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#Effies2025 | Halo and Pineapple: 100% sustained results

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#CannesLions2026 | 2 exceptional SA creatives named to prestigious juries

Pictured (L to r): Katja Fasink, CEO of key7 Communications and Cyber Security, Slovenia,Maxim Behar, WCFA president and CEO of M3 Communications Group, Bulgaria, Lebo Madiba, managing director, PR Powerhouse, South Africa, Diego Biasi, PR and Digital Strategy Consultant and Founder and CEO of BPRESS Italy,and Sergii Bidenko, reputation and crisis advisor at SEC Newgate Ukraine and member of the Management Board of ICCO (Image composite: @ Ruth Cooper, Bizcommunity)

Corporate crisis: The broken heart of communicationsLebo Madiba

(Image: @ Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

Clio Awards | SA agencies showcase how local can land internationallyDanette Breitenbach & Karabo Ledwaba

Pep is one of the best marketers to work for according to Scopen. Source: Pep.

Scopen: SA agencies want to work with Pep, Nedbank

Why the best client relationships are built on uncomfortable honesty

Why the best client relationships are built on uncomfortable honestyWe Do Digital

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From AI companionship to brand trust, Warc outlines 2026's key trends

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The Spend Trend Report highlights consumer spending trends in 2026 (Image supplied)

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Effie invites brands to shape the next generation of marketing talent through Effie College

Effie invites brands to shape the next generation of marketing talent through Effie CollegeAssociation for Communication and Advertising

Ogilvy and Pep recognised by the industry for excellence in culture and partnership

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These are South Africa’s best agencies to work for, according to Scopen

These are South Africa’s best agencies to work for, according to Scopen

Algorithm Performance Marketing launches Lighthouse Geo: Africa's first AI visibility platform

Algorithm Performance Marketing launches Lighthouse Geo: Africa's first AI visibility platformAlgorithm Agency

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South African influencers push back on unpaid deals, signal market shiftKgothatso Tema

Whose AI is it anyway?

Whose AI is it anyway?Monica Gomes, Brave Group

Google Earth AI integration bridges the gap between digital marketing and physical reality

Google Earth AI integration bridges the gap between digital marketing and physical reality

Spar centralises marketing with first-ever CMO appointment

Spar centralises marketing with first-ever CMO appointment

Entries for the 2026 Prism Summit & Awards have officially opened with the theme Kaleidoscope: Patterns of Impact Across Past, Present & Future (Source: AI-generated image)

#PrismsAwards2026 | Kaleidoscope: Patterns of Impact Across Past, Present & Future entries open

From insight to impact: MASA approves Rogerwilco research as CPD learning content

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SA PR agencies bring home 17 EMEA 2026 IN2 Sabre Awards

SA PR agencies bring home 17 EMEA 2026 IN2 Sabre Awards

Pigs fly in inDrive's latest commercial. Source: YouTube.

#BehindtheCampaign: When pigs fly, inDrive catches up on cashless payments

Unlocking profits by integrating behavioural economics with advanced MMM

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Absolute Ablutions scales to 400+ leads while cutting click costs by over 50% with Cape Marketing Agency

Absolute Ablutions scales to 400+ leads while cutting click costs by over 50% with Cape Marketing AgencyCape Marketing Agency

Physical retail stores aren't disappearing, just evolving

Physical retail stores aren't disappearing, just evolving

(Image: @ Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

Clio Awards | SA agencies showcase how local can land internationally

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Pictured (L to r): Katja Fasink, CEO of key7 Communications and Cyber Security, Slovenia,Maxim Behar, WCFA president and CEO of M3 Communications Group, Bulgaria, Lebo Madiba, managing director, PR Powerhouse, South Africa, Diego Biasi, PR and Digital Strategy Consultant and Founder and CEO of BPRESS Italy,and Sergii Bidenko, reputation and crisis advisor at SEC Newgate Ukraine and member of the Management Board of ICCO (Image composite: @ Ruth Cooper, Bizcommunity)

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Ornico 15 Apr 2026

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

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Bob's "shopaygo" nationwide awareness campaign is designed to reshape how consumers see and understand the platform (Image supplied)

Shopaygo: Bob's connected e-commerce ecosystem awareness campaign

14 Apr 2026

Philip Cohen of Fofum Brands gives insight into how are doubling down on loyalty while consumers are switching more than ever. (Image: )

Loyalty marketing is solving the wrong problem

Philip Cohen 14 Apr 2026

How brands can update their marketing system for the AI era

How brands can update their marketing system for the AI era

Caitlyn Greve 14 Apr 2026

Boundless becomes 51% Black-owned, 30% Black female-owned, and marginally more responsible

Boundless becomes 51% Black-owned, 30% Black female-owned, and marginally more responsible

Boundless 14 Apr 2026

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The Pitcher Awards 2026 unveils dynamic jury

14 Apr 2026

IRL is better: Marc-Antoine Barrois' anti-social campaign redefines luxury retail

IRL is better: Marc-Antoine Barrois' anti-social campaign redefines luxury retail

13 Apr 2026

The summit was launched in 2025. Source: Supplied.

Inside Pat on Brands' Business to Brand Summit

Karabo Ledwaba 13 Apr 2026

Vaseline has created a new authentication tool and enlisted the help of a Nigerian Prince to launch a fight back against fake versions of Vaseline Body Oils in Nigeria. Source: Unilever.

#BehindtheCampaign: Nigerian prince busts fake body oils for Vaseline

10 Apr 2026

Old Mutual-MFC Khokha Umoya campaign reminds families that peace of mind is always within reach

Old Mutual-MFC Khokha Umoya campaign reminds families that peace of mind is always within reach

Old Mutual Mass and Foundation Cluster 10 Apr 2026

Effie South Africa and Ipsos present the 2025 Trends Report

Effie South Africa and Ipsos present the 2025 Trends Report

Association for Communication and Advertising 10 Apr 2026

Effie South Africa introduces Agency of the Year and Marketer of the Year rankings for 2026

Effie South Africa introduces Agency of the Year and Marketer of the Year rankings for 2026

Association for Communication and Advertising 9 Apr 2026

Levergy appoints Gaofetoge as head of PR

Levergy appoints Gaofetoge as head of PR

Levergy 9 Apr 2026

Global sports analytics leader Futures expands into Africa with CSA partnership

Global sports analytics leader Futures expands into Africa with CSA partnership

Octagon 9 Apr 2026

Why brands win when entertainment stops playing small

Why brands win when entertainment stops playing small

Dentsu 9 Apr 2026

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Many tourism hotspots are ‘de‑marketing’ – with mixed success. We researched the smartest ways to do it

Anne Hardy and Giancarlo Fedeli 9 Apr 2026

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

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

OnPoint PR 8 Apr 2026

Consumers are loyal to benefits, not brands

Consumers are loyal to benefits, not brands

Caxton Media 8 Apr 2026

KitKat launched a tracker for consumers to find the stolen chocolates. Source: KitKat.

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

Ernst van Biljon and Helen McIntee-Carlisle 8 Apr 2026

160over90 was tasked with helping Visa and Marriott Bonvoy celebrate another successful year of both brands’ NFL partnerships. Source: 160over90

Publicis Groupe makes a bold play in sports marketing

8 Apr 2026

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

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

Brendan Seery 7 Apr 2026

Oratile Papo explains what four years of running a social media agency actually taught her (Image source: © 123rf )

Social media is not a vending machine, it’s a relationship

Oratile Papo 7 Apr 2026

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

7 Apr 2026

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

Netflix produced a documentary on the dating site. Source: Tudum.

Ashley Madison sheds “affair site” label in major rebrand

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Apr 2026

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

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

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

OnPoint PR 2 Apr 2026

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