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Hollywood icon Robert Redford passes away at 89

Hollywood icon Robert Redford passes away at 89

Source: © 123rf The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has appointed specialist digital sales partners

SABC appoints specialist digital sales partners

Alberto Canteli leads Havas’ ambitious African strategy

Alberto Canteli leads Havas’ ambitious African strategy

$Global mentorship: TBWA\SA's talent joins the Wright Academy$

Global mentorship: TBWA\SA's talent joins the Wright Academy

King Price campaign: Making insurance great again

King Price campaign: Making insurance great again

Publicis Media has made some senior appointments. (L to r:) Brian Muguto joins as head of strategy, Kershnee Pillay has been promoted to MD of Starcom, and Kevin Ndinguri takes on the role of chief investment officer (Image supplied, composite by Lesely Svenson © Bizcommunity)

Kershnee Pillay promoted to Starcom MD; Publicis Media announces senior appointments

Karen Nielson-Field | The attention deficit: How to overcome it

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Source: © 123rf One of three of Agency Scope's preliminary findings is AI. "Right now, AI feels like electricity in 1890. We know it will power everything, but most of us are still figuring out where to plug it in" - FMCG marketer

Agency Scope 2025's 3 preliminary findings: A glimpse into marketers’ changing expectations

How brands can pivot from “look at us,” to “we see you”

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Jozi My Jozi’s new creative campaign, Babize Bonke features champions of the City, including James Delaney – multidisciplinary artist, owner of Delaney Studio (Image supplied)

Jozi My Jozi launches Babize Bonke campaign with We Are Bizarre

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ARB dismisses complaint against Cars.co.za radio adKarabo Ledwaba

Source: YouTube and Netflix.

Court rejects Bester, Magudumana’s bid to block Netflix doccie

#HeritageMonth | Vicks and artist Zee Feels wrap South Africa in relief

#HeritageMonth | Vicks and artist Zee Feels wrap South Africa in relief

It’s D-day for the Assegai Awards 2025 – entries close at midnight!

It’s D-day for the Assegai Awards 2025 – entries close at midnight!DMASA

Source: © 123rf MRF has released the 19th edition Marketing All Product Survey with two significant updates

2 updates in released Maps survey

#HeritageMonth: Castle Milk Stout revitalises SA heritage with Songs to Savour

#HeritageMonth: Castle Milk Stout revitalises SA heritage with Songs to Savour

SA e-commerce market to surpass R130bn in 2025

SA e-commerce market to surpass R130bn in 2025

Absa won the Grand Prix Award. Source: YouTube.

Meet the YouTube Works Awards winners

Source: © VML Parusha Partab, chief strategy officer, VML South Africa says leading with empathy – not noise – is how brands can get the balance right between grounded messaging and standout creativity

#BizTrends2025 | VML's Parusha Partab: Empathy in a surreal world and other trendsParusha Partab

Source: © 123rf Customer expectations are rising fast. They expect real-time answers on the channels they already use every day. In South Africa, that channel is WhatsApp

How and why WhatsApp is SA's biggest CX opportunity

FNB eBucks dominates South African Loyalty Awards 2025

FNB eBucks dominates South African Loyalty Awards 2025

Her Collective, a platform to inspire and elevate women in South Africa’s media and advertising sector, launched recently in Bryanston. At the event were (left to right:) Kirsten Dugmore - Independent: Kirelley, Celia Collins, Lerina Bierman - Dentsu, and Michelle Sharnock - Heed (Image supplied)

Her Collective: “When women get together with collective intention, magic happens"

Netflix opens ad inventory to Amazon DSP

Netflix opens ad inventory to Amazon DSP

Source: © 123rf The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has appointed specialist digital sales partners

SABC appoints specialist digital sales partners

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Alberto Canteli leads Havas’ ambitious African strategy

Alberto Canteli leads Havas’ ambitious African strategy

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SA-born Pura Beverages secures major global investment

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4 African storytellers chosen for the 2025 AuthenticA Series Lab

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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

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The new Toyota Starlet campaign blends traditional craft with generative AI elements for an out-of-this-world adventure (Image supplied)

#BehindtheCampaign: Toyota Starlet campaign blends tradition and tech

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OpenAI looks to online advertising deal – AI-driven ads will be hard for consumers to spot

9 Sep 2025

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Thembokuhle Danca 9 Sep 2025

Walmart to open in South Africa

Walmart to open in South Africa

9 Sep 2025

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Ané-Sonet Human | Why impact reports matter more than ever

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Cape Town Tourism launches “My Cape Town” campaign for Tourism Month 2025

Cape Town Tourism launches “My Cape Town” campaign for Tourism Month 2025

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Penquin uses AI to bring children’s stories to life this World Literacy Day

Penquin uses AI to bring children’s stories to life this World Literacy Day

Penquin 9 Sep 2025

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What global brands can learn from South African creativity

What global brands can learn from South African creativity

Scholars Film 9 Sep 2025

The Green Zone’s rebranding results in 2,885% return on Google Ads investment with Cape Marketing Agency

The Green Zone’s rebranding results in 2,885% return on Google Ads investment with Cape Marketing Agency

Cape Marketing Agency 9 Sep 2025

Safrea marks International Literacy Day

Safrea marks International Literacy Day

Safrea 9 Sep 2025

40 years strong: How TBWA\Coastal helped Build it become a household name

40 years strong: How TBWA\Coastal helped Build it become a household name

TBWA 9 Sep 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Ford drives conservation forward, Platinum Life stalls on trust

#Orchids&Onions: Ford drives conservation forward, Platinum Life stalls on trust

Brendan Seery 8 Sep 2025

Source: © Vitaly Gariev IAB South Africa Board member Sanesh Maharaj on why brands must prioritise proactive influencer risk management

Influencer marketing: When it goes wrong

Sanesh Maharaj 8 Sep 2025

BICGeons land, students steal the show (and a few birds)

BICGeons land, students steal the show (and a few birds)

Boundless 8 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Ntokozo Nhlanhla, executive creative director at Digitas, describes the agency’s rebrand as a bold integration of creativity, data, and technology

Exclusive: Digitas's connected ecosystem way of thinking

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The ad was a hit at the Emmy's. Source: YouTube.

Brian Cox's college living earns Emmy nod for Uber ad

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ACA launches white paper on AI: a call for informed, responsible adoption across the industry

ACA launches white paper on AI: a call for informed, responsible adoption across the industry

Association for Communication and Advertising 8 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Scopen’s eighth edition of its Agency Scope study in Mexico has found that brands in Mexico are betting on creativity more than ever to stand out and agencies increase their creative recognition

Part 2: Agency Scope Mexico – Brands bet on creativity more than ever to stand out

8 Sep 2025

Malaika set to change the game

Malaika set to change the game

Andani Africa 8 Sep 2025

RMB brand film: Talent is the heart of our business

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Design Week SA set for October

Design Week SA set for October

8 Sep 2025

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Nepal bans 26 social media sites

8 Sep 2025

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

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SA's commuters: The surprising market driving digital engagement

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Clayton McCoy is the new MD. Source: Supplied.

HKLM announces Clayton McCoy as new MD

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Win, lose, Springboks show why sponsors always score

Win, lose, Springboks show why sponsors always score

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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

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Designers Hugo Dumas and Carla Zhang bring fresh solutions to fashion’s growing waste problem

9 Sep 2025

The ad was a hit at the Emmy's. Source: YouTube.

Brian Cox's college living earns Emmy nod for Uber ad

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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

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