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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

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

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

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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

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

Mbulelo Mashilo shares some insights. Source: Supplied.

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Tseliso Rangaka is the new CCO for Accenture Song SA. Source: Supplied.

Tseliso Rangaka named Accenture Song's chief creative officer in South Africa

24 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced Apple as the 2025 Creative Marketer of the Year

#Cannes2025: Apple named 2025 Creative Marketer of the Year

24 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Scopen's research shows that the latest global trends signal a growing reliance on AI, a strong push toward integrated agency solutions and a strategic re-evaluation of in-house marketing structures

EXCLUSIVE: Scopen research - Be integrated, AI-powered and strategic, or be left behind

20 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

Hook, Line and Sinker strengthens leadership team amid 2025 growth

Hook, Line and Sinker strengthens leadership team amid 2025 growth

Hook, Line & Sinker 19 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Ogilvy One’s global CTO Ravi Pal will present a virtual session at Adobe Summit 2025 in Las Vegas from today, Monday, 17 March to Thursday, 20 March on strategies for future-proofing AI and delivering customer-centric growth

Ogilvy One CTO Ravi Pal: Strategies for future-proofing AI and delivering customer-centric growth

17 Mar 2025

Karabo Poppy is the creative behind the mural. Source: Supplied.

Karabo Poppy and Sprite bring Blxckie's story to life on Braam walls

17 Mar 2025

Scopen has unveiled key trends from its first media agencies’ New Business Report in South Africa, which shows that South African media agencies participated in an average of 45 pitches last year (Image supplied)

South African media agencies compete for new business in 45 pitches annually

14 Mar 2025

Angelika Venter, graphic designer for Edge Communications discusses what makes good design vs bad design (Image supplied)

The strategic role of graphic design in branding and marketing

Angelika Venter 13 Mar 2025

The newest instalment in Glenfiddich’s Challengers Club series, shot in Matatiele, Eastern Cape, celebrates the transformative power of water (Image supplied)

#BehindtheCampaign: Glenfiddich’s Challengers Club film a tribute to the essential role of water

12 Mar 2025

Promise’s 2024: A year of growth and consolidation in equal measure

Promise’s 2024: A year of growth and consolidation in equal measure

Promise 12 Mar 2025

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

Ogilvy has strengthened its senior leadership, with the appointment of Ipi Thibedi. Pictured left to right: Pete Case (CEO of Ogilvy), Ipi Thibedi (Group MD), Nkosinathi Biko (Chairman of Board, Ogilvy), Neo Makhele (Chief Strategy Officer), Angela Madlala (Chief People Officer), Graham Vivian (Chief Financial Officer)

Ipelegeng (Ipi) Thibedi joins Ogilvy South Africa’s as group managing director

11 Mar 2025

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Warc's Creative 100 released, Apple no.1 brand for creativity

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)

Creative Circle Best of the Year awards: Honouring the Class of 76’ and 24’

Alex Goldberg 10 Mar 2025

Checkers expands Sixty60 through new e-commerce website

Checkers expands Sixty60 through new e-commerce website

7 Mar 2025

Spier has unveiled a new identity. Source: Supplied.

Spier redefines its 333-year legacy with new visual identity and hotel

6 Mar 2025

Checkers is one of SA's leading retail brands. Source: Shoprite Holdings.

Banking, retail and telecoms power SA’s brand value to over R600bn in 2025

6 Mar 2025

AI in Advertising Forum – speakers and agenda announced

AI in Advertising Forum – speakers and agenda announced

Association for Communication and Advertising 6 Mar 2025

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The One Club launches Strategic Revelations series to support strategists

5 Mar 2025

Consumer Insights Agency, KLA, reveals the Quarterly Buzz Results for Q4 2024

Consumer Insights Agency, KLA, reveals the Quarterly Buzz Results for Q4 2024

KLA 5 Mar 2025

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Controversy erupts over fast food branded desks in school

4 Mar 2025

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

Nominations open for YOBAs

Nominations open for YOBAs

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

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2025 CE Index reveals top performers in banking customer satisfaction

28 Feb 2025

A recent Effie SA Dialogue Series that took place at Nedbank in Sandton saw a panel take on this discussion under the banner, Inside Effie’s winning strategies, from strategy to results, elevating marketing effectiveness. The panelists (L to r): Carl Willoughby, Effie SA Grand Judge and CCO TBWA, Nicole Shub, CMO Pineapple and 2024 Grand Effie SA winner, Refilkwe Maluleke, Effie SA Jury co-chair and head of marketing Discovery Health, Shaun Dix, global service line leader, creative excellence, Ipsos and moderator Silas Matlala Gibs.

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

Absa celebrates 1 year anniversary of Your Story Matters brand repositioning

OnPoint PR 27 Feb 2025

The new marketing funnel: How community influence drives conversions

The new marketing funnel: How community influence drives conversions

Brand Influence Agency 27 Feb 2025

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