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Marketing & Media

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

Jarred Cinman 18 Jun 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

The Loeries Official Rankings 2024 have been released (Image supplied)

Loeries Creative Week

The Loeries Official Rankings 2024 released

27 Jan 2025

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

Hollard's new campaign from VML: Insure your unsure inspires positivity

Advertising

Hollard's new campaign from VML: Insure your unsure inspires positivity

9 Oct 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 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

Source: © Bizcommunity Mercedes-Benz holds the top spot for the second year running in the SA Top 20 Mobility Brandscape

Branding

Part 3: South Africa Speaks: BAV Top 20 Mobility Brands in 2024

Dono White 4 Jul 2024

Source: © 123rf PlayStation leads the way in Mzanzi in SA Top 20 Play Brandscape

Branding

Part 2: South Africa Speaks: BAV Top 20 Playtime Brands in 2024: PlayStation leads the way

Dono White 21 Jun 2024

Branding

Part 1: South Africa Speaks BAV Top 20 Brands in 2024 - Siya Kolisi most esteemed

Dono White 10 Jun 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

Hoorah bolsters creative talent

Advertising

Hoorah bolsters creative talent

Issued by Hoorah Digital 18 Apr 2024

Image supplied. Yonder claimed the coveted title of Agency of the Year at the MMA Sa Smarties Awards last night

Marketing

Pep, Yonder and Flow Communications take top spots at MMA SA Smarties Awards

12 Apr 2024

Source: © PHD Media The MMA Smarties 2023 finalists have been announced

Marketing

MMA Smarties 2023 finalists announced

5 Apr 2024

Source: © Bizcommunity Joe Public has achieved the top position, the position it achieved in the last edition, as the most attractive agency to work for among creative agency professionals in Scopen's Best Agency to work for Study on creative and media agencies in South Africa

Marketing & Media

Scopen study: Joe Public and Mindshare the top choices for South African agency professionals

5 Apr 2024

Source: ©Campaign US WPP chief executive Mark Read's pay package fell £2.2m to £4.5m in 2023

Marketing

WPP’s chief executive, Mark Read's 2023 pay package falls £2.2m to £4.5m

26 Mar 2024

The campaign inspired political change in Honduras. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

Ogilvy dominates as most awarded network in Warc Creative 100 for fourth consecutive year

12 Mar 2024

Source: © Scaliger 123rf "AI will be fundamental for our business and we are embracing the opportunities that it presents, putting it at the heart of our operations and our work for clients," says Mark Read, CEO WPP.

Marketing

AI fundamental to WPP business, says WPP CEO, Mark Read

22 Feb 2024

Source: © Mamba WPP South Africa's newly launched WPP Unite Awards recognise and reward brands and agencies for supporting the LGBTQIA+ community

Marketing

Inaugural WPP Unite Awards celebrate LGBTQIA+ creative work

22 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

Image supplied.
The One Club for Creativity’s Global Creative Rankings 2023 have been announced with ? and us Dubai named the Regional Agency for the Middle East and Africa.

The One Club for Creativity

‿ and us Dubai named One Club's top Middle East and Africa agency

5 Jan 2024

Fran Luckin joins VML South Africa as chief creative officer

Advertising

Fran Luckin joins VML South Africa as chief creative officer

Issued by VML 7 Dec 2023

Fran Luckin moves to chief creative officer of VML

Advertising

Fran Luckin moves to chief creative officer of VML

6 Dec 2023

KFC and Ogilvy have qualified for Anything for the taste. Source: YouTube.

Marketing

All the qualifiers for the 2023/4 Marketing Achievement Awards

4 Dec 2023

Source: Luum Awards For the first time, an African agency, Nigeria's X3M Idea, has been named Independent Agency of the Year at the Luum Awards

Advertising

Nigeria's X3M Ideas wins Luum Awards Independent Agency of the Year - a first for Africa

9 Nov 2023

Source: WPP WPP has announced the merger of Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&r to VML. (L to r:) Jon Cook, VML global CEO and Mel Edwards ,VML global president

Advertising

Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R unite to create the world's largest creative company

18 Oct 2023

Ogilvy SA won a Bronze Award. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

Ogilvy SA, Saatchi & Saatchi Dubai and Impact BBDO Dubai awarded at the LIA

13 Oct 2023

Source: © SA Rugby Mag Siya Kolisi displays the leadership qualities we yearn to see in the people in charge of our nation says Dono White, strategic planning director at VMLY&R South Africa

Branding

Why South Africa would vote for Siya Kolisi in 2024 if they could

Dono White 12 Oct 2023

Deshnie Govender, head of marketing sub-Saharan Africa, TikTokinterviewed by Marlon Mosadi, for BirdWatching at the Loeries (Image: Terry Levin)

Loeries Creative Week

Birdwatching at the Loeries: E5

10 Oct 2023

3 Grand Prix awarded at first round of Loeries 2023 awards

Loeries Creative Week

3 Grand Prix awarded at first round of Loeries 2023 awards

Issued by Loeries 10 Oct 2023

Source: Gallo Images Ogilvy won a total of 16 Loeries at the 45 Loeries

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2023: 232 Loeries awarded

Danette Breitenbach 9 Oct 2023

Source: Gallo Images Ogilvy SA was named Loeries Agency of the Year and Ogilvy was named Regional Agency of the Year

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2023: Ogilvy SA named Agency of the Year

7 Oct 2023

$Luca Gallarelli, Group CEO, TBWA\ South Africa being interviewed (Image: Terry Levin)$

Loeries Creative Week

Birdwatching at the Loeries: E4 - Self-Disruption

6 Oct 2023

Source: Gallo Images Ogilvy SA won one of three Grand Prix at the Loeries last night

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2023: First 3 Grand Prix awarded

6 Oct 2023

Greg Edwards, president & CEO, UniWorld Group. Image Terry Levin.

Loeries Creative Week

Birdwatching at the Loeries: E3 - Crafting Cultural Conversations

5 Oct 2023

Neo Mashigo, CCO, M&C Saatchi Group

Loeries Creative Week

Birdwatching at the Loeries: E2 - The Power of a Story

4 Oct 2023

Birdwatching at the Loeries: E1 State of the Nation

Loeries Creative Week

Birdwatching at the Loeries: E1 State of the Nation

3 Oct 2023

#Loeries2023: Tune in to the official Loeries podcast with VMLY&R and Bizcommunity

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2023: Tune in to the official Loeries podcast with VMLY&R and Bizcommunity

2 Oct 2023

The awards were held last week. Source: Supplied.

Youth Marketing

The New Generation Awards winners revealed

2 Oct 2023

Africa's Premier Marketing Event: Nedbank IMC 2023 highlights and insights

Digital

Africa's Premier Marketing Event: Nedbank IMC 2023 highlights and insights

Issued by V5 Digital 22 Sep 2023

World-class content lauded at Nedbank IMC 2023

IMC Conference

World-class content lauded at Nedbank IMC 2023

Issued by IMC Conference 21 Sep 2023

(Image: Danette Breitenbach) The Effie SA Awards have been announced

Marketing

Ogilvy South Africa and KFC South Africa crowned Grand Effie Winner

16 Sep 2023

Marketing

VMLY&R South Africa appoints Nhlanhla Ngcobo as executive creative director

14 Sep 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

#BehindtheSelfie: Lebo Moerane, VMLY&R's new joint head of social and digital

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie: Lebo Moerane, VMLY&R's new joint head of social and digital

7 Sep 2023

Advertising

All the 2023 New Generation Awards finalists!

4 Sep 2023

Image supplied. FP7McCann Dubai for its client the Testicular Cancer Society for its campaign Wall Street Balls is one of four 2023 Genius 100 Inspiration Award winners

Advertising

FP7McCann Dubai one of four 2023 Genius 100 Inspiration Award winners

11 Aug 2023

Source: © Business Insider Cesar Vacchiano, Scopen International president, gives insights from Cannes Lions 2023

Cannes Lions

7 insights from #Cannes2023

Cesar Vacchiano 8 Aug 2023

Image supplied. Promise agency has been named the IAB South Africa Bookmark Awards, in partnership with Accenture Song, best digital agency

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2023: All the 2023 Bookmark Awards winners

28 Jul 2023