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#Effies2025 | Halo and Pineapple: 100% sustained results

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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)

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

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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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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

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

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The MMA South Africa Next! Conference 2026 will look at where marketers should focus their efforts to drive real growth and deliver measurable impact (Image supplied)

MMA South Africa Next! Conference 2026: Driving growth in modern marketing

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12 May 2026

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South Africa tallies 7 Young Ones merits this year

12 May 2026

The Boundless team, with newly escaped from prison Fran Luckin. (I know Mouse is there somewhere...) (Image supplied)

A prisoner, an escape mastermind and a mouse walk into an agency

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UGC vs influencer marketing: Why smart brands in 2026 are using both

UGC vs influencer marketing: Why smart brands in 2026 are using both

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The awards recognise marketing and supply talent in South Africa. Source: Supplied.

IMM Institute names SA's top marketers and supply chain leaders

12 May 2026

Demographica promotes Marloe Wise to MD - Moss to drive Halo, Second Rodeo

Demographica promotes Marloe Wise to MD - Moss to drive Halo, Second Rodeo

11 May 2026

Mandi Fine is a two-time Cannes Lions Pharma Jury Member.

#CannesLions2026: Mandi Fine | SA’s healthcare communicators deserve a louder global voice

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Rocket Creative ignites a holistic future for Dis-Chem’s Million Comforts campaign

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Rocket Creative Design & Display 11 May 2026

Entries are open for Everlytic’s You Mailed It Email Marketing Awards 2026

Entries are open for Everlytic’s You Mailed It Email Marketing Awards 2026

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Africa’s most powerful media isn’t on the media plan

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Ascent Africa spearheads Spinnaker Support’s South African market entry campaign

Ascent Africa spearheads Spinnaker Support’s South African market entry campaign

Ascent Africa 11 May 2026

The 2026 Cannes Lions Shortlisting Jury includes increased representation from Africa (Image supplied)

#CannesLions2026 | Increased representation from Africa on shortlisting juries

8 May 2026

Attraction remains advertising’s most powerful currency. David Edworthy gives insight into how brands position themselves in our imaginations long before we’re ever ready to buy. (Image supplied)

What The Alchemist can teach us about advertising

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Boundless wins Stella Artois and Corona, raises a perfectly poured chalice to the sunset

Boundless wins Stella Artois and Corona, raises a perfectly poured chalice to the sunset

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The MRF's latest Maps data cover the full 2025 calendar year and shows that on-demand streaming penetration averaged 21% annually (Image source: © 123rf )

Maps provides 5 year record of consumer behaviour

7 May 2026

FNB eBucks and other local brands triumph at 2026 International Loyalty Awards

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7 May 2026

In the Spend Trend Report 2026, 75% of respondents engage in sports betting in some shape or form (Image source: @ Carte Blanche )

#BizTrends | Spend Trend 2026 Part 2: Consumers adopt value-seeking spending strategies

Danette Breitenbach 7 May 2026

The global ad stars football stars like Thierry Henry and David Beckham. Source: YouTube.

Lay’s bets on football fever with new World Cup campaigns

7 May 2026

Childline Gauteng and Net#work BBDO call for the preservation of what matters most

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The awards are now open for entries. Source: Supplied.

iPendoring 2026 opens: Indigenous-language work gets a direct One Show shot

6 May 2026

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#WeOwnTheStreets campaign redefines street culture with Skipper Bar and adidas

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Retroviral’s Find Your Fire, a trilogy of films for the Eastern European market, is an example of local talent and creativity overcoming geography (Image supplied)

#BehindtheCampaign | Bic’s Find Your Fire: A South African-born idea for the global market

6 May 2026

Even the most awkward or competitive humans are welcome at Liberty

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TBWA 6 May 2026

MMA South Africa's Grand Jury 2026 reflects modern marketing leadership

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