https://www.bizcommunity.com/Publishing South Africa Publishing news 15 Publishing news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/Publishing en-us Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:00:27 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/7-wins-at-the-2026-bookmark-awards-including-gold-for-escape-it-189386a Clockwork enjoyed a strong showing at the 2026 Bookmark Awards, taking home seven awards across work for The Salvation Army and Feelz. The wins included one Gold, three Silver and three Bronze, with The Salvation Army’s Escape It taking Gold in Influencer Marketing. The work spans socially conscious storytelling, influencer-led advocacy and tongue-in-cheek creative, tackling issues from gender-based violence and sexual health to safer choices and social behaviour. 1-270858 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:07:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Publishing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/it-a-first-best-digital-agency-awarded-to-two-agencies-523680a In a first for the Bookmark Awards, the Best Digital Agency was awarded to two agencies, Ogilvy and Accenture Song. 1-270796 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:03:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Publishing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/2026-content-creator-award-nominees-unveiled-967324a The 2026 Content Creator Awards have officially unveiled this year's nominees while announcing Samsung Galaxy as its new title sponsor. 1-270694 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Publishing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/wpp-results-beat-analyst-forecasts-sees-shares-jump-up-745222a WPP has posted first-half results that beat analyst forecasts on revenue, organic growth and profit margins, leading to a jump of as much as 30.2% in WPP shares - its highest intraday level since September 2025. 1-270582 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:26:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Publishing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/jarred-trembath-to-lead-influential-634591a Jarred Trembath has been appointed head of Influential, sub-Saharan Africa, by Publicis Groupe Africa. He will lead the growth and evolution of the group's integrated creator marketing capability across the region. 1-270491 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Publishing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-odd-number-appoints-andreas-shifotoka-as-executive-lead-digital-growth-and-enablement-290167a Independent creative agency The Odd Number has announced the appointment of Andreas Shifotoka as executive lead: digital, growth and enablement, a newly created leadership role designed to strengthen the agency's digital capabilities, unlock growth opportunities and enable greater integration across the business. 1-270400 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:02:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Publishing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/what-nigeria-ai-reckoning-teaches-south-african-communicators-856553a Nigeria's digital media industry lost more than a quarter of its web traffic in a single year, dropping from over 1.04 billion visits in 2024 to 769 million in 2025. For publishers, this is a commercial challenge. For communications professionals, it is something much bigger: an early warning that the rules of visibility have fundamentally changed. 1-270359 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Publishing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/fifa-world-cup-global-in-scale-but-media-attention-remains-intensely-local-745472a The Novus Group’s FIFA World Cup 2026 Statistical Media Coverage Report shows how the national team and individual players shaped media attention, while off-field controversy added to the media cycle. 1-270312 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Publishing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/who-tells-south-africa-business-story-sanef-weighs-in-on-fm-currency-debate-301398a The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) has welcomed the Financial Mail and Currency newsroom's commitment to improve representation, but says meaningful transformation cannot be achieved through reactive measures following public criticism. 1-270163 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:39:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Publishing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/a-golden-age-of-strategic-pr-must-also-be-a-golden-age-of-disclosures-634641a It is exciting that World PR Day 2026 lands with a theme that our profession will happily wrap itself in The Golden Age of Strategic PR. 1-270141 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:09:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Publishing South Africa