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Creative Circle Best of the Year Awards 2025

Creative Circle Best of the Year Awards 2025

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Meta expands parental controls with teen AI visibility, joining rivalsKarabo Ledwaba

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

This ad was submitted in the complaint. Source: ARB.

L’Oréal, Eucerin face off over “#1” claim as ARB rulesKarabo Ledwaba

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

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Volkswagen refreshed iconic VW You and Me TVC as part of their 75th anniversary in SA

"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

(L to r:) Kabelo Makwane, ICT executive, Ricky Hendricks, Google Marketing Strategy & Partnerships in SSA, Alex Okosi, managing director, Africa, Google, Janet Booysen,Massmart marketing VP (acting) and Anwar Jappie, chair @ Effie Awards (Image source: LinkedIn

First- of-its-kind training bridges gap between digital content and physical commerce

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You probably wouldn’t notice if an AI chatbot slipped ads into its responsesBrian Jay Tang and Kang G. Shin

#CannesLions2026 | 2 exceptional SA creatives named to prestigious juries

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 communicationsLebo Madiba

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

Fashion care brand, The Lab’s latest campaign reframes 'care as culture'

Blades of our lives: How Philips Series 3000 won by speaking to South Africans in their tongue

Blades of our lives: How Philips Series 3000 won by speaking to South Africans in their tongueTBWA

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

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This ad was submitted in the complaint. Source: ARB.

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"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

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#CannesLions2026 | 2 exceptional SA creatives named to prestigious juries

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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

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

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Fashion care brand, The Lab’s latest campaign reframes 'care as culture'

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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

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