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#Cannes2025 winners: Engagement Lions

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An AI that mentions chicken randomly whenever interacted with has been revealed to be an all-new South African artificial intelligence (AI) platform created by KFC, the Kentucky AI Integrated Assistant (Image supplied)

The Kentucky AI Integrated Assistant: Going to extraordinary lengths for the taste of KFC

Source: © 123rf Kyla Booysen, senior partner manager, Special Effects Media, says Brands looking to stay culturally relevant can no longer ignore the power of gaming, especially when it comes to engaging Gen Z

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The 2025 Financial Mail (FM) AdFocus Awards opened on 12 June and will close on 15 August (Image supplied)

2025 Financial Mail AdFocus Awards open with Creative Capital theme

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So Interactive turns 18: A milestone in digital excellenceSo Interactive

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Source: © Campaign India Andy Jassy, President and CEO of Amazon, has been named the Cannes Lions 2025 Media Person of the Year

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Source: © 123rf At this week’s Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, AI has been a major focus, with many calling it the future of advertising. Saul Marquez, CEO of global digital marketing agency Outcomes Rocket three key takeaways for the evolving world of AI-powered advertising

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Cannes Lions shortlists released on Tuesday, 17 June include a number of South African agencies, with Joe Public with two shortlistings

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Meta launches open-source AI accelerator across sub-Saharan Africa

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Joe Public has been awarded a Silver and two Bronze Lions

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$TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris and Razor PR, M&C Saatchi Abel have been named in the Engagement Lions announced Sunday, 15 June 2025$

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The New York Festivals Advertising Awards (NYFA) 2025 winners have been announced (Image supplied)

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African Bank appoints head: strategic communications and public relations

African Bank appoints head: strategic communications and public relations

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An AI that mentions chicken randomly whenever interacted with has been revealed to be an all-new South African artificial intelligence (AI) platform created by KFC, the Kentucky AI Integrated Assistant (Image supplied)

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Source: © The Bookmarks These second IAB South Africa Bookmark Awards Finalists’ Showcase discussed artificial intelligence (AI), audacity and creative collaboration featuring host and moderator Ann Nurock

#Bookmarks2024: Finalists’ Showcase encourages AI use, audacity and creative collaboration

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Source: The Bookmarks Bizcommunity was named Best Publisher at the IAB SA Bookmark Awards 2024. (L to r): Karabo Ledwaba, co-editor, marketing & media, Danette Breitenbach, managing editor Bizcommunity & co-editor marketing & media, and Terry Levin, marketing director

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Thulasizwe Simelane has been scooped up by SAfm. Source: LinkedIN.

Thulasizwe Simelane to host SAfm's The Morning Brief

16 Aug 2024

Source: The Bookmarks The IAB SA Bookmark Awards' winners have been announced with TBWA \ Hunt Lascaris being the big winner on the night

#Bookmarks2024: All the IAB SA Bookmark Awards 2024 winners

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Starlink signed a deal with Africa Mobile Networks in September 2023 to accelerate its Africa rollout.

New Icasa regulations could boost Starlink's prospects in Mzansi

Lindsey Schutters 15 Aug 2024

2024 FM AdFocus Awards entries open

2024 FM AdFocus Awards entries open

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The best of marketing: 2024 Effie Awards finalists announced

The best of marketing: 2024 Effie Awards finalists announced

Association for Communication and Advertising 15 Aug 2024

E+I empowers women in leadership roles

E+I empowers women in leadership roles

Ebony+Ivory 15 Aug 2024

Peak and Dale acquires Bean Interactive to boost its tech and communications leadership in Africa

Peak and Dale acquires Bean Interactive to boost its tech and communications leadership in Africa

Peak and Dale Group 15 Aug 2024

Zikora launches first-ever short film contest, Roots On Reels: Showcasing African Beauty Through Film as part of its Decolonizing Beauty campaign (Image supplied)

Nigerian Zikora's short film contest launches as part of its Decolonizing Beauty campaign

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Mark1 and more celebrate digital excellence at the 2024 Bookmark Awards

Mark1 and more celebrate digital excellence at the 2024 Bookmark Awards

IAB South Africa 14 Aug 2024

MyBroadband’s record traffic growth in 2024

MyBroadband’s record traffic growth in 2024

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#CEMAfrica2024: A triumph in CX innovation

#CEMAfrica2024: A triumph in CX innovation

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#Bookmarks2024: 3 benefits of audience segmentation

#Bookmarks2024: 3 benefits of audience segmentation

Michelle Swart 13 Aug 2024

This year a new campaign, Choose Truth, created by South Africa's Daily Maverick, will be featured for World News Day (Image supplied)

South Africa's Daily Maverick's Choose Truth campaign for World News Day

12 Aug 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: Investec's elegant dance - A masterclass in sophisticated financial advertising

#OrchidsandOnions: Investec's elegant dance - A masterclass in sophisticated financial advertising

Brendan Seery 12 Aug 2024

Ann Nurock, Cannes Lions trend spotter, will host and moderate the 2024 Bookmarks Finalists’ Showcase (Image supplied)

#Bookmarks2024: Finalists’ Showcase hosted and moderated by trend spotter, Ann Nurock

12 Aug 2024

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Part 1: Agency Scope China: A greater value on strategy

12 Aug 2024

Source: © In Katrina's Kitchen Zee Mthimkhulu, biddable lead at Mark1, the official naming rights sponsor to the 2024 Bookmark Awards, examines what the Google delay to phase out third-party cookies means

#Bookmarks2024: Endgame — A cookieless future delayed, implications for the digital advertising industry

8 Aug 2024

Breaking new ground: Arise Media launches as SA’s premier female-led digital marketing business

Breaking new ground: Arise Media launches as SA’s premier female-led digital marketing business

Arise Media 8 Aug 2024

Source: © Creative Review UK To compete globally, South Africa needs to tell better stories in a way that pushes standards or sets us apart says Carl Willoughby Chief Creative Officer, TBWA\Hunt Lascaris ?????and Creative Circle Chairman and Loeries Awards Board Member

EXCLUSIVE #Cannes2024: Cannes do - Fear is holding creatives back from creating powerful work

Carl Willoughby 7 Aug 2024

Speedy problem resolution, the biggest driver of CX quality

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Semaphore Communications 7 Aug 2024

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eNCA's Devi Govender, ARB's Gail Schimmel, and others inspire at DStv Content Creator Awards workshop

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Source: © The Media Leader In a move termed, "an excellent outcome for WPP" by Mark Read, WPP CEO, WPP will sell its entire majority stake in FGS Global

WPP sells majority stake in FGS Global to Bidco Inc - An excellent outcome for WPP

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This is a landmark antitrust ruling against Google that may have wide reaching effects.

Court says Google did violate antitrust laws

Lindsey Schutters 6 Aug 2024

Source: © LIA Michelle Marais, senior copywriter at Dentsu Creative and a 2024 Cannes See It.Be It. recipient talks about being a female in the creative industry at the tip of Africa

#WomensMonth: Michelle Marais - Working in advertising takes guts; as a woman even more so

Danette Breitenbach 6 Aug 2024

Makro sees growth in online grocery essentials sales

Makro sees growth in online grocery essentials sales

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Source: © 123rf Patrick Carmody, CEO of Conversation Lab, looks at how the shift to AI-powered answer engines are and will challenge Google

The shift to AI answer engines. A challenge for Google?

Patrick Carmody 6 Aug 2024

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