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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

#See: Hertex HAUS reopens reimagined Bellville Showroom

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Award-winning ambition: Attic Rush claims Gold for Unilever Professional campaign at 2025 MAA

Award-winning ambition: Attic Rush claims Gold for Unilever Professional campaign at 2025 MAAAttic Rush

VML and Nando's: Reflections on a decade long agency-client relationshipJarred Cinman

Source: © Campaign India Andy Jassy, President and CEO of Amazon, has been named the Cannes Lions 2025 Media Person of the Year

#Cannes2025 Media Person of the Year to Amazon president and CEO

Source: © 123rf At this week’s Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, AI has been a major focus, with many calling it the future of advertising. Saul Marquez, CEO of global digital marketing agency Outcomes Rocket three key takeaways for the evolving world of AI-powered advertising

3 Insights from #Cannes2025 on the world of AI-powered advertisingSaul Marquez

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Until Until Management Team: [From Left to right] co-founder and creative director: Charles Lusengo, chief executive officer (CEO): Thithi Nteta and co-founder and event strategist: Thulani Dandala

#YouthMonth: Until Until's Thithi Nteta on leveraging youth cultureKarabo Ledwaba

The Craft and Entertainment Lions Silver and Bronze winners have been announced

#Cannes2025: Craft and Entertainment winners (updated)Danette Breitenbach

Hook, Line & Sinker launches TV and podcast studio

Hook, Line & Sinker launches TV and podcast studioHook, Line & Sinker

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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MacBook Pro 14-inch M4 + Adobe: A new era for creatives starts now

MacBook Pro 14-inch M4 + Adobe: A new era for creatives starts nowDigicape

#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

Award-winning ambition: Attic Rush claims Gold for Unilever Professional campaign at 2025 MAA

Award-winning ambition: Attic Rush claims Gold for Unilever Professional campaign at 2025 MAA

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Muzi Mthombeni is a director at Wonder.

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ARB says complaint against Department of Health TV sugar ad holds merit

Karabo Ledwaba 4 Apr 2025

Lemonaid: How to turn ‘pollycrisis’ into ‘polytunity’

Lemonaid: How to turn ‘pollycrisis’ into ‘polytunity’

4 Apr 2025

WPP enhances AI marketing with strategic InfoSum acquisition

WPP enhances AI marketing with strategic InfoSum acquisition

4 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Agency Scope South Africa 2025/26 is set to launch in May 2025, and has been expanded to include AI, influencer marketing and retail media as well as a wider industry scope

Agency Scope South Africa 2025/26 to launch in May, with expanded categories and reach

4 Apr 2025

ACA’s Graduate and Internship Programmes deliver expanded opportunity in 2025

ACA’s Graduate and Internship Programmes deliver expanded opportunity in 2025

Association for Communication and Advertising 4 Apr 2025

Alphabet soup: Decoding a generation that’s rewriting the rules

Alphabet soup: Decoding a generation that’s rewriting the rules

Laura Fernandes, Sunshinegun 4 Apr 2025

Tractor adds new key sites in SA’s main metros to its network

Tractor adds new key sites in SA’s main metros to its network

Tractor Outdoor 4 Apr 2025

Brutal Fruit Spritzer launches The Pink Table initiative

Brutal Fruit Spritzer launches The Pink Table initiative

4 Apr 2025

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Digital footprints not as reliable as believed, warns new marketing study

Karabo Ledwaba 3 Apr 2025

Source: © The 2025 EMEA Sabre Awards saw South Africa’s public relations and communications agencies, Retroviral and Razor PR, fly the flag high

Retroviral and Razor PR fly the flag at the Sabre EMEA Awards

Danette Breitenbach 3 Apr 2025

Pictured: Davin Phillips. Image supplied.

#BehindtheSelfie: Davin Phillips, CSA executive director

Aa-isha Hassiem 3 Apr 2025

How to prepare for deepfakes – South Africa’s new digital threat

How to prepare for deepfakes – South Africa’s new digital threat

Boland Lithebe 3 Apr 2025

Marketing budgets: A catalyst for ESG transformation

Marketing budgets: A catalyst for ESG transformation

Sipetile Sixishe, Motherland OMNi 3 Apr 2025

World Bank backs Africa digital data push with $100m Raxio deal

World Bank backs Africa digital data push with $100m Raxio deal

3 Apr 2025

2024 Effie South Africa Ipsos Trends Report reveals what drives effective marketing

2024 Effie South Africa Ipsos Trends Report reveals what drives effective marketing

Association for Communication and Advertising 3 Apr 2025

From breaking bad to business grad and how to deal with pressure

From breaking bad to business grad and how to deal with pressure

IMC Conference 3 Apr 2025

What if true growth was measured in moments, not numbers?

What if true growth was measured in moments, not numbers?

YOUKNOW Technologies 3 Apr 2025

Fuelling the future: Publicis Groupe Africa welcomes new Le Cubs

Fuelling the future: Publicis Groupe Africa welcomes new Le Cubs

Publicis Groupe Africa 3 Apr 2025

Batlile Phaladi is the new communications head. Source: Supplied.

Telkom strengthens its team with Batlile Phaladi as new communications head

2 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf The Digital Media Awards Africa 2025 finalists have been announced, with SA and Daily Maverick dominating the list

SA and Daily Maverick dominate Wan-Ifra Digital Awards Africa 2025 finalists

2 Apr 2025

RMB’s new brand campaign Ideas Love Company by Halo: Confident, charming, cerebral

2 Apr 2025

Richfield launches a new brand campaign with lead agency

So Interactive 2 Apr 2025

Smart designers use AI to escape expensive ad campaign shoot

Smart designers use AI to escape expensive ad campaign shoot

Masslink 2 Apr 2025

Octagon appoints Struan Campbell as managing director, Futures Sport and Entertainment

Octagon appoints Struan Campbell as managing director, Futures Sport and Entertainment

Octagon 2 Apr 2025

AI or die: The flight plan for AI-powered marketing in 2025

AI or die: The flight plan for AI-powered marketing in 2025

V5 Digital 2 Apr 2025

Banner: From nano to micro to macro and mega brand influence: We help creators scale their careers

Brand Influence Agency 2 Apr 2025

How South Africa’s Gen Z is redefining financial wellness

How South Africa’s Gen Z is redefining financial wellness

KLA 2 Apr 2025

How the profit-driven marketer can unlock growth with outperform marketing

How the profit-driven marketer can unlock growth with outperform marketing

Incubeta 2 Apr 2025

Codehesion wins 2025 MyBroadband Award for Best Software Development Company

Codehesion wins 2025 MyBroadband Award for Best Software Development Company

Broad Media 2 Apr 2025

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World Bank backs Africa digital data push with $100m Raxio deal

World Bank backs Africa digital data push with $100m Raxio deal

3 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf The Digital Media Awards Africa 2025 finalists have been announced, with SA and Daily Maverick dominating the list

SA and Daily Maverick dominate Wan-Ifra Digital Awards Africa 2025 finalists

2 Apr 2025

Is Gmail’s AI Search a game-changer for users or an invasion of privacy? (Image supplied)

Exclusive | Gmail’s AI Search: Game-changer or a privacy nightmare?

2 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf While Global advertising spend is now on course to grow 6.7% this year to $1.15trn, according to a new study from Warc, this is a downgrade of almost one percentage point (pp) from the marketing effectiveness experts’ November forecast

Warc study shows growth this year but still downgrade of almost one percentage point

28 Mar 2025

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