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Lobengula Advertising proves the importance of employee marketing with winning 5 Assegai Awards

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Makazole Mapimpi stars in the new campaign. Source: Supplied.

Makazole Mapimpi leads J.C. Le Roux’s sparkling new campaign

More marketing leaders are turning to competitor intelligence by using earned-media data to see what’s working in the market before spending a cent (Image supplied)

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Vodacom’s official 2025 Summer Campaign launched the Radisson Red Hotel in Cape Town (Image supplied)

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Assegai Awards 2025 shine in a sold-out celebration of excellence

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Ogilvy South Africa and Yum! took the top industry honours at the Marketing and Media Alliance sub-Saharan Africa's 2025 Smarties (image supplied)

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The final Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry report (MDPMI) has been released (Source: © 123rf )

MDPMI report released; Google commits R688m to SA media

The Undercover Ad is a campaign of AI-generated songs which are secretly advertisements that don’t sound like advertisements at all (Image supplied)

#BehindtheCampaign: The Undercover Ad

In 2026, there will be changes to the Cannes Lions Awards (Image source: © Bizcommunity)

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OLC leads at the 2025 Shop! Awards South Africa

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Radio veteran Tholi B joins Jacaranda FM as integration specialist, Programming

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Ogilvy South Africa and Yum! took the top industry honours at the Marketing and Media Alliance sub-Saharan Africa's 2025 Smarties (image supplied)

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The final Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry report (MDPMI) has been released (Source: © 123rf )

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The Undercover Ad is a campaign of AI-generated songs which are secretly advertisements that don’t sound like advertisements at all (Image supplied)

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In 2026, there will be changes to the Cannes Lions Awards (Image source: © Bizcommunity)

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OLC leads at the 2025 Shop! Awards South Africa

OLC leads at the 2025 Shop! Awards South Africa

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Ghana’s first advanced Out-of-Home (OOH) measurement platform has been launched (Image supplied)

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Watch: Mother London releases KFC x Stranger Things 5 hero film

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In the final RAPT BizTrendsTV episode of the year, we turn the tables on trends, as host (Left) Bronwyn Williams moves from host to guest, interviewed by Bizcommunity editor, (Right) Danette Breitenbach (Image composite by Ruth Cooper © Bizcommunity)

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John Hunt, will retire from his role as TBWA Worldwide Creative Chair at the end of December (Image supplied)

Creative legend John Hunt retires

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The comedy economy: Nigeria’s online video skits are making millions

Nnamdi O. Madichie 11 Nov 2025

Decoding Gen Z: The first post-brand generation

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South Africa's Independent Agency Search & Selection Company (IAS) joined 34 global consultancies in closed-door sessions at AdForum 2025 in London (Source: © 123rf )

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Taxi rank takeovers: Bree goes digital for brands

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