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Creative Circle Best of the Year Awards 2025

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Joe Public brings home a haul of Pencils and Merits at The One Show 2026

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Warc identifies 8 blockers to advertising effectiveness

The Marketing + Media Alliance (MMA) Smarties South African winners for 2026 were announced last night. Picture: Ogilvy was awarded Best in Show for Audi TikTok Test Drive (Image supplied)

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Heinz brings back the iconic glass bottle for limited time

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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)

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Ogilvy Cape Town appoints Nkanyezi Masango CCO

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Bryony Rose, director for Yext’s Enterprise International business. (Source: Nedbank IMC)

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Sir Fruit celebrates 40 years with vibrant local campaign

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The Guardian launches major marketing campaign to boost US presence

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