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Jim Stengel has been named as the Cannes inaugural Lions Laureate for Marketing. (Image source: @ Lia )

#Cannes2026 | Former P&G marketing officer named inaugural Lions Laureate for Marketing

Effie Worldwide has released the 2025 Effie Index (Image supplied)

Global Effie Index: 2025’s most effective marketers, brands and agencies

17 Jun 2026

WPP has launched Hex, the company’s frontier studio built for the era of AI. The talent for Hex is sourced from WPP’s Creative Tech Apprenticeship programme (Source@ WPP

WPP launches Hex, the frontier studio built for the era of AI

11 Jun 2026

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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

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

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

Africa’s creative future is now: Maxwell Ngari named CCO East Africa at Dentsu Creative

Africa’s creative future is now: Maxwell Ngari named CCO East Africa at Dentsu Creative

Dentsu 17 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

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

#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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

One in five (21%) creatively awarded ideas are also awarded for effectiveness, says Warc’s Health of Creativity 2025 report based on Warc Rankings analysis. (Image supplied)

Warc: The correlation between creativity and effectiveness

28 Oct 2025

Source: © 123rf Warc Media’s latest Platform Insights by WARC Media provides comprehensive data-driven intelligence on LinkedIn’s advertising landscape

LinkedIn's advertising bigger than other mid-size social platforms

21 Oct 2025

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WiM Africa and Kantar tackle Gen Z marketing disruptions in lively debate

22 Sep 2025

Alberto Canteli leads Havas’ ambitious African strategy

Alberto Canteli leads Havas’ ambitious African strategy

16 Sep 2025

Source: © Gerety Awards VML is the Gerety Awards Global Network of the Year. Pictured: VML's Thanks for Coke-Creating campaign from Coca-Cola that won gold at the Awards.

Gerety Awards 2025 winners - VML named Global Network of the Year

9 Sep 2025

The ad was a hit at the Emmy's. Source: YouTube.

Brian Cox's college living earns Emmy nod for Uber ad

8 Sep 2025

WPP's new leadership appointmetns include Laurent Ezekiel as global CEO of Ogilvy, Devika Bulchandani as COO and Laurent Ezekiel as Global CEO of Ogilvy
Floriane Tripolino was named CEO of WPP Open X, dedicated to The Coca-Cola Company (Image supplied)

WPP announces key global leadership appointments

5 Sep 2025

Fanta partners with horror icons for Halloween campaign

Fanta partners with horror icons for Halloween campaign

29 Aug 2025

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