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Preetesh Sawraj, Loeries CEO, welcomes jury presidents and members, and industry leaders to the Mayor's Brunch (Image: @ Danette Breitenbach, Bizcommunity)

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | Embrace the Madness, find the courage

Danette Breitenbach 3 days

(Left) Dominique Baxewanos, creative director at VML South Africa, and her colleague senior conceptual art director (right) Hanro Manefeldt worked on a Loeries finalist breast cancer awareness campaign for Dove, and share how it brought a sense of purpose to their careers (Image supplied)

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | The Dove Real TLC campaign: Not a pdf, but a life-saving impact

5 Oct 2026

Bird Watching at the Loeries, the official podcast of Loeries Creative Week, a collaborative partnership between VML South Africa and Bizcommunity, is back for the 3rd year (Image @ Bizcommunity)

Loeries Creative Week

Bird Watching at the Loeries: More big names, big ideas and big creative conversations

30 Sep 2026

WPP has launched Devon’s Point, the first facility of its kind launched by a marketing services company in the UK (Image supplied)

Production

Growing the creator economy: WPP's flagship production hub opens in East London

23 Sep 2026

Artificial Intelligence

AI makes ad targeting routine, forcing brands to bet on creative

Natascha Torres 11 Sep 2026

Women, business and big ideas take centre stage at Standard Bank Top Women EmpowHER KwaZulu-Natal

SMEs

Women, business and big ideas take centre stage at Standard Bank Top Women EmpowHER KwaZulu-Natal

Issued by Topco Media 17 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | SANBWA's Charlotte Metcalf on why purpose, proof and persistence matter in water stewardship

Packaging

#WomensMonth | SANBWA's Charlotte Metcalf on why purpose, proof and persistence matter in water stewardship

Evan-Lee Courie 12 Aug 2026

Entries open for the 5th edition of Jacaranda FM’s Her Perfect Pitch

Women's Month

Entries open for the 5th edition of Jacaranda FM’s Her Perfect Pitch

Issued by Jacaranda FM 5 Aug 2026

We cannot celebrate rising pass rates while mathematics classrooms are empty

Primary & Secondary Education

We cannot celebrate rising pass rates while mathematics classrooms are empty

Issued by Sifiso Learning Group 22 May 2026

Melanie Campbell

Digital

From global brand architect to managing partner: Melanie Campbell accelerates Hoorah

Issued by Hoorah Digital 26 Feb 2026

The real work in a new client–agency relationship begins after the pitch, when the honeymoon period is over, (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing & Media

New client–agency relationships: Closing the gap between pitch and partnership

29 Jan 2026

Garon Campbell is the founder and director of Breadbin Productions.

Media

#BizTrends2026 | Breadbin Productions' Garon Campbell: Africa will lead the AI creative revolution

Garon Campbell 29 Jan 2026

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Energy

SolarAfrica’s David McDonald: 5 realities shaping the energy market in 2026

David McDonald 28 Jan 2026

Retail Services

Amazon South Africa and Epic Outdoor deliver a larger-than-life brand experience in KwaZulu-Natal

Issued by Epic Outdoor 2 Dec 2025

Big ideas, bold minds and real connections define Singularity Summit 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Big ideas, bold minds and real connections define Singularity Summit 2025

Issued by Mann Made 11 Nov 2025

Global thought leaders converge for Singularity Summit in Sandton

Artificial Intelligence

Global thought leaders converge for Singularity Summit in Sandton

Issued by Mann Made 3 Nov 2025

Human8 doubles down on AI-enabled consultative power

Artificial Intelligence

Human8 doubles down on AI-enabled consultative power

Issued by Human8 29 Oct 2025

Outstanding Innovation 2025: Shaping the future with bold ideas

Research

Outstanding Innovation 2025: Shaping the future with bold ideas

Issued by Kantar 21 Oct 2025

Celebrating the people behind the innovation

Marketing

Celebrating the people behind the innovation

Issued by Location Bank 10 Oct 2025

Human8 named finalist in three global research awards

Research

Human8 named finalist in three global research awards

Issued by Human8 26 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf One of three of Agency Scope's preliminary findings is AI. "Right now, AI feels like electricity in 1890. We know it will power everything, but most of us are still figuring out where to plug it in" - FMCG marketer

Marketing & Media

Agency Scope 2025's 3 preliminary findings: A glimpse into marketers’ changing expectations

15 Sep 2025

Advice for grads looking to break into advertising

Marketing & Media

Advice for grads looking to break into advertising

Rialene Nel 15 Jul 2025

Education and AI in the spotlight

Youth Month

Education and AI in the spotlight

Issued by Mann Made 27 Jun 2025

Advertising for employment: How youth are marketing themselves like products

Branding

Advertising for employment: How youth are marketing themselves like products

13 Jun 2025

MIC drop: Coaching Africa’s next gen in marketing, influence and culture

Marketing

MIC drop: Coaching Africa’s next gen in marketing, influence and culture

Issued by Dentsu 4 Jun 2025

#WeeklyWineWrap: Big thinking from SA Wine Summit and fresh ideas in the field

Food & Wine

#WeeklyWineWrap: Big thinking from SA Wine Summit and fresh ideas in the field

Anna-Bet Stemmet 3 Jun 2025

“If you’re broke, you can’t be boring.”: Mariska Oosthuizen, chief marketing officer at Sanlam

Financial Services

“If you’re broke, you can’t be boring.”: Mariska Oosthuizen, chief marketing officer at Sanlam

Issued by Sanlam Fintech 30 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Johanna McDowell, CEO of the Independent Agency Search & Selection Company, looks at the secret weapon to winning pitches

Advertising

What's your secret weapon in winning pitches?

29 May 2025

As SAB turns 130, Boundless was tasked to deliver something meaningful, emotional, and… big

Advertising

As SAB turns 130, Boundless was tasked to deliver something meaningful, emotional, and… big

Issued by Boundless 19 May 2025

Boundless wins BIC Stationery account, forging a partnership rooted in creativity and joy

PR & Communications

Boundless wins BIC Stationery account, forging a partnership rooted in creativity and joy

Issued by Boundless 10 Mar 2025

Take control: Why CMOs are building internal agencies to drive growth

Digital

Take control: Why CMOs are building internal agencies to drive growth

Issued by Hoorah Digital 5 Mar 2025

So Interactive created a bold new identity for Fore Group

Digital

So Interactive created a bold new identity for Fore Group

Issued by So Interactive 19 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2024: César Vacchiano - Sustainbility and DE&I will gain relevance

Marketing

#BizTrends2024: César Vacchiano - Sustainbility and DE&I will gain relevance

César Vacchiano 15 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf The 2023 Agency Scope found that clients want to sit in the same room with their agencies

Marketing

#AgencyScopeSA Part 2: Longer client-agency relationships produce great work

Danette Breitenbach 1 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf Agency Scope SA has found that marketers more and more require integrated agencies that can solve their needs under one roof

Marketing

#AgencyScopeSA Part 1: CMOs want integrated agencies and other key findings

Danette Breitenbach 30 Nov 2023

Thinking out-the-billboard: Big ideas to bring your next OOH campaign to life

OOH

Thinking out-the-billboard: Big ideas to bring your next OOH campaign to life

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 19 Oct 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

Image supplied. César Vacchiano, president & CEO Scopen hopes permacrisis, the term that we all have had in mind for 2022, will expire soon and be substituted by permahope or another more optimistic term

Marketing

#BizTrends2023: 10 trends to take us from permacrisis to permahope

César Vacchiano 10 Jan 2023

Oliver's Neli Zuma is a shining example of pure grit and determination despite challenges

Advertising

Oliver's Neli Zuma is a shining example of pure grit and determination despite challenges

Issued by Oliver 15 Nov 2022

Fashion & Homeware

Levi's appoints Michelle Gass as president and CEO-in-waiting

10 Nov 2022

Source: © D&AD The D&AD Awards are now open for entries

D&AD Awards

The D&AD Awards open for entries

2 Nov 2022

Elon Musk takes Twitter private - here's what that means for the company and its chances of success

Services

Elon Musk takes Twitter private - here's what that means for the company and its chances of success

Erik Gordon 1 Nov 2022

Hellosquare wins Small Agency Of The Year at the New Generation Awards 2022

Digital

Hellosquare wins Small Agency Of The Year at the New Generation Awards 2022

Issued by Hellosquare 7 Oct 2022