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The Lead Creative: "More creative freedom, less money"

The brands that win in 2026 will be the ones who view this seasonal moment not as a post-holiday filler, but as the launchpad for behaviour-driven (Image source: © 123rf )

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As social media giant Meta continues to pivot aggressively toward artificial intelligence, its acquisition of Manus represents an ambition to redefine how AI interacts with everyday users and enterprises around the world (Image source: © 123rf )

Meta’s Manus acquisition: A strategic play for advanced AI agents

7 Jan 2026

Who to watch: Africa's Top 10 PR professionals

Who to watch: Africa's Top 10 PR professionals

19 Dec 2025

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Hidden truths, hunting treasure and heroes on the History Channel

Hearst Networks Africa Hidden truths, hunting treasure and heroes on the History Channel

2 Dec 2025

Resilience, creativity, and impact: The dentsu Africa story

Dentsu Resilience, creativity, and impact: The dentsu Africa story

2 Dec 2025

Urban Brew Studios’ Young, Famous & African takes Best Non-Scripted Series at NFTAs 2025

Urban Brew Studios Urban Brew Studios’ Young, Famous & African takes Best Non-Scripted Series at NFTAs 2025

27 Nov 2025

Dentsu Zambia sparks national conversation on heart health with new partnership

Dentsu Dentsu Zambia sparks national conversation on heart health with new partnership

24 Nov 2025

Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

eatbigfish Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

21 Nov 2025

10 marketing trends for 2026

Kantar 10 marketing trends for 2026

18 Nov 2025

One Gospel turns 18 – A journey of faith, music and connection

Urban Brew Studios One Gospel turns 18 – A journey of faith, music and connection

13 Nov 2025

Publicis West Africa, Moving Walls launch Ghana's first advanced OOH measurement platform

Publicis Groupe Africa Publicis West Africa, Moving Walls launch Ghana's first advanced OOH measurement platform

6 Nov 2025

The non-human consumer: How AI is transforming everyday buying decisions

Kantar The non-human consumer: How AI is transforming everyday buying decisions

5 Nov 2025

Human8 doubles down on AI-enabled consultative power

Human8 Human8 doubles down on AI-enabled consultative power

29 Oct 2025

Outstanding Innovation 2025: Shaping the future with bold ideas

Kantar Outstanding Innovation 2025: Shaping the future with bold ideas

21 Oct 2025

Havas appoints Alberto Canteli as executive chairman Africa

Havas Johannesburg Havas appoints Alberto Canteli as executive chairman Africa

2 Oct 2025

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Global ad market growth to accelerate, Big Tech takes market share

18 Dec 2025

The 2025 TikTok Awards sub-Saharan Africa were recently announced. Picture: Creator of the Year, Raja’atu Muhammed Ibrahim, @diaryofanortherncook (Image supplied)

TikTok SSA top creators crowned

9 Dec 2025

The Creative Producer Indaba brought together saw15 filmmakers. Top left to right: Aswathi Naduthodi (India), David Franciscus (South Africa), Iman Djionne (Senegal), Ique Langa (Mozambique), Lova Nantenaina (La Réunion/Madagascar).
Middle left to right: Linda Qibaa (Morocco/France), Mahelet Gezachew (Ethiopia /USA), Mo Harawe (Austria/Somalia), Shveta Naidoo (South Africa), Soko Negash (Canada), Stefan Eichenberger (Switzerland).
Bottom left to right: Talita Arruda (Brazil), Wame Otshepe Merafhe (Botswana), Xolani Nhlapho (South Africa), Yasmin Hassan Mohamed (Kenya/Somalia) (Image supplied)

Creative Producer Indaba provides filmmakers with future-facing skills

8 Dec 2025

Omnicom's restructure: Who's in and who's out

Omnicom's restructure: Who's in and who's out

3 Dec 2025

Mark Read, former CEO of WPP, has been announced as the chairman of Kantar’s newly formed Board of Directors (Image source: © Kantar Media )

Mark Read's next move announced

24 Nov 2025

Blackweek has announced Johannesburg as the location for the inaugural African Edition in November 2026 (Image source: © Blackweek )

Inaugural Blackweek Africa edition location announced

24 Nov 2025

In 2026, there will be changes to the Cannes Lions Awards (Image source: © Bizcommunity)

#CannesLions2026: A new Creative Brand Lions and other changes

13 Nov 2025

Source: © 123rf The No-Nonsense Guide to Getting Cited by AI is a white paper that introduces a comprehensive framework for adapting content strategies to AI assistants

How to stop being invisible to AI assistants

12 Nov 2025

Sola Oke is the managing director for Pernod Ricard Africa. Source: Supplied.

#AfricaTechFestival: Sola Oke on technology, innovation and Africa’s cultural future

Karabo Ledwaba 12 Nov 2025

The International Andy Awards Africa regional jurors have been announced (Image by Lesely Svenson © Bizcommunity)

The International Andy Awards Africa regional jurors announced

10 Nov 2025

The team of (left) Zainab Mitha, art director and (right) Jasmin Vandersteen, copywriter, at Joe Public, Durban (Image supplied)

6 ME and Africa creatives named in Next Creative Leaders

6 Nov 2025

Warc’s The Future of Commerce Media 2025 examines trends, advertising investment and the impact of AI on retail media (Image source: © 123rf )

Retail media: Agentic AI commerce arrives, estimated value of $136bn in 2025

5 Nov 2025

Chief executive officer of WPP, Cindy Rose, has acknowledged the network’s poor performance as Q3 revenue dropped by 8.4% YoY (Image source: © The Drum )

WPP Cindy Rose on Q3 performance: “There is a lot to do”

30 Oct 2025

One in five (21%) creatively awarded ideas are also awarded for effectiveness, says Warc’s Health of Creativity 2025 report based on Warc Rankings analysis. (Image supplied)

Warc: The correlation between creativity and effectiveness

28 Oct 2025

Source: © 123rf Warc Media’s latest Platform Insights by WARC Media provides comprehensive data-driven intelligence on LinkedIn’s advertising landscape

LinkedIn's advertising bigger than other mid-size social platforms

21 Oct 2025

Matthew Nkala, a digital director at The Catalyst Africa, explores why a “Millennial” or “Gen Z” on the continent differs from elsewhere in the world and how marketers need to adjust their strategies accordingly (Image supplied)

Why a blended approach to marketing is needed in Africa

Matthew Nkala 17 Oct 2025

Roberta Makhambeni has been appointed to Weber Shandwick as senior vice president: client experience in the Africa region (Image supplied)

Weber Shandwick appoints public sector expert for Africa region

13 Oct 2025

Ghana’s Yaa Boateng, chief creative officer and managing director, The Storytellers, has been appointed the Africa regional chair for the International Andy Awards (Image supplied)

International Andy Awards regional chairs, including Africa, named

2 Oct 2025

Kantar Media Reactions 2025: The great divide

Kantar Media Reactions 2025: The great divide

Kantar 23 Sep 2025

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WiM Africa and Kantar tackle Gen Z marketing disruptions in lively debate

22 Sep 2025

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