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Omnicom’s results for the quarter ended September 20206, posted yesterday, 22 October, show revenue of $6.4bn, a 7.2% organic growth. Pictured: John Wren, chairman and chief executive officer of Omnicom. (Image source: @ PR Week UK

Advertising

Omnicom Q3 2026 results reflect benefits of IPG acquisition

6 hours

TBWA’s Backslash: Being hard to influence is the new cultural flex

Research

TBWA’s Backslash: Being hard to influence is the new cultural flex

Issued by Omnicom Advertising South Africa 1 day

$TBWA\ Hunt Lascaris celebrates standout Loeries Creative Week$

Loeries Creative Week

TBWA\ Hunt Lascaris celebrates standout Loeries Creative Week

Issued by Omnicom Advertising South Africa 16 Oct 2026

Inside the Gerety Grand Jury | Winners 2026: Story-telling makes an impact

Advertising

Inside the Gerety Grand Jury | Winners 2026: Story-telling makes an impact

21 Sep 2026

South African television personality Xolani Maphanga stars in the ad. Source: YouTube.

Branding

X Repo star fronts Network X OOH's new brand campaign

10 Jun 2026

The inaugural Scopen Africa Decade Awards were announced at a special event held in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 24 February. Pictured: All the winners (image supplied)

Marketing & Media

A decade of consistency: Scopen Africa Decade Award recognise top leaders and agencies

Danette Breitenbach 25 Feb 2026

The documentary can be watched on Prime Video.

Film & Cinematography

#BehindtheCampaign: Accenture Song takes wire cars to Sundance

4 Feb 2026

Robyn Campbell takes the helm as communications VP at Publicis Groupe Africa

Marketing & Media

Robyn Campbell takes the helm as communications VP at Publicis Groupe Africa

26 Aug 2025

The ACA joins the global alliance of communications agencies

Advertising

The ACA joins the global alliance of communications agencies

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 30 Jun 2025

African Gen Z on the rise in the global influence economy

Youth Month

African Gen Z on the rise in the global influence economy

Issued by Dentsu 12 Jun 2025

A deep dive into the local 26 million customer social media market

Social Media

A deep dive into the local 26 million customer social media market

Sivu Matyila, Issued by Matte BLK 22 Apr 2025

JCDecaux wins advertising concession at Dr Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport (Luanda, Angola)

OOH

JCDecaux wins advertising concession at Dr Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport (Luanda, Angola)

Issued by JCDecaux 16 Apr 2025

Dentsu School of Influence announces 2025 cohort

Education

Dentsu School of Influence announces 2025 cohort

Issued by Dentsu 6 Mar 2025

Sharleen James, new MD for Razor PR, and Dustin Chick, Razor, CE (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

Sharleen James appointed Razor PR's new MD

Issued by The Up&Up Group 30 Jan 2025

Source: © LinkedIn Petal Ads at DMEXCO in 2023. In China, its footprint includes 530 million MAU

Digital

Huawei's Petal Ads and Futuretech collaborate to provide digital advertising solutions across Africa

26 Nov 2024

Who wants to be an influencer? Why influencing is rapidly becoming a mainstream career in SA

Social Media

Who wants to be an influencer? Why influencing is rapidly becoming a mainstream career in SA

Issued by Dentsu 29 Oct 2024

Promise won Gold at the 2024 LIA Awards.

Advertising

South Africa's Promise Agency strikes Gold at LIA for The Vluit Project

Karabo Ledwaba 17 Oct 2024

Lufuno Mavhungu

The One Club for Creativity

Promise Agency's Lufuno Mavhungu named juror for The One Club's Young Guns competition

26 Jun 2024

Publicis Groupe’s Le Cubs Programme creates real career opportunities for youth throughout Africa

Youth Month

Publicis Groupe’s Le Cubs Programme creates real career opportunities for youth throughout Africa

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 24 Jun 2024

Publicis Groupe’s Le Cubs programme graduates share their experiences

Youth Month

Publicis Groupe’s Le Cubs programme graduates share their experiences

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 20 Jun 2024

Applying for a job in the creative industry? Read this!

Youth Month

Applying for a job in the creative industry? Read this!

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 19 Jun 2024

Publicis Groupe Africa’s “Golden Lions” Internal Awards winners announced

Advertising

Publicis Groupe Africa’s “Golden Lions” Internal Awards winners announced

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 15 May 2024

Giraffe Creative Awards 2024 winners announced

Advertising

Giraffe Creative Awards 2024 winners announced

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 14 May 2024

Advertising

South African advertisers are determined to stay secretive

Gail Schimmel 13 Feb 2024

A.M.A Digital Media unveils Taptap Illuminate: Transforming advertising amidst SA's load shedding

Digital

A.M.A Digital Media unveils Taptap Illuminate: Transforming advertising amidst SA's load shedding

Issued by Gone Digital 11 Sep 2023

#DoMore and #GetMore: The full Biz Sponsorship menu

Marketing

#DoMore and #GetMore: The full Biz Sponsorship menu

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 29 May 2023

Source © Bowie15 A panel at the recent inaugural AWAfrica examined the need for Africans to claim their share of the global creative economy

Advertising

Unpacking Africa's limited involvement in the multi-billion dollar global creative economy

7 Mar 2023

Source © Adobo Magazine Moving Walls and Dentsu Africa have formed a partnership to launch a full-stack Out of Home (OOH) advertising technology platform across multiple markets in the continent

OOH

OOH and DOOH solution for Africa launches

20 Feb 2023

Inverroche Gin presents the inaugural Advertising Week Africa's 'Future is Female Awards'

Advertising

Inverroche Gin presents the inaugural Advertising Week Africa's 'Future is Female Awards'

Issued by OnPoint PR 16 Feb 2023

Bogosi Motshegwa. Source: Instagram.

Advertising

Advertising Week Africa kicks off

Karabo Ledwaba 15 Feb 2023

Designing for people at Advertising Week Africa 2023

Events & Conferencing

Designing for people at Advertising Week Africa 2023

Issued by Dentsu 9 Feb 2023

Advertising

InMobi appoints sales lead for its Microsoft Advertising partnership in SA

20 Dec 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners July 2022

Marketing

Biz Most Read Award winners July 2022

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 1 Aug 2022

Image supplied. Nando’s Bright Sides deal rewards South Africans during load shedding

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Come to the Bright Sides with Nando's

Danette Breitenbach 28 Jul 2022

Bringing the power of the collective to over a thousand delegates at Nedbank IMC 2022

Events & Conferencing

Bringing the power of the collective to over a thousand delegates at Nedbank IMC 2022

Issued by IMC Conference 4 Jul 2022

#OrchidsandOnions: Cheers to Savanna's Gugu

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Cheers to Savanna's Gugu

Brendan Seery 31 May 2022

Source: © The Loeries

Loeries Creative Week

Loeries Youth Committee launches diversity, equity and inclusion checklist

19 May 2022

#AfricaMonth: Authentic world-class advertising from Africa

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: Authentic world-class advertising from Africa

Paul Jackson 3 May 2022

SA scores 15 finalists in One Show Awards 2022

The One Club for Creativity

SA scores 15 finalists in One Show Awards 2022

26 Apr 2022

#Newsmaker: Carla van Pletzen rejoins the Grey wolf pack

PR & Communications

#Newsmaker: Carla van Pletzen rejoins the Grey wolf pack

Evan-Lee Courie 6 Apr 2022

#ACACelebratingDiversity: Overcoming Covid-19 constraints to create one of the most liked ads of 2020

ACA Celebrating Diversity

#ACACelebratingDiversity: Overcoming Covid-19 constraints to create one of the most liked ads of 2020

14 Dec 2021

Grey wins Medium Advertising Agency of the Year at 2021 Financial Mail AdFocus Awards

Advertising

Grey wins Medium Advertising Agency of the Year at 2021 Financial Mail AdFocus Awards

Evan-Lee Courie 25 Nov 2021