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#Effies2025 | Halo and Pineapple: 100% sustained results

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Vodacom has launched a new social-led content platform, the Value News Network (VNN).

Vodacom launches edu-tainment platform for customers

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The marketing genius of Spotify WrappedIshani Banerji

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EXCLUSIVE: IAB South Africa releases the first Bookmarks Digital Rankings 2025

EXCLUSIVE: IAB South Africa releases the first Bookmarks Digital Rankings 2025

Machine celebrates major wins at the 2025 Pendoring Awards for Spotify

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Discover the power of the ocean in Corona Studios' new short film, First Beach

To reach younger donors, the South African Guide Dog Association, together with VML, created AI pupfluencer, Maxx Reps (Image supplied)

AI pupfluencer created to reach younger audience for Guide Dog Association

#Orchids&Onions: A helicopter for wors? Sixty60 soars while CarTrack sinks

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Standard Bank celebrates women driving SA’s economic future at the 22nd Top Women Awards 2025

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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

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

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

Dentsu 16 Sep 2025

Karen Nelson-Field | The attention deficit: How to overcome it

Karen Nelson-Field | The attention deficit: How to overcome it

Danette Breitenbach, The Up&Up Group 15 Sep 2025

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

15 Sep 2025

Source: YouTube and Netflix.

Court rejects Bester, Magudumana’s bid to block Netflix doccie

12 Sep 2025

#HeritageMonth | Vicks and artist Zee Feels wrap South Africa in relief

#HeritageMonth | Vicks and artist Zee Feels wrap South Africa in relief

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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

12 Sep 2025

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Lesotho Times editor wrongfully arrested, admits anti-corruption agency

Sechaba Mokhethi 12 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf MRF has released the 19th edition Marketing All Product Survey with two significant updates

2 updates in released Maps survey

12 Sep 2025

#HeritageMonth: Castle Milk Stout revitalises SA heritage with Songs to Savour

#HeritageMonth: Castle Milk Stout revitalises SA heritage with Songs to Savour

12 Sep 2025

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 battleground

Dustin Chick 12 Sep 2025

Absa won the Grand Prix Award. Source: YouTube.

Meet the YouTube Works Awards winners

11 Sep 2025

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 trends

Parusha Partab 11 Sep 2025

3 lessons from Destiny magazine for publishers

3 lessons from Destiny magazine for publishers

Nomphelo Jabavu 11 Sep 2025

Anchor profiles: Arabile Gumede

Anchor profiles: Arabile Gumede

Newzroom Afrika 11 Sep 2025

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"

11 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Mariangela Caineri Zenati, marketing manager at social media management platform Loomly examines the implications of the controversial social media ban for teenagers in Australia

The implications for brands of the social media ban for teenagers in Australia

Mariangela Caineri Zenati 10 Sep 2025

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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Thembokuhle Danca 9 Sep 2025

Why media agencies still matter

Why media agencies still matter

Paul Middleton, Ebony+Ivory 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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