 | AI is making PR the main character again Nicola Tarr, managing partner at Tribeca, unpacks how AI search is reshaping visibility and why credibility is becoming the most valuable currency for brands. (Source: Pexels) |
 | Publicist, DJ & fashion designer Maria McCloy has died at 50 Maria McCloy has passed away. Source: Supplied. |
| Rare royal-inscribed Boer War Cadbury chocolate bar goes to auction The chocolate bar is expected to sell for around R4,500. Source: Lockdale Auctioneers and Valuers. |
 | A prisoner, an escape mastermind and a mouse walk into an agency The Boundless team, with newly escaped from prison Fran Luckin. (I know Mouse is there somewhere...) (Image supplied) |
 | #CannesLions2026: Mandi Fine | SA’s healthcare communicators deserve a louder global voice Mandi Fine is a two-time Cannes Lions Pharma Jury Member. |
 | What The Alchemist can teach us about advertising Attraction remains advertising’s most powerful currency. David Edworthy gives insight into how brands position themselves in our imaginations long before we’re ever ready to buy. (Image supplied) |
| #BizTrends | Spend Trend 2026 Part 2: Consumers adopt value-seeking spending strategies In the Spend Trend Report 2026, 75% of respondents engage in sports betting in some shape or form (Image source: @ Carte Blanche Carte Blanche) |
 | The 5 ways smart marketers balance brand and performance Source: Unsplash |
 | Exclusive | Building trust through conversations, clicks and competitions Candice Goodman looks at why conversations, clicks and competitions are becoming the safest way to collect data (Image source: © 123rf 123rf) |
 | Can trust be measured in an AI world? At the Davos Communications Summit, Paul Holmes, founder and CEO of PRovoke Media, cautioned about AI (Image supplied) |
| Meta expands parental controls with teen AI visibility, joining rivals Source: www.unsplash.com |
| #BizTrends | Spend Trend 2026 Part 1: Social engineering and its impact on fraud A key theme going into 2026 is social engineering and the impact that has on fraud (Image source: Spend Trend 2026 Report) |
| L’Oréal, Eucerin face off over “#1” claim as ARB rules This ad was submitted in the complaint. Source: ARB. |
 | The new role of the editor: Shaping work before it’s shot Source: www.unsplash.com |
 | MO Agency launches Answer Engine Optimisation as AI reshapes how businesses get found - MO Agency |
| Corporate crisis: The broken heart of communications 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) |
| #BizTrends | SA consumer resilient, but still loves a treat! The Spend Trend Report highlights consumer spending trends in 2026 (Image supplied) |
| 4 ways the “belief economy” is reshaping brand growth[Chelsea Lodewyk] Chelsea Lodewyk from Publicis Commerce / Digitas gives insight into why belief, not just performance, is becoming the most valuable currency in modern marketing... |
| SA's leading HubSpot partner, MO Agency ranks 16th globally for HubSpot sold and implemented - MO Agency hubspot |
| Publicis Middle East, Accenture SA gain recognition at Webby Awards Accenture SA got recognition for this NikNaks campaign. Source: Accenture SA. |
