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#YouthMonth: FCB social lead Khumbuzile Zondi is standing on businessKarabo Ledwaba

VML and Nando's: Reflections on a decade long agency-client relationshipJarred Cinman

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From TikTok to WhatsApp: how Gen Z is rewriting the rules of influence at work

From TikTok to WhatsApp: how Gen Z is rewriting the rules of influence at workicandi CQ

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

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)

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

TikTok is reshaping the travel experience — from inspiration to booking

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Source: © 123rf In a world of sameness, humans are not thinking, not applying themselves and not adding anything new, just melting into whatever the digital algorithm is feeds us

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Subaru South Africa and ghd expand digital partnership with Algorithm

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Source: © 123rf In sub-Saharan Africa, TikTok removed over 7.5 million videos in Q3 2024, rising to more than 8 million in Q4 2024—an increase of 14.06% quarter-on-quarter

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Facebook agrees to halt targeted ads for UK user after legal challenge

Karabo Ledwaba 26 Mar 2025

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The evolving battle over social media moderation: Free speech vs regulation

Grant Lapping 25 Mar 2025

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TikTok's ad chief Blake Chandlee to step down during company shake-up

25 Mar 2025

Community-generated content: The new currency in Brand Influence

Brand Influence Agency 25 Mar 2025

Aleksandra Surogina, head of operations & content, Special Effects Media South Africa says we need to stop being marketers, and start being storytellers (Image supplied)

Stop being marketers... Start being storytellers!

Aleksandra Surogina 20 Mar 2025

Humanz South Africa welcomes Michael Cost as head of strategy and client development

Humanz South Africa welcomes Michael Cost as head of strategy and client development

Humanz 20 Mar 2025

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Authenticity: The new currency in influencer marketing

Bianca James 19 Mar 2025

Social media's impact: Driving business strategies from marketing to ROI

Social media's impact: Driving business strategies from marketing to ROI

Clara de Wet, 18 Mar 2025

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SA Parliament’s social media accounts hacked to promote the launch of $Ramaphosa token

Yeshiel Panchia 17 Mar 2025

Adetutu Laditan's mission to position the African creator

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The Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa's (IAB SA) 17th annual Bookmark Awards has appointed nine jury chairs and a full panel of judges alongside Elizabeth Mokwena, the jury president (Image supplied)

IAB South Africa 2025 Bookmark Awards names nine jury chairs

11 Mar 2025

The Creative Circle Best of the Year awards took place recently with TBWA\Hunt Lascaris taking Overall Agency of the Year (Image supplied)

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Dentsu School of Influence announces 2025 cohort

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M&C Saatchi Abel and Nando’s South Africa are to part ways. M&C Saatchi Abel founder Mike Abel reflects reflects on their incredible shared success (Image supplied)

Exclusive: After a decade of magic and success, M&C Saatchi Abel and Nando’s South Africa part ways

4 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Essi Koster, paid media specialist at Special Effects Media, gives some key considerations around video content and how brands can harness this engaging format to achieve their marketing goals

How business can harness video content to to achieve its marketing goals

Essi Koster 4 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Founder and head social media strategist at Emma Is Social, Emma-Jane Truter, discusses how a business could align its social media strategy with its business goals

From brand awareness to sales: Mastering social media for your business

Emma-Jane Truter 3 Mar 2025

Donald Chauke discusses the era of zero-click marketing is here—where audiences consume, engage, and move on without ever clicking a link (Image supplied)

Zero-click marketing: The power of walled gardens

Donald Chauke 28 Feb 2025

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Instagram explores standalone Reels app, capitalising on TikTok's uncertain US future

28 Feb 2025

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Inside Effie’s winning strategies: The hallmarks of an effective campaign

Danette Breitenbach 28 Feb 2025

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WPP’s 2024 preliminary results see shares plunge 16% to a four year low

27 Feb 2025

Naked’s #GetNakedAnywhere campaign has turned an Out of Home (OOH) billboard campaign into a viral TikTok trend, with the top two videos racking up 3.8 million and 3.2 million organic views and total campaign views of nearly 20 million (Image supplied)

Naked's #GetNakedAnywhere: From OOH billboard campaign to viral TikTok trend

27 Feb 2025

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Beyond influencers: How digital creators are building real businesses

26 Feb 2025

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Invitation to young professionals to join IAB Bookmarks Learner Jury

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