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#RAPT BizTrendsTV | Carmen Murray: The Analogue Renaissance – A return to real-world connection

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

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

SABC appoints specialist digital sales partners

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

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

King Price campaign: Making insurance great again

King Price campaign: Making insurance great again

Anchor profiles: Iman Rappetti

Anchor profiles: Iman RappettiNewzroom Afrika

Brains, boldness, and Merkury: How dentsu leaves competitors behind

Brains, boldness, and Merkury: How dentsu leaves competitors behindDentsu

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

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

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

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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

Source: © 123rf The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa has appointed GfK (an NIQ company) to design and deploy the country’s new total video measurement service

BRC announces continuity with GfK appointment as Nielsen exits SA

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Lesotho Times editor wrongfully arrested, admits anti-corruption agencySechaba Mokhethi

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

Source: © 123rf Dustin Chick, chief executive at Razor Public Relations South Africa says clickbait should be keeping those of us responsible for managing organisational reputation wide awake at night. More importantly, we should be doing something about it – now

EXCLUSIVE | Razor's Dustin Chick: When headlines lie, trust dies. Why clickbait is PR’s next big battlegroundDustin Chick

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

Anchor profiles: Arabile Gumede

Anchor profiles: Arabile GumedeNewzroom Afrika

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"

3 lessons from Destiny magazine for publishers

3 lessons from Destiny magazine for publishersNomphelo Jabavu

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

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

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King Price campaign: Making insurance great again

King Price campaign: Making insurance great again

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Part 1: Agency Scope Brazil 2024/25 study: Brazilian advertiser companies revenue reaches R$ 3.6bn

13 Dec 2024

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‘News influencers’ are racking up billions of views – and not checking their facts

Kelly Fincham 13 Dec 2024

Metropolitan's “No. 1 for our No. 1s” campaign, created by Grey South Africa, flips the script on customer service (Image supplied)

#BehindtheCampaign: Metropolitan's No. 1 for our No. 1s shows what exceptional service is

13 Dec 2024

(Images supplied. Artwork: Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

Razor's Kalay Maistry and NTT Data's Marian Scala named in Provoke Media’s Innovator 25 EMEA

Danette Breitenbach 12 Dec 2024

Nadine Mather, partner, and Chloë Loubser, knowledge and learning lawyer: employment and data protection, Bowmans examine the new Guidance Note on Direct Marketing

What you need to know about the new direct marketing guidance note

Nadine Mather and Chloë Loubser 11 Dec 2024

Unlocking the golden quarter: How brands can win big with strategic digital marketing

Unlocking the golden quarter: How brands can win big with strategic digital marketing

Carl Jordan, TikTok 11 Dec 2024

Atlanta selected as feature destination for Fame Week Africa 2025

Atlanta selected as feature destination for Fame Week Africa 2025

11 Dec 2024

Triggerfish and Unesco launch animation initiative for African women

Triggerfish and Unesco launch animation initiative for African women

10 Dec 2024

Source: © 123rf Over the last five years, South Africa’s traditional TV viewership (on regulated services) has declined from 38.2 million to 32.5 million, but despite this content consumption remains robust

Content consumption remains robust, despite traditional TV and radio figures down

10 Dec 2024

Source: © Bizcommunity The inaugural SSA MMA Smarties Awards awarded 51 Awards, with 19 Gold, 19 Silver and 13 Bronze Awards

Inaugural SSA MMA Smarties' winners announced, the TFG named Brand of the Year

9 Dec 2024

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ConCourt judgment: Balancing on the fine line between freedom of expression and right to privacy

Ahmore Burger-Smidt and Dale Adams 9 Dec 2024

Source: © 123rf Donvé Forbes, audit partner in technology, media, and telecommunications, BDO South Africa examines how media houses can navigate the digital shift

A mobile-first, audience-driven future as media houses navigate the digital shift

Donvé Forbes 6 Dec 2024

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#YearOnTikTok 2024: Celebrating African culture, connection and creativity

6 Dec 2024

Unlock your future: Apply now for the MultiChoice 2025 Bursary Programme

Unlock your future: Apply now for the MultiChoice 2025 Bursary Programme

MultiChoice 6 Dec 2024

In the race to be Top Dogg, Snoop hands gold to Publicis

In the race to be Top Dogg, Snoop hands gold to Publicis

Publicis Groupe Africa 6 Dec 2024

Source: © Samson Katt Today’s consumers might watch television and be on their mobile device at the same time

5 powerful digital media attributes for brand building

Madelene Cronje 5 Dec 2024

Chasing the Sun producers, T+W win top spot at 2024 Sport Industry Awards

Chasing the Sun producers, T+W win top spot at 2024 Sport Industry Awards

4 Dec 2024

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New Warc report dispels myths about audio advertising in the US

4 Dec 2024

#BehindtheCampaign: LegalWise balances legacy with future promise

4 Dec 2024

Help shape the story: Who will be Daily Maverick’s 2024 People of the Year?

Help shape the story: Who will be Daily Maverick’s 2024 People of the Year?

Daily Maverick 4 Dec 2024

Source: © Waya Mag The 2024 MMA Artist of the Year: Lwah Ndlunkulu. Entries for the 2025 MMA edition are now open

The Metro FM Music Awards open entries for 2025 edition

3 Dec 2024

The African continent has five jury members represented on the Gerety Awards Grand Jury for 2025 - two from SA, and one each from Nigeria, Kenya and the Côte D'Ivoire (Image supplied)

5 Gerety Awards Grand Jury members for 2025 from the African continent

3 Dec 2024

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

3 Dec 2024

Havas Media network launches global e-commerce offering in Africa

Havas Media network launches global e-commerce offering in Africa

Havas Johannesburg 3 Dec 2024

South Africa’s Good Things Guy, Brent Lindeque hosts MTN Win-Win Summer campaign weekly show

South Africa’s Good Things Guy, Brent Lindeque hosts MTN Win-Win Summer campaign weekly show

2 Dec 2024

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‘Brain rot’ declared Oxford Word of the Year 2024 amid fears of social media’s impact

2 Dec 2024

VML won gold in the Community Core category dnd in the Sound On Please category, for Vodacom Hearing Challenge in the inaugural TikTok METAP region Ad Awards (Image supplied)

SA agencies shine at inaugural METAP region TikTok Ad Awards

29 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf Anke Nel, HOD: group media strategy, Rapt Creative says campaigns today should be nimble, and ready to adapt swiftly

EXCLUSIVE: Advertising as much about adaptability as it is about creativity

Anke Nel, 29 Nov 2024

Source: © SATSA Tourism Business Council of South Africa's Tourism in South Africa with Trevor Noah campaign has come third in the Tourism Destination Country category at the 36th World Tourism Film Award

Tourism in South Africa with Trevor Noah 3rd in category at 36th World Tourism Film Awards

29 Nov 2024

Time Out is launching in South Africa on 1 December

Time Out is launching in South Africa on 1 December

Kagiso Media Radio 29 Nov 2024

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