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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

Source: YouTube and Netflix.

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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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

9 Sep 2025

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

9 Sep 2025

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What brands should know about trade marking taglines

Thembokuhle Danca 9 Sep 2025

40 years strong: How TBWA\Coastal helped Build it become a household name

40 years strong: How TBWA\Coastal helped Build it become a household name

TBWA 9 Sep 2025

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

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

Brendan Seery 8 Sep 2025

Source: © Vitaly Gariev IAB South Africa Board member Sanesh Maharaj on why brands must prioritise proactive influencer risk management

Influencer marketing: When it goes wrong

Sanesh Maharaj 8 Sep 2025

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

Exclusive: Digitas's connected ecosystem way of thinking

8 Sep 2025

The ad was a hit at the Emmy's. Source: YouTube.

Brian Cox's college living earns Emmy nod for Uber ad

8 Sep 2025

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

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

Association for Communication and Advertising 8 Sep 2025

RMB brand film: Talent is the heart of our business

8 Sep 2025

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Nepal bans 26 social media sites

8 Sep 2025

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

5 Sep 2025

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SA's commuters: The surprising market driving digital engagement

Wesley Dorning 5 Sep 2025

Win, lose, Springboks show why sponsors always score

Win, lose, Springboks show why sponsors always score

5 Sep 2025

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BBC has a long history in Africa. New book offers a critical take on the broadcaster

Albert Sharra, Anthony Mavuto Gunde and Jimmy Kainja 5 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Following the inaugural M20 Summit, the Johannesburg Declaration has been formulated with the aim of prioritising information integrity for the public good

Johannesburg Declaration unapologetic in addressing threats to journalism

5 Sep 2025

Open Chair: Stepping beyond the isolation of women in leadership

Open Chair: Stepping beyond the isolation of women in leadership

5 Sep 2025

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

From influencers to entrepreneurs: How Africa's Creator Festival is reshaping the narrative

Jolene Roelofse 4 Sep 2025

Joburg Tourism reveals new logo

4 Sep 2025

Daily Maverick launches Daily Maverick Connect: a new era of community for its award-winning membership

Daily Maverick launches Daily Maverick Connect: a new era of community for its award-winning membership

Daily Maverick 4 Sep 2025

Converse OOH campaign: “Dear Tapz, We left You a spot.”

Converse OOH campaign: “Dear Tapz, We left You a spot.”

3 Sep 2025

Loeries Creative Week takes place from 5 to 10 October in The City of Cape Town and (Image supplied)

Loeries Creative week: An opportunity for creative exchange

3 Sep 2025

New editor in chief for American Vogue

New editor in chief for American Vogue

3 Sep 2025

Opulent Entertainment Group and Primedia Studios join forces

Opulent Entertainment Group and Primedia Studios join forces

Primedia Broadcasting 3 Sep 2025

From Google to TikTok: The rise of generative engine optimisation

From Google to TikTok: The rise of generative engine optimisation

3 Sep 2025

Industry mourns Haydn Townsend

Industry mourns Haydn Townsend

2 Sep 2025

Simba’s Together Tastes Better campaign inspires South Africans to find moments of togetherness that matter intentionally (Image supplied)

#BehindtheCampaign: Simba’s Together Tastes Better

2 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf 76% of advertisers in Mexico work with specialised agencies and still wish to continue working with them in the future, with one agency as the lead agency

Part 1: Agency Scope Mexico - Specialised agencies still preferred over integration

2 Sep 2025

AutoTrader's latest campaign is based on insights on what South Africans do in their cars (Image supplied)

#BehindtheCampaign AutoTrader’s snacks, chats and rock n' roll

1 Sep 2025

Prof Herman Wasserman, Director of Stellenbosch University's Centre for Information Integrity in Africa

R20m grant awarded to SU to combat information disorder

1 Sep 2025

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