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This year, LunchBar celebrates 60 years in South Africa. To mark the occasion, SA’s favourite award-winning conspiracy theorist is back (Image supplied)

Marketing

60 years of "Much, much more of The LunchBar Man"

16 May 2025

Pola Maneli Port Elizabeth and BCKRDS Johannesburg are among the global winners in the ADC 104th Annual Awards Middle East & Africa Region along with agencies and designers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates (Image supplied)

Advertising

2 South African agencies awarded in Global ADC 104th Annual Awards

15 May 2025

$Source: © Bizcommunity Five of South Africa's top creatives are part of the LIA 2025 Creative LIAisons Virtual Coaching Programme. (L to r) Jacquie-Anne Mullany, executive creative director, FCB Africa Cape Town, Carl Willoughby, chief creative officer, TBWA\Hunt Lascaris, Fran Luckin, chief creative officer, VML Johannesburg, Peter Little, chief creative officer, Publicis Groupe Africa, Sandton, Suhana Gordhan, founder and chief creative officer, LoveSong Cape Town$

Advertising

5 South African creative leaders on the global mentorship stage

14 May 2025

VML South Africa named Agency of the Year at 2025 Smarties Awards

Marketing & Media

VML South Africa named Agency of the Year at 2025 Smarties Awards

Issued by VML 13 May 2025

The awards were held on Thursday. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

TFG and VML triumph at the Smarties 2025 Awards

9 May 2025

Ogilvy SA won four Warc Awards 2025 - Middle East Africa including gold for its Bread of the Nation campaign for AB InBev SA

Advertising

Ogilvy wins all SA’s Warc Awards 2025 - Middle East and Africa

29 Apr 2025

Source: © Ask Traders WPP CEO Mark Read says WPP's financial performance in Q1 was in line with expectations, and performance is anticipated to improve in the second half

Advertising

WPP's Q1 results dip, tariffs not expected to directly impact the network

25 Apr 2025

On the penultimate date of the Bookmark Awards entries closing, Tilesh Bhaga, creative director, digital and innovation at VML South Africa and experienced Bookmark Awards judge, gives 6 tips to a winning Bookmarks entry (Image supplied)

IAB Bookmarks Awards

6 tips to create a winning Bookmark Awards entry

Tilesh Bhaga 23 Apr 2025

Of the 68 One Show 2025 finalists from the Middle East and Africa, South Africa 18 and Kenya two (Image supplied)

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One Show 2025 finalists: 18 for SA and 2 for Kenya

22 Apr 2025

Source: © Dubai Lynx Held after the Lynx Awards, the Winners’ Lunch celebrates the success and creativity of the teams that took home Awards for their work

Advertising

All the 2025 Dubai Lynx Awards

14 Apr 2025

Kantar Creative Effectiveness Awards 2025. Connecting with people in the age of AI

Advertising

Kantar Creative Effectiveness Awards 2025. Connecting with people in the age of AI

Issued by Kantar 9 Apr 2025

Storyteller, creative leader, and confessed word nerd Melusi Tshabalala has joined the VML team as ECD (Image supplied)

Advertising

New VML ECD: Melusi Tshabalala - “More solutions. Not just ads."

2 Apr 2025

AI in Advertising forum: Industry urged to understand, apply, and act

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising forum: Industry urged to understand, apply, and act

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 25 Mar 2025

McCann Joburg's Modjadji Mashatola on AME WE Champion jury

Advertising

McCann Joburg's Modjadji Mashatola on AME WE Champion jury

14 Mar 2025

The Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa's (IAB SA) 17th annual Bookmark Awards has appointed nine jury chairs and a full panel of judges alongside Elizabeth Mokwena, the jury president (Image supplied)

IAB Bookmarks Awards

IAB South Africa 2025 Bookmark Awards names nine jury chairs

11 Mar 2025

Branding

Warc's Creative 100 released, Apple no.1 brand for creativity

11 Mar 2025

AI in Advertising Forum – speakers and agenda announced

Artificial Intelligence

AI in Advertising Forum – speakers and agenda announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 6 Mar 2025

Source: © More About Advertising

Marketing & Media

WPP’s 2024 preliminary results see shares plunge 16% to a four year low

27 Feb 2025

Andrea Quaye and Sbusiso Khumalo are on the list.

Advertising

2025 Dare list unveils next-gen Black leaders in creativity

25 Feb 2025

Here's what packaging design should look like in 2025

Packaging

Here's what packaging design should look like in 2025

Brandon Head 24 Feb 2025

Leaders from Google, Havas, and VML join AME Awards advisory board

Advertising

Leaders from Google, Havas, and VML join AME Awards advisory board

21 Feb 2025

Source: © MSN Seal became a literal seal in this year's Mountian Dew Super Bowl advert

Advertising

#SuperBowl2025: From one seal to another

Danette Breitenbach 13 Feb 2025

3 big emerging commerce developments South African brands need to know about right now

E-commerce

3 big emerging commerce developments South African brands need to know about right now

Lebo Moerane 10 Feb 2025

Busisiwe Phakathi is 5fm's marketing manager. Source: Supplied.

Youth Marketing

#BizTrends2025: Busisiwe Phakathi, 5FM - Keeping radio relevant among youth

Busisiwe Phakathi 6 Feb 2025

Four leaders from Africa ar eon the 2025 Gerety MEA jury. (L to r): Nnenna Onyewuchi, Koo Govender, Linda Kachingwe-Sisya,Nnenna Onyewuchi,Jeanine Gomes. (Source: © Bizcommunity, Image by Ruth Cooper)

Advertising

4 creative and marketing leaders from Africa in Gerety 2025 MEA jury

4 Feb 2025

The Marketing Achievement Awards has unveiled the 2025 qualifiers (Image supplied)

Marketing

Marketing Achievement Awards unveils 2025 qualifiers

3 Feb 2025

Arik Karani says PR needs to embrace empathetic communication. Source: Instagram.

PR & Communications

#BizTrends2025: Arik Karani on how data, disinformation, and ethics will redefine PR in Africa

Karabo Ledwaba 3 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: VML SA's Inga Sikweyiya - What really matters to South African youth in 2025

Youth Marketing

#BizTrends2025: VML SA's Inga Sikweyiya - What really matters to South African youth in 2025

Inga Sikweyiya 31 Jan 2025

The Loeries Official Rankings 2024 have been released (Image supplied)

Loeries Creative Week

The Loeries Official Rankings 2024 released

27 Jan 2025

VML’s 11th annual trends study says looking ahead, 2025 will be a year of both immense challenge and opportunity for brands in South Africa (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

The Future 100: 2025 - A year of challenge and opportunity for brands

27 Jan 2025

#BizTrends: Ann Nurock – It’s time to embrace the transformative power of emotion

Advertising

#BizTrends: Ann Nurock – It’s time to embrace the transformative power of emotion

Ann Nurock 27 Jan 2025

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Artificial Intelligence

VML tackles representation with Africa-focused AI image generator

21 Jan 2025

Andy Awards The International Andy Awards has released its shortlist with SA heading up the Africa shortlist

Advertising

Andys' Africa shortlist announced, Nigeria’s Steve Babaeko on Andy Awards Global Jury 20025

14 Jan 2025

Source: © Behance Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town is the top-ranking agency for the One Club's Middle East & Africa region with seven SA agencies featured in the regional rankings

The One Club for Creativity

Seven SA agencies feature in One Club’s regional rankings, Ogilvy Cape Town ranked No.1

7 Jan 2025

Icon of Indian advertising, Walter Saldanha, leaves a lasting legacy at 93

Advertising

Icon of Indian advertising, Walter Saldanha, leaves a lasting legacy at 93

3 Jan 2025

3 key strategies for retailers to navigate 2025

Trends

3 key strategies for retailers to navigate 2025

13 Dec 2024

Source: © Bizcommunity The inaugural SSA MMA Smarties Awards awarded 51 Awards, with 19 Gold, 19 Silver and 13 Bronze Awards

Marketing

Inaugural SSA MMA Smarties' winners announced, the TFG named Brand of the Year

9 Dec 2024

The African continent has five jury members represented on the Gerety Awards Grand Jury for 2025 - two from SA, and one each from Nigeria, Kenya and the Côte D'Ivoire (Image supplied)

Advertising

5 Gerety Awards Grand Jury members for 2025 from the African continent

3 Dec 2024

VML won gold in the Community Core category dnd in the Sound On Please category, for Vodacom Hearing Challenge in the inaugural TikTok METAP region Ad Awards (Image supplied)

Social Media

SA agencies shine at inaugural METAP region TikTok Ad Awards

29 Nov 2024

Black Friday and beyond: a checklist for retail peak season

Retail

Black Friday and beyond: a checklist for retail peak season

22 Nov 2024

Consumer insights agency, KLA, reveals the Quarterly Buzz Results for Q3 2024

Research

Consumer insights agency, KLA, reveals the Quarterly Buzz Results for Q3 2024

Issued by KLA 19 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf If you are worried about the dangers of AI taking over the world, the interview with Nobel winner Geoffrey Hinton is chilling and essential viewing

AI in Advertising

Part 3: AI in Advertising - From the threat of AI to Nobel Prizes for AI

6 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf Vincent Maher, CEO at True I/O, gives seven lessons from AI creative optimisation

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising Part 2 of 3: Seven lessons from AI creative optimisation in SA

Vincent Maher 5 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf This month VML's strategy director Antonio Petra gives a practical guide to using AI to improve the way your agency operates with your clients and internally

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising Part 1 of 3: How to transform agency workflows with AI

Antonio Petra 4 Nov 2024

Global triumphs as LIA 2024 honours Middle Eastern agencies

Advertising

Global triumphs as LIA 2024 honours Middle Eastern agencies

4 Nov 2024

How AAA prepares students for the future of advertising

Education

How AAA prepares students for the future of advertising

Issued by AAA School of Advertising 24 Oct 2024

8 Cannes Lions! Insights from working on a global award-winning campaign

Advertising

8 Cannes Lions! Insights from working on a global award-winning campaign

Issued by Neto+Shookan 23 Oct 2024

Source: © WPP Despite third-quarter results showing a strong performance from GroupM and WPP's winning of the Amazon media account, the network's expectations for the full year remain unchanged

Advertising

Strong Q3 performance for WPP; full year expectations remain unchanged

23 Oct 2024

Suhana Gordhan of LoveSong to lead Radio & Audio at The One Show 2025

Advertising

Suhana Gordhan of LoveSong to lead Radio & Audio at The One Show 2025

23 Oct 2024

The ads have both been seen as racially charged. Source: Heinz.

Advertising

Heinz faces backlash for racially controversial ads

Karabo Ledwaba 16 Oct 2024