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Vukani Mngxati, chief executive officer for Accenture Africa.

Accelerating Africa's economy through digital transformation

The 'digitisation of everything' trend is evolving at pace and Africa cannot afford to play catch-up...

Mandi Fine, CEO of F/NE and Bronwen Rautenbach, founder and creative partner at Sunshinegun.

Two SA creatives chosen to serve on 2019 Dubai Lynx jury

Two South African creatives have been selected to serve on the jury for international advertising awards competition Dubai Lynx 2019...

Marketing SA Inc

Forget marketing South Africa to foreign investors. The campaign promoting SA Inc needs to begin with the marketing of the country to South Africans...

Schimmel says, “This turned out to be much harder than expected...”

#BehindtheSelfie with... Gail Schimmel

This week we go behind the selfie with Gail Schimmel, CEO of the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB), and writer...

JamCell Telecommunication Network to begin operations in Liberia

Liberia's telecommunications market is enriched by a new broadband internet service provider...

Co-Creation Hub launches in Rwanda

Nigeria's innovation centre, Co-Creation Hub, has expanded to Kigali, Rwanda...

Accelerating Africa's economy through digital transformation

The 'digitisation of everything' trend is evolving at pace and Africa cannot afford to play catch-up...

Association of Ethiopian Broadcasters improves video capacity

Eutelsat Communications has partnered with the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation and the Association of Ethiopian Broadcasters for video capacity...

FrontPageAfrica publisher Rodney Sieh, pictured on his release from prison in November 2013. Sieh says journalists in Liberia continue to face threats and harassment for their critical reporting. (CPJ/AP/Mark Darrough).

How Liberia's press is faring under Weah presidency

Liberian publisher Rodney Sieh is interviewed by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on how Liberia's press is faring under the George Weah presidency...

TVC Communications launches its new HD studio in Nigeria

TVC News has launched a brand-new high definition studio in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Survey says 12% of influencers buy their pets gifts on Valentine's Day

An international study gives insight into how influencers celebrate Valentine's Day, their shopping habits and who they look to for inspiration...

14 Feb 2019

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Messaging platform Slack says it's filed to go public

Slack Technologies Inc. said it has filed confidentially with regulators to list the company's shares in the US...

5 Feb 2019

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Why screen time for babies, children and adolescents needs to be limited

There is increasing concern about the number of time children and adolescents are spending on recreational screen time. There's also increasing controversy over whether or not screen time is actually harmful...

1 Feb 2019

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Wesgro represents Cape Town, Western Cape at NY Times Travel Show

From 25-27 January 2019, Wesgro CEO Tim Harris and Wesgro head of leisure tourism, Inge Dykman will join over 560 exhibitors representing 170 destinations at this years' New York Times Travel Show...

24 Jan 2019

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The winner of AKQA’s brief to make Beats the ideal companion for commuters was: Christian Johnstone, Isabel Mickleburgh, Chad Joyce.

D&AD exhibits 2018 New Blood Shift Class work and reveals winners of briefs

D&AD has exhibited the work from this year's Shift graduates to a host of leading industry figures, including the winning projects for the 2018 briefs...

18 Jan 2019

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Snapchat sponsors AR/VR categories for ADC 98th Annual Awards

The One Club and Snapchat partner on AR/VR for ADC 98th Annual Awards and new subcategories also launched specifically for single posts, ads and campaigns using Snapchat...

18 Jan 2019

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Charmaine Moldrich, CEO of Australia’s Outdoor Media Association and Dino Burbidge, latterly director of tech and innovation at London creative ad agency WCRS.

Judges announced for 2019 Fepe International Creative Awards

Global out-of-home association Fepe International has named the judges for its 2019 Awards: Creative, Lifetime Achievement, Leadership, Technical innovation and the industry's Rising Star...

17 Jan 2019

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Elevated sensorial experiences drive shoppers back to stores

According to a new global report by in-store media company Mood Media, sensory experiences drive 9 out of 10 shoppers back to stores...

15 Jan 2019

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Screenshot, @world_record_egg via Instagram.

This record-breaking egg has more than 24m likes on Instagram

Just when you thought you've heard it all, a picture of an egg now holds the record for the most liked picture on Instagram...

By Andy Walker 15 Jan 2019

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Pakistan reporter wins AFP Kate Webb Prize

Freelance journalist, Asad Hashim has won the 2018 Agence France-Presse Kate Webb Prize for his coverage of the plight of ethnic Pashtuns and blasphemy issues in his native Pakistan...

14 Jan 2019

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Why are magazines Glamourising suicide?

NEWSWATCH: The quick-fire spread of social media means infamy is almost guaranteed if you step a foot wrong, even if the incident took place years ago. Such is the case for Glamour España, which included a pink gas stove in a market guide fashion spread inspired by Sylvia Plath...

11 Jan 2019

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Mastercard drops name from logo to become symbol brand

Mastercard has announced that it will be dropping its name from its iconic logo in select contexts...

9 Jan 2019

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Publishers continue to hone their strategies around native advertising

In 2017, native advertising brought in 20 percent of overall advertising revenue for news media organisations, according to the findings from the just-published Native Advertising Trends in News Media, the annual study conducted by Wan-Ifra and the Native Advertising Institute...

11 Dec 2018

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Unilever CMO Keith Weed to retire in 2019

NEWSWATCH: Unilever CMO Keith Weed will retire from the role next year, after 35 years at the company...

6 Dec 2018

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#NewBiz: Wunderman and J. Walter Thompson form Wunderman Thompson

WPP has announced that Wunderman and J. Walter Thompson will unite to form Wunderman Thompson, a creative, data and technology agency built to inspire growth for its clients...

27 Nov 2018

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Next Creative Leaders for 2018. Images supplied.

2018 Next Creative Leaders announced

The One Club for Creativity and The 3% Movement announced the 10 winners of their joint Next Creative Leaders global awards program for 2018 at this year's 3% Conference in Chicago...

21 Nov 2018

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Three special awards presented to Young Guns 16 winners

In addition to celebrating the full class of 30 winners at the Young Guns 16 awards ceremony in New York, The One Club for Creativity presented additional special recognition to three women honourees, all creatives age 30 and under...

16 Nov 2018

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2018 Epica Awards: Results announced

2018 Epica Awards Grand Prix winners from the United States, Italy, Ireland, Germany and Japan have all been announced...

16 Nov 2018

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Epica Awards Creative Circle debates: "Will responsibility kill creativity?"

Clients, agencies and journalists will be asking, "Will responsibility kill creativity?" at the Epica Awards Creative Circle that will be taking place in Amsterdam on 15 November at the KIT Royal Tropical Institute...

12 Nov 2018

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Global Ad Trends report focussing on OTT compiled by Warc

Consumer and advertiser investment in over-the-top (OTT), the delivery of premium video content via the internet, is rising rapidly worldwide, with spend set to reach a projected $129.3bn by 2023...

25 Oct 2018

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Dana Cullinan and Tom Cullinan. Image credit: .

Three South African judges in Midas Awards 2018 executive jury

The Midas Awards has announced the 2018 executive jury that includes three South Africans...

16 Oct 2018

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McCann Johannesburg amongst finalists announced for 2018 Global Awards

New York Festivals 2018 Global Awards, honouring the world's best wellness and healthcare advertising, announced its 2018 finalists, featuring South Africa's McCann Johannesburg...

16 Oct 2018

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Briefs launched for D&AD's New Blood Awards 2019

D&AD has released the briefs for New Blood Awards 2019 and has also launched Make and Break, a WPP-sponsored podcast series which aims to bring insight from the New Blood Academy to the wider world...

12 Oct 2018

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LIA shortlists for Ambient, Design, Medical

London International Awards (LIA) has announced the shortlists for Ambient, Print, Poster, Billboard and Verbal Identity. In addition to this, LIA has also revealed the shortlists for Design and Package Design and for the Medical competition...

10 Oct 2018

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Screengrab from Apple "Welcome Home" ad.

2018 Grand Clios revealed

The 2018 Clio Awards revealed its Grand Clio winners on Wednesday, 3 October...

9 Oct 2018

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#FairnessFirst: SA's Standard Bank commits to global #HeForShe movement

Standard Bank has firmed up South Africa's commitment to UN Women's #HeForShe movement. Here's why it's so impactful, especially in Africa, and how you can go beyond clicktivism and get involved, too...

By Leigh Andrews 8 Oct 2018

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The rise of the internet class

Lately, I have been followed. The man who is following me has good hair and dead eyes. It would seem wherever I go on the internet, he pops up. He is young, very young, but is constantly telling me that he has the wisdom and the secret stuff that can help me...

By Damon Stapleton 26 Sep 2018

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From 'Denmark vs. Trump' campaign for Danish political party Socialistisk Folkeparti by UncleGrey. Image supplied.

Warc releases Effective Innovation Report 2018

Warc has released the Effective Innovation Report 2018, highlighting key trends of the world's most original marketing thinking...

20 Sep 2018

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#BehindtheSelfie with... Damon Stapleton

This week, we got behind the selfie with SA export Damon Stapleton, now chief creative officer at DDB New Zealand...

By Leigh Andrews 19 Sep 2018

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Winners announced for Wan-Ifra Print Innovation Awards 2018

Wan-Ifra has announced the winners of its first Print Innovation Awards. The prize for innovations of newspapers and magazines will be presented on the first exhibition day of the Ifra World Publishing Expo on 9 October 2018, in Berlin...

18 Sep 2018

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