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08 October 2026 - Plus Masoha to lead Humantruth, Himraj to succeed Bachmann at The Mediashop; Warc's The Future of Strategy 2026; 2026 iPendoring finalists.

08 October 2026 - The incoming material for marketers, writes Tiffany Markman, is particularly chaotic...

By Herman Manson. The structural implications of Omnicom’s acquisition of Interpublic Group (IPG) are beginning to take clearer shape in South Africa. According to Luca Gallarelli, GCEO of Omnicom Advertising’s South African operation, the local business is now at a point where it can explain how the global Omnicom-IPG integration is shaping up locally, including its implications for the agency brands, people and clients.

The low-key media agency that knows how luxury brands tick • Edison Media’s Duan Coetzee on nearly four decades of specialising in affluent audiences, premium brands and the challenge of reach in luxury markets. [read more now] Customers are turning to AI — just not your chatbot • The customer experience (CX) lesson is increasingly straightforward: if the interaction doesnt make the customer’s task faster, clearer or easier, the tech risks becoming another layer of friction.

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01 October 2026 - Brands, writes Jarred Cinman, are now marketing to an entirely new audience.

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01 October 2026 - As CDs become commercial all-rounders, the business of doing business grows more important.

01 October 2026 - Plus: New iPendoring chairperson; global body launches PRCA Africa Johannesburg Agency Forum.

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