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 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:38:51 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/what-are-you-waiting-for-412279a As business owners, we’ve all said it before. “We’ll advertise next month.” “Let’s wait until things pick up.” “Maybe after winter.” “We’ll do something when the budget allows.” The problem is this: while we’re waiting, life doesn’t stop. 1-270995 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Advertising South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/pepkor-konaye-dlatu-on-creativity-connection-and-leaving-an-impact-189966a For Konaye Dlatu, digital strategist at Pepkor, creativity was never something she deliberately set out to pursue. It was simply part of who she was. 1-270988 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Advertising South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ogilvy-wins-its-10th-bookmarks-agency-of-the-year-title-301188a Ogilvy South Africa was recognised as this year’s Digital Agency of the Year honour at the 2026 IAB Bookmarks Awards, marking the agency's tenth time receiving this prestigious agency recognition. Shared with Accenture Song, the achievement reflects a year in which digitally enabled, culturally resonant work for clients including Vaseline, Volkswagen, Audi, Google, KFC and AB InBev was recognised across strategy, innovation, social media, content and craft. 1-270983 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Advertising South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/abc-q2-2026-magazines-magazine-circulation-declines-despite-custom-magazines-growth-856643a While magazines grew 1.5% in the year, buoyed by growth in custom magazines of 12%, the Audit Bureau of Circulation’s (ABC) second quarter of 2026 for magazines shows a decline from the previous quarter. 1-270969 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:44:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Advertising South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/abc-q2-2026-newspapers-circulation-trends-downwards-078865a The Audit Bureau of Circulation’s (ABC) second quarter of 2026 for the newspaper sector shows a decline from the previous quarter. 1-270967 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:25:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Advertising South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/retail-media-spending-set-to-hit-223bn-by-2027-as-growth-eases-301128a The global retail media market continues to expand, with ad investment expected to exceed $200bn this year and reach $223bn by 2027, according to Warc Media. 1-270973 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Advertising South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/hunters-makes-a-splash-with-giant-ice-block-ooh-activation-290097a Hunter’s has launched its new Iced range with an activation in Johannesburg’s Jewel City, using a large block of ice to introduce the two new variants, Hunter’s Iced Watermelon and Hunter’s Iced Apple. 1-270950 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Advertising South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/siwelile-thusi-brings-a-new-strategy-to-orchard-on-25-078235a Orchard on 25 has appointed Siwelile Thusi as its new strategy director, and she is taking on the challenge of building the agency’s strategy department from the ground up — with a vision for strategy that is commercially valuable, creatively useful and impossible to overlook. 1-270897 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:47:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Advertising South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/former-nielsen-commercial-lead-hopolang-mothibeli-joins-ornico-in-a-strategic-senior-appointment-634891a South Africa’s advertising-intelligence landscape is entering a period of significant change, raising important questions about the future of ad-spend data, market continuity and the intelligence used to guide advertising decisions. 1-270891 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:48:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Advertising South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-iab-sa-front-row-industry-programme-welcomes-15-delegates-for-2026-412699a The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) South Africa’s Education Council has announced the 15 delegates to its Front Row Youth Industry Programme for 2026. 1-270885 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Advertising South Africa