https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/12.html South Africa Advertising news 15 Advertising news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/12.html en-us Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:43:32 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-brand-advisory-firm-breaks-from-traditional-pr-model-281507a Aura, a new brand advisory firm founded by industry mogul Nicole Mirkin, who serves as the entity's chief executive officer, and Lee-Ann Caboz, as managing director, is breaking from the traditional PR or marketing model. 1-267040 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Advertising South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-york-film-awards-sa-school-shortlisted-170426a The New York Festivals Television and Film Awards have announced their shortlist with The Animation School shortlisted for three student films, The Legend Of The Jack O' Lantern, Nexus, and Laika goes home. 1-267028 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Advertising South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/agency-of-experts-acquires-bass-player-625961a Continuing its philosophy of only hiring experts in their field, Boundless has added bass player Fran Luckin to its team of experts. Luckin has been playing bass for nearly 7 years and has even gigged at the famous Radium Beer Hall. 1-267011 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Advertising South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/bizcommunity-repositions-for-the-future-170456a From today, you may notice a subtle new look on Bizcommunity’s interfaces: A fresh new typographic treatment joins the iconic nine-dot logo grid, designed to represent the links and connections forged within South Africa’s business communities. 1-267008 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Advertising South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ascent-africa-advances-into-ai-and-intelligence-with-acquisition-of-africa-built-clarence-ai-399188a Integrated marketing and communications agency Ascent Africa has announced the acquisition of a stake in Clarence AI, an Africa-built artificial intelligence platform. The move marks a decisive step into intelligence-led integrated marketing and communications, reinforcing the agency’s position as a next-generation partner operating at the intersection of strategy, creativity, technology and real-time insight. 1-266983 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:14:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Advertising South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/20-years-in-the-business-nobody-believed-in-is-still-very-much-open-for-business-288077a In 2006, Johanna McDowell founded the Independent Agency Search & Selection Company. At that time, pitch consulting was a foreign concept in this country. Agencies were sceptical, and marketers had never heard of such a service. Twenty years later, IAS is marking a milestone that speaks for itself. 1-266980 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Advertising South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/spotify-releases-new-ad-formats-177946a Spotify has this week introduced new ad formats and tools. 1-266998 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:12:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Advertising South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cannes-young-lions-south-africa-2026-winners-955744a The winners of the Cannes Young Lions South Africa 2026 competition are from TBWA and VML. The winning teams will now go on to compete against the world’s best young creatives at Cannes Lions in June. 1-266984 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Advertising South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/iab-sa-2026-insights-series-how-to-upskill-and-build-talent-in-an-ai-world-399108a The IAB South Africa 2026 Insights Series, a monthly thought leadership webinar programme, which asks and answers some of the most pressing questions, such as artificial intelligence (AI), facing the digital marketing and advertising industry, kicks off on 2 April. 1-266953 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:09:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Advertising South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/evaluateexplorer-ai-driven-innovation-that-hits-the-target-511330a Kantar’s new solution combines the best of human and artificial intelligence to help marketers rapidly identify new opportunity spaces that fit their brand and category – and develop the concepts they need to bring those opportunities to life. 1-266946 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:08:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Advertising South Africa