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Source: © 123rf Forward-thinking CMOs are reshaping the way creative and media intersect as integrated briefs become standard practice

Marketing & Media

Building responsive systems: Integrating creative and media

2 days

Marketing

In search of agencies at speed: The case for the fast track pitch

2 Oct 2025

Ogilvy scoops IAS Agency Credentials Award for the second year running, closely followed by Boomtown

Advertising

Ogilvy scoops IAS Agency Credentials Award for the second year running, closely followed by Boomtown

Issued by DMASA 21 Nov 2024

Judges of the IAS Agency Credentials Award announced

Advertising

Judges of the IAS Agency Credentials Award announced

Issued by DMASA 16 Aug 2024

Well-structured agency credentials continue to attract the attention of marketers

Marketing

Well-structured agency credentials continue to attract the attention of marketers

Johanna McDowell, Issued by DMASA 31 Jul 2024

Agency credentials: Marketers look past awards to get to the grit

Marketing

Agency credentials: Marketers look past awards to get to the grit

Issued by DMASA 26 Jun 2024

IAS Agency Credentials Award 2024: Guidance for a shot at the prize

Marketing

IAS Agency Credentials Award 2024: Guidance for a shot at the prize

Issued by DMASA 3 Jun 2024

Source: © 123rf In 2021, the average contribution made by creative agencies to clients’ business growth was 26%. This is up by 4% in 2023, while media agencies have maintained their 34% contribution from 2021 to 2023 says Agency Scope SA

Marketing & Media

Agency Scope: Creative agencies contribute to clients' growth increases in 2023

10 Apr 2024

IAS agency credentials - 2 gold winners for 2023

Marketing

IAS agency credentials - 2 gold winners for 2023

Issued by DMASA 13 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf ECI Media Management will incorporate Eley Consulting into its European business, effective immediately, which will see it extend its services into Africa

Media

Deal sees media assurance auditing service extend into Africa

12 Sep 2023

Agency credentials: Marketers look past awards to get to the grit

Advertising

Agency credentials: Marketers look past awards to get to the grit

Issued by DMASA 23 Jun 2023

Marketing

IAS Board appoints Tebatso Masete as its director

13 Feb 2023

IAS Agency Credentials Gold Award for 2022 goes to Ogilvy

Marketing

IAS Agency Credentials Gold Award for 2022 goes to Ogilvy

Issued by DMASA 15 Nov 2022

Judges of the IAS Agency Credentials Award announced

Direct Marketing

Judges of the IAS Agency Credentials Award announced

Issued by DMASA 12 Sep 2022

Evaluating agency credentials: What turns clients' heads

Marketing

Evaluating agency credentials: What turns clients' heads

Issued by DMASA 5 Sep 2022

Agency credentials: So much more than swagger

Direct Marketing

Agency credentials: So much more than swagger

Issued by DMASA 30 Aug 2022

Marketing

Right ecosystem needed for marketing revolution

Johanna McDowell 15 Aug 2022

Most admired marketing professionals revealed

Research

Most admired marketing professionals revealed

29 Nov 2021

Winners of the IAS Agency Credentials Award for 2021

Direct Marketing

Winners of the IAS Agency Credentials Award for 2021

Issued by DMASA 18 Nov 2021

Marketing

IAS to host virtual Marketers in Conversation

21 Sep 2021

Evaluating agency credentials: What turns clients' heads

Direct Marketing

Evaluating agency credentials: What turns clients' heads

Issued by DMASA 27 Aug 2021

IAS Agency Credentials: So much more than swagger

Direct Marketing

IAS Agency Credentials: So much more than swagger

Issued by DMASA 20 Aug 2021

IAS Agency Credentials award once again part of the prestigious Assegai Awards for 2021

Direct Marketing

IAS Agency Credentials award once again part of the prestigious Assegai Awards for 2021

Issued by DMASA 11 Aug 2021

Agency Scope Insights: Deep, decisive and digital

Marketing

Agency Scope Insights: Deep, decisive and digital

Johanna McDowell 1 Apr 2021

Evolution of our industry: Shortlist for short projects

Marketing

Evolution of our industry: Shortlist for short projects

Johanna McDowell 1 Mar 2021

A marriage made in mediation - world class client: agency management

Advertising

A marriage made in mediation - world class client: agency management

Johanna McDowell 15 Feb 2021

Winner of the IAS Agency Credentials Award for 2020 is FoxP2, Boomtown and Conversation LAB follow with Leader Awards

Direct Marketing

Winner of the IAS Agency Credentials Award for 2020 is FoxP2, Boomtown and Conversation LAB follow with Leader Awards

Issued by DMASA 27 Nov 2020

Scopen launches Trend Score as marketers look to recover

Marketing

Scopen launches Trend Score as marketers look to recover

24 Nov 2020

Judges of the IAS Agency Credentials Award announced - Assegai Awards 2020

Direct Marketing

Judges of the IAS Agency Credentials Award announced - Assegai Awards 2020

Issued by DMASA 6 Oct 2020

Evaluating agency credentials: What turns clients' heads

Marketing

Evaluating agency credentials: What turns clients' heads

Issued by DMASA 7 Sep 2020

Agency credentials: So much more than swagger

Marketing

Agency credentials: So much more than swagger

Issued by DMASA 31 Aug 2020

Johanna McDowell of the Independent Agency Search and Selection (IAS) and certified ActionCOACH business coach Brehndan Botha.

Marketing

The agency that future-proofs takes the lead

Johanna McDowell & Brehndan Botha 6 Aug 2020

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Marketing

Agency Scope Insights: In Colombia, marketers invest 35% of their communication budget on digital

31 Jul 2020

Cesar Vacchiano, president and CEO of Scopen International. Image source: Scopen .

Research

Scopen's Cesar Vacchiano analyses the 2019 Agency Scope Study

Juanita Pienaar 22 Nov 2019

PoPI, social media and influencers

Social Media

PoPI, social media and influencers

Johanna McDowell 1 Apr 2019

Marketing

IAS appoints new members to board of directors

24 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Vertical video, Amazon muscle and integration in 2019

Trends

#BizTrends2019: Vertical video, Amazon muscle and integration in 2019

Johanna McDowell 11 Jan 2019

South Africa on par when optimising the client-agency relationship

Research

South Africa on par when optimising the client-agency relationship

5 Jun 2018

Advertising

IAS plans to pair procurement, black-owned agencies through 'dating' programme

12 Apr 2018

2018 Prism Awards young judging panel. Image supplied.

Prism Awards

Prism Awards 2018 judging panels

4 Apr 2018

Johanna McDowell, CEO of the Independent Agency Search and Selection company (IAS) and only SA representative on the UK-based Women in Marketing’s (WIM) advisory council for 2018.

Marketing

Johanna McDowell on bringing SA flair to the Women in Marketing Awards

Leigh Andrews 6 Feb 2018

Advertising

IAS asks for black-owned agencies' credentials

8 Dec 2017

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Advertising

Scopen research ranks Joe Public as top agency for integrated services

27 Nov 2017

Marketing

Independent Agency Search selects new project manager

23 Aug 2017

Women in Marketing Awards 2016. ©

Marketing

Women in Marketing Awards open to South African candidates

16 Aug 2017

#Loeries2017: How to be future-fit for cyber challenges

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2017: How to be future-fit for cyber challenges

Jessica Tennant 17 Aug 2017

PR & Communications

IAS helps Autism SA find pro bono advertising, communication assistance

8 Feb 2017

Johanna McDowell

Trends

#BizTrends2017: Key advertising industry trends for 2017

Johanna McDowell 12 Jan 2017

Release of Agency Scope, study of agencies in South Africa

Research

Release of Agency Scope, study of agencies in South Africa

11 Nov 2016