Marketing & Media South Africa

In response to an allegation published by TimesLive that Bosasa "appears" to have donated R100,000 to a crowdfunding campaign for the SABC 8 journalists, the South African National Editors' Forum would like to clarify the following...

The so-called SABC 8 has outright rejected claims that it benefited from a R100,000 donation by state capture-implicated Bosasa to cover their living expenses while suspended by former SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng...

The Odd Number has appointed Terry Mckenna as executive creative director with co-founder and ECD Sibusiso "Sbu" Sitole moving into the role of chief creative officer...

This week we go behind the selfie with Gillian Rightford, managing director of Adtherapy and a speaker at the upcoming 2019 Nedbank IMC Conference...

NEW YORK, United States - New York Festivals International Advertising Awards has announced Matt Eastwood, global chief creative officer of McCann Health as the 2019 executive jury president. This marks the first president in the nine-year history of NYF's executive jury...

PARIS, France - AdForum has released its second annual Business Creative Report, ranking the most successful campaigns and agencies in seven specific sectors, including Ogilvy South Africa, King James and TBWA\Hunt Lascaris...

Globally, the women's empowerment movement has reached a fever pitch. #Metoo has toppled titans in industries ranging from film to advertising to tech, pushing against the 'boys club' ethos prevalent in senior ranks...

Influencer marketing exploded during the past two years. Take a look at the search term "influencer marketing" on Google Trends, and you'll see that this concept has risen in popularity globally.

At the end of every year I take out my crystal ball, dust it off and think about the future...

Ad agency CEOs entering 2019 have much to think about. Here is my list of 'future trends' that might deserve their full attention...

Part of our job [as publishers] is to connect readers and advertisers successfully, in a brand safe environment and to the benefit of both - and while we've been a bit slow thus far, the door is now open. Watch this space...