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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)

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

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

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

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The WPP staff cuts are part of CEO Cindy Rose's Elevate28 strategy

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The R50 shopper: How AI is changing the future of South African retail

The R50 shopper: How AI is changing the future of South African retail

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Warc and TikTok say brands need community intelligence to win with AI

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

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IAB South Africa’s first Insights Series webinar of 2026, Upskilling & building talent in an AI world, takes place on Thursday, 2 April at 11 am (Image supplied)

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While linguistic patterns do exist and certain words have increased in frequency, the real issue is not the presence of AI, it is the absence of a distinctive voice (Source: @ Novelty Insider

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The Lead Creative | No more costume for Nando's, Investec's secret sauce

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Brave Group has announced four strategic leadership appointments. Left to right: Vimbainashe Macheka – head of finance, Monica Gomes – group managing director, Nkateko Khosa – business unit director, Bold, Robyn Jones – group client service director (Image supplied)

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