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New master’s in digital marketing debuts at AAA School

Sydney Mbhele, group chief marketing & corporate affairs officer at Absa, talks about the shifts in marketing in banking (Image supplied)

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ARB ruling | L'Oréal wins round 2 in dermatologist recommendation battleKarabo Ledwaba

In the lead up to Cannes Lions 2026, Special Effects Media South Africa's Victoria Oyeboade says African brands need ecosystems, not just endorsements (Image supplied)

#Cannes2026 | The Lions creators reality check: Why African brands need ecosystemsVictoria Oyeboade

Entries are now open, link at the bottom of the page. Source: Supplied.

Applications open: DSAC, ANFASA funding to diversify South Africa’s book market

Jonathan Greene is the executive VP Americas at RocketSource by Incubeta. Source: Supplied.

The battle for the AI answerJonathan Greene

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Guy Lundy, country manager, Spencer Stuart South Africa, asks if South Africa’s next CMOs will be data ethics stewards, or just growth drivers? (Image supplied)

Will SA’s next CMOs be data ethics stewards, or just growth drivers?

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Future newsrooms: How global publishers are adapting to AI and audience change

The One Club offers $15,000 for global student voter turnout campaigns

The One Club offers $15,000 for global student voter turnout campaigns

Anthony Chavez has joined LinkedIn as chief product officer. Source: LinkedIn.

LinkedIn names Anthony Chavez CPO for marketing and sales solutions

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Sydney Mbhele, group chief marketing & corporate affairs officer at Absa, talks about the shifts in marketing in banking (Image supplied)

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2026 applications open for MTN’s Pan-African journalism programme

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OFM Radio 8 Apr 2026

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Bluegrass Digital 8 Apr 2026

Your consumer isn’t who you think they are right now

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Consumers are loyal to benefits, not brands

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When supply chains fail, brands speak: The KitKat theft case study

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#Orchids&Onions: Metropolitan brings the drama, Subaru bores

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Oratile Papo 7 Apr 2026

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Research consultancy Scopen has turned gratitude into action with the launch of a new bursary initiative linked to its flagship Agency Scope study in South Africa. Pictured: Khensani Nobanda CMO Nedbank, Omolemo Sehole bursary recipient, Johanna McDowell Scopenn Africa partner, Cesar Vacchiano CEO Scopen global (Image supplied)

Scopen Africa awards R90,000 inaugural bursaries

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Why relevance, not reach, is the real driver of email performance

Why relevance, not reach, is the real driver of email performance

Cristelle Snyman, Everlytic 7 Apr 2026

OpenAI’s CMO resigns for health reasons

OpenAI’s CMO resigns for health reasons

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Apr 2026

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Primedia Broadcasting 7 Apr 2026

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All the International Tourism Film Festival Africa finalists

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Tshepo Sefotlhelo says climate change is reshaping how organisations are judged and you cannot communicate your way out of a credibility gap (Image source: @News24 )

Climate risk: A reputation test most organisations are failing

Tshepo Sefotlhelo 2 Apr 2026

New brand advisory firm breaks from traditional PR model

2 Apr 2026

MultiChoice incentivises Showmax users to switch to DStv Stream

MultiChoice incentivises Showmax users to switch to DStv Stream

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The Animation School is shortlisted for three student films at the New York Festivals Television and Film Awards (Image supplied)

New York Film Awards: SA school shortlisted

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The Real Homemakers of South Africa: Unsung heroes who turn houses into homes

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OnPoint PR 2 Apr 2026

Multi-Media wins Best Sound Design at the Naledi Theatre Awards

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Howard Audio 2 Apr 2026

Gagasi FM unveils exciting new line-up

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AI projects are failing at alarming rates, and the problem started long before AI

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Bizcommunity repositions for the future

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