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EXCLUSIVE: "You know, there is a billboard that says Never heard of Pineapple? Honestly same.”

Halo, art director, Mariam Mohamed is reminded that storytelling is one of the most human things we do (Image supplied)

#WomensMonth | Open Chair's lioness: Mariam Mohamed - Storytelling is one of the most human things we doDanette Breitenbach

After news broke of pop superstar Taylor Swift’s imminent 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, brands around the world have gone colour crazy to take part in the latest ‘trendjacking’ (Image supplied)

How brands can (successfully) trendjack with these 5 tipsLeigh Crymble

#WomensMonth | Rapt’s Genevieve van Vuuren: Courage driven by curiosity

#WomensMonth | Rapt’s Genevieve van Vuuren: Courage driven by curiosityDanette Breitenbach

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One symbol, one stand: Dentsu Creative SA and POWA unite against GBV

One symbol, one stand: Dentsu Creative SA and POWA unite against GBVDentsu

The IAB SA 2025 Bookmarks Awards winners have been announced, with Ogilvy named Best Digital Agency of 2025 (Image supplied)

Ogilvy and KFC take the double in the IAB Bookmark Awards

Source: © 123rf Derek Coles, president and MD of McCann Joburg says ‘digital-first’ isn’t enough and make a case for idea-first thinking in modern advertising

McCann Joburg's Derek Coles: Stand out, don't fit inDerek Coles

#WomensMonth | VML's Sihle Delport-Wetselaar: Acknowledging women’s strength

#WomensMonth | VML's Sihle Delport-Wetselaar: Acknowledging women’s strengthDanette Breitenbach

Warc has revealed insights from the winners of the Cannes Creative Effectiveness Lions 2025 (Image supplied)

Warc: 3 themes from Cannes Lions for commercial success

Prominent Roofing achieves 2,622% return on Google Ads investment with Cape Marketing Agency

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Source: © Digitas Digitas Liquorice’s rebrand to simply Digitas is not a merely cosmetic transformation; instead, it signals a streamlined promise: one name, one network, one purpose in a digital landscape that is in constant flux

Digitas rebrand: More than a cosmetic transformationNomika Singh-Govender

IAB SA's Front Row delegates for 2025 announced

IAB SA's Front Row delegates for 2025 announced

After news broke of pop superstar Taylor Swift’s imminent 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, brands around the world have gone colour crazy to take part in the latest ‘trendjacking’ (Image supplied)

How brands can (successfully) trendjack with these 5 tips

By Leigh Crymble 14 hours

#WomensMonth | Rapt’s Genevieve van Vuuren: Courage driven by curiosity

#WomensMonth | Rapt’s Genevieve van Vuuren: Courage driven by curiosity

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One of the Open Chair Lionesses, Carla Ehlers, a digital designer at Ogilvy Social.Lab, says the Cannes experience showed her the value of being bold (Image supplied)

#WomensMonth | Open Chair Lioness Carla Ehlers: Be bold

Danette Breitenbach 12 Aug 2025

2025 Effie Awards South Africa finalists announced

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Association for Communication and Advertising 12 Aug 2025

Only the brave make impact: Africa’s wake-up call from Cannes

Only the brave make impact: Africa’s wake-up call from Cannes

Joseph Temitope, Dentsu 12 Aug 2025

Machine, a creative agency within Publicis Groupe Africa, has appointed Lesego Kotane as its new national managing director (Image supplied)

Machine appoints Lesego Kotane as managing director

11 Aug 2025

Kionna Moodley is the shopper marketing lead for PepsiCo. Source: Supplied.

#WomensMonth: Kionna Moodley's shopper marketing vision for PepsiCo in Africa

Karabo Ledwaba 11 Aug 2025

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(L to r: )Deborah Whitlock, marketing director at The Up&Up Group, Sharleen James, MD at Razor, Uyanda Manana, head of account management at Levergy and Lindsey Rayner, MD at Levergy (Images supplied, image composite by Lesley Svenson ©Bizcommunity)

#WomensMonth: The Up&Up Group's female leadership on women's issues in advertising

8 Aug 2025

Staying Odd, leading forward: The Odd Number appoints new MD and ECD

Staying Odd, leading forward: The Odd Number appoints new MD and ECD

8 Aug 2025

#CreativeCircle | Neo Mashigo: The difference between a cherry and goat dung

#CreativeCircle | Neo Mashigo: The difference between a cherry and goat dung

Danette Breitenbach 7 Aug 2025

McCann Joburg has appointed (left) Thandeka Gilbert as creative director and (right) Toni Hughes as executive creative director (Images supplied. Image composite by Lesley Svenson © Bizcommunity)

McCann Joburg appoints diverse leadership

7 Aug 2025

Pineapple Insurance faces backlash for stereotyping taxi drivers

Pineapple Insurance faces backlash for stereotyping taxi drivers

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Aug 2025

Source: © 123rf The power of Creative Problem Solving is what Eve Pennington has come to believe in, and what she will spend the rest of her career persuing

In pursuit of the power of Creative Problem Solving

Eve Pennington 7 Aug 2025

#BehindtheCampaign: Wednesday: The perfect day to drive a Hyundai

#BehindtheCampaign: Wednesday: The perfect day to drive a Hyundai

6 Aug 2025

The Up&Up Group, together with key clients, has partnered with Dr Karen Nelson-Field (pictured) to deliver South Africa’s first-ever data on digital media attention metrics (Image supplied)

Attention is the new currency: SA's first human data study

6 Aug 2025

Xolisa Dyeshana, chief creative officer and partner at Joe Public, gives lessons from his experience as 2025’s Cannes Audio & Radio jury president (Image by Danette Bretienbach © Bizcommunity)

#CreativeCircle2025: South African audio needs to evolve | Xolisa Dyeshana's key takeaways

Danette Breitenbach 5 Aug 2025

Matt Deitke originally turned down a lesser offer. Source: X.

Meta breaks records with $250m offer to 24-year-old AI prodigy

5 Aug 2025

#WomensMonth: How Accenture's Meaghan and Tennessee keep up with the goal posts

#WomensMonth: How Accenture's Meaghan and Tennessee keep up with the goal posts

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Aug 2025

Terry Levin looks at campaigns presented at the recent Creative Circle Full Circle event in Cape Town. Pictured: The Sounds Right campaign

#CreativeCircle2025: Influencing real cultural, societal and economic change

Terry Levin 4 Aug 2025

Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free launch Project 3, a global creative agency

Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free launch Project 3, a global creative agency

4 Aug 2025

Medalla is one of the standout creative strategy campaigns.

#CreativeCircle2025: How a thief, a tennis racket, and Cannes reminded me why strategy matters

Karabo Ledwaba 4 Aug 2025

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

1 Aug 2025

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

1 Aug 2025

The class graduated in July in Cape Town. Source: Supplied.

8 rising SA creators graduate from Dentsu School of Influence

1 Aug 2025

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

Marketers need to promote a more sustainable consumption culture

Beate Stiehler-Mulder 1 Aug 2025

Vaughan Croeser, Vice President of Marketing at The South African Breweries (AbInBev). Image supplied.

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

Chloe Posthumus 31 Jul 2025

Ford’s latest TVC campaign celebrates the essence of what it means to Live the Ranger Life (Image supplied, Photo credit: Tim Gerges)

#BehindtheCampaign | Ford’s Live the Ranger Life: Off-road and on message

31 Jul 2025

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OpenSky billboard deemed sexist and offensive

Karabo Ledwaba 31 Jul 2025

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How to level up your networking game

Penquin 31 Jul 2025

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

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

DoubleShift 31 Jul 2025

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