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Nigerian executive joins ICC's global marketing commission leadership

Nigerian executive joins ICC's global marketing commission leadership

(L to r:) Adetutu Laditan, founder, creative director, Woof Studios, Lagos, Bongiwe Neema Nouse, creative director, The Odd Number, Alison Hingle, senior creative, Joe Public United, have been chosen to sit on the One Club’s Young Guns 23 Jury (IOmage by Lesley, Svenson © Bizcommunity)

Joe Public and The Odd Number's young creatives on Young Guns 23 jury

Source: © 123rf For the first time in the decade-long history of Agency Scope in South Africa, participation is on track to surge to a record 710 interviews

Marketers make their voices heard, as Agency Scope participation almost quadruples

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Mduduzi Sibeko has emerged as the new voice of Cepacol. Source: Supplied.

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#SAelections2024: How much ads are costing political parties on Meta and Google

Karabo Ledwaba 8 May 2024

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Lifestyle brands collaborate with Netflix and Bridgerton ahead of Season 3 launch

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Was media planning really less precise before AI?

Merissa Himraj, Advertising Media Forum 6 May 2024

Joy Richu is on the Cannes Lions See It Be It cohort. Source: Supplied.

#AfricaMonth: Kenyan illustrator, Joy Richu shines spotlight on African creativity

Karabo Ledwaba 6 May 2024

EssenceMediacom impresses with 2023/2024 Scopen results

EssenceMediacom impresses with 2023/2024 Scopen results

EssenceMediacom 6 May 2024

Sbu Sitole is the founder of The Odd Number. Source; LinkedIN.

#Cannes2024: 11 SA creatives on Cannes Lions' Shortlist Jury

Karabo Ledwaba 3 May 2024

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#BehindtheCampaign: Auto & General's Suddenly campaign takes national DOOH by storm

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Fine agency is a finalist for their campaign.

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2 May 2024

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Sasko’s half brown/half white limited-edition “freedom" loaf a celebration of Freedom Day

2 May 2024

Source: © 123rf Social media is the largest channel worldwide for advertising investment according to Warc Media’s latest forecast, Global Ad Trends

Warc: Social media reaches new peaks, wields huge influence over how brands reach their audiences

2 May 2024

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ARB ruling finds Crazy Plastics Facebook ad misleading

Karabo Ledwaba 2 May 2024

Is everyone a social media specialist? Unpopular opinion by a head social media specialist

Is everyone a social media specialist? Unpopular opinion by a head social media specialist

Suwilanji Kabwe, Wetpaint Advertising 2 May 2024

As purse strings draw tighter under the strain of an economy in flux, challenger brands are stepping into the spotlight says Lebo Madiba, PR Powerhouse

The rise of the new maestros: The challenger brands

Lebo Madiba 30 Apr 2024

Source: © Effie Awards The Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA), with Ipsos, will host a webinar on 8 May 2024 to share key insights from the 2023 Effie South Africa Trends Report, and the Global Best of the Best Effie Awards

Effie Awards SA and Ipsos webinar to share key insights on winning campaigns

30 Apr 2024

Image supplied. Brent Collinicos, general manager, Apollo Brands at the opening of Under Armour's first icon store in Sandton City, Sandton, Gauteng

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Danette Breitenbach 29 Apr 2024

Source: © 123rf As marketing agencies continue to seek ways to deliver the goods, we are seeing ‘old agency’ bumping up against ‘slick martech’, writes Johanna McDowell, CEO of the Independent Agency Search & Selection Company (IAS) and Scopen partner

Creating a “magic middle”, not a “them and us” of brand vs performance

Johanna McDowell 29 Apr 2024

#30YearsOfFreedom features on Nasdaq billboard

#30YearsOfFreedom features on Nasdaq billboard

26 Apr 2024

Generations lied but we can still play New Horizons to ensure others live the dream

Generations lied but we can still play New Horizons to ensure others live the dream

Atiyya Karodia 26 Apr 2024

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Comic Con Cape Town returns

26 Apr 2024

South Africa shines in the global 2024 Kantar Creative Effectiveness Awards

South Africa shines in the global 2024 Kantar Creative Effectiveness Awards

Kantar 25 Apr 2024

Image supplied. Vodacom’s new ad celebrates 30 years of the company and a" wonderful world" for South Africa

#BehindtheCampaign: #VodacomTurns30, celebrates 30 years of a "wonderful" South Africa

25 Apr 2024

Cannes Lions will partner with the Black Network again. Source: Cannes Lions.

Cannes Lions and The Black Network launch Black Out 2024

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Source: © 123rf WPP remains on track to return to growth in the balance of the year, despite Q1 2024 losses

WPP on track to return to growth in the balance of the year despite Q1 losses

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Unleashing the power of purpose-driven business

Unleashing the power of purpose-driven business

Ignition Group 25 Apr 2024

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VML's Parusha Partab: Challenging the commonplace notion of strategy

VML's Parusha Partab: Challenging the commonplace notion of strategy

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Bombay Sapphire's ‘Saw This Made This’ local campaign

Bombay Sapphire's ‘Saw This Made This’ local campaign

OnPoint PR 24 Apr 2024

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