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Customer Experience Africa Awards return for 2nd Edition

Retail

Customer Experience Africa Awards return for 2nd Edition

18 Jun 2024

Branding

Apple is the world’s first trillion dollar brand in the 2024 Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands

Kantar 12 Jun 2024

Africa's creative future: Leading the world through innovation and collaboration

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Africa's creative future: Leading the world through innovation and collaboration

Dawn Rowlands, Dentsu 12 Jun 2024

Source: © LinkedIn Dentsu’s Carat has been appointed to Pernod Ricard's €100m EMEA media planning and buying account

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Dentsu’s Carat wins Pernod Ricard's €100m EMEA media planning and buying account

7 Jun 2024

Source: © Cannes Lions the Cannes Lions 2024 has released its first shortlists

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#Cannes2024 : Innovation, Glass and Titanium Shortlists released

Danette Breitenbach 4 Jun 2024

Source: © 123rf The UK Parliament has passed the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

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UK passes Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

3 Jun 2024

Image supplied. Three South African agencies - Promise, Accenture Song and LePub - have been named in the NYF 2024 shortlist

Advertising

3 SA agencies named in New York Festivals 2024 shortlist

3 Jun 2024

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Media Freedom

Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro awarded Wan-Ifra's Golden Pen of Freedom

31 May 2024

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Online Media

SA's Food For Mzansi Group wins Wan-Ifra 2024 Digital Media Awards Podcast category

28 May 2024

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D&AD Awards

Updated: D&AD Awards 2024: SA brings home 8 Pencils

27 May 2024

Source: © 123rf A CMO study has found that chief marketing officers appear clear, confident, and intentional in where Gen AI integration and application will deliver the best results in marketing process improvement and execution in 2024

Marketing

A clear and confident shift in marketing technology as CMOs embrace AI

22 May 2024

Image supplied. The final and full shortlist for the D&AD Awards has been released and the 62nd D&AD Awards ceremony takes place tomorrow, Wednesday 22 May in London

D&AD Awards

Full D&AD shortlist revealed

21 May 2024

The 62nd annual D&AD Awards’ first shortlist has been announced

D&AD Awards

D&AD Awards announce first shortlist

21 May 2024

Source: © Witness Media Lab Many people have been targeted by deep fakes

Digital

WPP CEO Mark Read targeted by deep fake AI scam

15 May 2024

Image supplied. Levergy, South Africa, Creative Edge, Kenya and VML, Tunisia are among the shortlisted agencies in the Warc Awards for Effectiveness 2024, in association with the Cannes Lions

Marketing

3 African agencies on Warc Awards for Effectiveness 2024 shortlist

14 May 2024

The power of African creativity: Our time is now!

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The power of African creativity: Our time is now!

Raymond Langa 24 Apr 2024

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ATM 2024 to explore transformative innovation, entrepreneurship in global travel

23 Apr 2024

West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes

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West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes

Adwoa Owusuaa Bobie 17 Apr 2024

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

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Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

22 Mar 2024

The subsea cable damage on West Africa could take 5 weeks to repair

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5 week restoration for damaged subsea cables

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 18 Mar 2024

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South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio

Katja Hamilton 4 Mar 2024

Geoff Seeley is the CMO for PayPal. Source: PayPal.

Marketing

PayPal appoints Geoff Seeley as new CMO amid job cuts

Karabo Ledwaba 27 Feb 2024

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Markets & Investment

World shares off record highs ahead of inflation tests

Yoruk Bahceli and Wayne Cole 26 Feb 2024

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Iata and The Weather Company join forces to enhance turbulence data for airlines

22 Feb 2024

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Banking

First Abu Dhabi Bank starts selling 5-year debt - IFR

21 Feb 2024

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Forestry

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Theo Evans and Bruce Webber 16 Feb 2024

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Japan slides into recession

15 Feb 2024

Source: © Multichoice DStv, the satellite service of MultiChoice, has experienced its first downturn in its most dynamic market, South Africa

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Subscriber downturn leads to questions on MultiChoice's sustained success

18 Jan 2024

Report sheds light on the Africa Cup of Nations 2023

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Report sheds light on the Africa Cup of Nations 2023

11 Jan 2024

Democratising access to luxury goods on the African continent

Retail

Democratising access to luxury goods on the African continent

9 Jan 2024

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