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Avian Bell wants to make healthcare inclusive, impactful across Africa

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#See: Africa Tech Week Awards 2025 celebrates innovation

#See: Africa Tech Week Awards 2025 celebrates innovation

#See: Hertex HAUS reopens reimagined Bellville Showroom

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Cannes Lions shortlists released on Tuesday, 17 June include a number of South African agencies, with Joe Public with two shortlistings

#CannesLions2025: Joe Public adds two more shortlistingsDanette Breitenbach

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#Orchids&Onions: Outsurance’s community care scores big, Eskort’s rib campaign sizzles

#Orchids&Onions: Outsurance’s community care scores big, Eskort’s rib campaign sizzlesBrendan Seery

Clients and partners came together for the event.

How Santam and Incubeta shattered growth targets through smart dataKarabo Ledwaba

Joe Public has been awarded a Silver and two Bronze Lions

#Cannes2025: Joe Public delivers SA's first metalDanette Breitenbach

Joe Public opens SA's account at #Cannes2025

Joe Public opens SA's account at #Cannes2025

The New York Festivals Advertising Awards (NYFA) 2025 winners have been announced (Image supplied)

Dentsu Digital Inc. awarded New York Festivals 2025 Best of Show Award

Advertising for employment: How youth are marketing themselves like products

Advertising for employment: How youth are marketing themselves like products

African Bank appoints head: strategic communications and public relations

African Bank appoints head: strategic communications and public relations

Source: © Student Village The Gen Z Economy Report: Cash, Culture and Clout, is a new research report on how young people in South Africa earn, spend, save and think about money

Brands, stop relying on stereotypes to connect with Gen Z

702 and CapeTalk announce the 2025 edition of Nedbank Business Ignite: Celebrating Industry Disruptors

702 and CapeTalk announce the 2025 edition of Nedbank Business Ignite: Celebrating Industry DisruptorsPrimedia Broadcasting

Uber Advertising launches in-house creative studio

Uber Advertising launches in-house creative studio

TikTok is reshaping the travel experience — from inspiration to booking

TikTok is reshaping the travel experience — from inspiration to bookingRobin Fredericks

Sanlam Group sponsors Africa's first G20 summit

Sanlam Group sponsors Africa's first G20 summit

Effie announces 2024 Global Effie Index, unveiling the world’s Most Effective Marketers

Effie announces 2024 Global Effie Index, unveiling the world’s Most Effective MarketersAssociation for Communication and Advertising

Gen Zs are shaping the future of retail

Gen Zs are shaping the future of retail

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Global ad spend projected to hit $1.16tn, despite economic volatility

Source: © Prisms Entries for the Prism Awards 2025 are open

#PrismAwards2025 open with new additions

Steinhoff's former Chief Executive Markus Jooste appears in parliament to face a panel investigating an accounting scandal that rocked the retailer in Cape Town, South Africa, 5 September 2018. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

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Publicis Groupe Africa has been appointed by the City of Cape Town as its full-service communications partner (Image supplied)

Collaboration and storytelling wins Cape Town for Publicis

Representation in action: ACA and Open Chair back 15 lionesses attending Cannes Lions Festival

Representation in action: ACA and Open Chair back 15 lionesses attending Cannes Lions FestivalAssociation for Communication and Advertising

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra review: Polished, powerful, packed with AI

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra review: Polished, powerful, packed with AIImran Salie, Samsung

Mbulelo Mashilo shares some insights. Source: Supplied.

#BehindtheSelfie: A day in the life of Douwe Egberts' Mbulelo MashiloKarabo Ledwaba

Anele and The Club Lived 2025: An unmissable night of music, laughter, and family fun

Anele and The Club Lived 2025: An unmissable night of music, laughter, and family fun

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Red and Yellow launches Creating Meaning in the Metaverse summit

24 Jun 2022

Joko, Powa help GBV survivors gain skills through #EndDomesticSilence initiative

Joko, Powa help GBV survivors gain skills through #EndDomesticSilence initiative

24 Jun 2022

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SA's heavy-handed response to plant-based food labels: 'meat-like' terms not allowed

24 Jun 2022

Supplied. The Sustained Growth Category Grand Prix for Good was awarded to Leo Burnett Beirut for ABAAD (Dimensions) – Resource Center for Gender Equality

Warc Awards for Effectiveness award 6 Grands Prix

24 Jun 2022

Source: © Twitter Ogilvy wins SA's 2nd Gold Lion at Cannes 2022 for Bride Armour (BcArling Black Label, AB InBev)

2nd Gold Lion for SA at Cannes 2022

24 Jun 2022

SA Tourism celebrates Youth Day with digital campaign in Times Square

SA Tourism celebrates Youth Day with digital campaign in Times Square

Joe Public 24 Jun 2022

Local snake wrangler joins National Geographic Wild Show

Local snake wrangler joins National Geographic Wild Show

The Walt Disney Company Africa 24 Jun 2022

Mediamark undergoes bold new rebrand

Mediamark undergoes bold new rebrand

Mediamark 24 Jun 2022

5 helpful marketing tools for startups

5 helpful marketing tools for startups

Ashleigh Butterworth 23 Jun 2022

Source: Tormore Scotch Whisky

Pernod Ricard to sell Tormore Scotch Whisky brand and distillery

23 Jun 2022

No. 2 Cannes You Even?

No. 2 Cannes You Even?

23 Jun 2022

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2nd Grand Prix for The Unfiltered History Tour at Cannes 2022

23 Jun 2022

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#YouthMonth: Behind the art of Karabo Poppy

Emily Stander 23 Jun 2022

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Durban FilmMart announces 2022 Jumpstart projects

23 Jun 2022

Source © scyther5 BRC has commissioned a new Television-only ES

TV-only Establishment Survey commissioned

23 Jun 2022

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New York Festivals International Advertising Awards 2022 shortlist revealed

23 Jun 2022

Mars CEO Grant Reid to retire, Poul Weihrauch named successor

Mars CEO Grant Reid to retire, Poul Weihrauch named successor

23 Jun 2022

Hive Digital Media appoints new general manager

Hive Digital Media appoints new general manager

Spark Media 23 Jun 2022

Ocean Basket's new global website launches!

Ocean Basket's new global website launches!

So Interactive 23 Jun 2022

So Creative Summit kickstarts an evolution

So Creative Summit kickstarts an evolution

Business and Arts South Africa 23 Jun 2022

Brightest minds in CX to gather at CEM Africa this August

Brightest minds in CX to gather at CEM Africa this August

23 Jun 2022

Source: © ididthat TBWA/Hunt/Lascaris Johannesburg / Samish Johannesburg’s entry Shwii by Nissan for client Nissan is shortlisted in Media: Automotive

SA agencies on Cannes Lions 2022 Engagement shortlists

22 Jun 2022

Source: © rawpixel WFA officially introduced the Global DEI Charter for Change at Cannes Lions

Global DEI Charter for Change introduced at Cannes 2022

22 Jun 2022

Supplied. Advertising agencies and groups, advertisers and media and trade bodies have come together at Cannes to apply and plan the rollout of Net Zero

Advertising industry to tackle the climate emergency

22 Jun 2022

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Behind the music in Nestlé's new campaign

Martin Myers 22 Jun 2022

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#BehindtheSelfie: Manuela Dias de Deus, owner of One-Eyed Jack marketing

Emily Stander 22 Jun 2022

Mo Abudu, Mike de Seve, Dana Sims, Tendeka Matatu and Nicola Ofoego will be the headline speakers at this year's Durban FilmMart

Durban FilmMart Institute announces headline speakers

22 Jun 2022

South African Social Media Landscape Report 2022 launch

South African Social Media Landscape Report 2022 launch

Ornico 22 Jun 2022

Captivate contributes to the development of women in cycling through Cycle2Ride

Captivate contributes to the development of women in cycling through Cycle2Ride

Playmakers 22 Jun 2022

Think Creative Africa brings you a taste of the soft life with a new campaign for Flying Fish Seltzer

Think Creative Africa brings you a taste of the soft life with a new campaign for Flying Fish Seltzer

Think Creative Africa 22 Jun 2022

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Source: Tormore Scotch Whisky

Pernod Ricard to sell Tormore Scotch Whisky brand and distillery

23 Jun 2022

Mars CEO Grant Reid to retire, Poul Weihrauch named successor

Mars CEO Grant Reid to retire, Poul Weihrauch named successor

23 Jun 2022

Jacques Celliers, CEO of FNB. Source: Supplied

FNB eBucks recognised as loyalty champion in global awards

20 Jun 2022

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Revlon files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

17 Jun 2022

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