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AdHive Group introduces the Honeycomb: A smarter model for modern marketing

AdHive Group AdHive Group introduces the Honeycomb: A smarter model for modern marketing

16 Mar 2026

Kantar appoints Ndeye Diagne as chief strategy and transformation officer, MEA & Türkiye

Kantar Kantar appoints Ndeye Diagne as chief strategy and transformation officer, MEA & Türkiye

26 Feb 2026

4 stands, 1 sustainable philosophy

Scan Display 4 stands, 1 sustainable philosophy

24 Feb 2026

Consumers face climate burnout as fears over global conflicts increase

Kantar Consumers face climate burnout as fears over global conflicts increase

17 Feb 2026

Africa leads boldly as dentsu welcomes new global CEO

Dentsu Africa leads boldly as dentsu welcomes new global CEO

16 Feb 2026

Kantar announces senior appointments in South Africa and Africa

Kantar Kantar announces senior appointments in South Africa and Africa

20 Jan 2026

Hidden truths, hunting treasure and heroes on the History Channel

Hearst Networks Africa Hidden truths, hunting treasure and heroes on the History Channel

2 Dec 2025

Resilience, creativity, and impact: The dentsu Africa story

Dentsu Resilience, creativity, and impact: The dentsu Africa story

2 Dec 2025

Urban Brew Studios’ Young, Famous & African takes Best Non-Scripted Series at NFTAs 2025

Urban Brew Studios Urban Brew Studios’ Young, Famous & African takes Best Non-Scripted Series at NFTAs 2025

27 Nov 2025

Dentsu Zambia sparks national conversation on heart health with new partnership

Dentsu Dentsu Zambia sparks national conversation on heart health with new partnership

24 Nov 2025

Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

eatbigfish Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

21 Nov 2025

10 marketing trends for 2026

Kantar 10 marketing trends for 2026

18 Nov 2025

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African Loyalty Awards spotlight customer-centric brands

African Loyalty Awards spotlight customer-centric brands

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"The Golden Age of Strategic PR" is the World PR Day’s (WPRD) official theme for 2026 (Image supplied)

World PR Day 2026 | "The Golden Age of Strategic PR”

17 Mar 2026

Lorraine Landon is the head of advertising solutions for Google in sub-Saharan Africa. Source: Supplied.

Google’s Lorraine Landon: 3 growth blockers holding back ROI in Africa

Lorraine Landon 17 Mar 2026

On 29 January 2025 in Kolda, Senegal, Khaby Lame joins a workshop for out-of-school girls organized as part of the ‘Salmaitou’ programme, an initiative engaging girls aged 15 to 19 in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), innovation and leadership. Source: Unicef.

Khaby Lame is the world’s most followed TikToker: the story of a Senegalese‑born star who sold his identity

Fanny Georges 16 Mar 2026

South Africa's Deputy Minister of the Presidency, Kenny Morolong, opened the TikTok Safer Internet Summit in Nairobi (Image supplied)

TikTok provides $200,000 in ad credits to expand AI media literacy in sub-Saharan Africa

11 Mar 2026

Liat Madinane is the founder of Ascent Africa. Source: Supplied.

#Newsmaker: The next ascent for agency founder Liat Madinane

Karabo Ledwaba 9 Mar 2026

Deep trust, strong brands: 9 South African banks in Brand Finance’s global top 500

5 Mar 2026

The Gerety Awards full global executive jury for its 2026 edition has been announced (Image source @The All Industry Club )

Gerety Awards announces 2026 global executive jury

3 Mar 2026

Wpp's One Southwark Bridge campus in London (Image source @ WPP

Elevate 28: WPP's strategy to transition into a single company

27 Feb 2026

(L to r:) Glenda Venn, global design curation director, JLL Design, Andrew Mageto, photographer, cinematographer, INKA Creative, and Yaa Boateng, CCO, managing director, The Storytellers (Image source: Lesley Svenson @ Bizcommunity)

ADC 105 African jury members on creativity and judging

19 Feb 2026

Sven Huberts (left) has been appointed LePub global president, with (right) Bruno Bertelli, CEO and CCO, LePub Worldwide (Image supplied)

Sven Huberts’ appointed LePub global president

19 Feb 2026

France is the Cannes Lions 2026 Creative Country of the Year Award (Image source: © 123rf )

#CannesLions2026: Creative Country 2026 awarded to France

18 Feb 2026

O&L BrandX MD Patricia Hoeksema.

AI slop hits Africa - Insights from Namibia

Patricia Hoeksema 18 Feb 2026

The top young creatives who won the chance to represent Kenya globally at Cannes Lions 2026 (Image supplied)

#CannesLions2026 Young Kenyan creatives set for Young Lions competition

11 Feb 2026

How are leading brands harnessing trust and AI to drive growth, create value, and deliver meaningful impact? (Image source: © 123rf )

5 lessons: How leading brands are harnessing trust and AI

6 Feb 2026

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

2 Feb 2026

CES, an eclectic mix of conceptual dreams and consumer-ready tech that shows where the world might be heading (Source: © Zamani Sahudi )

#BizTrends2026 | CES 2026: 8 shifts opening new ideas, experience and growth

27 Jan 2026

WPP has launched WPP Production, which brings together all its creative producers into a single global platform (Image source: © WPP )

WPP launches world’s largest content production powerhouse

23 Jan 2026

The CMO Council’s chief content officer Tom Kaneshige says the CMO role is being rewritten in real time to match a world that no longer behaves predictably (Image supplied)

#BizTrends2026 | Tom Kaneshige on how CMOs seized strategy in an age of chaos

Tom Kaneshige 22 Jan 2026

The One Club for Creativity has announced the jury for the inaugural One Show Indies, and representing South Africa on the global jury is Safaraaz Sindhi, founder/CCO at Bananas in Johannesburg (Image suppled)

Bananas CCO Safaraaz Sindhi on inaugural One Show Indies Jury

20 Jan 2026

Thabang Skwambane is the CEO of Nahana Communications Group. Source: Supplied

#BizTrends2026 | Nahana CEO, Thabang Skwambane: Africa will ignite what is next

Thabang Skwambane 19 Jan 2026

In 2026 the CMO Council reflects on 25 years of an evolving and defining role for the chief marketing officer in the C-Suite (Image source: © CMO Council )

CMO Council's 25th anniversary reflects on CMOs evolutionary role

15 Jan 2026

Nerdware’s Lerato Mothopeng says the critical question, therefore, is not whether Africa is going digital, but who Africa’s digital future is being designed for (Image supplied)

#BizTrends2026 | Nerdware’s Lerato Mothopeng: Inclusive digital transformation for Africa

Lerato Mothopeng 15 Jan 2026

The brands that win in 2026 will be the ones who view this seasonal moment not as a post-holiday filler, but as the launchpad for behaviour-driven (Image source: © 123rf )

January is an opportunity for brands: 11 social media marketing ideas

Keith Kakadia 7 Jan 2026

As social media giant Meta continues to pivot aggressively toward artificial intelligence, its acquisition of Manus represents an ambition to redefine how AI interacts with everyday users and enterprises around the world (Image source: © 123rf )

Meta’s Manus acquisition: A strategic play for advanced AI agents

7 Jan 2026

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