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The MMA South Africa Next! Conference 2026 will look at where marketers should focus their efforts to drive real growth and deliver measurable impact (Image supplied)

Marketing

MMA South Africa Next! Conference 2026: Driving growth in modern marketing

12 May 2026

The Boundless team, with newly escaped from prison Fran Luckin. (I know Mouse is there somewhere...) (Image supplied)

Advertising

A prisoner, an escape mastermind and a mouse walk into an agency

Danette Breitenbach 12 May 2026

Marketing

Boundless appoints Fran Luckin as global co-chief creative officer

1 Apr 2026

Agency of experts acquires bass player

Advertising

Agency of experts acquires bass player

Issued by Boundless 1 Apr 2026

VML acquires digital innovation agency

Advertising

VML acquires digital innovation agency

8 Dec 2025

Ko.Kreate will host a year-end gathering that recognises women of colour driving South Africa’s creative industries

DEI

Celebrating Women Shaping 2025

29 Oct 2025

Sixty (60) young women in advertising and marketing connected with industry leaders in the sky on the iconic Cape Wheel at the V&A Waterfront during Loeries Creative Week 2025 as part of Open Chair’s Friends in High Places in partnership with KFC Africa (Image supplied)

DEI

Open Chair's Friends in High Places connects emerging talent with women leaders

17 Oct 2025

Vaseline captures the spirit of Heritage Day

Advertising

Vaseline captures the spirit of Heritage Day

Unati Moalusi 7 Oct 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

Ford’s latest TVC campaign celebrates the essence of what it means to Live the Ranger Life (Image supplied, Photo credit: Tim Gerges)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | Ford’s Live the Ranger Life: Off-road and on message

31 Jul 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

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

Open Chair has 12 free Cannes Lions for young women; asks industry to help with costs

Cannes Lions

Open Chair has 12 free Cannes Lions for young women; asks industry to help with costs

17 Feb 2025

Roanna Williams, chief creative officer and co-founder of Boundless with Ben Wagner

Loeries Creative Week

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 3: The Energy Episode

12 Oct 2024

Source: © Gallo Images The Creative Circle hosted a panel discussion on the state of SA's advertising industry

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries: The state of advertising in SA - Ambition. Deliberate. "Let's go, let's do it"

Danette Breitenbach 11 Oct 2024

Source: © Gallo Images The Open Chair event,Friends in High Places in partnership with Nedbank, hosted 65 young women in mentoring session on the Cape Wheel

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries: Young women soar at the Open Chair Cape Wheel mentoring event

Danette Breitenbach 11 Oct 2024

Open Chair, with Nedbank, presents Friends in High Places at Loeries Creative Week

DEI

Open Chair, with Nedbank, presents Friends in High Places at Loeries Creative Week

7 Oct 2024

Image supplied. Post-merger, VML will operate two distinct brands in the market: the main VML agency, and The Hardy Boys, which will comprise The Hardy Boys and Grey South Africa. L to r: Dale Tomlinson, founder of The Hardy Boys and Jarred Cinman, CEO of VML South Africa

Advertising

Game-changing merger as The Hardy Boys and Grey form new creative agency

3 Sep 2024

2024 Effie Awards South Africa judges announced

Events & Conferencing

2024 Effie Awards South Africa judges announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 3 Jul 2024

Image supplied. VML South Africa’s recent 360 ad campaign for Cadbury LunchBar campaign was born from a rebellious irreverence and ‘back to magic’ approach. And fun!

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: #thelunchbarman has it figured out

24 Jun 2024

#YouthMonth: The Open Chair revived to create more senior seats for women in the industry

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: The Open Chair revived to create more senior seats for women in the industry

Danette Breitenbach 11 Jun 2024

Hoorah bolsters creative talent

Advertising

Hoorah bolsters creative talent

Issued by Hoorah Digital 18 Apr 2024

$TBWA\SA’s dominant performance at Creative Circle awards$

Advertising

TBWA\SA’s dominant performance at Creative Circle awards

Issued by TBWA 22 Mar 2024

3rd Annual New Gen Awards Conference: Learn from the best in the business

Marketing

3rd Annual New Gen Awards Conference: Learn from the best in the business

19 Mar 2024

Image supplied. Fran Luckin is the CCO of VML

Marketing

#WomensDay: Opening the glass door, embracing the sisterhood

Danette Breitenbach 8 Mar 2024

Loyiso Twala, chief creative cfficer, McCann Joburg. Source: Supplied

Advertising

The future of advertising: People power and gender diversity

Loyiso Twala 7 Mar 2024

Image supplied. The Agency Scope 2023 – 2024’s Top 10 top creative agency professionals have been revealed

Marketing

Joe Public United's Pepe Marais and Xolisa Dyeshana lead Agency Scope's top creative professionals

14 Feb 2024

L to R: VML has named Diane Wilson chief operations officer, Jarred Cinman its CEO and the WPP country manager for South Africa, Tebogo Skwambane as executive chairperson. Images supplied. Image by @Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity.

Marketing

Jarred Cinman and Diane Wilson take up VML top leadership positions

10 Jan 2024

Fran Luckin moves to chief creative officer of VML

Advertising

Fran Luckin moves to chief creative officer of VML

6 Dec 2023

Source: Gallo Images Sbu Sitole, Loeries chair, in white pants and a pink golf shirt, welcomes delegates to the Mayor's Brunch

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2023: Nothing worrying, 45 years of creative excellence

Danette Breitenbach 5 Oct 2023

Recognising remarkable results: Introducing the 2023 Effie Awards Jury

Marketing

Recognising remarkable results: Introducing the 2023 Effie Awards Jury

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 11 Jul 2023

Image by Fran Luckin. Kevin Hart, Entertainment Person of the Year talks about Hartbeat, his entertainment and content creation company

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2023: The diary of Creative Circle: Fran Luckin: "Talent goes where the fun is"

21 Jun 2023

TBWA was named overall Agency of the Year at the AdFocus Awards 2022

Marketing & Media

TBWA: proving to be a master of all at the FM AdFocus Awards 2022

Danette Breitenbach 1 Dec 2022

Image supplied. All the Adfocus Award winners

Marketing & Media

2022 FM AdFocus Award winners announced!

30 Nov 2022

Savanna Premium Cider is crisp and dry with a golden winning streak

FMCG

Savanna Premium Cider is crisp and dry with a golden winning streak

Issued by Heineken Beverages 20 Oct 2022

Image Supplied.

Advertising

Meltwater to host panel with DStv Content Creator Award nominees

31 Aug 2022

Co-founder and chief creative officer of The Odd Number, Sibusiso Sitole, was recently elected as the new chairperson of The Loeries

Loeries Creative Week

Sibusiso Sitole named 2022 to 2024 Loeries Board chairperson

30 Aug 2022

The Full Circle 2022: You Cannes not miss this

Cannes Lions

The Full Circle 2022: You Cannes not miss this

4 Jul 2022

Supplied. This year Fran Luckin will be a Cannes Lions Festival jury member for the sixth time

Advertising

Taking advertising to the moon and back

Danette Breitenbach 7 Jun 2022

#CannesLions2022 focuses on driving action and progress

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2022 focuses on driving action and progress

28 Apr 2022