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Design Bridge and Partners wins Best in Show for Design at Mark Awards

Design Bridge and Partners wins Best in Show for Design at Mark AwardsOgilvy South Africa

Bakers reminds South Africans who can bake a biscuit

Bakers reminds South Africans who can bake a biscuitJoe Public

Vini Jnr is a star in the campaign. Source: Nike.

Nike challenges Gen Z with reimagined Just Do It mantra

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 DayPenquin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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RMB brand film: Talent is the heart of our business

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 engagementWesley Dorning

Win, lose, Springboks show why sponsors always score

Win, lose, Springboks show why sponsors always score

Open Chair: Stepping beyond the isolation of women in leadership

Open Chair: Stepping beyond the isolation of women in leadership

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Warc: Connected TV takes centre stage as linear TV declines worldwide

As the Africa Creator Festival turns three, founder Jolene Roelofse reflects on how South Africa’s creator economy has shifted. (Image supplied.)

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Design Bridge and Partners wins Best in Show for Design at Mark Awards

Design Bridge and Partners wins Best in Show for Design at Mark Awards

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#BehindtheCampaign: Capitec shares client stories in Bank on Better

#BehindtheCampaign: Capitec shares client stories in Bank on Better

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Jessica Babsy, senior art director at VML South Africa, was living the dream when she earned a Young Lions Pass to the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity through the Open Chair community. Source: Supplied.

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Storytelling, our superpower

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#BehindtheCampaign: Birkenstock invites you to Come Back To You in storytelling campaign

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The Lead Creative: Unpacking Cannes 2025 with Xolisa Dyeshana and Saf Sindhi

The Lead Creative: Unpacking Cannes 2025 with Xolisa Dyeshana and Saf Sindhi

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Minister Morolong says media, advertising can boost SA reputation & economy

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#BehindtheCampaign: Toyota celebrates over 5 decades of Hilux

#BehindtheCampaign: Toyota celebrates over 5 decades of Hilux

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Chantelle dos Santos, a freelance creative director, advises women who want to enter the industry to trust their gut and keep showing up (Image supplied)

#WomensMonth | Open Chair's lioness: Chantelle dos Santos - Trust your gut and keep showing up

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Source: © 123rf Industry leader Ann Nurock delivered a thought-provoking keynote, sharing her perspectives on some of the defining themes from the 2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity

#CreativeCircle | Ann Nurock: 3 key trends shaping the future of marketing and creativity

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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 do

Danette Breitenbach 18 Aug 2025

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)

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

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#WomensMonth | Open Chair's lioness Abi Dracopoulos - Speak up, even if your voice shakes

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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

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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

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

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

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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

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IAB SA's Front Row delegates for 2025 announced

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