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#See: Africa Tech Week Awards 2025 celebrates innovation

#See: Africa Tech Week Awards 2025 celebrates innovation

#See: Hertex HAUS reopens reimagined Bellville Showroom

#See: Hertex HAUS reopens reimagined Bellville Showroom

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Afda talent shines bright in 2025 Simon Mabhunu Sabela Awards nominations

Afda talent shines bright in 2025 Simon Mabhunu Sabela Awards nominationsEarle Holmes, Afda

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

#CannesLions2025: Joe Public adds two more shortlistingsDanette Breitenbach

#Orchids&Onions: Outsurance’s community care scores big, Eskort’s rib campaign sizzles

#Orchids&Onions: Outsurance’s community care scores big, Eskort’s rib campaign sizzlesBrendan Seery

Clients and partners came together for the event.

How Santam and Incubeta shattered growth targets through smart dataKarabo Ledwaba

Joe Public has been awarded a Silver and two Bronze Lions

#Cannes2025: Joe Public delivers SA's first metalDanette Breitenbach

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

#Cannes2025: TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris and Razor PR feature in Engagement Lions shortlistsDanette Breitenbach

Joe Public opens SA's account at #Cannes2025

Joe Public opens SA's account at #Cannes2025

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

Dentsu Digital Inc. awarded New York Festivals 2025 Best of Show Award

Advertising for employment: How youth are marketing themselves like products

Advertising for employment: How youth are marketing themselves like products

African Bank appoints head: strategic communications and public relations

African Bank appoints head: strategic communications and public relations

Uber Advertising launches in-house creative studio

Uber Advertising launches in-house creative studio

TikTok is reshaping the travel experience — from inspiration to booking

TikTok is reshaping the travel experience — from inspiration to bookingRobin Fredericks

Effie announces 2024 Global Effie Index, unveiling the world’s Most Effective Marketers

Effie announces 2024 Global Effie Index, unveiling the world’s Most Effective MarketersAssociation for Communication and Advertising

Print still a critical part of retailers’ advertising mix – European research

Print still a critical part of retailers’ advertising mix – European researchSpark Media

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Global ad spend projected to hit $1.16tn, despite economic volatility

Source: © Prisms Entries for the Prism Awards 2025 are open

#PrismAwards2025 open with new additions

Insights-driven marketing: Reshaping consumer market research

Insights-driven marketing: Reshaping consumer market researchBMi Research

Steinhoff's former Chief Executive Markus Jooste appears in parliament to face a panel investigating an accounting scandal that rocked the retailer in Cape Town, South Africa, 5 September 2018. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

Tlhogi Ngwato | Why silence is not golden - 5 sins leaders makeTlhogi Ngwato

Publicis Groupe Africa has been appointed by the City of Cape Town as its full-service communications partner (Image supplied)

Collaboration and storytelling wins Cape Town for Publicis

Celebrating Matte BLK’s award-winning journey of purpose and innovation

Celebrating Matte BLK’s award-winning journey of purpose and innovationSivu Matyila, Matte BLK

Mbulelo Mashilo shares some insights. Source: Supplied.

#BehindtheSelfie: A day in the life of Douwe Egberts' Mbulelo MashiloKarabo Ledwaba

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

#CannesLions2025: Joe Public adds two more shortlistings

By Danette Breitenbach 2 hours

#Orchids&Onions: Outsurance’s community care scores big, Eskort’s rib campaign sizzles

#Orchids&Onions: Outsurance’s community care scores big, Eskort’s rib campaign sizzles

By Brendan Seery 3 hours

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Source: © Dubai Lynx Held after the Lynx Awards, the Winners’ Lunch celebrates the success and creativity of the teams that took home Awards for their work

All the 2025 Dubai Lynx Awards

14 Apr 2025

Mary Beth West, a senior strategist from the US, challenges the industry to confront its role in blurring the lines between advocacy, ideology, and profit at the World Communications Forum Association’s Davos Communications Summit (Image supplied by Lebo Madiba)

Exclusive: Lebo Madiba - Bell Pottinger’s legacy and the shifting terrain of PR, ethics and geopolitics

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This year’s Loeries campaign from Halo is something completely different, and a break with the clichéd ‘black and gold’ look and feel for an awards event (Image supplied)

#Loeries2025: "Is this all you’ve got? Then, you are not yet done!” Halo’s Loeries 2025 campaign

11 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf The Director’s Guild of South Africa (DGSA) has launched the first Annual DGSA Creatives Awards that will celebrate directors

First Annual DGSA Creative Awards for directors launches

11 Apr 2025

SA agency DoubleShift makes global impact with UK client wins

SA agency DoubleShift makes global impact with UK client wins

DoubleShift 11 Apr 2025

#BizTrends2025: Discovery - Visa: 2025 the year of returning to the office

#BizTrends2025: Discovery - Visa: 2025 the year of returning to the office

Danette Breitenbach 10 Apr 2025

The One Club for Creativity has opened the call for entries for the 10th annual Next Creative Leaders 2025, a free global competition recognising women, non-binary, and trans creatives on the rise (Image supplied)

The One Club Global Next Creative Leaders 2025 entries open

10 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Trust in advertising has dropped by eight percent, despite the claim that 71% appreciate brands that engage in social issues, over half still feel underrepresented in advertising, highlighting a disconnect

Advertising trust drops 8% - indicates a disconnect with consumers

10 Apr 2025

Minister de Lille launches Easter tourism campaign from Cape Town dunes

Minister de Lille launches Easter tourism campaign from Cape Town dunes

10 Apr 2025

The most-watched series on M-Net in 2024 was Chasing the Sun 2 – A Story for South Africa, surpassing international hit series in its category, such as White Lies, The Day of the Jackal, Penguin and FBI (Image supplied)

Chasing The Sun 2 – A Story for South Africa: M-Net's 2024's most watched series

9 Apr 2025

Tyla debuts as Pandora brand ambassador with a collection that's personal

9 Apr 2025

TDMC HQ’s 8 key digital marketing insights from the past year

TDMC HQ’s 8 key digital marketing insights from the past year

TDMC 9 Apr 2025

The success of #backtouni – connecting with SA youth, influencer marketing with Varsity Vibe

The success of #backtouni – connecting with SA youth, influencer marketing with Varsity Vibe

Varsity Vibe 9 Apr 2025

Taste on Fire: Burger King unveils 17 new 2-for deals starting at R110

Taste on Fire: Burger King unveils 17 new 2-for deals starting at R110

Burger King 9 Apr 2025

Ogilvy SA top African agency in the Warc Effectiveness Awards 2025 shortlist

8 Apr 2025

BBC’s first ever chief brand officer to present in-person keynote at Nedbank IMC

IMC Conference 8 Apr 2025

Puma, Shelflife, and The Nine Four unveil the Ninefouria running apparel collection

Puma, Shelflife, and The Nine Four unveil the Ninefouria running apparel collection

8 Apr 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: Lil-lets challenges period stigma with new ad

#OrchidsandOnions: Lil-lets challenges period stigma with new ad

Brendan Seery 7 Apr 2025

#Behindthe Campaign: Lil-Lets Cycle Breakers campaign

7 Apr 2025

Muzi Mthombeni is a director at Wonder.

Muzi Mthombeni | This and That: Why brand duality is now the minimum requirement

Muzi Mthombeni 7 Apr 2025

Seacom appoints two senior executives, strengthening the top Seacom Group leadership

Seacom appoints two senior executives, strengthening the top Seacom Group leadership

Stone 7 Apr 2025

Beyond the makeup: Maybelline reveals new Beauty Squad

Beyond the makeup: Maybelline reveals new Beauty Squad

7 Apr 2025

Lemonaid: How to turn ‘pollycrisis’ into ‘polytunity’

Lemonaid: How to turn ‘pollycrisis’ into ‘polytunity’

4 Apr 2025

WPP enhances AI marketing with strategic InfoSum acquisition

WPP enhances AI marketing with strategic InfoSum acquisition

4 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Agency Scope South Africa 2025/26 is set to launch in May 2025, and has been expanded to include AI, influencer marketing and retail media as well as a wider industry scope

Agency Scope South Africa 2025/26 to launch in May, with expanded categories and reach

4 Apr 2025

ACA’s Graduate and Internship Programmes deliver expanded opportunity in 2025

ACA’s Graduate and Internship Programmes deliver expanded opportunity in 2025

Association for Communication and Advertising 4 Apr 2025

Brutal Fruit Spritzer launches The Pink Table initiative

Brutal Fruit Spritzer launches The Pink Table initiative

4 Apr 2025

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Digital footprints not as reliable as believed, warns new marketing study

Karabo Ledwaba 3 Apr 2025

Marketing budgets: A catalyst for ESG transformation

Marketing budgets: A catalyst for ESG transformation

Sipetile Sixishe, Motherland OMNi 3 Apr 2025

2024 Effie South Africa Ipsos Trends Report reveals what drives effective marketing

2024 Effie South Africa Ipsos Trends Report reveals what drives effective marketing

Association for Communication and Advertising 3 Apr 2025

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