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Full edition: The year ahead: Experience design • 99c wins TBCo • Creative measurement • Thu 05 Nov 2026 marklives.com/newsletter/the…
#TheYearAhead: Experience designers on 2027. The outlook for experience design in South Africa next year. marklives.com/article/45007-…
#OpEd: Creative measurement without vanity metrics
Creative testing, writes Precious Chindongo, shouldn’t be an occasional science fair.
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#OnTheRadar: @99c_CT wins The Building Company
Plus: Khuthala Gala Holten leaves @joepublicadv; WPP results; @jacarandafm refreshes brand; 2026 Prism Awards winners. marklives.com/article/45011-…
#ThisWeek on MarkLives MEDIA: The new Omnicom Media • #NextWeek: FCB Africa, Meta media merger.
From our sister newsletter on Tuesdays! marklives.com/article/45013-…
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#Ramify: 99c builds on retail expertise with BUCO and Timbercity account win #paid @99c_CT ramify.biz/Agency/NewsroomAr…
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#Ramify: The future of creativity starts with protecting the people behind the ideas #paid @PenquinAds ramify.biz/Agency/NewsroomAr…
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#Ramify: Africa's consumers have moved on. Has your growth strategy? #paid @dentsuSSA ramify.biz/Agency/NewsroomAr…
Omnicom Now Holds 36% Of SA Media. Here’s Its Plan • 3 Nov 2026 • MarkLives MEDIA us22.campaign-archive.com/?u…
Omnicom Media Africa: Dovey puts clients and people at the centre of integration @OmnicomMediaGrp marklivesmedia.com/2026/11/0…
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#Ramify: Joe Public celebrates Khuthala Gala Holten as she departs after 20 years #paid @joepublicadv ramify.biz/Agency/NewsroomAr…
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#Ramify: The consideration gap: the part of the funnel your budget forgot #paid @Rogerwilco_sa ramify.biz/Agency/NewsroomAr…
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#Ramify: Why a leading ICT distributor has partnered with MyBroadband for four years running #paid #BroadMedia ramify.biz/Agency/NewsroomAr…
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The full edition of MarkLives today: When the work ignores strategy • Sanlam's new agencies • PR’s real currency • Thu 29 Oct 2026
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Marketing that sidelines strategy — or ignores it altogether. What happens when work ignores strategy? MarkLives finds out more from senior strategy and industry leaders. marklives.com/article/44982-…
#OpEd: Why trust, not coverage, is PR’s real currency
The future of PR, writes Melissa Powell, is as old as the profession: people, connection, authenticity, storytelling, trust.
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#OnTheRadar: Sanlam appoints strategic partners
Plus: Kathoria promoted at Kantar Consulting; Omnicom results; Forrester’s 2027 Predictions Guide For B2C, CX, & Digital.
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