills creativity. She says process should not crush creativity; it should make space for it (Image supplied)

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Jannine Purkiss 30 Apr 2025

Leander Kettledas is the corporate communications & marketing manager at Canon South Africa.

#BehindtheSelfie: Leander Kettledas, corporate communications & marketing manager at Canon SA

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Existing shareholders (left) Musa Kalenga, group CEO, and chairperson (right) Andile Khumalo have acquired the Brave Group’s founding shareholders' shares, transitioning the agency’s to a 100% Black-owned business(Image supplied)

The Brave Group transitions to 100% Black-owned business

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Chicken Licken bravely debones a rare phobia with their latest campaign

Chicken Licken bravely debones a rare phobia with their latest campaign

Joe Public 30 Apr 2025

Media planners, take note: The Western Cape’s 2025 event calendar is a goldmine for OOH

Media planners, take note: The Western Cape’s 2025 event calendar is a goldmine for OOH

Steve Duck, Tractor Outdoor 30 Apr 2025

Helm wins for AI and automation at the Business Excellence Awards

Helm wins for AI and automation at the Business Excellence Awards

Helm 30 Apr 2025

Sentech Africa Tech Week Conference 2025: Not just witnessing the future – building it

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Topco Media 30 Apr 2025

Primedia Outdoor and Johannesburg Road Agency keeping traffic lights on during outages

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Gugu Mthembu is the CMO at Telkom. Source: Supplied.

#AfricaMonth: Telkom's Gugu Mthembu takes African perspective to #Cannes2025 jury

Karabo Ledwaba 5 May 2025

Source: © UNESCO
This year, World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, will focus on the profound influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on journalism and media under the theme: Reporting in the Brave New World – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media

World Press Freedom Day 2025: The impact of AI on media and press freedom

2 May 2025

Ogilvy SA won four Warc Awards 2025 - Middle East Africa including gold for its Bread of the Nation campaign for AB InBev SA

Ogilvy wins all SA’s Warc Awards 2025 - Middle East and Africa

29 Apr 2025

Source: © Ask Traders WPP CEO Mark Read says WPP's financial performance in Q1 was in line with expectations, and performance is anticipated to improve in the second half

WPP's Q1 results dip, tariffs not expected to directly impact the network

25 Apr 2025

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