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Medalla is one of the standout creative strategy campaigns.

Cannes Lions

#CreativeCircle2025: How a thief, a tennis racket, and Cannes reminded me why strategy matters

Karabo Ledwaba 2 days

Vikas Mehta, regional CEO – Sub-Saharan Africa, Ogilvy Africa Network and Dr Myriam Sidibe.

Marketing

Ogilvy Africa and Brands on a Mission join forces for social impact

30 Jul 2025

Made by humans: How to break in and thrive in advertising

Advertising

Made by humans: How to break in and thrive in advertising

Karabo Ledwaba 23 Jul 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

Ogilvy SA takes Best in Show at 2025 Sabre Africa Awards

PR & Communications

Ogilvy SA takes Best in Show at 2025 Sabre Africa Awards

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 22 Jul 2025

The Creative Circle event takes place next week in Joburg and Cape Town, featuring some of the best creative minds in the country. Book your seats now (Image by Carl Willoughby)

Cannes Lions

Book now for the Joburg and Cape Town Creative Circle Full Circle

18 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 |Prisa president, Bradly Howland: The need to professionalise PR

World PR Day

#WPRD2025 |Prisa president, Bradly Howland: The need to professionalise PR

Bradly Howland 16 Jul 2025

Record entries drive expansion of 2025 Effie Awards South Africa jury

Advertising

Record entries drive expansion of 2025 Effie Awards South Africa jury

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 15 Jul 2025

From deck to DNA: Embedding culture in your credentials

Direct Marketing

From deck to DNA: Embedding culture in your credentials

Issued by DMASA 15 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 | Ogilvy PR & Influence's MD, Samantha Presbury: PR and its vital role in Africa

World PR Day

#WPRD2025 | Ogilvy PR & Influence's MD, Samantha Presbury: PR and its vital role in Africa

Robin Fredericks 14 Jul 2025

The finalists were announced on 9 July 2025. Source: Supplied

IAB Bookmarks Awards

All the 2025 Bookmark Awards finalists

9 Jul 2025

The star-studded Showmax ad also features Grammy winner Tyla (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Showmax says dare to believe

4 Jul 2025

Vikas Mehta, regional CEO of Ogilvy Africa Network (center), and Raphael Beecham, creative director at Ogilvy Tanzania (left), receive the Africa Company of the Year Award for Advertising Agency of the Year from (right) Salim Baabde, managing director of Camel Oil and chairman of the Tanzanite CEO Roundtable, Dar es Salaam Chapter

Advertising

Ogilvy Africa Network named Advertising Agency of the Year

25 Jun 2025

Win the room before you even walk in the door: Credentials and the sizzle reel

Direct Marketing

Win the room before you even walk in the door: Credentials and the sizzle reel

Issued by DMASA 24 Jun 2025

The last awards ceremony, Friday 20 June, saw South African Bananas, Johannesburg, awarded a Gold Lion (Source: © Instagram)

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2025: Saving the best for last: SA bags a Gold Lion

Danette Breitenbach 22 Jun 2025

An AI that mentions chicken randomly whenever interacted with has been revealed to be an all-new South African artificial intelligence (AI) platform created by KFC, the Kentucky AI Integrated Assistant (Image supplied)

Advertising

The Kentucky AI Integrated Assistant: Going to extraordinary lengths for the taste of KFC

19 Jun 2025

The 2025 Financial Mail (FM) AdFocus Awards opened on 12 June and will close on 15 August (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

2025 Financial Mail AdFocus Awards open with Creative Capital theme

19 Jun 2025

Zanele Kabane to represent South Africa at Cannes Young Lions Festival through Open Chair

Cannes Lions

Zanele Kabane to represent South Africa at Cannes Young Lions Festival through Open Chair

Issued by M&C Saatchi Abel 17 Jun 2025

Effie announces 2024 Global Effie Index, unveiling the world’s Most Effective Marketers

Marketing

Effie announces 2024 Global Effie Index, unveiling the world’s Most Effective Marketers

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 12 Jun 2025

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2025 jury panel

Marketing

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2025 jury panel

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 6 Jun 2025

Source: ©Effie Awards Index AB InBev has been ranked as the World’s Most Effective Marketer by the Global Effie Index

Advertising

Global Effie Index: AB InBev in top spot - again!

6 Jun 2025

South African creativity and judging Cannes 2025

Cannes Lions

South African creativity and judging Cannes 2025

Pete Case, Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 5 Jun 2025

The rise and rise of the little giants – and the creative reformation ahead

Advertising

The rise and rise of the little giants – and the creative reformation ahead

Kurt Schröder, Issued by DoubleShift 3 Jun 2025

Nedbank's Khensani Nobanda was named the 2025 Marketing Achievement Awards' Marketer of the Year Award (Image supplied)

Marketing

2025 MAA's Marketer of the Year Award: Nedbank's Khensani Nobanda

30 May 2025

Zuzu the Hermit Crab: Where animation meets activism

Film & Cinematography

Zuzu the Hermit Crab: Where animation meets activism

Issued by Scholars Film 28 May 2025

Source: © Provoke Media Provoke Media has named the 10 Best Agencies in Africa, with Retroviral and the South African operation of global public relations agency We. Communications named PRovoke Media’s African Agencies of the Year for 2025

PR & Communications

Provoke Media names Africa's 10 best agencies and leading campaigns

20 May 2025

Impact BBDO Dubai is the Middle East & Africa Agency of the Year in The One Show Global Creative Rankings (Image supplied)

Advertising

One Show 2025: ME & Africa Agency of the Year - Impact BBDO Dubai

20 May 2025

Source: © Grey Advertising It has been reported that WPP is to move advertising agency Grey into Ogilvy Group

Advertising

WPP to move advertising agency Grey into Ogilvy Group

14 May 2025

The 2025 Bookmark Awards Learner Jury features 18 promising early-career professionals already making an impact in their respective fields (Image supplied)

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2025 Awards Learner Jury: More than just a seat at the table

14 May 2025

$Source: © Bizcommunity Five of South Africa's top creatives are part of the LIA 2025 Creative LIAisons Virtual Coaching Programme. (L to r) Jacquie-Anne Mullany, executive creative director, FCB Africa Cape Town, Carl Willoughby, chief creative officer, TBWA\Hunt Lascaris, Fran Luckin, chief creative officer, VML Johannesburg, Peter Little, chief creative officer, Publicis Groupe Africa, Sandton, Suhana Gordhan, founder and chief creative officer, LoveSong Cape Town$

Advertising

5 South African creative leaders on the global mentorship stage

14 May 2025

The awards were held on Thursday. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

TFG and VML triumph at the Smarties 2025 Awards

9 May 2025

Consultancies are eating agencies’ lunch, and they're not slowing down

Digital

Consultancies are eating agencies’ lunch, and they're not slowing down

Shaune Jordaan, Issued by Hoorah Digital 8 May 2025

Volkswagen Group Africa continues their creative partnership with Ogilvy

Advertising

Volkswagen Group Africa continues their creative partnership with Ogilvy

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 6 May 2025

Ogilvy SA won four Warc Awards 2025 - Middle East Africa including gold for its Bread of the Nation campaign for AB InBev SA

Advertising

Ogilvy wins all SA’s Warc Awards 2025 - Middle East and Africa

29 Apr 2025

Ogilvy celebrates multiple wins at Mondelēz International Awards

Marketing

Ogilvy celebrates multiple wins at Mondelēz International Awards

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 24 Apr 2025

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2025 awarding juries include 20 creatives from Africa

Danette Breitenbach 23 Apr 2025

Source: © Retroviral The Sabre Awards Africa finalists have been announced, with Retroviral and Ogilvy each with seven finalists. Pictured: One of the finalists campaigns, The Eric Cantona Stunt for Showmax by T+W, Retroviral and Grid

PR & Communications

SA's PR agencies show their excellence in Sabre Awards Africa 2025 finalists list

22 Apr 2025

Of the 68 One Show 2025 finalists from the Middle East and Africa, South Africa 18 and Kenya two (Image supplied)

Advertising

One Show 2025 finalists: 18 for SA and 2 for Kenya

22 Apr 2025

Ogilvy launches an iconic Bottomless Bucket for KFC this Easter

Advertising

Ogilvy launches an iconic Bottomless Bucket for KFC this Easter

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 17 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf A new report by the IAB South Africa, SA Content Creator Charter and the Influencer Marketing Perceptions Report examines the challenges and the massive untapped opportunities that exist in this market and has identified six trends

Digital

IAB SA: 6 key trends impacting influencer marketing

Casey Mantle,Dashni Vilakazi,Jolene Roelofse & Sanesh Maharaj 17 Apr 2025

Source: © Dubai Lynx Held after the Lynx Awards, the Winners’ Lunch celebrates the success and creativity of the teams that took home Awards for their work

Advertising

All the 2025 Dubai Lynx Awards

14 Apr 2025

Kantar Creative Effectiveness Awards 2025. Connecting with people in the age of AI

Advertising

Kantar Creative Effectiveness Awards 2025. Connecting with people in the age of AI

Issued by Kantar 9 Apr 2025

Sbu Sitole is the chief creative officer at The Odd Number. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

Sbu Sitole named LIA Audio & Radio jury president

8 Apr 2025

Advertising

Ogilvy SA top African agency in the Warc Effectiveness Awards 2025 shortlist

8 Apr 2025

Source: © The 2025 EMEA Sabre Awards saw South Africa’s public relations and communications agencies, Retroviral and Razor PR, fly the flag high

PR & Communications

Retroviral and Razor PR fly the flag at the Sabre EMEA Awards

Danette Breitenbach 3 Apr 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Adobe introduces Agentic AI Strategy and Brand Concierge app

27 Mar 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

The Warc Rankings 2025 Effective 100 reveal the most awarded campaigns and companies for effectiveness
(Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

Warc Effective 100 ranks world’s most awarded campaigns and companies for effectiveness

25 Mar 2025