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#CreativeCircle | Neo Mashigo: The difference between a cherry and goat dung

#CreativeCircle | Neo Mashigo: The difference between a cherry and goat dungDanette Breitenbach

CEM Africa Summit 2025 to tackle the new CX mandate: Connection, trust, and real value

CEM Africa Summit 2025 to tackle the new CX mandate: Connection, trust, and real valueCEM Africa Summit

Bryony Rose. Source: Nedbank IMC

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McCann Joburg has appointed (left) Thandeka Gilbert as creative director and (right) Toni Hughes as executive creative director (Images supplied. Image composite by Lesley Svenson © Bizcommunity)

McCann Joburg appoints diverse leadership

Source: © 123rf Andrew Chinambu says AI is here, and it will continue to evolve. But we still have a say in how it is used

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Pineapple Insurance faces backlash for stereotyping taxi drivers

Pineapple Insurance faces backlash for stereotyping taxi driversKarabo Ledwaba

Source: © 123rf The power of Creative Problem Solving is what Eve Pennington has come to believe in, and what she will spend the rest of her career persuing

In pursuit of the power of Creative Problem SolvingEve Pennington

Source: © 123rf Daily Maverick has released exclusive video evidence of the suspended IDT CEO and its spokesperson offering a bribe to one of its journalists

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SA women prefer local titles (for most of their media needs)

SA women prefer local titles (for most of their media needs)Spark Media

#BehindtheCampaign: Wednesday: The perfect day to drive a Hyundai

#BehindtheCampaign: Wednesday: The perfect day to drive a Hyundai

Assegai Awards 2025: It’s about hitting the mark

Assegai Awards 2025: It’s about hitting the markDMASA

Shannon Henning appointed MD at PR Worx

Shannon Henning appointed MD at PR Worx

Laila Bastati, chief commercial officer, APO Group. Source: Supplied.

Energy, tech, and finance sectors feel comms pressure in AfricaLaila Bastati

The Up&Up Group, together with key clients, has partnered with Dr Karen Nelson-Field (pictured) to deliver South Africa’s first-ever data on digital media attention metrics (Image supplied)

Attention is the new currency: SA's first human data study

Xolisa Dyeshana, chief creative officer and partner at Joe Public, gives lessons from his experience as 2025’s Cannes Audio & Radio jury president (Image by Danette Bretienbach © Bizcommunity)

#CreativeCircle2025: South African audio needs to evolve | Xolisa Dyeshana's key takeawaysDanette Breitenbach

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Lexi Hall leads Kleber Group’s new Cape Town office

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Meta breaks records with $250m offer to 24-year-old AI prodigy

#WomensMonth: How Accenture's Meaghan and Tennessee keep up with the goal posts

#WomensMonth: How Accenture's Meaghan and Tennessee keep up with the goal postsKarabo Ledwaba

Image supplied:© Dave Lindemann. Pictured: Matt Canning, Ballito. Surfing In South Africa has officially launched its first downloadable issue

Surfing In South Africa launches first issue

Terry Levin looks at campaigns presented at the recent Creative Circle Full Circle event in Cape Town. Pictured: The Sounds Right campaign

#CreativeCircle2025: Influencing real cultural, societal and economic changeTerry Levin

#VoicesofChange | Hellopeter launches Women’s Month campaign in fight against GBVF

#VoicesofChange | Hellopeter launches Women’s Month campaign in fight against GBVFHellopeter

Entries now open for the 2026 Product of the Year South Africa Awards

Entries now open for the 2026 Product of the Year South Africa AwardsProduct of the Year South Africa

Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free launch Project 3, a global creative agency

Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free launch Project 3, a global creative agency

Kamers/Makers: A new look, rooted in legacy

Kamers/Makers: A new look, rooted in legacy

South Africa’s ‘Chicken Wars’ redefining the fast food industry

South Africa’s ‘Chicken Wars’ redefining the fast food industryInsight Survey

Medalla is one of the standout creative strategy campaigns.

#CreativeCircle2025: How a thief, a tennis racket, and Cannes reminded me why strategy mattersKarabo Ledwaba

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#InternationalBeerDay: The significance of SA's beer sectorCharlene Louw

CEM Africa Summit 2025 to tackle the new CX mandate: Connection, trust, and real value

CEM Africa Summit 2025 to tackle the new CX mandate: Connection, trust, and real value

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Bryony Rose. Source: Nedbank IMC

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Source: © 123rf Flow Marketplace is a commerce media platform that allows advertisers to browse, select, and activate hundreds of premium first-party audiences in just a few clicks

Shoppable audience marketplace for advertisers launches

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The limited edition ice-cream launched in the UK.

Minecraft-themed ice cream by Wall’s hits UK supermarkets

1 Aug 2025

New head of video entertainment for SABC

New head of video entertainment for SABC

1 Aug 2025

Source: © 123rf Beate Stiehler-Mulder says marketers need to promote a more sustainable consumption culture

Marketers need to promote a more sustainable consumption culture

Beate Stiehler-Mulder 1 Aug 2025

The class graduated in July in Cape Town. Source: Supplied.

8 rising SA creators graduate from Dentsu School of Influence

1 Aug 2025

South Africa’s Most Recommended Brands for 2025 revealed

South Africa’s Most Recommended Brands for 2025 revealed

KLA 1 Aug 2025

The Gathering 2025: Unfiltered. Bold ideas. Big names. One defining conversation

The Gathering 2025: Unfiltered. Bold ideas. Big names. One defining conversation

Daily Maverick 1 Aug 2025

Glenvista Primary School receives tablets in significant handover ceremony

Glenvista Primary School receives tablets in significant handover ceremony

Primedia Broadcasting 1 Aug 2025

To listen is to learn

To listen is to learn

MediaHeads 360 1 Aug 2025

Meet the judges of the IAS Agency Credentials Award

Meet the judges of the IAS Agency Credentials Award

DMASA 1 Aug 2025

OFM celebrates 40 years with star-studded cruise

OFM celebrates 40 years with star-studded cruise

OFM Radio 1 Aug 2025

Biz Most Read Award winners July 2025

Biz Most Read Award winners July 2025

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Lebogang Mashangoane, PR account director at the Riverbed Agency, says we need to ask what modern PR looks like in an AI-powered world. (Image supplied)

#WPRD2025 | Riverbed’s Lebogang Mashangoane: Modern PR in an AI-powered world

Lebogang Mashangoane 31 Jul 2025

Dr Pert, known for her work in body sculpting, has passed away

Dr Pert, known for her work in body sculpting, has passed away

Karabo Ledwaba 31 Jul 2025

Sam Gqomo says PR is shaping society, and it’s about time (Photo Credit: Khanya Mpahlwa)

#WPRD2025 | Sam Gqomo: PR is shaping society, it’s about time

Sam Gqomo 31 Jul 2025

Vaughan Croeser, Vice President of Marketing at The South African Breweries (AbInBev). Image supplied.

#BehindtheIMC | Vaughan Croeser on creativity, experience, and the beer industry's impact

Chloe Posthumus 31 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 | Red Ribbon's Ronelle Bester: In a polarised world, PR is building trust

#WPRD2025 | Red Ribbon's Ronelle Bester: In a polarised world, PR is building trust

Ronelle Bester 31 Jul 2025

Source: © 123rf Braintree's Eldon Bothma and Hayley Blane talk security within CRM and the value of by-design methodology

CRM security by design, not default

Eldon Bothma and Hayley Blane 31 Jul 2025

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Prada Group posts strong first-half 2025 results despite global challenges

31 Jul 2025

The Stella Artois Perfect Trade Vending Machine outside a pub in London, UK (Image supplied)

#InternationalBeerDay: A free draught celebrating local bars

31 Jul 2025

Call for applications: External member - audit and risk committee, False Bay TVET College

Call for applications: External member - audit and risk committee, False Bay TVET College

False Bay College 31 Jul 2025

How to level up your networking game

How to level up your networking game

Penquin 31 Jul 2025

South African agency DoubleShift brings bold ideas to the UK at MAD//Fest London 2025

South African agency DoubleShift brings bold ideas to the UK at MAD//Fest London 2025

DoubleShift 31 Jul 2025

Creating smarter South African retail experiences

Creating smarter South African retail experiences

Helm 31 Jul 2025

New Safrea leadership targets growth and greater support for freelancers

New Safrea leadership targets growth and greater support for freelancers

Safrea 31 Jul 2025

Messy metrics to meaningful insights: The power of a GA4 audit

Messy metrics to meaningful insights: The power of a GA4 audit

Dentsu 31 Jul 2025

World Wide Fund for Nature appoints Hook, Line & Sinker as PR agency

World Wide Fund for Nature appoints Hook, Line & Sinker as PR agency

Hook, Line & Sinker 31 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 | The PR prescription: Ditch the grind, reclaim your mind

#WPRD2025 | The PR prescription: Ditch the grind, reclaim your mind

Vista Kalipa, OnPoint PR 31 Jul 2025

Jonathan Roxmouth: My Favourite Broadway final weekend

Jonathan Roxmouth: My Favourite Broadway final weekend

Howard Audio 31 Jul 2025

Turning reviews into revenue with location intelligence

Turning reviews into revenue with location intelligence

Location Bank 31 Jul 2025

Africa news

The limited edition ice-cream launched in the UK.

Minecraft-themed ice cream by Wall’s hits UK supermarkets

1 Aug 2025

Source: © 123rf New Warc and TikTok research shows how social and video have changed the way we seek, find and buy

Warc: 3 key opportunities for marketers in the new era of search

31 Jul 2025

Vikas Mehta, regional CEO – Sub-Saharan Africa, Ogilvy Africa Network and Dr Myriam Sidibe.

Ogilvy Africa and Brands on a Mission join forces for social impact

30 Jul 2025

Google commits R670m to AI in Africa

Google commits R670m to AI in Africa

28 Jul 2025

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