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Creative Circle Best of the Year Awards 2025

Creative Circle Best of the Year Awards 2025

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Lebo Madiba,(left) founder and managing director of PR Powerhouse, received the prestigious Gold award for Powerful Voice in Communication at the World Communications Forum Association (WCFA) awards in Davos, Switzerland (Image supplied)

Top African PR professional receives international gold award

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

Platter’s wine guide editor Philip van Zyl steps down after 28 years

Platter’s wine guide editor Philip van Zyl steps down after 28 years

A key theme going into 2026 is social engineering and the impact that has on fraud (Image source: Spend Trend 2026 Report)

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

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Makhudu Sefara is the editor of the Sunday Times

Sunday Times editor Makhudu Sefara placed on special leave amid SIU probe

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

Why AI alone doesn’t deliver growth - it needs human marketers

Nothing here to "Chuckles" over says Woolworths

Nothing here to "Chuckles" over says Woolworths

How to choose a PR agency in South Africa: A strategic decision, not a procurement exercise

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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

If you’re running an ordinary webinar in 2026, you are wasting your time, and most likely other people’s too(Image supplied)

How to host a successful online event in 2026 - its not what you thinkNella Etkind

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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

Digital access needs digital skills

Digital access needs digital skillsCandice Jagesur, Ignition Group

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Pet food sales surge 28% in SA as consumers prioritise furry family members

Pep is one of the best marketers to work for according to Scopen. Source: Pep.

Scopen: SA agencies want to work with Pep, Nedbank

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Lebo Madiba,(left) founder and managing director of PR Powerhouse, received the prestigious Gold award for Powerful Voice in Communication at the World Communications Forum Association (WCFA) awards in Davos, Switzerland (Image supplied)

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With more channels, more data, more expectations and less room for waste, marketers are under increasing pressure (Image source: © 123rf )

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Platter’s wine guide editor Philip van Zyl steps down after 28 years

Platter’s wine guide editor Philip van Zyl steps down after 28 years

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A key theme going into 2026 is social engineering and the impact that has on fraud (Image source: Spend Trend 2026 Report)

#BizTrends | Spend Trend 2026 Part 1: Social engineering and its impact on fraud

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

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

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Makhudu Sefara is the editor of the Sunday Times

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

Why AI alone doesn’t deliver growth - it needs human marketers

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

Why AI alone doesn’t deliver growth - it needs human marketers

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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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African retail’s future hinges on tech-driven consumer insights

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Google Earth AI integration bridges the gap between digital marketing and physical reality

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Lebo Madiba,(left) founder and managing director of PR Powerhouse, received the prestigious Gold award for Powerful Voice in Communication at the World Communications Forum Association (WCFA) awards in Davos, Switzerland (Image supplied)

Top African PR professional receives international gold award

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(Image: @ Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

Clio Awards | SA agencies showcase how local can land internationally

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