https://www.bizcommunity.com/EffieAwards South Africa Effie Awards news 15 Effie Awards news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/EffieAwards en-us Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:47:15 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/effie-awards-south-africa-announces-2026-finalists-290987a Effie Awards South Africa has announced 45 finalists for the 2026 programme, following the first round of judging. Following 2025’s record-setting programme, the 2026 Effie Awards South Africa recorded a further 29% increase in entries, reflecting growing participation from agencies, clients and specialist partners and reinforcing the value placed on marketing effectiveness across the industry. 1-270360 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Effie Awards South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/6-of-the-best-joe-public-leaders-selected-as-2026-effies-judges-064295a No less than six of Joe Public’s finest have been selected as judges for the 2026 Effies Awards. Group ECD Brandon Govender, ECD Brendan Hoffman, integrated strategist Courtney Mocke, strategist Samuel Mokhele, BUD Cristina Valente and Joe Public Engage MD Mandlakazi Mpahlwa have been chosen for the expertise and standing in the industry, according to the Effies. 1-269877 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:32:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Effie Awards South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/effie-awards-south-africa-announces-2026-jury-842213a Effie Awards South Africa, hosted by the Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA), has announced its 2026 jury, with this year’s panel significantly expanded across Round 1 and Round 2 judging in response to another record year for entries. 1-269699 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Effie Awards South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/2026-effie-awards-south-africa-extended-deadline-announced-390818a The Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA) and Effie Awards South Africa have extended the deadline for entries into the 2026 Effie Awards South Africa programme and encourage agencies, brands, media owners, specialist agencies and clients to make use of the additional time to submit their most effective work. 1-268543 Thu, 28 May 2026 12:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Effie Awards South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-african-student-selected-as-inaugural-2026-effie-lions-foundation-voices-of-the-future-fellow-067675a Owame Mapedi named among 12 global fellows selected from hundreds of applicants across 10 countries. 1-268257 Wed, 20 May 2026 11:23:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Effie Awards South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/effie-and-system1-launch-new-book-on-creative-and-media-effectiveness-739782a System1 and Effie are releasing a new book called The Creative Dividend that brings together large-scale creative measurement and effectiveness case evidence to demonstrate how creativity and media work best together. 1-265122 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:35:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Effie Awards South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/effie-worldwide-announces-iridium-jury-for-2025-global-best-of-the-best-849953a Effie Worldwide has announced the 2025 Iridium Effie Jury, the global panel responsible for selecting the year’s most effective campaign as part of the Global Best of the Best Effie Awards. 1-264759 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:23:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Effie Awards South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/effies2025-halo-and-pineapple-100-sustained-results-063165a Last year’s Grand Effie winner Halo and client Pineapple show they are not a one-hit wonder, as they are awarded with the 2025 Gold Effie for Sustained Success - Products, Services. 1-263767 Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Effie Awards South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/creating-campaigns-for-societal-change-629721a One of only four Gold Effies awarded last month at the ACA Effie Awards, the Volkswagen Night School: Rewriting the Rules of the Road campaign from Ogilvy is an example of how traditional marketing has changed, and how a campaign can bring about real societal change. 1-263761 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:07:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Effie Awards South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-alchemy-of-effectiveness-407549a Following last month’s Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA) Effie Awards, Bizcommunity spoke to Gillian Rightford, executive director, on the Awards. Here she also shares further thoughts on the awards. 1-263715 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Effie Awards South Africa