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El Broide, managing director, The Platinum Club, says collaborating with AI, not competing with it, is the PR power move for 2026 (Image supplied)

BizTrends206 | The Platinum Club’s El Broide: Collaborating with AI is the PR power move for 2026

Social media is now the arena in which discovery, trust-building, conversation and purchase coexist in a single motion; one uninterrupted swipe (Image supplied)

One uninterrupted swipe: Social media more than the top of the funnel

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The Loeries Official Rankings 2025 have been announced with Joe Public dominating the top spots (Image source: © Loeries)

The Loeries Official Rankings 2025, Joe Public dominates top spots

Joe Hamman, director, Novus Group says 2026 will see the evolution from media monitoring to decision monitoring (Image supplied)

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The Creative Circle Africa has been invited to nominate two emerging creatives to take part in the Creative LIAisons Virtual Coaching Program (Image source: © 123rf )

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Dustin Chick has been appointed communications director of Ford Motor Company in South Africa, effective 1 March (Image supplied)

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The 5 trends shaping SA media in 2026

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Film workers blame Pretoria for bringing industry “to its knees”

Film workers blame Pretoria for bringing industry “to its knees”Ihsaan Haffejee

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#BizTrends2026 | Field Force GM, Ged Nooy: 4 trends shaping the next phase of FMCG and retail in SA

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Financial media networks bring commerce media to consumer banks, transforming customer engagement into a new growth stream (Image source: © 123rf )

Banks cash in on the retail media gold rush

For Bradly Howland, CEO of Alkemi Collective, the takeaway from Switzerland isn't just about macroeconomic shifts. It’s about a fundamental change in the "social license to operate” (Image source: © 123rf )

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The real work in a new client–agency relationship begins after the pitch, when the honeymoon period is over, (Image source: © 123rf )

New client–agency relationships: Closing the gap between pitch and partnership

Client-agency relationships define PR outcomes

Client-agency relationships define PR outcomesMoliehi Molekoa

Garon Campbell is the founder and director of Breadbin Productions.

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Social media is now the arena in which discovery, trust-building, conversation and purchase coexist in a single motion; one uninterrupted swipe (Image supplied)

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Meet the woman building a beauty brand on the streets of Joburg

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Openfield Openfield/Baby George partnership rewrites the sponsorship and experiential playbook

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Virgin Active and Hyrox collab ushers in a new era for SA's fitness and wellness industry

Virgin Active and Hyrox collab ushers in a new era for SA's fitness and wellness industry

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#BizTrends2026 | TTC Tour Brands’ Kelly Jackson: Steering the future of travel in an AI world

#BizTrends2026 | TTC Tour Brands’ Kelly Jackson: Steering the future of travel in an AI world

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Grammy Awards 2026: A night of historic wins and Tyla bags another

Grammy Awards 2026: A night of historic wins and Tyla bags another

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The Loeries Official Rankings 2025 have been announced with Joe Public dominating the top spots (Image source: © Loeries)

The Loeries Official Rankings 2025, Joe Public dominates top spots

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Joe Hamman, director, Novus Group says 2026 will see the evolution from media monitoring to decision monitoring (Image supplied)

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The Creative Circle Africa has been invited to nominate two emerging creatives to take part in the Creative LIAisons Virtual Coaching Program (Image source: © 123rf )

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Superbalist redefines e-commerce visibility with Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO)

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Shoprite Holdings reports 7.2% sales rise amid SA's economic struggles

Shoprite Holdings reports 7.2% sales rise amid SA's economic struggles

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African journalists encouraged to apply to Wikipedia's Open Knowledge Awards

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The Loeries Official Rankings 2025 have been announced with Joe Public dominating the top spots (Image source: © Loeries)

The Loeries Official Rankings 2025, Joe Public dominates top spots

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The ninth edition of VML’s Tomorrow’s Commerce report looks to shopper behaviour in 2026 and far beyond. The big take-out? Technology isn’t slowing down, but the humans are rebelling (Image supplied)

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#BizTrends2026 | CMS South Africa team: How forward-looking legal and governance frameworks will shape business decisions

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Heleen Alberts is a director at Jubez Marketing.

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Dustin Chick has been appointed communications director of Ford Motor Company in South Africa, effective 1 March (Image supplied)

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