Ahead of the 2020 presidential elections in the United States, social media platforms have been attempting to define their participation and have been coming under fire...
Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library 10 hours ago
The Gerety Awards has announced its shortlist for 2020 with FCB, Havas, LifeDesign and VMLY&R from South Africa all making the cut...
10 hours ago
Basa members elected Unathi Malunga and Makgati Molebatsi as the organisation's new directors...
Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 11 hours ago
The basic ingredients to the success of the acclaimed Netflix series, The Last Dance, show us how to really deliver value from archived and alternative content...
Issued by Levergy 12 hours ago
UBU International aims to help local businesses boost their sales by leveraging a combination of mobile discovery, marketing, rewards and mobile payments...
Lauren Hartzenberg 3 days ago
Joe Public United's group chief strategic officer, Laurent Marty, tackles the subject of a new age in marketing - namely, the rise and growth of science-based advertising. Here, he describes how strategic planners should embrace essential new insights in order to reach maximum efficiency through creative campaigns...
Laurent Marty 3 days ago
Politics editor Thabo Leshilo asked the Anton Harber, the veteran South African journalist, editor and journalism professor at the University of the Witwatersrand to provide the highlights of his new book: For the Record: Behind the Headlines in an Era of State Capture...
Anton Harber 3 days ago
Cape Times editor Siyavuya Mzantsi has been announced as the Africa grand prize winner and one of the winners in the Leadership category at the International News Media Association's 30 Under 30 Awards...
3 days ago
There is one thing South Africa's leading IT, telecoms, and finance companies have in common - they all partner with MyBroadband...
Issued by MyBroadband 16 Sep 2020
Roman Magis, principal director: Video, Advertising and Content for Accenture in Africa, explores how post-millennium viewership and instant culture in broadcasting presents a unique opportunity for content creators in South Africa...
Roman Magis 16 Sep 2020
In-store advertising specialists Smart Media are proud to announce another in-store digital innovation; the double-sided digital hanging boards...
Issued by Smart Media 16 Sep 2020
The South African media landscape is poised for a major shift today as it welcomes to its fold the first-of-its-kind isiZulu-medium online business publication. Published by Likhanyile Media, the publication is called Umbele, which means the udder...
Issued by Likhanyile 16 Sep 2020
How do you engage with an audience that is willing to pay to avoid ads altogether...
Issued by 365 Digital 16 Sep 2020
The short answer is "no...and yes". Here's the long answer...
Tammi Pretorius 15 Sep 2020
Ipsos announces the launch of Creative|Spark, its new online solution to evaluate video creative in South Africa, which enables faster, better creative decisions to deliver business impact...
Issued by Ipsos 15 Sep 2020
In an environment that indexes high on unemployment, poor education, gangsterism and drug abuse, hope can be hard to come by. For many, that's the reality of living in the Cape Flats in South Africa's Western Cape...
Issued by eatbigfish 15 Sep 2020
R Squared announces a formal partnership with industry leaders such as iProspect and Posterscope of the international Dentsu Aegis Network...
Issued by R-Squared SA 15 Sep 2020
Marketers will have to have a granular understanding of where their target consumers are and whether their marketing investment is effective. Marketing strategies will need to be adapted to accommodate emerging trends and customer demands in the aftermath of the pandemic...
Issued by Ask Afrika 15 Sep 2020
President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to the South African media for its in-depth coverage of the Coronavirus pandemic, despite the industry itself being confronted by daunting challenges...
15 Sep 2020
Romance is proud to announce that Justice Mukheli has joined us as a commercials director, and we couldn't be more excited...
Issued by Romance Films 15 Sep 2020
Many marketing and advertising "gurus" seem to view selling products and services as something akin to waging a military campaign; hence the liberal quoting from Sun Tzu, the Chinese general, philosopher and author of the seminal treatise The Art of War...
Brendan Seery 15 Sep 2020
Gallo Images and the Loeries believe it is time to #GetReal through real stories from real women. Share a pic of yourself, or of a woman in advertising that you admire, along with a 250-word explanatory story to join this movement...
Issued by Loeries 15 Sep 2020
The MMA SA Smarties has launched its Business Unusual Categories alongside its core categories for 2020, as well as a new submission process. Thanks to its partners, it will be free to enter this year's MMA SA Smarties...
14 Sep 2020
Simply put, there are realities around the return to travel that we will need to attend to. And to approach the new normal, founder and managing editor of Luxury Travel Editors, Dean McCoubreyo has proposed 'The new five Ps of travel marketing for premium brands.'
14 Sep 2020
Following the closure of Cosmopolitan South Africa, former editor-in-chief Holly Meadows and fashion director, Cleopatra Marcopoulos today announced the launch of Mood creative agency...
14 Sep 2020
Unilever is removing TRESemmé products from local retail shelves for 10 days and is setting up a new diversity committee to oversee future advertising materials...
11 Sep 2020
Founder, managing director and thought leader, Wayne Flemming from Brandtruth// DGTL writes; "The internet lasts forever, but can your brand's reputation?..."
Wayne Flemming 11 Sep 2020
The 58th D&AD Awards Ceremony took place virtually last night where 4 Back Pencils were awarded and South Africa ranked 22nd in the country rankings...
11 Sep 2020
Oracle Media are finalists in three categories at this year's New Generation Social and Digital Media Awards...
Issued by Oracle Media 11 Sep 2020
Clicks' blunder was easily avoidable. Was it worth the gamble, if intentional, or will it damage the brand within the hair care sector, or in the larger brand equity. What was the damage?
mike broom 10 Sep 2020
Brand Hubb CEO Rob Anderson tells us why he believes loyalty is priceless and says that having loyal customers creates opportunities for targeted messaging and tailored campaigns resulting in increased ROI...
Jessica Tennant 10 Sep 2020
The Marketing Achievement Awards (MAA) has announced the Marketing Achievement Council (MAC) members for 2020/2021 and Mohale Ralebitso as Council chairperson...
10 Sep 2020
The AAA School of Advertising has put together a sound, online matric revision programme, which will enhance the already excellent work being done by matric educators in secondary schools...
Issued by AAA School of Advertising 10 Sep 2020
Ogilvy has become the first agency brand to reach an impressive social media milestone: one million followers on LinkedIn...
Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 9 Sep 2020
Owning a rental property portfolio that provides an income is much like owning a business. This means that there are tax implications and dues that need to be paid to the South Africa Revenue Service...
Adrian Goslett 9 Sep 2020
After identifying a need for medical consumables and disposables to difficult-to-deliver regions and rural communities across Africa, Tony McPherson launched McPherson Trading, a tender based procurement consultancy to help fill this gap...
9 Sep 2020
Sponsors of Brave, a News24 and Adcock Ingram OTC partnership, walked away with top honours at the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers' (Wan-Ifra) 2020 African Digital Media Awards...
Issued by The SpaceStation 9 Sep 2020
Brave Group is excited to announce Ismail Jooma as the chief strategy officer for the advertising and communications group...
Issued by The Brave Group 9 Sep 2020
The finalists of the 2020 New Generation Social & Digital Media Awards have been announced, featuring a record number of agencies, corporates and individuals and representing 100s of South African brands...
8 Sep 2020
Ad Stars has announced this year's Grand Prix, Gold, Silver and Bronze winners, chosen from 20,028 entries from 60 countries...
8 Sep 2020
The forthcoming episode of #ACACaresCovid19 features CEO Mathe Okaba of the ACA Association for communications and Advertising, in conversation with Brian Yuyi CEO MASA in the last of our series on Liquidity and the Economics of Advertising, made possible by the ACA.
8 Sep 2020
The forthcoming episode of #ACACaresCovid19 features CEO Mathe Okaba of the ACA Association for communications and Advertising, in conversation with Brian Yuyi CEO MASA in the last of our series on Liquidity and the Economics of Advertising, made possible by the ACA.
8 Sep 2020
In a 2018 article in AdAge, MediaLink chairman and CEO Michael Kassan was quoted as saying: "Nobody has a crystal ball and nobody can say the agency of the future will be this way or that way..."
Issued by DMASA 7 Sep 2020
In order to provide insights on Covid-19's impact in spend, Ornico in association with Bizcommunity are conducting research to make sense of changes and growth...
Issued by Ornico 7 Sep 2020
This September, Bizcommunity brings the spotlight on all things local by supporting and celebrating all things local...
Evan-Lee Courie 7 Sep 2020
Mathe Okaba, CEO of the Association for Communications and Advertising (ACA) and Brian Yuyi, CEO of Masa discuss leadership, legacy, accountability and how advertising, marketing and industry organisations can work together to continue to build livelihoods in South Africa...
7 Sep 2020