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#BehindtheIMC | VML’s Jarred Cinman: Caring is the industry’s real superpower

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#BehindtheIMC | VML’s Jarred Cinman: Caring is the industry’s real superpower

19 Jun 2026

VML acquires digital innovation agency

Advertising

VML acquires digital innovation agency

8 Dec 2025

VML South Africa has appointed Danelle Stiles (left) as chief operating officer and Insaaf Khan (right) as chief client officer (Image supplied, composite: Bizcommunity © Lesley Svenson)

Advertising

VML's new-look exco, with 2 significant appointments

21 Oct 2025

ACA launches white paper on AI: a call for informed, responsible adoption across the industry

Artificial Intelligence

ACA launches white paper on AI: a call for informed, responsible adoption across the industry

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 8 Sep 2025

The IAB SA 2025 Bookmarks Awards winners have been announced, with Ogilvy named Best Digital Agency of 2025 (Image supplied)

IAB Bookmarks Awards

Ogilvy and KFC take the double in the IAB Bookmark Awards

15 Aug 2025

ACA welcomes new board and leadership team for 2025/26

Advertising

ACA welcomes new board and leadership team for 2025/26

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 22 Jul 2025

Marketing & Media

VML and Nando's: Reflections on a decade long agency-client relationship

Jarred Cinman 18 Jun 2025

Ryan Campher has been appointed VML South Africa’s data lead (Image supplied)

Digital

VML SA places data and technology at core of creativity with data lead appointment

4 Jun 2025

AI in Advertising forum: Industry urged to understand, apply, and act

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising forum: Industry urged to understand, apply, and act

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 25 Mar 2025

AI in Advertising Forum – speakers and agenda announced

Artificial Intelligence

AI in Advertising Forum – speakers and agenda announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 6 Mar 2025

Source: © MSN Seal became a literal seal in this year's Mountian Dew Super Bowl advert

Advertising

#SuperBowl2025: From one seal to another

Danette Breitenbach 13 Feb 2025

#BestofBiz 2024: Marketing & Media

Marketing & Media

#BestofBiz 2024: Marketing & Media

17 Dec 2024

Source: © NBC News The Toys R Us made with generative video was depressing but that will change and fast

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising: Entering the wonderful world of generative video... or not

Jarred Cinman 26 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf If you are worried about the dangers of AI taking over the world, the interview with Nobel winner Geoffrey Hinton is chilling and essential viewing

AI in Advertising

Part 3: AI in Advertising - From the threat of AI to Nobel Prizes for AI

6 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf Vincent Maher, CEO at True I/O, gives seven lessons from AI creative optimisation

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising Part 2 of 3: Seven lessons from AI creative optimisation in SA

Vincent Maher 5 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf This month VML's strategy director Antonio Petra gives a practical guide to using AI to improve the way your agency operates with your clients and internally

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising Part 1 of 3: How to transform agency workflows with AI

Antonio Petra 4 Nov 2024

Reigniting the industry: The ACA’s bold path forward

Advertising

Reigniting the industry: The ACA’s bold path forward

Sharleen James, Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 19 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf This month AI in Advertising examines a key topic in AI: the state of regulation and all the legal issues that this topic raises

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising: How AI regulation is shaping the future of advertising and its impact

Jarred Cinman 16 Sep 2024

Image supplied. Post-merger, VML will operate two distinct brands in the market: the main VML agency, and The Hardy Boys, which will comprise The Hardy Boys and Grey South Africa. L to r: Dale Tomlinson, founder of The Hardy Boys and Jarred Cinman, CEO of VML South Africa

Advertising

Game-changing merger as The Hardy Boys and Grey form new creative agency

3 Sep 2024

Image by Terry Levin @Bizcommunity.com. AI in Advertising is brought to you by the Association for Communication and Advertising. It examines AI and how it is changing the industry

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising: AI - The most pressing challenge to the future of our industry

Jarred Cinman 30 Aug 2024

Advertising

VML South Africa and Vodacom to part ways as contract completion nears

10 Jun 2024

Effie South Africa hosts dialogue on AI's impact on marketing effectiveness

Marketing

Effie South Africa hosts dialogue on AI's impact on marketing effectiveness

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 10 Jun 2024

The ACA announces 2024/25 board of directors

PR & Communications

The ACA announces 2024/25 board of directors

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 31 May 2024

VML's Parusha Partab: Challenging the commonplace notion of strategy

Marketing

VML's Parusha Partab: Challenging the commonplace notion of strategy

24 Apr 2024

Unati Moalusi has a passion for counselling. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

Unati Moalusi appointed as chief people officer at VML SA

23 Jan 2024

L to R: VML has named Diane Wilson chief operations officer, Jarred Cinman its CEO and the WPP country manager for South Africa, Tebogo Skwambane as executive chairperson. Images supplied. Image by @Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity.

Marketing

Jarred Cinman and Diane Wilson take up VML top leadership positions

10 Jan 2024

#BestofBiz 2023, Discover the most read content on Bizcommunity's Marketing & Media site over the past year

Marketing & Media

#BestofBiz 2023: Marketing & Media

19 Dec 2023

The Spur rebrand is a missed opportunity to right a historical wrong writes Jarred Cinman.

Branding

Spur and the casual racism of distant geography

Jarred Cinman 14 Sep 2023

The ACA announces the incoming Board of Directors for 2023/24

Advertising

The ACA announces the incoming Board of Directors for 2023/24

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 20 Jul 2023

CRM, CX, UX

VMLY&R South Africa launches gamechanger, VMLY&R Commerce

Danette Breitenbach 15 May 2023

Image supplied. Last year's IAB Bookmark Awards' Agency of the Year, Ogilvy.

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2023: The IAB SA Bookmark Awards 2023 jury panels announced

4 Apr 2023

#BestofBiz 2022: Marketing & Media

Marketing & Media

#BestofBiz 2022: Marketing & Media

12 Dec 2022

Jarred Cinman. Source: Supplied.

Loeries Creative Week

Jarred Cinman cleared of wrongdoing by ACA for Loeries article

25 Nov 2022

Jarred Cinman. Source: Supplied.

Loeries Creative Week

Jarred Cinman to face ACA for Loeries criticism

Karabo Ledwaba 11 Nov 2022

Image supplied: Marcus Moshapalo is the new ECD at VMLY&R

Advertising

VMLY&R appoints new executive creative director

8 Nov 2022

Image supplied. Jarred Cinman, says he wants has a desire to see the show (Loeries)get better and better.

Loeries Creative Week

Dear Loeries, we had a fantastic time, but...

Jarred Cinman 14 Oct 2022

ACA announces 2022/2023 board of directors

Advertising

ACA announces 2022/2023 board of directors

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 13 Jul 2022

Supplied. Ryan McManus, VMLY&R South Africa’s chief creative officer, has been appointed chief creative officer, North America

Advertising

EXCLUSIVE: Ryan McManus appointed chief creative officer, VMLY&R North America

27 May 2022

Source: © everythingpossible

Advertising

4 fundamental principles for great agency client service

Jarred Cinman 27 Jan 2022

EXCLUSIVE: VMLY&R to take on part of Geometry Cape Town business

Marketing & Media

EXCLUSIVE: VMLY&R to take on part of Geometry Cape Town business

Evan-Lee Courie 16 Sep 2021

Geometry Cape Town joins forces with VMLY&R SA

Marketing & Media

Geometry Cape Town joins forces with VMLY&R SA

9 Sep 2021

ACA announces incoming board of directors for 2021/2022 fiscal

Advertising

ACA announces incoming board of directors for 2021/2022 fiscal

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 15 Jul 2021

VMLY&R SA lands Vodacom

Advertising

VMLY&R SA lands Vodacom

7 Dec 2020

#IABInsightSeries: IAB SA 2021 predictions

Digital

#IABInsightSeries: IAB SA 2021 predictions

Jessica Tennant 2 Dec 2020

#IABInsightSeries: The morning after

Digital

#IABInsightSeries: The morning after

Jarred Cinman 25 Nov 2020

VMLY&R's Live from the Edge, its genesis and revival

Events & Conferencing

VMLY&R's Live from the Edge, its genesis and revival

Jessica Tennant 1 Sep 2020