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Creative Circle Best of the Year Awards 2025

Creative Circle Best of the Year Awards 2025

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Heinz brings back the iconic glass bottle for limited time

A snippet from the ad. Source: YouTube.

ARB clears Wildebeest Brandewyn ad accused of promoting binge drinkingKarabo Ledwaba

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AAA School of Advertising’s students qualify for Paris L'Oréal Brandstorm 2026 competition

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Why creativity still matters when algorithms are marketing’s first audience

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Girl Talk: Finding the next female voice in sports

Ask Africa appoints Jezile Dhlamini as its chief client partner officer

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Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town is the 2026 One Show ME & Africa Agency of the Year, and Promise Johannesburg ME & Africa Independent Agency of the Year (Image supplied)

Ogilvy and Promise top One Show ME & Africa rankings

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The Racket Club's music studio. Source: Supplied.

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Castle Lager’s Here’s To The Fans That Stood The Test Of Time campaign leading into the Fifa World Cup 2026 is a recreation of defining moments from South African football history (Image supplied)

Castle Lager’s Here’s To The Fans That Stood The Test Of Time recreates SA football moments

A snippet from the ad. Source: YouTube.

ARB clears Wildebeest Brandewyn ad accused of promoting binge drinking

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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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X3M Ideas created a Nollywood series called Don’t Burn Their Future. Source: X3M Ideas.

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Call for participation: 2026 social media landscape survey opens to South African marketers

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(Source: @Meet Frank Publicis has announced its Q1 2026 results

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Boundless 14 Apr 2026

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Liesl Lategan. Source: Supplied.

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SportyTV bags rights to stream Fifa World Cup 2026 in SA

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Archbishop Thabo Makgoba calls for tighter controls on gambling ads

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White Star launches new TVC: The heartbeat of South African kitchens

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