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Bibi Bonnecwe, Executive Creative Director at Brave Group looks at why in 2026 human truths matter more than marketing trends (Image supplied)

#BizTrends2026 | Brave Group’s Bibi Bonnecwe: Why human truths matter more than marketing trendsBibi Bonnecwe

Woolworths introduces MyDifference: A new era in customer loyalty

Woolworths introduces MyDifference: A new era in customer loyalty

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#BizTrends2026 | Up & Up Group’s Jacques Cilliers: AI is everywhere. Taste is our advantage.Jacques Cilliers

South Africa’s Gugu Mthembu, the chief marketing officer for Telkom, has been named Cannes jury president for Creative Business Transformation (Image source: © Forbes Africa )

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Political objections not enough to ban Canik's firearm billboards, rules ARB

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DNTF's new grant provides R100,000 to early-stage publishers

Richard Lord, freelance media specialist, questions whether programmatic digital OOH (pDOOH) is just a gimmick (Image source: © Dark Sky

Is programmatic digital OOH (pDOOH) a gimmick?Richard Lord

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

#BizTrends2026 | The Platinum Club’s El Broide: Collaborating with AI is the PR power move for 2026El Broide

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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)

#BizTrends2026 | Novus Group's Joe Hamman: Goodbye vanity metrics, hello decision monitoringJoe Hamman

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South Africa’s Gugu Mthembu, the chief marketing officer for Telkom, has been named Cannes jury president for Creative Business Transformation (Image source: © Forbes Africa )

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