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Source: © Joburg etc Former SuperSport CEO Marc Jury has been appointed group CEO of sports marketing agency Megapro, effective 1 September 2025.

Former SuperSport CEO to lead Megapro

Source: © 123rf Flow Marketplace is a commerce media platform that allows advertisers to browse, select, and activate hundreds of premium first-party audiences in just a few clicks

Shoppable audience marketplace for advertisers launches

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Source: © 123rf Beate Stiehler-Mulder says marketers need to promote a more sustainable consumption culture

Marketers need to promote a more sustainable consumption cultureBeate Stiehler-Mulder

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South African agency DoubleShift brings bold ideas to the UK at MAD//Fest London 2025

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#BehindtheIMC | Vaughan Croeser on creativity, experience, and the beer industry's impactChloe Posthumus

Ford’s latest TVC campaign celebrates the essence of what it means to Live the Ranger Life (Image supplied)

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Source: © 123rf The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies’ third draft of the White Paper on Audio and Audio-Visual Media Services and Online Safety proposes a sweeping redefinition of what counts as “media".

Proposed regulations redefine media, reshapes how brands track narratives

Vikas Mehta, regional CEO – Sub-Saharan Africa, Ogilvy Africa Network and Dr Myriam Sidibe.

Ogilvy Africa and Brands on a Mission join forces for social impact

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Castle Lager's It's How We're Made shows Springbok friendships

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Google is facing another crucial court case in the US – and it could have major consequences for online advertising

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#OrchidsandOnions: VW's romantic approach to marketing the latest Polo Vivo

Brendan Seery 9 Sep 2024

Spar’s new video Paris Impossible encourages support for South Africa’s Paralympians while showcasing its Spar2U delivery app (Image supplied)

Spar’s Paris Impossible: Where laughter and patriotism meet

9 Sep 2024

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MTN and Green Riders join forces to boost eco-friendly delivery in Western Cape

9 Sep 2024

This UAE campaign from MullenLowe MENA wants to fix the bias in AI.

UAE agencies shine in the 2024 AME Awards shortlist

6 Sep 2024

Qatar Airways is leveraging AI in its new campaign. Source: Qatar Airways.

Qatar Airways' new AI campaign lets you star in your movie

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NYF 2025 Radio Awards featuring new categories is now open for entries

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The young creatives will be coached by Ana Rocha. Source: Supplied.

Young South African talents to join elite Creative LIAisons Academy in Las Vegas

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Source: © 123rf Charles Stuart, PwC South Africa Technology, Media & Telecommunications partner says while digital advertising remains a multibillion-rand industry, the world of digital advertising is a complex ecosystem

PwC’s 4 key elements for digital campaigns to hit the mark

Charles Stuart 5 Sep 2024

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Basa board nominations open

Business and Arts South Africa 5 Sep 2024

Kantar’s Media Reactions 2024 - Marketers pull back on X ad spend

Kantar’s Media Reactions 2024 - Marketers pull back on X ad spend

Kantar 5 Sep 2024

#Behindthe IMC: Ana Carrapichano on social behavioural change communication

#Behindthe IMC: Ana Carrapichano on social behavioural change communication

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Unlocking the power of attention economics

Unlocking the power of attention economics

Dentsu 4 Sep 2024

Dominate Black Friday 2024 by advertising on MyBroadband

Dominate Black Friday 2024 by advertising on MyBroadband

Broad Media 4 Sep 2024

Adapt or perish – The uncomfortable truth employers and employees must face: Unpopular opinion by a CCO

Adapt or perish – The uncomfortable truth employers and employees must face: Unpopular opinion by a CCO

Wetpaint Advertising 4 Sep 2024

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CANEX WKND: Afreximbank Deal Room applications now open

CANEX WKND 4 Sep 2024

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Image supplied. Post-merger, VML will operate two distinct brands in the market: the main VML agency, and The Hardy Boys, which will comprise The Hardy Boys and Grey South Africa. L to r: Dale Tomlinson, founder of The Hardy Boys and Jarred Cinman, CEO of VML South Africa

Game-changing merger as The Hardy Boys and Grey form new creative agency

3 Sep 2024

Brands & Branding's Ken Preston passes away

Brands & Branding's Ken Preston passes away

3 Sep 2024

Introducing Pharma TV: Revolutionising retail media in independent pharmacies

Introducing Pharma TV: Revolutionising retail media in independent pharmacies

Provantage 3 Sep 2024

Happy Friday’s creative journey takes an exciting leap forward, as Fu’aad Kasu joins the team

Happy Friday’s creative journey takes an exciting leap forward, as Fu’aad Kasu joins the team

Happy Friday 3 Sep 2024

The power of symbols – reclaiming symbols of oppression for movements of liberation

The power of symbols – reclaiming symbols of oppression for movements of liberation

HKLM 3 Sep 2024

World-renowned chef and healthy eating advocate Jamie Olivier has joined forces with Checkers to endorse its new partnership with Discovery Vitality’s healthy food benefit.Image supplied.

Jamie Oliver endorses Checkers' new HealthyFood partnership with Discovery Vitality

2 Sep 2024

#BehindtheIMC: Marko Stavrou: Inside the mind of Gen Z with The Gen Z Guy

#BehindtheIMC: Marko Stavrou: Inside the mind of Gen Z with The Gen Z Guy

2 Sep 2024

Kantar appoints new chief commercial officer, Middle East and Africa

Kantar appoints new chief commercial officer, Middle East and Africa

Kantar 2 Sep 2024

The series stars South African female personalities.

Worth in progress: All women McCann creative team launches L'Oréal Paris SA campaign

30 Aug 2024

Wimpy's R19.90 short Cappu-cci-no special launch comprises the creative integration of sounds like a coffee machine-meets-beatboxer (Image supplied)

Wimpy launches cappu-cci-no special with top beatboxers

30 Aug 2024

Maintaining magic: The role of culture in business scalability

Maintaining magic: The role of culture in business scalability

Genevieve van Vuuren 30 Aug 2024

Source: © Campaign Live Troy Ruhanen is the global CEO of the newly formed Omnicom Advertising Group (OAG)

Omnicom forms OAG with Troy Ruhanen as global CEO

29 Aug 2024

A legacy of experience and wisdom

A legacy of experience and wisdom

Paul Middleton, Ebony+Ivory 29 Aug 2024

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