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#See: Africa Tech Week Awards 2025 celebrates innovation

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Source: © PRCA Young Lions TBWA/Hunt/Lascaris' team win Silver Lion

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#Cannes2025 winners: Experience and Strategy Lions

#Cannes2025 winners: Experience and Strategy LionsDanette Breitenbach

The campaign stars Damson Idris and Brad Pitt. Source: Supplied.

Heineken 0.0 launches high-octane campaign for Apple Original Films’ F1 The Movie

Source: © 123rf Rirhandzu Shingwenyana says the creator economy is not a trend; it is a central pillar of modern marketing

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News24 leads trust in South Africa for the 7th year running

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An AI that mentions chicken randomly whenever interacted with has been revealed to be an all-new South African artificial intelligence (AI) platform created by KFC, the Kentucky AI Integrated Assistant (Image supplied)

The Kentucky AI Integrated Assistant: Going to extraordinary lengths for the taste of KFC

Source: © 123rf Kyla Booysen, senior partner manager, Special Effects Media, says Brands looking to stay culturally relevant can no longer ignore the power of gaming, especially when it comes to engaging Gen Z

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The 2025 Financial Mail (FM) AdFocus Awards opened on 12 June and will close on 15 August (Image supplied)

2025 Financial Mail AdFocus Awards open with Creative Capital theme

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Source: © Campaign India Andy Jassy, President and CEO of Amazon, has been named the Cannes Lions 2025 Media Person of the Year

#Cannes2025 Media Person of the Year to Amazon president and CEO

Source: © 123rf At this week’s Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, AI has been a major focus, with many calling it the future of advertising. Saul Marquez, CEO of global digital marketing agency Outcomes Rocket three key takeaways for the evolving world of AI-powered advertising

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#Cannes2025 winners: Experience and Strategy Lions

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The 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards the regional winners for Free State, Northern Cape, North West and Limpopo have been announced (Image supplied)

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(Image supplied) The 2024 IAB South Africa Internet Advertising Revenue Report, also known as the Online AdSpend Report, has confirmed the significant expansion of online advertising as forecasted in last year’s report

IAB Online AdSpend Report: SA's digital ad revenue soars to R17.7bn

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Loeries has announced this year's international jury presidents (Image supplied)

Loeries 2024 announces global creative leaders jury presidents

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On the eve of World News Day Kalay Maistry, head of reputation, risk & advisory at Razor PR says PR Pros should be deeply concerned about the state of media (Image supplied)

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Announcement on Daily Maverick’s cost reduction and reorganisation

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Source: © VOA News Meta will ban RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads

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Source: © 123rf This month AI in Advertising examines a key topic in AI: the state of regulation and all the legal issues that this topic raises

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TDMC 16 Sep 2024

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The DStv Content Creator Awards taking place 12 October in Johannesburg, will be hosted by Anele Mdoda. "It's going to be electric" (Image supplied)

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The K-wave hits SA as appetite for K-ontent grows says Eloiuse Kelly, Viu SA country head

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Caryn Dolley’s much anticipated new release Man Alone is now available for preorder

Caryn Dolley’s much anticipated new release Man Alone is now available for preorder

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