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Ethan September joins ANA International Echo Awards board of governors

Direct Marketing

Ethan September joins ANA International Echo Awards board of governors

Issued by DMASA 9 May 2025

Source: © 123rf The IAS Media Assurance Masterclass series, in partnership with Media Marketing Compliance (MMC), continues its four-part masterclass series with a deep dive into programmatic media, exposing inefficiencies and shedding light on the challenges and solutions facing advertisers today

Marketing & Media

IAS Media Assurance Masterclass Series spotlights Programmatic Media

24 Apr 2025

Andy Awards The International Andy Awards has released its shortlist with SA heading up the Africa shortlist

Advertising

Andys' Africa shortlist announced, Nigeria’s Steve Babaeko on Andy Awards Global Jury 20025

14 Jan 2025

New local sitcom, The Lembwas premieres this January

Film

New local sitcom, The Lembwas premieres this January

8 Jan 2025

Global trade at risk as US-China tensions rise post-US elections

Logistics & Transport

Global trade at risk as US-China tensions rise post-US elections

20 Nov 2024

Homes are submerged in water after a massive flood in N'djamena, Chad, 14 October 2022. Reuters/Mahamat Ramadane/File Photo

Climate Change

Africa grapples with forecasting challenge as weather disasters loom

Mahamat Ramadane and Alessandra Prentice 15 Nov 2024

Frank van den Driest was on stage at the Nedbank IMC Conference: Source: Supplied.

IMC Conference

#NedbankIMC2024: Why today's businesses need to ground success in more than profit

Karabo Ledwaba 30 Sep 2024

Deadlines have been announced. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

The One Show 2025 unveils new categories and entry deadlines

25 Sep 2024

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC: Glenn Gillis on gaming and marketing

12 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf Warc research found that while 71% of marketers agreed that their business was ambitious about delivering creative excellence, only 37% of respondents felt their business had the right capabilities to deliver ground-breaking ideas

Marketing

Warc: Gap between ambition and ability a hurdle to creative effectiveness

11 Sep 2024

The young creatives will be coached by Ana Rocha. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

Young South African talents to join elite Creative LIAisons Academy in Las Vegas

5 Sep 2024

#Behindthe IMC: Ana Carrapichano on social behavioural change communication

IMC Conference

#Behindthe IMC: Ana Carrapichano on social behavioural change communication

4 Sep 2024

#WomensMonth: Claudelle Naidoo, GroupM SSA CEO: From inclusion to involvement

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Claudelle Naidoo, GroupM SSA CEO: From inclusion to involvement

Claudelle Naidoo 23 Aug 2024

Advertising

Brand safety, signal loss dominate concerns as Warc releases The future of programmatic 2024 report

14 Aug 2024

2024 Effie Awards South Africa Grand Jury announced

Advertising

2024 Effie Awards South Africa Grand Jury announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 12 Aug 2024

Kalay Maistry, partner and client services director for Razor PR feels she has to carry forward that bravery that the women of 9 August started. Image supplied.

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Kalay Maistry – Carrying forward the bravery of the 1956 women

Danette Breitenbach 8 Aug 2024

Reflecting on the journey of a woman in communications

Women's Month

Reflecting on the journey of a woman in communications

Mikateko Maswanganyi 6 Aug 2024

#WomensMonth: Siphiwe Ledingwane, director of PR, comms & projects at Ipasa on resilience

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Siphiwe Ledingwane, director of PR, comms & projects at Ipasa on resilience

Karabo Ledwaba 1 Aug 2024

#WomensMonth: VML SA's Ana Rocha - "Women need to take up and own their own space"

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: VML SA's Ana Rocha - "Women need to take up and own their own space"

Danette Breitenbach 1 Aug 2024

The festival will have a diverse jury. Source: Supplied.

Film & Cinematography

High stakes at the 45th Durban International Film Festival

5 Jul 2024

Courtney Williams is part of the cohort. Source: LinkedIN.

Cannes Lions

Lions announces 2024 scholarship recipients, SA on the list

30 May 2024

Sbu Sitole is the founder of The Odd Number. Source; LinkedIN.

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2024: 11 SA creatives on Cannes Lions' Shortlist Jury

Karabo Ledwaba 3 May 2024

Ana Rocha is a mentor for the LIA's. Source: LinkedIN.

Advertising

5 African creatives join LIA mentoring programme as coaches

24 Apr 2024

All the 2024 Grammy Award winners!

Music

All the 2024 Grammy Award winners!

5 Feb 2024

Image supplied. Geoff Cohen, DYDX addresses the alarming trend in digital advertising; AI-driven fake advertising websites

Digital

#BizTrends2024: Geoff Cohen - The alarming digital trend of AI-driven fake advertising websites

Geoff Cohen 23 Jan 2024

War, weather put ocean shippers on notice for rough seas in 2024

Logistics & Transport

War, weather put ocean shippers on notice for rough seas in 2024

Lisa Baertlein 8 Jan 2024

Source: Campaign Brief NZ Africa has six representatives on the Gerety Awards grand jury 2024; two from South Africa, and one from Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria

Advertising

6 representatives from Africa on Gerety Awards grand jury 2024

5 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf TrustList is a home-grown new digital initiative that aims to protect media buyers and brands by providing real-time warnings against placing programmatic advertising on 'red-listed' online media

Digital

TrustList: Real time warning against programmatic advertising placement on 'red-listed' online media

Issued by DY/DX 27 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf Warc's Marketer’s Toolkit 2024]] has identified five key trends that will shape global marketing strategies in 2024, one of which is generative AI

Marketing

5 Trends to shape global marketing strategies from Warc

8 Nov 2023

Advertising

Warc & Amazon Ads research: Marketing Mix Modelling resurges as retail landscape changes

12 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied.

The One Club for Creativity

The One Club announces global jury for Young Guns 21

7 Jul 2023

Image by Danette Breitenbach. 2022 AdFocus Award over agency of the year winners, TBWA SA

Advertising

The Financial Mail AdFocus Awards 2023 open for entries

6 Jul 2023

The new show airs on 17 July 2023. Source: Supplied.

TV

Meet Tobi, the unlikely hero of Africa's first Cartoon Network superhero series: Garbage Boy & Trash Can

6 Jul 2023

Highly anticipated releases at the box office this July

Film

Highly anticipated releases at the box office this July

Daniel Dercksen 28 Jun 2023

Research

Warc, Lions and ANA release white paper on culture

21 Jun 2023

Marketing

Edelman introduces new global B2B division for enhanced integrated marketing solutions

13 Jun 2023

What to expect in June at the box office

Film

What to expect in June at the box office

Daniel Dercksen 30 May 2023

Image supplied. Vodacom’s #HearingChallenge campaign uses TikTok and works with up-and-coming local musicians, and influencers to get youth to test their hearing using the national hearing test app HearZA

Social Media

#BehindtheCampaign: Vodacom's TikTok #HearingChallenge

18 Apr 2023

Ntuli and Sherrell also known as Ad Boys Worldwide. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

#BehindtheSelfie: Warrick Sherrell and Thabiso Ntuli, creative group heads at VMLY&R

Karabo Ledwaba 30 Mar 2023

Argentina's GDM prepares launch of new GMO soy seeds in SA

Agriculture

Argentina's GDM prepares launch of new GMO soy seeds in SA

Ana Mano 1 Mar 2023

Bathweels can be watched on Cartoonito. Source: Supplied.

Branding

Boomerang Africa rebrands to Cartoonito Africa

17 Feb 2023

A sample of the creative work. Source: Supplied.

The One Club for Creativity

SA creatives credited in One Club global human+AI collaborative experience

16 Feb 2023

#BizTrends2023: Changing the narrative and language used around climate finance

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Changing the narrative and language used around climate finance

Rendani Nenguda 12 Jan 2023

Image : Wednesday actress Jenna Ortega on the Golden Globes red carpet

Film

All the Golden Globes winners!

11 Jan 2023

Film

The best movies to come out of 2022

Daniel Dercksen 5 Jan 2023

Hollard Changemaker - Creativity and a little good makes a big change

OOH

Hollard Changemaker - Creativity and a little good makes a big change

Issued by Twiga Communications 24 Nov 2022

Assegai Awards 2022 - Ogilvy takes the Lions share with 18 Gold Awards

Marketing

Assegai Awards 2022 - Ogilvy takes the Lions share with 18 Gold Awards

Issued by DMASA 11 Nov 2022

Image source: angellodeco –

Medical Research

AstraZeneca announces R&D Postdoctoral Challenge winners

3 Nov 2022

Source: © Assegai Awards The Assegai Awards' finalists have been announced

Direct Marketing

All the DMASA Assegai Awards' finalists

11 Oct 2022

Stellar line-up of sponsors for Assegai Awards 2022

Direct Marketing

Stellar line-up of sponsors for Assegai Awards 2022

Issued by DMASA 7 Oct 2022