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Source: AdWeek Mark Read, CEO of WPP

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The ACA welcomes Gillian Rightford, ensuring smooth transition following former CEO's departure

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Image supplied. VML launches the tenth edition of ‘The Future 100: 2024’ today

Connected brands thrive in 2024: Key findings from VML's Future 100 report

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Source: WEF Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI; Marc Benioff, chair and CEO of Salesforce; Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer; Jeremy Hunt, chancellor of the Exchequer of the UK; Julie Sweet, chair and CEO of Accenture; and CNN host Fareed Zakaria speak about technological advances on 18 January

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Judith Middleton, CEO of DUO Marketing & Communications, asks how data can be used to drive commercial results and insights in PR

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APO Group appoints Rania El Rafie as vice president of public relations and strategic communications

APO Group appoints Rania El Rafie as vice president of public relations and strategic communications

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Image supplied. , Castle Lager, the national beer of Bafana Bafana, has launched an Afcon campaign with AI, to reward South African fans for the nation's every corner and shot on goal

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Clockwork welcomes Sergio Santos-van Vuuren as public relations director

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Tendai ‘The Beast’ Mtawarira selects APO Group as exclusive PR partner of the Beast Foundation

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Hill & Knowlton Nigeria leadership buys agency, forms Skot Communications

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L to R: VML has named Diane Wilson chief operations officer, Jarred Cinman its CEO and the WPP country manager for South Africa, Tebogo Skwambane as executive chairperson. Images supplied. Image by @Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity.

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Source: © 123rf Ronelle Bester, MD of Red Ribbon Communications, delves into some of the key PR trends anticipated to define 2024

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The One Club for Creativity’s Global Creative Rankings 2023 have been announced with ? and us Dubai named the Regional Agency for the Middle East and Africa.

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South Africa's Retroviral the world's most creative agency

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Dentsu celebrates the appointment of Chishimba Musonda as managing director in Zambia

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Image supplied. Tara Turkington and Tiffany Turkington-Palmer of Flow Communications reflect on 18 lessons in marketing and communications

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Source: AdWeek Mark Read, CEO of WPP

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The ACA welcomes Gillian Rightford, ensuring smooth transition following former CEO's departure

The ACA welcomes Gillian Rightford, ensuring smooth transition following former CEO's departure

Association for Communication and Advertising 29 Jan 2024

Duma Collective’s Sibu Mabena joins Dubai Lynx’s Entertainment Jury

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Image supplied. VML launches the tenth edition of ‘The Future 100: 2024’ today

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Source: WEF Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI; Marc Benioff, chair and CEO of Salesforce; Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer; Jeremy Hunt, chancellor of the Exchequer of the UK; Julie Sweet, chair and CEO of Accenture; and CNN host Fareed Zakaria speak about technological advances on 18 January

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Report: Journalists respond to 3.15% of pitches, podcast pitch volume surges by 22%

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Judith Middleton, CEO of DUO Marketing & Communications, asks how data can be used to drive commercial results and insights in PR

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APO Group appoints Rania El Rafie as vice president of public relations and strategic communications

APO Group appoints Rania El Rafie as vice president of public relations and strategic communications

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Is 2024 the year we unlock AInternal Communications?

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Image supplied. , Castle Lager, the national beer of Bafana Bafana, has launched an Afcon campaign with AI, to reward South African fans for the nation's every corner and shot on goal

Castle Lager’s AI #TheBackUpSquad backs Bafana Bafana, rewards fans

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Clockwork welcomes Sergio Santos-van Vuuren as public relations director

Clockwork welcomes Sergio Santos-van Vuuren as public relations director

Clockwork 16 Jan 2024

Tendai ‘The Beast’ Mtawarira selects APO Group as exclusive PR partner of the Beast Foundation

Tendai ‘The Beast’ Mtawarira selects APO Group as exclusive PR partner of the Beast Foundation

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Hill & Knowlton Nigeria leadership buys agency, forms Skot Communications

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Image supplied. With the Sabre Awards EMEA and Africa late deadline on Monday, 15 January, Provoke Media gives 8 tips on crafting a winning entry...

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L to R: VML has named Diane Wilson chief operations officer, Jarred Cinman its CEO and the WPP country manager for South Africa, Tebogo Skwambane as executive chairperson. Images supplied. Image by @Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity.

Jarred Cinman and Diane Wilson take up VML top leadership positions

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Source: © 123rf Ronelle Bester, MD of Red Ribbon Communications, delves into some of the key PR trends anticipated to define 2024

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Ronelle Bester 8 Jan 2024

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The One Club for Creativity’s Global Creative Rankings 2023 have been announced with ? and us Dubai named the Regional Agency for the Middle East and Africa.

‿ and us Dubai named One Club's top Middle East and Africa agency

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South Africa's Retroviral the world's most creative agency

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Dentsu celebrates the appointment of Chishimba Musonda as managing director in Zambia

Dentsu celebrates the appointment of Chishimba Musonda as managing director in Zambia

Dentsu 14 Dec 2023

Image supplied. Tara Turkington and Tiffany Turkington-Palmer of Flow Communications reflect on 18 lessons in marketing and communications

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Source: © 123rf In 2024, in the PR industry, ESG is the area in which most investment is expected, AI tools mastery is the most important skill says a new ICCO report

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Source: Capricorn FM Icasa's Draft National and Provincial Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Amendment Regulations public hearings will take place on 8 December

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PR professional shortlisted for SA’s Business Entrepreneur of the Year 2023

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Source: © 123rf Three African communication specialists have been accredited as SCMP but it is not enough says the IABC Africa Chapter

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Source: © 123rf Agency Scope SA has found that marketers more and more require integrated agencies that can solve their needs under one roof

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Ornico launches the 2nd annual edition of the SA PR Measurement Landscape Report

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Ornico 28 Nov 2023

Source: WPP WPP's Toronto campus. WPP's FGS Global has acquired Canadian communications and public affairs advisory firm Longview Communications and Public Affairs

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Matt Buchanan appointed Ogilvy's global and EMEA president of integrated communications

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Ornico launch webinar: 2nd annual edition of the SA PR Landscape Report

Ornico launch webinar: 2nd annual edition of the SA PR Landscape Report

Ornico 16 Nov 2023

Source: PRovoke Media The 2023 Global Sabre Awards' Global Agency of the Year is the Weber Shandwick Collective

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Source: Luum Awards For the first time, an African agency, Nigeria's X3M Idea, has been named Independent Agency of the Year at the Luum Awards

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Machine_ celebrates 11 wins and Editor of the Year hat-trick at the 2023 SA Publication Forum Awards

Machine_ celebrates 11 wins and Editor of the Year hat-trick at the 2023 SA Publication Forum Awards

Machine_ 9 Nov 2023

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