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#RAPTBizTrendsTV | The Culture Foundry Co's Luke van der Spuy: When Gen Z decides you're not cool anymore

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#Effies2025 | Halo and Pineapple: 100% sustained results

#Effies2025 | Ogilvy and VW: Creating campaigns for societal change

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)

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

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

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

South African student selected as inaugural 2026 Effie Lions Foundation Voices of the Future fellow

South African student selected as inaugural 2026 Effie Lions Foundation Voices of the Future fellowAssociation for Communication and Advertising

Hansa Pilsener’s witty radio campaign raises a beer to the over-30s

Hansa Pilsener’s witty radio campaign raises a beer to the over-30sJoe Public

The launch commercial for the all-new Kia Tasman bakkie creates an entire world out of one problem (image supplied)

#BehindtheCampaign | Kia Tasman bakkie TVC takes up the bakkie challenge

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6 internal comms moves that turn culture into real resultsSamantha Page

An immersive Table Mountain experience by Chaos Theory and the Millat Group has won a global event award (Image supplied)

African-led events worldclass as Table Mountain immersive experience wins global award

Dove and Fifa are teaming up to champion the next generation of female sports commentators through the Girl Talk movement (Image generated by AI)

Girl Talk: Finding the next female voice in sports

Ask Africa appoints Jezile Dhlamini as its chief client partner officer

Ask Africa appoints Jezile Dhlamini as its chief client partner officerASK AFRICA

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

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

The Racket Club launches music strategy agency

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

Transformation pays off as Brave Group recognised as a top employer

Transformation pays off as Brave Group recognised as a top employerBrave Group

The future of OTC marketing lies in the recommendation momentMichael Gullan

The education group said it plans to make it have an international appeal. Sourc: Supplied.

Rosebank College gets a new name for international rebrand

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

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

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South African student selected as inaugural 2026 Effie Lions Foundation Voices of the Future fellow

South African student selected as inaugural 2026 Effie Lions Foundation Voices of the Future fellow

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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 College

Association for Communication and Advertising 23 Apr 2026

Ogilvy tops the creative agencies. Source: Supplied.

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South African influencers push back on unpaid deals, signal market shift

Kgothatso Tema 23 Apr 2026

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

23 Apr 2026

Spar centralises marketing with first-ever CMO appointment

Spar centralises marketing with first-ever CMO appointment

23 Apr 2026

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

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

Ogilvy South Africa 23 Apr 2026

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

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

Algorithm Agency 23 Apr 2026

Whose AI is it anyway?

Whose AI is it anyway?

Monica Gomes, Brave Group 23 Apr 2026

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

22 Apr 2026

SA PR agencies bring home 17 EMEA 2026 IN2 Sabre Awards

SA PR agencies bring home 17 EMEA 2026 IN2 Sabre Awards

22 Apr 2026

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

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

22 Apr 2026

Physical retail stores aren't disappearing, just evolving

Physical retail stores aren't disappearing, just evolving

22 Apr 2026

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

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

Rogerwilco 22 Apr 2026

Unlocking profits by integrating behavioural economics with advanced MMM

Unlocking profits by integrating behavioural economics with advanced MMM

Jaco Lintvelt, Incubeta 22 Apr 2026

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 Agency

Cape Marketing Agency 22 Apr 2026

The Red and Yellow Creative School of Business / Cape Town’s Emma Blomerus’ With Love]] is South Africa’s only finalist in the One Show’s Young Ones ADC competition (Image supplied)

Red & Yellow student shines at top international competition

21 Apr 2026

Kantar reveals the world’s most effective advertising of the year

Kantar reveals the world’s most effective advertising of the year

Kantar 21 Apr 2026

Pula Simango landed in advertsing when she was 38.She believe creative fitness isn’t a personality trait; it’s conditioning (Image supplied)

Creative fitness isn’t a personality trait; it’s conditioning

Pula Simango 21 Apr 2026

You're spending more to be heard less. That's not a growth strategy

You're spending more to be heard less. That's not a growth strategy

Musa Kalenga, Brave Group 21 Apr 2026

The Sabre Awards EMEA shortlist includes top SA and African PR agencies (Image source: © Provoke Media

SA and African agencies feature on Sabre Awards EMEA shortlist

20 Apr 2026

Colin Ramparsadh says cinema is like a vodka martini - not for every client or campaign. Pictured: Top Gun: Maverick (Image source: © IGN AFrica )

The case for cinema: A Vodka Martini, shaken not stirred

Colin Ramparsadh 20 Apr 2026

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#EXCLUSIVE | Prof. Madinga: Why green marketing isn’t closing the deal

Prof. Nkosivile Madinga 20 Apr 2026

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SA moves to curb spam calls with stricter direct marketing regulations

20 Apr 2026

The cashback arms race: Why your loyalty programme is a brand tax

Mosa Ntwampe, Brave Group 20 Apr 2026

(Image source: © Firece Pharma Ten South Africans have been named to the Cannes Lions awarding juries

#CannesLions2026 | Awarding juries feature top South Africans

17 Apr 2026

Record sales, shifting rules: The new battle for South Africa’s car buyers

Record sales, shifting rules: The new battle for South Africa’s car buyers

Rogerwilco 17 Apr 2026

Wendy Bergsteedt | How astronomy inspired Old Mutual's latest campaign thinking

Wendy Bergsteedt | How astronomy inspired Old Mutual's latest campaign thinking

Wendy Bergsteedt 17 Apr 2026

The One Club for Creativity has announced its finalists for The One Show 2026, including 80 from the Middle East & Africa (Image supplied)

48 finalists in One Show for South Africa led by Ogilvy and Accenture Song

17 Apr 2026

#ClioAwards2026 | The case for specificity in a world of safe advertising — Asmirh Davis

#ClioAwards2026 | The case for specificity in a world of safe advertising — Asmirh Davis

Karabo Ledwaba 16 Apr 2026

Takealot and Cansa’s cheeky campaign reminds men to “check your package”

Takealot and Cansa’s cheeky campaign reminds men to “check your package”

Joe Public 16 Apr 2026

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