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#Loeries2025: Offical After-Party

#Loeries2025: Offical After-Party

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#Loeries2025: Awards Night 2

#Loeries2025: Chair Persons Party

#Loeries2025: Chair Persons Party

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VML South Africa has appointed Danelle Stiles (left) as chief operating officer and Insaaf Khan (right) as chief client officer (Image supplied, composite: Bizcommunity © Lesley Svenson)

VML's new-look exco, with 2 significant appointments

OG Influencer revealed, shows up at Loeries and Most Awards

OG Influencer revealed, shows up at Loeries and Most Awards

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Knorr wants Imana to stop calling itself 'No.1 Soup'

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WhatsApp, the ‘killer app’ for word-of-mouth in SA’s township economies

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The Art Directors Club’s highest award accolade when originally founded in 1920 was the gold medallion created by legendary sculptor Paul Manship. Source: Supplied.

Paul Manship Medal updated for 105th ADC Awards

Outstanding Innovation 2025: Shaping the future with bold ideas

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Source: © 123rf Choosing the right research partner is now as complex as selecting your creative agency says IAS

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All the 2025 Prism Award winners

All the 2025 Prism Award winners

Cancelled Cape Town Marathon leads Woolworths to donate food surplus

Cancelled Cape Town Marathon leads Woolworths to donate food surplus

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Heed and PHD Media top the Most Awards

Regine le Roux, Reputation Matters founder and MD, says from a communication perspective, there is much to learn from how the Cape Town Marathon organisers handled the cancellation of the event (Image supplied)

Crisis communications: Lessons from the Cape Town MarathonRegine le Roux

Safrea launches 2025 Freelance Rates Survey to map industry realities

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Competition Appeal Court revokes Lewis' right to intervene in Pepkor-Shoprite mergerRichard James Bryce and Vega De Vries

Walmart reveals location of first South African store

Walmart reveals location of first South African store

SA's luxury sector set for 15% growth surge by 2025, reports Euromonitor Intl

SA's luxury sector set for 15% growth surge by 2025, reports Euromonitor Intl

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#PrismYoungVoices | UJ's Thando Xaba on coming full circle

Sixty (60) young women in advertising and marketing connected with industry leaders in the sky on the iconic Cape Wheel at the V&A Waterfront during Loeries Creative Week 2025 as part of Open Chair’s Friends in High Places in partnership with KFC Africa (Image supplied)

Open Chair's Friends in High Places connects emerging talent with women leaders

The rise of the private label and how brands can fight back

The rise of the private label and how brands can fight backTLC Worldwide Africa

Siphokazi Sigenu (left) has been appointed an executive director of Meropa and the head of the agency’s public affairs division. Right: Yolisa Pasipanodya, managing director of Meropa (Image supplied)

Meropa makes key leadership changes

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Warc report: How values-driven marketing can transform advertising effectiveness

SA’s retail sector posts 2.3% growth in August 2025

SA’s retail sector posts 2.3% growth in August 2025

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#NedbankIMC2025 | Nomsa Chabeli: Lead brand vision from the topDanette Breitenbach

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#WorldFoodDay: Shoprite launches 2025 South African Food Security Index

#WorldFoodDay: Shoprite launches 2025 South African Food Security Index

Consumers demand healthier food options despite rising costs

Consumers demand healthier food options despite rising costs

Cannabis brand Canna Collective announces new ad agency

City Lodge Hotels bags 8 Loeries!

City Lodge Hotels bags 8 Loeries!City Lodge Hotels

OG Influencer revealed, shows up at Loeries and Most Awards

OG Influencer revealed, shows up at Loeries and Most Awards

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#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

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Report: Twitter hit by 40% revenue drop after ad pause

19 Jan 2023

Tapelo Zama, digital marketing manager of 555 Media Hub, says Web 3.0 is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for marketers

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Tapelo Zama 19 Jan 2023

Joyconomy: Elevated expressionism to arm people with hope, joy and happiness for an uncertain year

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VML 19 Jan 2023

Jacaranda FM donates R200,000 to the victims of the Christmas Eve Boksburg explosion

Jacaranda FM donates R200,000 to the victims of the Christmas Eve Boksburg explosion

Jacaranda FM 19 Jan 2023

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Report: International journalists responded to less than 3% of pitches in Q4

18 Jan 2023

Should companies invest in ChatGPT?

Should companies invest in ChatGPT?

18 Jan 2023

Cell C appoints Stephen Morony as its new chief officer: wholesale business

Cell C appoints Stephen Morony as its new chief officer: wholesale business

18 Jan 2023

Four brands won while nine got commendations. Source: Supplied.

All the 2022 Immortal Awards winners!

18 Jan 2023

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#BehindtheSelfie: Millicent Maroga, corporate affairs director at Heineken SA

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Source: © Michael Burrows Mobile messaging is the next big channel for digital commerce in 2023 says research from Clickatell

Clickatell: Mobile messaging the next big channel for digital commerce in 2023

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#BizTrends2023: Keeping customers cybersafe is the not-so-stealth marketing trend for 2023

#BizTrends2023: Keeping customers cybersafe is the not-so-stealth marketing trend for 2023

James McNab 18 Jan 2023

JG Bezuidenhout, COO, Offernet London, highlights 4 digital advertising mistakes marketers make...

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JG Bezuidenhout 18 Jan 2023

One Club Global Creative Rankings announced

One Club Global Creative Rankings announced

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Are personalised insurance products 'insuring' growth in SA's short-term insurance industry?

Are personalised insurance products 'insuring' growth in SA's short-term insurance industry?

Insight Survey 18 Jan 2023

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Journalist killings up by 50% in 2022

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Jan 2023

Dr Carla Enslin is Head of Postgraduate Studies & Research at The Independent Institute of Education’s Vega School

#BizTrends2023: Embracing the messiness of brand in 2023

Dr Carla Enslin 18 Jan 2023

Machine_ shortlisted for best work in Africa at Andy's

Machine_ shortlisted for best work in Africa at Andy's

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Source: Supplied. Regional managing director, southern Africa and Palops at Network International, Chris Wood, and Brendon Williamson, managing director at Payfast.

South Africa's biggest e-commerce players rebrand under PayFast

Katja Hamilton 17 Jan 2023

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#BizTrends2023: Trends shaping the labour space in 2023 and beyond

Natashia Barnabas 17 Jan 2023

Whirlpool partners Arcelik in Europe, quits Middle East and Africa

Whirlpool partners Arcelik in Europe, quits Middle East and Africa

Akanksha Khushi and Shubham Kalia 17 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: 3 trends that will impact small businesses and organisations in 2023

#BizTrends2023: 3 trends that will impact small businesses and organisations in 2023

Sven Wolf 17 Jan 2023

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Women's voices are missing in the media - including them could generate billions in income

Ylva Rodny-Gumede 17 Jan 2023

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Joburg Film Festival and MultiChoice Group cement their commitment to building filmmakers

MultiChoice 17 Jan 2023

What's your story?

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Candy Dempers, MediaHeads 360 17 Jan 2023

Vivienne Westwood: How the brand will maintain the spirit of transgression and rebellion after her death

Naomi Braithwaite 17 Jan 2023

Dentsu Creative announces 3 key promotions

Dentsu Creative announces 3 key promotions

Dentsu 17 Jan 2023

Connect Everything Collective Media | A vision of independent storytelling in South Africa

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Havas Middle East has won a grand prix for their Read The Label campaign.

Winners announced for Warc Prize for Mena Strategy 2022

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#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

Karen Nadasen 19 Jan 2023

Whirlpool partners Arcelik in Europe, quits Middle East and Africa

Whirlpool partners Arcelik in Europe, quits Middle East and Africa

Akanksha Khushi and Shubham Kalia 17 Jan 2023

Vivienne Westwood: How the brand will maintain the spirit of transgression and rebellion after her death

Naomi Braithwaite 17 Jan 2023

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