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A macro trend that has been gaining momentum since the pandemic is the Analogue Renaissance trend. A return to real-world connection and human-first experiences, this episode of RAPT BizTrends TV explores this trend with Carmen Murray, the founder of Carmen Murray Communications.

This episode of The Lead Creative examines Cannes in terms of cultural nuance and global impact with Xolisa Dyeshana, chief creative officer of Joe Public, and the 2025 Cannes Lions Audio & Radio jury president, together with gold-winning agency Bananas, and its founder and chief creative officer, Saf Sindhi.

This episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV focuses on agentic AI and how it is revolutionising business, especially on the continent.

Afro-optimism, or more specifically, the African growth mindset is a greater sense of optimism that, despite challenges such as electricity and water that the continent faces, is in stark contrast to a growing Western degrowth mindset of pessimism about the future, and Africa.

“We can talk about AI all we want to, but the foundations of AI are about how you can harness the power of digital to transform the continent in the way we want it to transform.”.

At the recent Effies SA, hosted by the Association for Communication & Advertising (ACA), the Grand Effie was awarded to Halo, for its campaign for its client, Pineapple.

Episode 3 is the Energy Episode with special guests Kagiso Tshepe, executive creative director at Grid Worldwide, Roanna Williams, chief creative officer and co-founder of Boundless, Fran Luckin, chief creative officer of VML, Preetesh Sewraj, CEO of The Loeries and Brandon Govender, digital & integrated executive creative director at Joe Public.

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 2 is the Emotion Episode and features special guests Neo Segola, head of creative at Le Pub, part of the Publicis Group, Sharleen James, chair of the ACA and marketing practice lead at Accenture Song, Tebogo Skwambane, WPP country manager, Terry McKenna, executive creative director of The Odd Number and rounding it off Carl Willoughby, chief creative officer of TBWA / Hunt Lascaris.

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 1 focuses on that five percent difference, with special guests Wayne Naidoo, CEO of the Duke Group, Marc Algranti from Algranti Music and Nkanyezi Masango, chief creative officer from Dentsu Creative.

This exclusive #BizTrends2024 interview is with Ndeye Diagne, the managing director West, East and Central Africa at Kantar.

The judging process of the 2019 London International Awards is currently in order in Las Vegas, Nevada. The various creative professionals serving on juries related to their respective disciplines have been using their expertise to select this year's shortlists. Ogilvy SA is waving the flag for South Africa, having been shortlisted in the Branded Entertainment and Design categories....

Land Rover presents Backyard Adventures. Directed and produced by Linda Notelovitz.

TBWA\Helsinki has highlighted the importance of feedback and data in the cooperation between agencies and clients in its new campaign for the Agency of the Year survey. The agency demonstrated this by designing the survey blindfolded – showing the challenges of operating without knowing what you’re doing. The Agency of the Year survey measures client satisfaction between marketing, advertising and communications agencies in Finland. As last year’s winners, TBWA\Helsinki got to design this year’s campaign for the survey....

South African-born actress Lesley-Ann Brandt – best known for playing an Afrikaans-speaking demon on Lucifer – stars in Santam’s new ‘Say I’ ad campaign in her first time doing television work in South Africa. The ad campaign was conceptualised by the King James Group. The campaign creative uses the traditional English affirmation expression – “Say Aye” or “Say I” – meaning “Yes” to confirm certain questions posed and in essence saying ‘yes’ to what the Santam brand stands for....

Unilever’s new campaign for Dove Men+Care is centred the world’s leading rugby players as they show the way they ‘care for every position you play’. The South African film features Springbok prop Tendai ‘The Beast’ Mtawarira as he shares insights into how he balances the on-and-off the pitch juggling act that rugby and parenthood pose. Additional global markets in which the ‘Care for Every Position You Play’ series will also be airing include Ireland, England, Scotland, Italy and Argentina....