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Source: © Gerety Awards VML is the Gerety Awards Global Network of the Year. Pictured: VML's Thanks for Coke-Creating campaign from Coca-Cola that won gold at the Awards.

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Source: © 123rf The BRC has responded to Nielsen’s decision to exit the South African market

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