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The World Cup is over. Spain won the trophy. But Adidas may have won the marketing battle, says marketing strategist, Matthew Nkala (Image supplied)

Spain won the World Cup. But who won the battle for brand relevanceMatthew Nkala

An ordinary afternoon school run recently took an unexpected turn when Jamie Oliver surprised parents waiting to collect their children at a Cape Town school - inviting them into a classroom for a hands-on cooking session to demonstrate just how simple it can be to prepare delicious home-cooked meals using Checkers' new 60 exclusive Dinner Done Better recipes (Image supplied)

Bucket-list moment as parents cook Dinner Done Better with Jamie Oliver

Clockwork lands 30 Bookmark Awards finalists across 8 campaigns

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Jedd Cokayne has been appointed deputy managing director of The Mediashop to work closely with its managing director, Dashni Vilakazi (Image supplied)

The MediaShop appoints deputy MD

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Lamine Yamal and his little bro gave Spain the kind of PR money can't buyKarabo Ledwaba

Non-official Fifa brands score with reverse ambush marketing

Non-official Fifa brands score with reverse ambush marketingTerry Levin

The evidence behind the applause

The evidence behind the applauseMarc Dhalluin, TruthsetsOnline.com

The Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa (IAB SA) has announced the finalists for the 2026 Bookmark Awards (Image supplied)

#Bookmarks2026 | All the IAB South Africa 2026 Bookmark Awards finalists

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Graff leans on BTS star Jung Kook to boost global brand reach

The Creative Circle Full Circle 2026, in partnership with Ster-Kinekor, takes place this July and August and hosts a selection of Cannes jury members

#Cannes2026 | Creative Circle’s Full Circle event is back

#WPRD2026 | The Golden age of PR reminds us that the P stands for Public

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How South Africa's youth are rewriting the marketing playbook

How South Africa's youth are rewriting the marketing playbookSthando Msweli, Matte BLK

Danette Breitenbach (second left) at the PRCA conference 2025.

It’s #WPRD2026. So what?Danette Breitenbach

The model did not fail. You applied it in the wrong market.

The model did not fail. You applied it in the wrong market.Wayne Tigere, Dentsu

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What football taught me about purposeful procurementVicki Scheffel

Ascent Africa advances African expansion through strategic Clarence AI engagement in Namibia

Ascent Africa advances African expansion through strategic Clarence AI engagement in NamibiaAscent Africa

An ordinary afternoon school run recently took an unexpected turn when Jamie Oliver surprised parents waiting to collect their children at a Cape Town school - inviting them into a classroom for a hands-on cooking session to demonstrate just how simple it can be to prepare delicious home-cooked meals using Checkers' new 60 exclusive Dinner Done Better recipes (Image supplied)

Bucket-list moment as parents cook Dinner Done Better with Jamie Oliver

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Clockwork lands 30 Bookmark Awards finalists across 8 campaigns

Clockwork lands 30 Bookmark Awards finalists across 8 campaigns

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Caxton Media 25 Jun 2026

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Motherland OMNi 25 Jun 2026

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Ingrid von Stein, Dentsu 25 Jun 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Alex Goldberg joins Halo Cape Town as ECD

EXCLUSIVE: Alex Goldberg joins Halo Cape Town as ECD

24 Jun 2026

Vote now: Student radio ads celebrating SA's languages hit SABC airwaves (Image supplied)

Pendoring's student radio ad challenge: Vote for the ad that speaks to your heart

24 Jun 2026

Why the best clients build agency partnerships, not supplier lists

Why the best clients build agency partnerships, not supplier lists

Penquin 24 Jun 2026

Several South African agencies have been shortlisted at Cannes Lions (Image source: @ Media Marketing )

#Cannes2026 | Philipstown WireCar Grand Prix leads SA shortlist

Danette Breitenbach 23 Jun 2026

The first Cannes 2026 winners have been announced (Image source: @ union )

#Cannes2026 | Joe Public kickstarts SA’s 2026 campaign

Danette Breitenbach 23 Jun 2026

Got award-winning work? Deadlines fast approaching for 14th annual WesBank New Generation Awards

Got award-winning work? Deadlines fast approaching for 14th annual WesBank New Generation Awards

New Generation Awards 23 Jun 2026

The latest TVC from Ford Everest:Lose Yourself, Find Yourself campaign will flight for the first time on 23 June across national TV and YouTube (Image supplied)

#BehindtheCampaign | Preview of Ford Everest's TVC: Lose Yourself, Find Yourself

Danette Breitenbach 22 Jun 2026

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Karabo Ledwaba 22 Jun 2026

African creatives discuss the importance of Cannes to Africa. Picture l to r: Yusuf Adejumo, creative director, TBWA\Concept Nigeria, Audrey Quaye creative director Innova DDB Ghana, Alex van Niekerk, executive creative director at TBWA\Ascent, Graham Cruikshanks, director of Africa operations at TBWA, Eric Mununuzi, chief creative Officer at TBWA\Uganda (Images supplied, composite by Ruth Cooper @ Bizcommunity)

#Cannes2026 | Should Africa care about the Cannes Lions?

Danette Breitenbach 22 Jun 2026

#BehindtheIMC | VML’s Jarred Cinman: Caring is the industry’s real superpower

#BehindtheIMC | VML’s Jarred Cinman: Caring is the industry’s real superpower

19 Jun 2026

Cape Union Mart's Live Life Outside era through the eyes of Lynn Reines

Cape Union Mart's Live Life Outside era through the eyes of Lynn Reines

Evan-Lee Courie 19 Jun 2026

The power of connection: How Blu Label Media is building SA’s most integrated consumer ecosystem

The power of connection: How Blu Label Media is building SA’s most integrated consumer ecosystem

Blu Label Media 19 Jun 2026

The real shift is psychological: Tahaab Rais joins the Nedbank IMC 2026 line-up

The real shift is psychological: Tahaab Rais joins the Nedbank IMC 2026 line-up

IMC Conference 19 Jun 2026

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Andrea Paulsen 18 Jun 2026

#YouthMonth | From the Cape Flats to creative director at OFYT

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Matla Media’s Nompumelelo Zwane asks how we can empower the next generation (Image supplied)

#YouthMonth | Marketing's role in empowering the next generation

Nompumelelo Zwane 18 Jun 2026

Singularity Summit South Africa 2026 deepens the conversation on quantum computing, AI and human potential

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Mann Made 18 Jun 2026

CA&S Group advances digital commerce strategy with investment in TDMC

CA&S Group advances digital commerce strategy with investment in TDMC

TDMC 18 Jun 2026

The platform your media plan is ignoring is already shaping what AI says about your brand

Musa Kalenga, Brave Group 18 Jun 2026

Elené Cooke: What performance marketing sees – and what it doesn’t

Elené Cooke: What performance marketing sees – and what it doesn’t

Lumico 18 Jun 2026

Jim Stengel has been named as the Cannes inaugural Lions Laureate for Marketing. (Image source: @ Lia )

#Cannes2026 | Former P&G marketing officer named inaugural Lions Laureate for Marketing

17 Jun 2026

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Jaco Lintvelt, Incubeta 17 Jun 2026

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