https://www.bizcommunity.com/MarketingMedia Southern Africa Marketing and Media news 15 Marketing & Media news - Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/MarketingMedia en-us Fri, 29 May 2026 20:34:54 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/with-generative-ai-surging-africas-agile-creators-narrow-hollywoods-gap-845793a For years, African creative industries have been evaluated against global production systems they were never designed to mirror. Comparisons often focused on budget size, crew scale, infrastructure, and technical resources rather than the distinct creative approaches shaping film, advertising, music, and content production across the continent. 1-268429 Tue, 26 May 2026 09:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Marketing & Media Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-case-for-africanising-ai-in-public-relations-845493a Is it important for us as public relations (PR) expert to integrate technology into our daily traditional communications practices? Simply put, yes! We don’t have a choice but to adapt to the rapidly changing digital media landscape if we want to stay ahead of the curb and avert the very real and imminent threat of becoming obsolete in our profession. 1-268229 Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Marketing & Media Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ogilvy-and-promise-top-one-show-me-africa-rankings-067645a Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town has been named Middle East & Africa Agency of the Year and Promise Johannesburg ME & Africa Independent Agency of the Year in The One Show Global Creative Rankings. 1-268207 Tue, 19 May 2026 08:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Marketing & Media Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-kantar-brandz-most-valuable-global-brands-2026-956934a AI propels global brands to unprecedented growth 1-268104 Thu, 14 May 2026 11:23:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Marketing & Media Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/botswana-public-broadcaster-opens-airwaves-to-international-ads-514770a Botswana’s public broadcaster has removed a long-standing requirement that all television and radio commercials aired on its platforms be produced locally, following sustained lobbying from regional media stakeholders. 1-267836 Wed, 06 May 2026 09:31:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Marketing & Media Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/why-ai-alone-doesnt-deliver-growth-it-needs-human-marketers-281677a The CMO Council's latest research report, Marketing’s Power Partners: AI and the Human Essence — How to Enable Success in the Age of AI, uncovers a widening performance gap between organisations that integrate AI with human marketers and those that do not. 1-267680 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Marketing & Media Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/no-surprises-in-wpp-q1-results-392798a WPP has reported a Quarter 1 performance consistent with expectations and guidance provided in the preliminary results in February. 1-267663 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Marketing & Media Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/google-earth-ai-integration-bridges-the-gap-between-digital-marketing-and-physical-reality-069585a WPP has integrated Google’s planetary-scale geospatial intelligence directly into WPP Open, its agentic marketing platform. 1-267547 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Marketing & Media Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/broadcaster-and-presenter-johnny-davids-passes-away-at-49-170876a South Africa’s media and entertainment industry is mourning the loss of broadcaster and presenter Johnny Davids, who passed away in the early hours of Thursday, 16 April 2026, at the age of 49. The cause of his death is still unknown, but it is suspected that he had a heart attack. 1-267368 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:49:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Marketing & Media Southern Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/publicis-outperforms-industry-confirms-growth-guidance-for-2026-170706a Announcing its Q1 2026 results, Publicis showed a very strong start to the year, outperforming the industry for almost 20 quarters in a row, despite the volatile macro environment. 1-267278 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Marketing & Media Southern Africa