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South African agency, Retroviral has won silver for small international Agency, from international publication AdAge (Image supplied)

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Ciaran R. Maidwell believes that in today’s misinformation era, there’s a growing movement to return to the basics.

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South African agency, Retroviral has won silver for small international Agency, from international publication AdAge (Image supplied)

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Image supplied. Three South African agencies - Promise, Accenture Song and LePub - have been named in the NYF 2024 shortlist

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27 May 2024

Image supplied. Loeries Creative Week will return to the Mother City, Cape Town for the fourth consecutive year

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24 May 2024

Duma Collective forges new path, reports remarkable growth and strategic transition

Duma Collective forges new path, reports remarkable growth and strategic transition

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Image supplied. The final and full shortlist for the D&AD Awards has been released and the 62nd D&AD Awards ceremony takes place tomorrow, Wednesday 22 May in London

Full D&AD shortlist revealed

21 May 2024

The 62nd annual D&AD Awards’ first shortlist has been announced

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21 May 2024

Image supplied. Actress and TV personality Nomzamo Mbatha, and Africanbank have formed a unique partnership that sees the creation and launch of a Mbatha Empower Her account

Nomzamo Mbatha and Africanbank form unique partnership

20 May 2024

Image supplied. Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town is the Middle East & Africa Agency of the Year in The One Show 2024 Global Creative Rankings

Ogilvy and Promise top the One Show 2024 MEA creative and independent agency rankings

20 May 2024

Source: © Provoke Media Magna Carta Reputation Management Consultants' media relief fund campaign for MTN and Sanef won the 2024 Sabre African Awards' Platinum Sabre for Best in Show

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20 May 2024

Source: © Branding Asia South Africa won five Silver Pencils, one Bronze Pencil and 15 Merits from The One Show 2024

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17 May 2024

Source: © PRCA The third annual Ethics and PR Landscape survey in Africa has revealed an increase in reported cases of unethical behaviour compared to 2023

Ethics and PR Landscape survey in Africa reveals increase in unethical behaviour

17 May 2024

Levergy and Telkom lead South Africa at the Warc Awards

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Source: © 123rf The latest Scopen study shows that the percentage of clients not concerned by competitive conflict in their sector within an agency has grown from 21,3% in 2019 to 40% now

Trust and wanting a specific agency overcomes competitive conflict for clients

15 May 2024

(L to r:) eQvest CEO, Nathaniel Bricknell, MACC Chairperson Angelo Tandy, Mathe Okaba, MACC Charter deputy-chairperson, and Rudy Kruger, CEO of the accelerator project at the launch of the MACC Fund

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Source: © 123rf The Alcohol Industry Communications Code of Conduct has been revised and enhanced to align with the evolving needs of the industry

DF-SA launches revised Alcohol Industry Communications Code of Conduct

9 May 2024

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8 May 2024

Katy Katopodis' PRCA Ethics & Practices Board appointment underscores its critical role

Katy Katopodis' PRCA Ethics & Practices Board appointment underscores its critical role

8 May 2024

#BehindtheCampaign: Auto & General's Suddenly campaign takes national DOOH by storm

#BehindtheCampaign: Auto & General's Suddenly campaign takes national DOOH by storm

3 May 2024

Source: © Effie Awards The Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA), with Ipsos, will host a webinar on 8 May 2024 to share key insights from the 2023 Effie South Africa Trends Report, and the Global Best of the Best Effie Awards

Effie Awards SA and Ipsos webinar to share key insights on winning campaigns

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Publicis Groupe Africa is flying the flag high for Africa at Cannes

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Image supplied. TikTok has announced several initiatives with the local electoral commission and civil society organisations to combat misinformation

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South Africa shines in the global 2024 Kantar Creative Effectiveness Awards

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Kantar 25 Apr 2024

Source: © 123rf WPP remains on track to return to growth in the balance of the year, despite Q1 2024 losses

WPP on track to return to growth in the balance of the year despite Q1 losses

25 Apr 2024

Penquin restructures to elevate business and drive innovation

Penquin restructures to elevate business and drive innovation

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Propel's Q2 2024 Barometer: Surge in journalist responses and PR trends

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#BehindtheSelfie: Elwin Smith, senior manager of group sponsorships at Nedbank

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