The first conviction for 3D printing a firearm was recently reported in London, not long after 3D printed masks were used to trick face recognition. Should we be afraid?
Ahmad Beltagui, Achilleas Sesis and Nikolaos Stylos 16 Aug 2019
An embellished account of a real-life meeting at sports and entertainment marketing agency, Levergy...
Reece Jacobsen, Issued by Levergy 7 Aug 2019
The winners, including Nike South Africa's "Just Do It: Caster Semenya", of the inaugural Gerety Awards have been announced...
1 Aug 2019
Adidas and Orlando Pirates Football Club gave back on Mandela Day by learning about the importance of adopting sustainable practices and by creating EcoBricks using non-recyclable plastic waste.
22 Jul 2019
Inspired by the success of international shopping extravaganzas like Black Friday, Single's Day and Amazon Prime Day, the Takealot Group is launching its own annual event in South Africa...
18 Jul 2019
For the retail sector as a whole - and for physical stores in particular - 2019 will be a year of reinvention...
Jackie Kalis 15 Jul 2019
Nike's recent run of 'Dream Crazy' ads have won more than just global recognition for their strong push towards inclusion and equality - they're also proving that brands really do make more consumer impact when they put consumer's causes first and foremost...
Leigh Andrews 12 Jul 2019
D&AD has announced the winners of their 2019 New Blood Awards at a ceremony held in London, with Bernice Puleng Mosala of Vega School in Johannesburg winning a Yellow Pencil for her Rexona #MoveAgainstAnxiety campaign...
11 Jul 2019
From dealing with the stress of exams to coping with the anxiety of building a successful future, students tend to have a lot on their plates...
Issued by Vega School 10 Jul 2019
Customer 360 Africa 2019 Cape Town will cover all aspects of the entire customer experience journey. It has recruited a wide range of industry leaders set to share their experience and knowledge with attending delegates...
Issued by Corinium Global Intelligence 3 Jul 2019
Young creative Ben Moyo talks about collaborating with Adidas's NTWRK Area3 and shares why it is important for brands to support and collaborate with young creative talent and what they need to keep in mind when marketing to young people...
Juanita Pienaar 28 Jun 2019
Shoes made from ocean plastics, packaging material made from mushrooms and a green partnership between Ford and Heinz to build car parts from tomato fibre are examples of the circular economy in action...
27 Jun 2019
Young creative Hana Jayne shares more about collaborating with Adidas's NTWRK Area3 and answers why it is important for brands to support and collaborate with young creative talent and what brands need to keep in mind when marketing to young people...
Juanita Pienaar 26 Jun 2019
Canal Walk Shopping Centre's top retailers were recognised at its Retail Excellence Awards, an annual celebratory event that acknowledges standout tenants...
24 Jun 2019
Brad Stern from Superiate, a new boutique marketing agency, talks to us about the unique approach the agency takes when it comes to marketing to the youth, the state of the industry and what the future of youth marketing looks like...
Juanita Pienaar 21 Jun 2019
The 66th annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity continued on 20 June with the 2019 Cannes Brand Experience & Activation and Creative e-Commerce winners announced during the Experience track award ceremony...
19 Jun 2019
The 66th annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity continued on Wednesday, 19 June, with the 2019 Creative Data, Creative Strategy, Direct, Media, PR and Social & Influencer winners announced during the Reach award ceremony...
19 Jun 2019
The 66th annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity continued on 18 June, with the 2019 Cannes Entertainment Lions, Entertainment for Music Lions and Entertainment for Sport Lions announced during the Entertainment award track ceremony and SA bringing home two Bronze Lions...
18 Jun 2019
The 66th annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity continued on 18 June, with the 2019 Cannes Film Craft, Digital Craft and Industry Craft Lions announced during the Craft award track ceremony...
18 Jun 2019
The 66th annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity kicked off on 17 June, with the 2019 Cannes Outdoor Lions announced during the first Communication award track ceremony...
17 Jun 2019
The 66th annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity kicked off on 17 June with the 2019 Cannes Design Lions announced during the first Communication award track ceremony...
17 Jun 2019
Children are becoming more active adopters of e-commerce sites. Their interest in online shopping has more than tripled in the last 12 months - from 2% to 9%...
14 Jun 2019
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is officially underway, with awards being announced nightly from 17 to 21 June 2019. But keep your eyes peeled until the end, as The Glass Lion for Change, announced in the final ceremony of the week, is one of the most hotly contested awards - here's why we're hoping to see Caster Semenya and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka shine...
Leigh Andrews 14 Jun 2019
For the fifth consecutive year Nike was once again awarded as the Uber Cool overall winner at the 15th Sunday Times Generation Next Awards. The global manufacturer was also awarded as the Coolest Clothing Brand, the Coolest Footwear Brand and continues to hold the Coolest Brand Slogan...
13 Jun 2019
Most claim to be self-made but, how possible is it for one person to have the chops to know all the sectors he's invested in so well and always win? Counsel is king...
James Maposa 13 Jun 2019
Megan Sayle takes us on her journey from intern to strategist at Carat South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa...
Issued by Dentsu Aegis Network 5 Jun 2019
At the second edition of the annual Digital Media Awards (DMA) held in Nairobi on 30 May 2019, iProspect East Africa Limited were overall winners in four categories...
Issued by Dentsu Aegis Network 4 Jun 2019
Morality marketing. Woke-washing. Brand-standing. Jumping on the brand wagon. Whatever you want to call it, companies are increasingly taking the plunge and tying their brands to issues of social justice...
Bronwyn Williams 30 May 2019
The New York Festivals AME Awards has released the 2019 AME Report, a ranking of the world's most successful agencies, and advertisers according to their achievements in the AME Awards...
23 May 2019
Some of the biggest names in footwear have signed an open letter to President Donald Trump urging him to reconsider the proposed tariffs on shoes made in China...
22 May 2019
From the moment you step onto the Promenade de la Croisette in the city of Cannes, where creatives from up to 100 different countries all gather for the largest international showcase of cinematic art, there is a sense of community, we are all connected.
Mikhaila Hunter 21 May 2019
The results of the second annual BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Global Retail Brands have been revealed. The research shows that the world's most valuable retail brands are worth $339 billion more...
14 May 2019
The second of two award nights for One Show 2019 is done and dusted, having taken place at Cipriani Wall Street earlier on Friday, 10 May, with South Africa bringing home a further Silver and Bronze Pencil...
9 May 2019
Sportswear giants Adidas and Reebok and outdoor clothing brand Patagonia are leading the way on transparency amongst the world's 200 largest fashion brands...
25 Apr 2019
Combine two rows of fine teeth that lock together, a slider and a tab, and all of a sudden you have a quick way of securely closing a bag, jacket or pair of pants - a zipper...
François Lévêque 8 Apr 2019
Beyoncé Knowles has signed a partnership with Adidas, which will see the singer become a creative partner to the company, developing new apparel and footwear across the performance and lifestyle categories...
8 Apr 2019
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have the potential to shake up the customer experience by individualising retailers' offers and enabling customers to visualise products in different settings. By 2020, 100 million consumers will shop in AR online and in-store, according to Gartner...
Fundisiwe Maseko 4 Apr 2019
The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS) has announced the nominees for the 23rd Annual Webby Awards. Among those recognised this year in the Advertising, Media & PR categories are South Africa's Net#work BBDO and TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris...
3 Apr 2019
3 Apr 2019
The King James Group not only took home Best Agency and its client Sanlam, Best Brand, the agency also won a whopping 32 awards at the 11th annual Bookmarks last night.
Danette Breitenbach 29 Mar 2019
New York Festivals AME Awards has announced the finalists for the 2019 competition...
22 Mar 2019
22 Mar 2019
22 Mar 2019
MediaCom has been named as the world's most successful agency network of 2018 in the COMvergence New Business Barometer Full Year 2018 report...
Issued by MediaCom 6 Mar 2019
The IAB has announced its finalists for the 11th Annual Bookmark Awards that will be held at The Forum, Bryanston on 28 March 2019...
Issued by IAB South Africa 1 Mar 2019
Bizcommunity invited contributors to join its vision for Africa (with over 230 industry trend contributions making up the 2019 report) at BizTrendsLIVE!, which took place at Ster-Kinekor Sandton City in Johannesburg on Thursday, 31 January.
Jessica Tennant, Issued by Bizcommunity.com 1 Feb 2019
29 Jan 2019
PARIS, France - AdForum has released its second annual Business Creative Report, ranking the most successful campaigns and agencies in seven specific sectors, including Ogilvy South Africa, King James and TBWA\Hunt Lascaris...
23 Jan 2019
With a sobering 0% growth reported in May 2018 by Nielsen for the global Top 20 manufacturers and a 2.4% growth for the Top 200 manufacturers within the last year, retailers need to know what the top tech customer engagement trends are and incorporate them where possible into their 360' touch point marketing strategy...
Eben Esterhuizen 28 Dec 2018