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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

#WPRD2026 | The Golden Age of Strategic PR calls for a new interpretation of value

#WPRD2026 | The Golden Age of Strategic PR calls for a new interpretation of value

Jung Kook for Graff. Source: Graff.

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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Customers buy the reflection of themselves, not just the car. Orange sells the dream. Silver sells the tech, writes Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa head of marketing Tarryn Knight (Image supplied)

Ford's Tarryn Knight: "Silver is sensible, but Orange sells the dream"Tarryn Knight

#WPRD2026 | The Golden Age of Strategic PR calls for a new interpretation of value

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When corporate gifts become brand landfill

Bianca Capazorio 2 Jun 2026

(Left) Mkhuseli Mancotywa, managing director position, SoulProviders Collective (SPC) and (right) Nosipho Ginindza, chief growth officer, Matrix Communications Group (Image supplied)

SPC repositions with new leadership and focus

2 Jun 2026

#BehindtheIMC | Cassava Technologies' Ifeoma Jibunoh: AI shifting African businesses

#BehindtheIMC | Cassava Technologies' Ifeoma Jibunoh: AI shifting African businesses

Danette Breitenbach 1 Jun 2026

The Pitcher Awards 2026 winners have been announced, with agencies from Kenya and Mozambique winning Grands Prix (Image source: © The Nation Online

The Pitcher Awards celebrate African creativity with inaugural success for Mozambique

1 Jun 2026

Woolies finds a reassuring face for its crisis response

Woolies finds a reassuring face for its crisis response

Karabo Ledwaba 1 Jun 2026

Uber Eats and Special US win Grand Effie at US 2026 Effie Awards for Football is for Food (Image supplied)

Uber Eats wins US Effie Awards' Grand Effie

29 May 2026

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Taylor Swift faces trademark battle over The Life of a Showgirl

29 May 2026

30 million young South Africans are more focused in games than social (Image source: © 123rf )

Gaming outperforms social for younger generation's engagement

Reach Players 28 May 2026

The Up&Up Group’s CEO and CCO announced as speakers on official Cannes Lions agenda

The Up&Up Group’s CEO and CCO announced as speakers on official Cannes Lions agenda

The Up&Up Group 28 May 2026

Why AI made your brand your most valuable asset

Courtney Chapple, Brave Group 28 May 2026

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Johannesburg real estate group Firzt enters new era with rebrand

27 May 2026

The new precinct branding was designed by Halo. Source: Supplied.

Halo has branded a new Rosebank lifestyle hub — here’s what Nine Yards looks like

27 May 2026

Shoprite's Low-Duuuma! sees Benni McCarthy dancing in the aisles (Image supplied)

Shoprite's Low-Duuuma! scores with Benni McCarthy

27 May 2026

Remi Du Preez, managing director at Polygon, says when budgets shrink, brands feel the pressure to disappear, but staying visible (and smart) is what actually wins.

7 ways to market smarter when every rand counts

Remi Du Preez 27 May 2026

Nick Hamman joins Time Out South Africa

Nick Hamman joins Time Out South Africa

26 May 2026

Ivan Moroke, MAA chairperson, examines how marketers genuinely drive growth in using the algorithm and the insight to find commercial success (Image supplied)

Algorithm or insight? Neither… it’s a false choice

Ivan Moroke 26 May 2026

Africa 200 ranking reflects growing confidence of Pan-African brands

26 May 2026

Graham Cruikshanks, director of Africa operations at TBWA says there is a strong desire to recognise African advertising talent (Image supplied)

#AfricaMonth | Recognising Africa's unique advertising voice

Danette Breitenbach 25 May 2026

Sni Mhlongo's coming of age ceremony featured some of her favourite brands. Source: Instagram.

15.9m-view umemulo reframes brand-creator partnerships through participation

Thando Gambushe 25 May 2026

The Provoke Media Sabre Awards 2026 EMEA winners have been revealed (Source: @ Provoke Media )

2026 Sabre Awards EMEA winners: Clockwork, KFC take top honours

25 May 2026

Unlocking trust and attention: Media24 leads the way for advertisers

Unlocking trust and attention: Media24 leads the way for advertisers

Media24 25 May 2026

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Protecting GUI IP: Why app icons are your best digital trade mark

Rual Grobler 22 May 2026

The Marketing + Media Alliance (MMA) Smarties South African winners for 2026 were announced last night. Picture: Ogilvy was awarded Best in Show for Audi TikTok Test Drive (Image supplied)

MMA Smarties South Africa 2026 winners announced

22 May 2026

Heinz brings back the iconic glass bottle for limited time

Heinz brings back the iconic glass bottle for limited time

21 May 2026

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

20 May 2026

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

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

20 May 2026

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

20 May 2026

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6 internal comms moves that turn culture into real results

Samantha Page 19 May 2026

Ask Africa appoints Jezile Dhlamini as its chief client partner officer

Ask Africa appoints Jezile Dhlamini as its chief client partner officer

ASK AFRICA 19 May 2026

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

19 May 2026

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