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Vicinity Media's Omnichannel Analytics measures the real-world impact of omnichannel advertising

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25 May 2026

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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

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff has stated that he wants AI regulated before more people die (Image source: © Salesforce

Salesforce CEO calls for AI regulation following “suicide coaches” deaths

22 Jan 2026

US tech brands dominate Brand Finance’s 2026 Global 500

22 Jan 2026

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

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

Tom Kaneshige 22 Jan 2026

Bananas CCO Safaraaz Sindhi on inaugural One Show Indies Jury

Bananas CCO Safaraaz Sindhi on inaugural One Show Indies Jury

20 Jan 2026

On Thursday, 15 January, the world's largest online information resource turned 25 (Image supplied)

Global information resource Wikipedia celebrates 25 years

16 Jan 2026

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#BizTrends2026 | Sedna's Anton Fester: The digital evolution of safety across Africa’s critical industries

Anton Fester 16 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

A Burson study has revealed that companies with the strongest reputations earned nearly five percent ‘Reputation Return’ in shareholder value (Image source: © 123rf )

Burson: The value of reputation reveals a $7tr global economy

14 Jan 2026

Apple Music's Africa Rising Class of 2026: The next wave of African music pioneers

Apple Music's Africa Rising Class of 2026: The next wave of African music pioneers

13 Jan 2026

Golden Globes 2026 winners: A new era of bold storytelling

Golden Globes 2026 winners: A new era of bold storytelling

12 Jan 2026

An employee inspects bottles of beer on a conveyor belt along a production line at the East African Breweries' microbrewery as the company released its half-year results in Ruaraka, Nairobi Kenya, 26 January 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo/File Photo

Kenyan court postpones case seeking to halt Diageo's $2.3bn sale of EABL

Duncan Miriri and Emma Rumney 9 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

Supporters of Ugandan Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party, attend his campaign caravan ahead of the general elections in Kampala, Uganda December 15, 2025. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Censorship concerns rise as Uganda blocks live coverage of election protests

Reuters 6 Jan 2026

According to Sociallyin CEO Keith Kakadia, the next phase of digital retail rewards efficiency, conversion, and retention—not spray-and-pray advertising or unchecked scale (Image source: © 123rf )

2026: The year e-commerce gets ruthless

Keith Kakadia 5 Jan 2026

The Walt Disney Company announced a landmark $1bn investment in OpenAI (Image source: © Facebook

AI to unlock new possibilities in imaginative storytelling

5 Jan 2026

Brett Gelman and Maya Hawke behind the scenes of Stranger Things. (Credit: Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix © 2024)

Stranger Things extends record run as all 5 seasons dominate Netflix Top 10

29 Dec 2025

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Global ad market growth to accelerate, Big Tech takes market share

18 Dec 2025

Omnicom's restructure: Who's in and who's out

Omnicom's restructure: Who's in and who's out

3 Dec 2025

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TikTok unites with Nivea and inDrive for 2025 sub-Saharan Awards

1 Dec 2025

Mark Read, former CEO of WPP, has been announced as the chairman of Kantar’s newly formed Board of Directors (Image source: © Kantar Media )

Mark Read's next move announced

24 Nov 2025

Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

eatbigfish 21 Nov 2025

In 2026, there will be changes to the Cannes Lions Awards (Image source: © Bizcommunity)

#CannesLions2026: A new Creative Brand Lions and other changes

13 Nov 2025

Source: © 123rf The No-Nonsense Guide to Getting Cited by AI is a white paper that introduces a comprehensive framework for adapting content strategies to AI assistants

How to stop being invisible to AI assistants

12 Nov 2025

Sola Oke is the managing director for Pernod Ricard Africa. Source: Supplied.

#AfricaTechFestival: Sola Oke on technology, innovation and Africa’s cultural future

Karabo Ledwaba 12 Nov 2025

Warc’s The Future of Commerce Media 2025 examines trends, advertising investment and the impact of AI on retail media (Image source: © 123rf )

Retail media: Agentic AI commerce arrives, estimated value of $136bn in 2025

5 Nov 2025

Elon Musk launches AI-powered Grokipedia to rival Wikipedia

Elon Musk launches AI-powered Grokipedia to rival Wikipedia

30 Oct 2025

Chief executive officer of WPP, Cindy Rose, has acknowledged the network’s poor performance as Q3 revenue dropped by 8.4% YoY (Image source: © The Drum )

WPP Cindy Rose on Q3 performance: “There is a lot to do”

30 Oct 2025

Human8 doubles down on AI-enabled consultative power

Human8 doubles down on AI-enabled consultative power

Human8 29 Oct 2025

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