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Record entries drive expansion of 2025 Effie Awards South Africa jury

Record entries drive expansion of 2025 Effie Awards South Africa juryAssociation for Communication and Advertising

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Tini Sevak, VP of audiences & data, CNN International Commercial, says credible news environments offer something rare and powerful: trust (Image supplied)

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After 42 years, Carol Wahler becomes executive director emeritus. Joe Newton steps in as executive director. Source: Supplied.

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Black Crown’s 'Afrobeatanicals' track, Be Sure’, featuring Ama Gaisie (Image supplied)

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WPP taps Cindy Rose, tech leader, as new CEO. Source: WPP.

Cindy Rose to lead WPP

Marilize Jacobs wants African PR professionals to take charge of the African story. Source: Supplied.

#WPRD2025 | Marilize Jacobs, founder of VocalCord PR and Reputation Management on African stereotyping

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Many cities are banning ads for airlines, SUVs and fossil fuels – and yours could be next

Freddie Daley 14 Mar 2025

DUO Marketing + Communications joins Collectivist as African member agency

DUO Marketing + Communications joins Collectivist as African member agency

DUO Marketing + Communications 14 Mar 2025

McCann Joburg's Modjadji Mashatola on AME WE Champion jury

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14 Mar 2025

Scopen has unveiled key trends from its first media agencies’ New Business Report in South Africa, which shows that South African media agencies participated in an average of 45 pitches last year (Image supplied)

South African media agencies compete for new business in 45 pitches annually

14 Mar 2025

Hot 102.7FM’s audience nearly 700,000 – BrandMapp

Hot 102.7FM’s audience nearly 700,000 – BrandMapp

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Angelika Venter, graphic designer for Edge Communications discusses what makes good design vs bad design (Image supplied)

The strategic role of graphic design in branding and marketing

Angelika Venter 13 Mar 2025

#Budget2025: How the 2025 budget will impact consumers

#Budget2025: How the 2025 budget will impact consumers

Thabani Ndwandwe 13 Mar 2025

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Advertisers will now be able to measure carbon impact with Google's new tool

13 Mar 2025

Adetutu Laditan's mission to position the African creator

Adetutu Laditan's mission to position the African creator

13 Mar 2025

MultiChoice Talent Factory Day at the 7th Joburg Film Festival

MultiChoice Talent Factory Day at the 7th Joburg Film Festival

MultiChoice 13 Mar 2025

OFM and Select Musiek partner for Truck Talent Competition

OFM and Select Musiek partner for Truck Talent Competition

OFM Radio 13 Mar 2025

The new digital dilemma: Proving marketing’s value in a profit-driven world

The new digital dilemma: Proving marketing’s value in a profit-driven world

Jaco Lintvelt, Incubeta 13 Mar 2025

David Blaine pushes the limits in new National Geographic series David Blaine: Do Not Attempt

David Blaine pushes the limits in new National Geographic series David Blaine: Do Not Attempt

The Walt Disney Company Africa 13 Mar 2025

Samsung Galaxy S25 shows why Honor is eating its lunch in SA

Samsung Galaxy S25 shows why Honor is eating its lunch in SA

Lindsey Schutters 12 Mar 2025

Samro announces the 2025 Samro Music Business Lab bursary recipients

Samro announces the 2025 Samro Music Business Lab bursary recipients

SAMRO 12 Mar 2025

At the start of February, The Up&Up Group appointed Deborah Whitlock (right) to the position of marketing director and Sharleen James (left) as the MD of Razor PR (Image by Bizcommunity, Lesley Svenson)

The Up&Up Group make senior appointments as part of the agency's strategic objectives

12 Mar 2025

The newest instalment in Glenfiddich’s Challengers Club series, shot in Matatiele, Eastern Cape, celebrates the transformative power of water (Image supplied)

#BehindtheCampaign: Glenfiddich’s Challengers Club film a tribute to the essential role of water

12 Mar 2025

Liezel Jonkheid is director and founder of the Consumer Psychology Lab. Source: Supplied.

The hidden pitfalls of relying solely on NPS and CSAT scores

Liezel Jonkheid 12 Mar 2025

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How radio connects and empowers South African communities

Deputy Minister Morolong 12 Mar 2025

Google’s 2025 Hustle Academy applications now open

Google’s 2025 Hustle Academy applications now open

12 Mar 2025

To mark International Women’s Day this past Saturday, 8 March, KFC Africa collected the stories of 54 women in its KFC Africa’s list, one for each year the company has been in Africa. (Image supplied)

The KFC List celebrates women in Africa - despite the SSA gender gap hardly closing

12 Mar 2025

Accelerating action against gender bias in AI

Accelerating action against gender bias in AI

Henda Scott, Helm 12 Mar 2025

The streaming giant is on an advertising hunt. Source: Netflix.

WWE RAW on Netflix creates a new advertising battleground for brands

12 Mar 2025

Promise’s 2024: A year of growth and consolidation in equal measure

Promise’s 2024: A year of growth and consolidation in equal measure

Promise 12 Mar 2025

Hot 102.7FM makes strategic appointments

Hot 102.7FM makes strategic appointments

HOT 102.7FM 12 Mar 2025

A Million and Change: The radio giveaway that’s more than just money

A Million and Change: The radio giveaway that’s more than just money

East Coast Radio 12 Mar 2025

The Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa's (IAB SA) 17th annual Bookmark Awards has appointed nine jury chairs and a full panel of judges alongside Elizabeth Mokwena, the jury president (Image supplied)

IAB South Africa 2025 Bookmark Awards names nine jury chairs

11 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Scopen unveils key trends from its first creative agencies’ New Business Report in South Africa, which shows that South African creative agencies participated in an average of 47 pitches last year

Exclusive: South African creative agencies compete for new business in 47 pitches a year

11 Mar 2025

Ogilvy has strengthened its senior leadership, with the appointment of Ipi Thibedi. Pictured left to right: Pete Case (CEO of Ogilvy), Ipi Thibedi (Group MD), Nkosinathi Biko (Chairman of Board, Ogilvy), Neo Makhele (Chief Strategy Officer), Angela Madlala (Chief People Officer), Graham Vivian (Chief Financial Officer)

Ipelegeng (Ipi) Thibedi joins Ogilvy South Africa’s as group managing director

11 Mar 2025

Call for applications: Samro Music Business Masterclass 2025 with Academy of Sound Engineering

Call for applications: Samro Music Business Masterclass 2025 with Academy of Sound Engineering

SAMRO 11 Mar 2025

Africa news

DUO Marketing + Communications joins Collectivist as African member agency

DUO Marketing + Communications joins Collectivist as African member agency

DUO Marketing + Communications 14 Mar 2025

Adetutu Laditan's mission to position the African creator

Adetutu Laditan's mission to position the African creator

13 Mar 2025

Google’s 2025 Hustle Academy applications now open

Google’s 2025 Hustle Academy applications now open

12 Mar 2025

Source: © Medianews4u.com Publicis Groupe will acquire Lotame, an independent data, identity and technology solution, says chairman and CEO Publicis Groupe, Arthur Sadoun

Publicis Groupe to acquire Lotame as part of its AI strategy

10 Mar 2025

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