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Effie SA's new committee leadership for 2027 announced

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Effie SA's new committee leadership for 2027 announced

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The Grand Effie, the highest honour recognising South Africa’s most effective campaign of the year, was awarded to Edelman South Africa and Women for Change for “The Unburied Casket” in the Non-Profit category (Image: @Bizcommunity)

Advertising

2026 Effie Awards SA celebrate inaugural Marketer of the Year and Agency of the Year

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2026 Effie Awards Gala tickets now available

Effie Awards

2026 Effie Awards Gala tickets now available

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 5 Oct 2026

Mscsports and Telkom’s ‘Possibility in Play’ takes home 2 New Gen Awards

Marketing

Mscsports and Telkom’s ‘Possibility in Play’ takes home 2 New Gen Awards

Issued by Mscsports 30 Sep 2026

2026 Effie Awards South Africa grand jury announced

Effie Awards

2026 Effie Awards South Africa grand jury announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 3 Sep 2026

13 Effie finalists across 7 clients: Joe Public’s work that worked

Effie Awards

13 Effie finalists across 7 clients: Joe Public’s work that worked

Issued by Joe Public 12 Aug 2026

BlackSwan’s Thembalethu Msibi will lead iPendoring’s jury

Pendoring

BlackSwan’s Thembalethu Msibi will lead iPendoring’s jury

12 Aug 2026

Possibility in play earns Effie and Bookmark finalist recognition

Marketing

Possibility in play earns Effie and Bookmark finalist recognition

Issued by Mscsports 5 Aug 2026

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 finalists

Effie Awards

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 finalists

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 30 Jul 2026

Distrikt 9 partnered with the Loeries to shape the strategic direction of this year’s awards campaign across Africa and the Middle East (Image supplied)

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | This is Madness (aka Tuesday): A mirror and a rallying cry

23 Jul 2026

Shift happens. Are you ready?

IMC Conference

Shift happens. Are you ready?

Issued by IMC Conference 21 Jul 2026

6 of the best: Joe Public leaders selected as 2026 Effies judges

Effie Awards

6 of the best: Joe Public leaders selected as 2026 Effies judges

Issued by Joe Public 15 Jul 2026

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 jury

Effie Awards

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 jury

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 8 Jul 2026

Adidas has shifted its $512m global media agency business to the Omnicom Media Group (Image@ Think Marketing )

Marketing & Media

Adidas shifts $512m global media account to new agency

6 Jul 2026

Effie Worldwide has released the 2025 Effie Index (Image supplied)

Marketing

Global Effie Index: 2025’s most effective marketers, brands and agencies

17 Jun 2026

Uber Eats and Special US win Grand Effie at US 2026 Effie Awards for Football is for Food (Image supplied)

Advertising

Uber Eats wins US Effie Awards' Grand Effie

29 May 2026

2026 Effie Awards South Africa extended deadline announced

Effie Awards

2026 Effie Awards South Africa extended deadline announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 28 May 2026

Effie South Africa introduces Agency of the Year and Marketer of the Year rankings for 2026

Advertising

Effie South Africa introduces Agency of the Year and Marketer of the Year rankings for 2026

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 9 Apr 2026

Effie Awards SA issues call for judges for 2026 programme

Advertising

Effie Awards SA issues call for judges for 2026 programme

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 10 Feb 2026

Effie 2026 call for entries announced

Advertising

Effie 2026 call for entries announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 9 Feb 2026

Effie Worldwide announces Iridium Jury for 2025 Global Best of the Best

Effie Awards

Effie Worldwide announces Iridium Jury for 2025 Global Best of the Best

14 Jan 2026

#Effies2025 | Halo and Pineapple: 100% sustained results

Effie Awards

#Effies2025 | Halo and Pineapple: 100% sustained results

Danette Breitenbach 28 Nov 2025

#Effies2025 | Ogilvy and VW: Creating campaigns for societal change

Effie Awards

#Effies2025 | Ogilvy and VW: Creating campaigns for societal change

Danette Breitenbach 27 Nov 2025

Following last month’s ACA Effie Awards, Gillian Rightford, executive director, shares her thoughts on the Awards (Image: Bizcommunity)

Effie Awards

#EffieAwards2025 | Gillian Rightford: The Alchemy of Effectiveness

27 Nov 2025

#Effies2025 | Sanlam's F-Show breaks through the finance category

Effie Awards

#Effies2025 | Sanlam's F-Show breaks through the finance category

Danette Breitenbach 26 Nov 2025

#Effies2025 | TBWA's City Lodge's SOS Grand Effie campaign

Effie Awards

#Effies2025 | TBWA's City Lodge's SOS Grand Effie campaign

Danette Breitenbach 26 Nov 2025

$The TBWA\Hunt Lascaris Save Our Stay campaign takes aim at the unpredictable world of short-term rentals and is an example of how funny isn’t frivolous, it’s effective (Image supplied)$

Advertising

Humour is our superpower and it’s no laughing matter

5 Nov 2025

City Lodge Hotels wins Grand Effie Award for SOS!

Marketing

City Lodge Hotels wins Grand Effie Award for SOS!

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 30 Oct 2025

Ogilvy wins most effective agency at Effies 2025

Marketing

Ogilvy wins most effective agency at Effies 2025

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 30 Oct 2025

$TBWA\Hunt Lascaris and its client City Lodge Hotel Group won the Grand Effie Award 2025 (Image: Bizcommunity, Danette Breitenbach)$

Advertising

TBWA tops the Effies Awards SA

21 Oct 2025

Effie College launches in South Africa

Education

Effie College launches in South Africa

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 26 Sep 2025

Nurturing creativity in business

Marketing

Nurturing creativity in business

Issued by eatbigfish 25 Sep 2025

Effie Awards Gala tickets now available – celebrate the work that delivered real impact

Marketing

Effie Awards Gala tickets now available – celebrate the work that delivered real impact

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 16 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Scopen’s eighth edition of its Agency Scope study in Mexico has found that brands in Mexico are betting on creativity more than ever to stand out and agencies increase their creative recognition

Marketing & Media

Part 2: Agency Scope Mexico – Brands bet on creativity more than ever to stand out

8 Sep 2025

2025 Effie Awards South Africa finalists announced

Marketing

2025 Effie Awards South Africa finalists announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 12 Aug 2025

Effie South Africa announces 2025 grand jury in record-breaking entry year

Marketing

Effie South Africa announces 2025 grand jury in record-breaking entry year

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 7 Aug 2025

From silos to synergy: How real collaboration builds better brands

Media

From silos to synergy: How real collaboration builds better brands

Issued by Dentsu 24 Jul 2025

Record entries drive expansion of 2025 Effie Awards South Africa jury

Advertising

Record entries drive expansion of 2025 Effie Awards South Africa jury

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 15 Jul 2025

Penquin’s Veronica Moleele named judge for 2025 Effie Awards South Africa

Advertising

Penquin’s Veronica Moleele named judge for 2025 Effie Awards South Africa

Issued by Penquin 24 Jun 2025

Effie announces 2024 Global Effie Index, unveiling the world’s Most Effective Marketers

Marketing

Effie announces 2024 Global Effie Index, unveiling the world’s Most Effective Marketers

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 12 Jun 2025

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2025 jury panel

Marketing

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2025 jury panel

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 6 Jun 2025

Source: ©Effie Awards Index AB InBev has been ranked as the World’s Most Effective Marketer by the Global Effie Index

Advertising

Global Effie Index: AB InBev in top spot - again!

6 Jun 2025

2024 Effie South Africa Ipsos Trends Report reveals what drives effective marketing

Marketing

2024 Effie South Africa Ipsos Trends Report reveals what drives effective marketing

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 3 Apr 2025

Effie South Africa and Ipsos to unveil 2024 Effie Trends and Insights Report

Advertising

Effie South Africa and Ipsos to unveil 2024 Effie Trends and Insights Report

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 20 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Scopen's research shows that the latest global trends signal a growing reliance on AI, a strong push toward integrated agency solutions and a strategic re-evaluation of in-house marketing structures

Marketing & Media

EXCLUSIVE: Scopen research - Be integrated, AI-powered and strategic, or be left behind

20 Mar 2025

Marketing

Rogerwilco joins the B Corp movement: What it means for employees, clients, and the industry

Mongezi Mtati 5 Mar 2025

2025 Effie Awards: Entry dates announced

Marketing

2025 Effie Awards: Entry dates announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 4 Mar 2025

A recent Effie SA Dialogue Series that took place at Nedbank in Sandton saw a panel take on this discussion under the banner, Inside Effie’s winning strategies, from strategy to results, elevating marketing effectiveness. The panelists (L to r): Carl Willoughby, Effie SA Grand Judge and CCO TBWA, Nicole Shub, CMO Pineapple and 2024 Grand Effie SA winner, Refilkwe Maluleke, Effie SA Jury co-chair and head of marketing Discovery Health, Shaun Dix, global service line leader, creative excellence, Ipsos and moderator Silas Matlala Gibs.

Advertising

Inside Effie’s winning strategies: The hallmarks of an effective campaign

Danette Breitenbach 28 Feb 2025

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Marketing

The One Show 2025 announces CMO Pencil award jury

21 Feb 2025

Call for judges: Effie Awards South Africa 2025

Marketing

Call for judges: Effie Awards South Africa 2025

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 12 Feb 2025