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NIQ research reveals new rules of commerce: AI is beginning to decide what consumers buy

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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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MMA Smarties South Africa 2026 winners announced

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Heinz brings back the iconic glass bottle for limited time

ABC Q1 2026 Magazines | Custom mags continued buoyancy lifts print growth

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

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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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Today Die Papier, the new weekly Afrikaans newspaper from Novus Media, launches, available nationwide in print and online through its digital platforms (Image supplied)

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Spar CEO outlines bold plans for accelerating business turnaround

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Showmax original Die Kantoor recently started showing on the streaming service. Source: Showmax.

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New Netflix ads utilise Amazon shopping data

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SA PR specialist awarded Sabre; 2 African agencies receive top award

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Liat Madinane is the founder of Ascent Africa. Source: Supplied.

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