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

#Cannes2025 Media Person of the Year to Amazon president and CEO

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

3 Insights from #Cannes2025 on the world of AI-powered advertisingSaul Marquez

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Until Until Management Team: [From Left to right] co-founder and creative director: Charles Lusengo, chief executive officer (CEO): Thithi Nteta and co-founder and event strategist: Thulani Dandala

#YouthMonth: Until Until's Thithi Nteta on leveraging youth cultureKarabo Ledwaba

The Craft and Entertainment Lions Silver and Bronze winners have been announced

#Cannes2025: Craft and Entertainment winners (updated)Danette Breitenbach

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

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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

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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

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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The Cannes Glass Lion for Change shortlist has been announced

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Source: © 123rf Chris Borain, executive director, IAB South Africa looks at what it take to move the digital industry forward to just keep up but to lead

#Bookmarks2025: Embracing the challenges of the digital marketing landscape

Chris Borain 5 Jun 2025

South African creativity and judging Cannes 2025

South African creativity and judging Cannes 2025

Pete Case, Ogilvy South Africa 5 Jun 2025

Snackable content not a fad but a response

Tanika Corneleus 5 Jun 2025

Boundless and Engen go Xtremely South African with Xtreme Oils and Lubricants

Boundless and Engen go Xtremely South African with Xtreme Oils and Lubricants

Boundless 5 Jun 2025

Richfield’s new campaign celebrates the power of learning on your own terms

Richfield’s new campaign celebrates the power of learning on your own terms

So Interactive 5 Jun 2025

Ryan Campher has been appointed VML South Africa’s data lead (Image supplied)

VML SA places data and technology at core of creativity with data lead appointment

4 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf Ann Nurock examines why relationships still matter in business in today’s tech-heavy world

EXCLUSIVE: Ann Nurock: Why relationships still matter, particularly in the age of AI

Ann Nurock 4 Jun 2025

#BehindtheSelfie: Craig Rodney, founder of The Agency Coach

#BehindtheSelfie: Craig Rodney, founder of The Agency Coach

4 Jun 2025

The first Cannes Lions 2025 shortlists have been released (Image supplied)

#Cannes2025: First shortlists announced

Danette Breitenbach 4 Jun 2025

Enter your winning work for the New Generation Awards

Enter your winning work for the New Generation Awards

New Generation Awards 4 Jun 2025

Pan African marketing just got easier for global brands: Connect with BA:KO By EchoHouse

Pan African marketing just got easier for global brands: Connect with BA:KO By EchoHouse

BA:KO by EchoHouse 4 Jun 2025

MIC drop: Coaching Africa’s next gen in marketing, influence and culture

MIC drop: Coaching Africa’s next gen in marketing, influence and culture

Dentsu 4 Jun 2025

The future of search: Why Location Bank matters in the age of AI

The future of search: Why Location Bank matters in the age of AI

Location Bank 4 Jun 2025

Source: © Tourism Business Council of SA Dashni Vilakazi, managing director of The MediaShop, highlights the differences between celebrity and nano influencers, offering insights into how brands can harness their distinct advantages. Pictured: Trevor Noah promoting SA for TSA

What works best for brands? Celebrity influencers vs nano influencers

Dashni Vilakazi 3 Jun 2025

Is SEO really dead because of generative AI?

Is SEO really dead because of generative AI?

Yoray Narainpersad - The Google Whisperer, Fast Forward Marketing 3 Jun 2025

Temu highlighted at Google I/O 2025

Temu highlighted at Google I/O 2025

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This Youth Month Unathi Mahlangu, public relations and communications intern at NerdNarrative dares you to step into your potential (Image supplied)

Step into your potential and honour Youth Month

Unathi Mahlangu 2 Jun 2025

Ashish Williams (left) has been appointed senior vice president, media, for Publicis Groupe Africa, reporting directly to Koo Govender, CEO of Publicis Groupe Africa (right) (Image @ Bizcommuniy)

Publicis Groupe Africa appoints Ashish Williams as SVP, Media

2 Jun 2025

Why smart brands are already talking to Generation Alpha

Why smart brands are already talking to Generation Alpha

Penquin 2 Jun 2025

Lebogang Moerane heads social and influencer team at Dentsu Creative SA

Lebogang Moerane heads social and influencer team at Dentsu Creative SA

Dentsu 2 Jun 2025

Nedbank's Khensani Nobanda was named the 2025 Marketing Achievement Awards' Marketer of the Year Award (Image supplied)

2025 MAA's Marketer of the Year Award: Nedbank's Khensani Nobanda

30 May 2025

M&C Saatchi Abel’s latest campaign for client Standard Bank reflects the bank’s target customers’ evolving perspective on wealth as multifaceted (Image supplied)

#BehindtheCampaign: Standard Bank's These are a few of my favourite things

30 May 2025

Olympian Caitlin Rooskrantz has graduated from UJ. Source: UJ.

Olympian Caitlin Rooskrantz earns marketing degree

30 May 2025

Koo celebrates Mzansi mothers with nationwide 'A Song for Ma' competition

Koo celebrates Mzansi mothers with nationwide 'A Song for Ma' competition

OrchardOn25 30 May 2025

Six Middle East & Africa creatives have been selected for the Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury, part of the One Club for Creativity. L to R: Nnenna Onyewuchi - founder, The Barefoot Strategist, Lagos, Ali Rez - CCO, Impact BBDO, Dubai, Nayaab Rais - ECD, FP7 McCann, Dubai, Enas Rashwan - founder, CEO, Cairo Ad School and Saudi Ad School; president, The One Club-Cairo chapter, Cairo/Riyadh, Sands Mathura - ACD, Accenture Song South Africa, Cape Town, Rana Sadek, creative director, IMPACT BBDO, Dubai (Picture by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

The Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury includes six MEA creatives

29 May 2025

Source: © D&AD The Odd Number has won a Wood Pencil

The Odd Number wins at D&AD Awards

29 May 2025

Media24 unveils unified advertising and content team

Media24 unveils unified advertising and content team

Media24 29 May 2025

AfriGIS quality data support optimal distribution of Caxton newspapers weekly

AfriGIS quality data support optimal distribution of Caxton newspapers weekly

AfriGIS 29 May 2025

Nivea’s new campaign, 'It’s in the Name – I AM #1 shines a spotlight on what it means for women to feel and be number one (Image supplied)

Nivea's I AM #1 campaign puts women first

28 May 2025

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