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Why media agencies still matter and why talent, not tech, will determine media’s future (part 4)

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Source: © Gerety Awards VML is the Gerety Awards Global Network of the Year. Pictured: VML's Thanks for Coke-Creating campaign from Coca-Cola that won gold at the Awards.

Gerety Awards 2025 winners - VML named Global Network of the Year

WPP's new leadership appointmetns include Laurent Ezekiel as global CEO of Ogilvy, Devika Bulchandani as COO and Laurent Ezekiel as Global CEO of Ogilvy
Floriane Tripolino was named CEO of WPP Open X, dedicated to The Coca-Cola Company (Image supplied)

WPP announces key global leadership appointments

5 Sep 2025

Source: © First Post One of Al Jazeera’s most recognisable faces in Gaza, journalist Anas al-Sharif has died following a targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists in Gaza City on Sunday evening

Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif dies in Israeli attack

11 Aug 2025

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Image supplied. Three South African agencies - Promise, Accenture Song and LePub - have been named in the NYF 2024 shortlist

3 SA agencies named in New York Festivals 2024 shortlist

3 Jun 2024

Image supplied. Wan-Ifra announced the 2024 Digital Media Awards Worldwide winners with SA’s Food For Mzansi Group, wining the 2024 Digital Media Awards Worldwide Best Podcast category

SA's Food For Mzansi Group wins Wan-Ifra 2024 Digital Media Awards Podcast category

28 May 2024

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Updated: D&AD Awards 2024: SA brings home 8 Pencils

27 May 2024

Image supplied. The final and full shortlist for the D&AD Awards has been released and the 62nd D&AD Awards ceremony takes place tomorrow, Wednesday 22 May in London

Full D&AD shortlist revealed

21 May 2024

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Iraqi man arrested for broadcasting pornography on major advertising screen

22 Aug 2023

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

5 Aug 2022

Source: REUTERS. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).

WHO ranked the most influential UN-recognised body on Twitter

17 Jun 2022

Social media activities shows massive growth among sports federations

Social media activities shows massive growth among sports federations

23 Feb 2022

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Twitter buys minority stake in Aleph

13 Jan 2022

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$617m ad value makes Nike most marketed sports brand on social media

5 Jan 2022

Instagram global VP of Marketing, Melissa Water

Melissa Waters latest exec to exit Meta

17 Dec 2021

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TikTok hits one billion users

9 Dec 2021

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2 Twitter executives step down as restructuring starts

6 Dec 2021

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D&AD 2021 social media trends

Ashleigh Burton 14 Jun 2021

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Wan-Ifra's World Digital Media Awards 2020 winners announced

22 Oct 2020

Warc releases the 2020 Effective Social Strategy Report

Warc releases the 2020 Effective Social Strategy Report

21 Jul 2020

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Social media trends for 2020

Tito Ribeiro 31 Dec 2019

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SA's VMLY&R wins Silver at 2019 Epica Awards

22 Nov 2019

Study examines engagement boosting on platforms

Study examines engagement boosting on platforms

19 Nov 2019

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How social media activity is fuelling future global women's sports investment

11 Nov 2019

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Key findings from East-West Digital News' report on influencer marketing in Russia

16 Oct 2019

Global Ad Trends report reveals slowdown in social ad growth

Global Ad Trends report reveals slowdown in social ad growth

2 Jul 2019

The fruit of your coins

Facebook's Libra has staggering potential - state control of money could end

Gavin Brown 27 Jun 2019

Instagram's @shop a curated showcase of shoppable products

Instagram's @shop a curated showcase of shoppable products

14 May 2019

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Viral Nation announced the Best Large Influencer Marketing Agency by Influencer Marketing Awards

28 Mar 2019

Warc predicts that Google and Facebook will make $176bn from advertising this year

Warc predicts that Google and Facebook will make $176bn from advertising this year

22 Mar 2019

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

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

14 Feb 2019

Messaging platform Slack says it's filed to go public

Messaging platform Slack says it's filed to go public

5 Feb 2019

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

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

18 Jan 2019

Screenshot, @world_record_egg via Instagram.

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

Andy Walker 15 Jan 2019

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