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OOH media globally has had its best year to date, with global OOH spend in 2024 reaching $46.2bn (Image supplied)

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Source: © 123rf From a consumer perspective, the SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025 found a steady decline of Facebook usage and an increase of TikTok usage

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Edelman report: Smart thought leadership outperforms traditional B2B marketingKarabo Ledwaba

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Source: © La Petite Marseillanais Fresh from her trip to the Cannes Lions, Ann Nurock explores the two trends of the enduring power of human creativity and the rise of the creator economy

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Viu rolls out its K-Zuluseries - Korean dramas dubbed in isiZulu

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OOH media globally has had its best year to date, with global OOH spend in 2024 reaching $46.2bn (Image supplied)

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OOH media globally has had its best year to date, with global OOH spend in 2024 reaching $46.2bn (Image supplied)

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Damon Stapleton and Ali Rez join One Club Board

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$13.5bn Omnicom-IPG merger approved by FTC

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Vikas Mehta, regional CEO of Ogilvy Africa Network (center), and Raphael Beecham, creative director at Ogilvy Tanzania (left), receive the Africa Company of the Year Award for Advertising Agency of the Year from (right) Salim Baabde, managing director of Camel Oil and chairman of the Tanzanite CEO Roundtable, Dar es Salaam Chapter

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The One Club for Creativity has named Damon Stapleton, co-CCO at Droga5 ANZ, part of Accenture Song, based in Auckland, to its International Board of Directors (Image supplied)

Damon Stapleton and Ali Rez join One Club Board

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