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Warc warns CMOs: 3 shifts will redefine measurement in 2026

Media24 won the INMA Global Media Awards’ Best in Africa (image source@ Storm Simpson, News24

Media24 named Best in Africa at INMA Awards

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 strategiesDanette Breitenbach

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The 5 ways smart marketers balance brand and performanceRirhandzu Shingwenyana

Celeste Whitaker, founder and director of Fizz Marketing says the balance between technology and human insight will continue to define exceptional event experiences (Image source: © 123rf )

Exceptional event experiences: Balancing AI and human insightCeleste Whitaker,

Media24 won the INMA Global Media Awards’ Best in Africa (image source@ Storm Simpson, News24

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

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The 5 ways smart marketers balance brand and performance

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AI in education: How South Africa can unlock better learning outcomes in 2026

AI in education: How South Africa can unlock better learning outcomes in 2026

Helm 5 May 2026

Will AI kill the radio star?

Will AI kill the radio star?

Algoa FM 5 May 2026

Marketers and agencies need to ensure their values align (Image source: © 123rf )

Part 2: Less noise, more nerve | Marketers: Focus on headline earnings, not awards

4 May 2026

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Meta expands parental controls with teen AI visibility, joining rivals

Karabo Ledwaba 30 Apr 2026

With more channels, more data, more expectations and less room for waste, marketers are under increasing pressure (Image source: © 123rf )

Part 1: Less noise, more nerve | How South African marketers are spending smarter; creating braver

30 Apr 2026

Your competitor is winning in AI search. You just don’t know it yet

Your competitor is winning in AI search. You just don’t know it yet

Techsys Digital 30 Apr 2026

A key theme going into 2026 is social engineering and the impact that has on fraud (Image source: Spend Trend 2026 Report)

#BizTrends | Spend Trend 2026 Part 1: Social engineering and its impact on fraud

Danette Breitenbach 29 Apr 2026

CMO Council's Marketing’s Power Partners: AI and the Human Essence report explains why AI alone doesn’t deliver growth (Image source: © 123rf )

Why AI alone doesn’t deliver growth - it needs human marketers

29 Apr 2026

Your brand is already being judged by an AI that has never read your press release

Nkateko Khosa, Brave Group 29 Apr 2026

"Consistent organic growth remains our North Star. While it will take time to outpace historical losses, our Q1 results are in line with expectations and ahead of Q4 2025," says Cindy Rose, WPP CEO (Image source: @ WPP

No surprises in WPP Q1 results

28 Apr 2026

If you’re running an ordinary webinar in 2026, you are wasting your time, and most likely other people’s too(Image supplied)

How to host a successful online event in 2026 - its not what you think

Nella Etkind 28 Apr 2026

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You probably wouldn’t notice if an AI chatbot slipped ads into its responses

Brian Jay Tang and Kang G. Shin 28 Apr 2026

Minister announces withdrawal of Draft AI Policy

Minister announces withdrawal of Draft AI Policy

28 Apr 2026

Your boss just came back from holiday with an AI-generated song. Now what?

Your boss just came back from holiday with an AI-generated song. Now what?

Michelle Geere, AdBot 28 Apr 2026

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Clio Awards | SA agencies showcase how local can land internationally

Danette Breitenbach & Karabo Ledwaba 24 Apr 2026

#CannesLions2026 | 2 exceptional SA creatives named to prestigious juries

24 Apr 2026

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The new role of the editor: Shaping work before it’s shot

Garon Campbell 24 Apr 2026

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 communications

Lebo Madiba 24 Apr 2026

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

24 Apr 2026

MO Agency launches Answer Engine Optimisation as AI reshapes how businesses get found

MO Agency launches Answer Engine Optimisation as AI reshapes how businesses get found

Luke Marthinusen, MO Agency 24 Apr 2026

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

#BizTrends | SA consumer resilient, but still loves a treat!

Danette Breitenbach 23 Apr 2026

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.

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

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

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