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Publicis Groupe Africa has been appointed by the City of Cape Town as its full-service communications partner (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

Collaboration and storytelling wins Cape Town for Publicis

4 hours

Celebrating Matte BLK’s award-winning journey of purpose and innovation

Marketing

Celebrating Matte BLK’s award-winning journey of purpose and innovation

Sivu Matyila, Issued by Matte BLK 19 hours

Source: © 123rf Chilean advertisers currently allocate an average of 3.6% of their revenue to communication, marketing, and advertising budgets says Scopen research. Pictured: Panoramic view of Santiago de Chile with the Andes mountain range in the background.

Marketing & Media

Part 1: Scopen - Advertising investment increases in Chile

22 hours

Tshiamo Maremela is the new CEO. Source: Supplied.

PR & Communications

Tshiamo Maremela steps up as Orchard on 25’s new CEO

1 day

Avbob Road to Literacy campaign gives hope to 1,000 schools and NGOs through trolley libraries

Skills Training

Avbob Road to Literacy campaign gives hope to 1,000 schools and NGOs through trolley libraries

Issued by Oxford University Press 1 day

Consumer insights agency KLA reveals the Quarterly Buzz results for Q1 2025

Research

Consumer insights agency KLA reveals the Quarterly Buzz results for Q1 2025

Issued by KLA 1 day

New dairy ad campaign gives TV a go

Advertising

New dairy ad campaign gives TV a go

Issued by The Consumer Education Project of Milk SA 1 day

TenacityPR specialises in modern day public relations

PR & Communications

TenacityPR specialises in modern day public relations

Issued by TenacityPR 2 days

Source: © 123rf The most recent IAS Media Auditing Masterclass explored the often-overlooked parts of agency spend where bloated Scope of Work (SOW) estimates and unchecked costs run rife

Media

IAS Media Auditing Masterclass: If you’re not auditing, you’re bleeding

2 days

#BehindtheCampaign: Zulu beats take center stage with Spotify

Marketing

#BehindtheCampaign: Zulu beats take center stage with Spotify

2 days

Hyperlocal is lekker: The AI-powered search revolution

IMC Conference

Hyperlocal is lekker: The AI-powered search revolution

Issued by IMC Conference 2 days

Steers used facial recognition software and created a selfie booth with a difference: “The Cheesier the Smile, the Cheesier the Reward” (Image supplied)

Advertising

AI isn't the enemy, your lack of progress is, now say cheese

Mike Sharman 2 days

#Orchids&Onions: Nedbank's AI ad with a forward-thinking vision

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Nedbank's AI ad with a forward-thinking vision

Brendan Seery 3 days

Insights into H&M and WWF's partnership for a more sustainable future

ESG

Insights into H&M and WWF's partnership for a more sustainable future

3 days

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

How collaboration and knowledge-sharing are reshaping South Africa's infrastructure

2 days

Dentsu Creative South Africa appoints Mokhethi Siganunu as strategy director

Advertising

Dentsu Creative South Africa appoints Mokhethi Siganunu as strategy director

Issued by Dentsu 3 days

Mark Read, WPP's CEO for the past seven years, will retire at the end of 2025 (Image: WPP)

Advertising

End of an era as Mark Read announces retirement from WPP

3 days

Financial Services

Cabinet sent basic income grant plan back to the drawing board

Marecia Damons 3 days

Sunshinegun expands offering with full-service digital capability

Branding

Sunshinegun expands offering with full-service digital capability

Issued by Sunshinegun 6 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

Food gardens connect: Bridging the gap betwen poverty and economic opportunities

Food, Water & Energy Security

Food gardens connect: Bridging the gap betwen poverty and economic opportunities

Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 5 Jun 2025

Boundless and Engen go Xtremely South African with Xtreme Oils and Lubricants

Advertising

Boundless and Engen go Xtremely South African with Xtreme Oils and Lubricants

Issued by Boundless 5 Jun 2025

Richfield’s new campaign celebrates the power of learning on your own terms

Digital

Richfield’s new campaign celebrates the power of learning on your own terms

Issued by So Interactive 5 Jun 2025

Michelle Lourens is headed to Cannes. Source: Supplied.

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: Michelle Lourens, IMA’s ‘Swiss army knife’, joins Cannes Lions Open Chair Programme

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Jun 2025

The OOH campaign debuted in Cape Town for the South African consumers. Source: Supplied.

OOH

Corona flips the script with Hidden Sunsets OOH campaign

5 Jun 2025

Digital

Snackable content not a fad but a response

Tanika Corneleus 5 Jun 2025

Spaza Shop Support Fund information session to be held in Limpopo

SMEs

Spaza Shop Support Fund information session to be held in Limpopo

4 Jun 2025

Enter your winning work for the New Generation Awards

Digital

Enter your winning work for the New Generation Awards

Issued by New Generation Awards 4 Jun 2025

Pan African marketing just got easier for global brands: Connect with BA:KO By EchoHouse

Marketing

Pan African marketing just got easier for global brands: Connect with BA:KO By EchoHouse

Issued by BA:KO by EchoHouse 4 Jun 2025

Ready or not? Why a budget shows you're serious about PR

PR & Communications

Ready or not? Why a budget shows you're serious about PR

Issued by Brandfundi 4 Jun 2025

Branding

5 Key Brand Development Takeaways From One Weekend Of Marketing Activities In 4 West African Cities

Issued by BA:KO by EchoHouse 19 Aug 2024

Andrew Trench has passed away. Source: LinkedIn.

Media

Remembering a formidable journalist and editor, Andrew Trench

4 Jun 2025

How EchoHouse Pulled Off 3 Campaigns In 3 Countries In 1 Weekend

Marketing

How EchoHouse Pulled Off 3 Campaigns In 3 Countries In 1 Weekend

Issued by BA:KO by EchoHouse 25 Apr 2024

MIC drop: Coaching Africa’s next gen in marketing, influence and culture

Marketing

MIC drop: Coaching Africa’s next gen in marketing, influence and culture

Issued by Dentsu 4 Jun 2025

#BehindtheSelfie: Craig Rodney, founder of The Agency Coach

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie: Craig Rodney, founder of The Agency Coach

4 Jun 2025

Ryan Campher has been appointed VML South Africa’s data lead (Image supplied)

Digital

VML SA places data and technology at core of creativity with data lead appointment

4 Jun 2025

From learning to earning: how to accelerate Africa’s digital economy

Education & Skills Development

From learning to earning: how to accelerate Africa’s digital economy

Issued by Trialogue 3 Jun 2025

The rise and rise of the little giants – and the creative reformation ahead

Advertising

The rise and rise of the little giants – and the creative reformation ahead

Kurt Schröder, Issued by DoubleShift 3 Jun 2025

Is SEO really dead because of generative AI?

Digital

Is SEO really dead because of generative AI?

Yoray Narainpersad - The Google Whisperer, Issued by Fast Forward Marketing 3 Jun 2025

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Climate risk mitigation: Why early warning systems in energy, infrastructure sectors are vital

Shirleen Ritchie and Kirsten Wolmarans 2 Jun 2025

Why smart brands are already talking to Generation Alpha

Marketing

Why smart brands are already talking to Generation Alpha

Issued by Penquin 2 Jun 2025

Lebogang Moerane heads social and influencer team at Dentsu Creative SA

Marketing

Lebogang Moerane heads social and influencer team at Dentsu Creative SA

Issued by Dentsu 2 Jun 2025

Source: Wikimedia/Lschefa, CC BY-SA 4.0. Lesotho’s capital.

HIV/AIDS

Lesotho’s health system has been decimated by US funding cuts

Sechaba Mokhethi 2 Jun 2025

Ashish Williams (left) has been appointed senior vice president, media, for Publicis Groupe Africa, reporting directly to Koo Govender, CEO of Publicis Groupe Africa (right) (Image @ Bizcommuniy)

Media

Publicis Groupe Africa appoints Ashish Williams as SVP, Media

2 Jun 2025

Chris Hani to Cape Town rail line reopens for commuters

Railway

Chris Hani to Cape Town rail line reopens for commuters

30 May 2025

“If you’re broke, you can’t be boring.”: Mariska Oosthuizen, chief marketing officer at Sanlam

Financial Services

“If you’re broke, you can’t be boring.”: Mariska Oosthuizen, chief marketing officer at Sanlam

Issued by Sanlam Fintech 30 May 2025

M&C Saatchi Abel’s latest campaign for client Standard Bank reflects the bank’s target customers’ evolving perspective on wealth as multifaceted (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Standard Bank's These are a few of my favourite things

30 May 2025