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Visibility without credibility is just exposure without influence

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Muck Rack finds journalists are harder to reach despite AI advances

Karabo Ledwaba

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

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In 2026 the CMO Council reflects on 25 years of an evolving and defining role for the chief marketing officer in the C-Suite (Image source: © CMO Council )

CMO Council's 25th anniversary reflects on CMOs evolutionary role

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A Burson study has revealed that companies with the strongest reputations earned nearly five percent ‘Reputation Return’ in shareholder value (Image source: © 123rf )

Burson: The value of reputation reveals a $7tr global economy

14 Jan 2026

Apple Music's Africa Rising Class of 2026: The next wave of African music pioneers

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13 Jan 2026

Golden Globes 2026 winners: A new era of bold storytelling

Golden Globes 2026 winners: A new era of bold storytelling

12 Jan 2026

The brands that win in 2026 will be the ones who view this seasonal moment not as a post-holiday filler, but as the launchpad for behaviour-driven (Image source: © 123rf )

January is an opportunity for brands: 11 social media marketing ideas

Keith Kakadia 7 Jan 2026

As social media giant Meta continues to pivot aggressively toward artificial intelligence, its acquisition of Manus represents an ambition to redefine how AI interacts with everyday users and enterprises around the world (Image source: © 123rf )

Meta’s Manus acquisition: A strategic play for advanced AI agents

7 Jan 2026

Supporters of Ugandan Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party, attend his campaign caravan ahead of the general elections in Kampala, Uganda December 15, 2025. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Censorship concerns rise as Uganda blocks live coverage of election protests

Reuters 6 Jan 2026

According to Sociallyin CEO Keith Kakadia, the next phase of digital retail rewards efficiency, conversion, and retention—not spray-and-pray advertising or unchecked scale (Image source: © 123rf )

2026: The year e-commerce gets ruthless

Keith Kakadia 5 Jan 2026

The Walt Disney Company announced a landmark $1bn investment in OpenAI (Image source: © Facebook

AI to unlock new possibilities in imaginative storytelling

5 Jan 2026

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Stranger Things extends record run as all 5 seasons dominate Netflix Top 10

29 Dec 2025

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Global ad market growth to accelerate, Big Tech takes market share

18 Dec 2025

Omnicom's restructure: Who's in and who's out

Omnicom's restructure: Who's in and who's out

3 Dec 2025

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TikTok unites with Nivea and inDrive for 2025 sub-Saharan Awards

1 Dec 2025

Mark Read, former CEO of WPP, has been announced as the chairman of Kantar’s newly formed Board of Directors (Image source: © Kantar Media )

Mark Read's next move announced

24 Nov 2025

Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

eatbigfish 21 Nov 2025

In 2026, there will be changes to the Cannes Lions Awards (Image source: © Bizcommunity)

#CannesLions2026: A new Creative Brand Lions and other changes

13 Nov 2025

Source: © 123rf The No-Nonsense Guide to Getting Cited by AI is a white paper that introduces a comprehensive framework for adapting content strategies to AI assistants

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12 Nov 2025

Sola Oke is the managing director for Pernod Ricard Africa. Source: Supplied.

#AfricaTechFestival: Sola Oke on technology, innovation and Africa’s cultural future

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Warc’s The Future of Commerce Media 2025 examines trends, advertising investment and the impact of AI on retail media (Image source: © 123rf )

Retail media: Agentic AI commerce arrives, estimated value of $136bn in 2025

5 Nov 2025

Elon Musk launches AI-powered Grokipedia to rival Wikipedia

Elon Musk launches AI-powered Grokipedia to rival Wikipedia

30 Oct 2025

Chief executive officer of WPP, Cindy Rose, has acknowledged the network’s poor performance as Q3 revenue dropped by 8.4% YoY (Image source: © The Drum )

WPP Cindy Rose on Q3 performance: “There is a lot to do”

30 Oct 2025

Human8 doubles down on AI-enabled consultative power

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Warc: The correlation between creativity and effectiveness

28 Oct 2025

Source: © 123rf Warc Media’s latest Platform Insights by WARC Media provides comprehensive data-driven intelligence on LinkedIn’s advertising landscape

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21 Oct 2025

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The One Club for Creativity launches awards to celebrate indie agencies

15 Oct 2025

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WiM Africa and Kantar tackle Gen Z marketing disruptions in lively debate

22 Sep 2025

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Osahon Akpata named CEO of Canex Creations Inc.

18 Sep 2025

Alberto Canteli leads Havas’ ambitious African strategy

Alberto Canteli leads Havas’ ambitious African strategy

16 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf A new CMO Council thought leadership programme with Zeta Global, engages senior marketers in a benchmarking process to determine their company’s level of digital marketing maturity, organisational capacity and performance predictability

How martech ready is your organisation?

11 Sep 2025

Source: © Gerety Awards VML is the Gerety Awards Global Network of the Year. Pictured: VML's Thanks for Coke-Creating campaign from Coca-Cola that won gold at the Awards.

Gerety Awards 2025 winners - VML named Global Network of the Year

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