https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/74.html Africa Promotions & Activations news 15 Promotions & Activations news - Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/74.html en-us Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:30:37 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/provoke-media-sabre-awards-close-for-entries-this-week-525060a Provoke Media’s Sabre Awards competitions for Africa, Australia & New Zealand, and MENAT have an early deadline of 16 October 2026, which is fast approaching. 1-272526 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Promotions & Activations Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/pepsicos-mirinda-brings-smile-delivery-service-to-uganda-525820a As consumers navigate rising living costs, higher petrol prices and an increasingly negative news cycle, brands are looking for ways to create more meaningful moments of connection. 1-272056 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Promotions & Activations Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/rocket-creative-unveils-rocket-20-with-stunning-new-linbro-park-facility-308768a Johannesburg-based retail display and brand activation manufacturing specialist Rocket Creative has officially launched its new fabrication facility and studio offices in the brand new HUB 24 Industrial Park in Linbro Park, Sandton, marking a significant operational expansion and investment dubbed ‘Rocket 2.0’. 1-271693 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:10:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Promotions & Activations Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/wpp-results-beat-analyst-forecasts-sees-shares-jump-up-745222a WPP has posted first-half results that beat analyst forecasts on revenue, organic growth and profit margins, leading to a jump of as much as 30.2% in WPP shares - its highest intraday level since September 2025. 1-270582 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:26:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Promotions & Activations Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/non-official-fifa-brands-score-with-reverse-ambush-marketing-856123a Ambush marketing has become a strategy in an era where social media rewards wit over media spend, as some clever campaigns at the recent Fifa World Cup demonstrate, showing how creativity and earned media can compete with hundreds of millions of dollars in official sponsorship. 1-270009 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:31:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Promotions & Activations Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/adidas-shifts-512m-global-media-account-to-new-agency-175556a Adidas has shifted its global media agency business, reportedly worth $512m, following a competitive pitch, that included Omnicom Media Group, WPP and Publicis Groupe, in the final pitch. 1-269608 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Promotions & Activations Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/marketers-are-the-observers-of-humanity-067105a “We’re living through one of the strangest and most transformative periods in modern history. Technology is shifting. Culture is shifting. Attention is shifting. Identity is shifting. Even our relationship with reality feels like it’s changing in real time.” 1-268717 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Promotions & Activations Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/article/increased-representation-from-africa-on-shortlisting-juries-847603a The 2026 Cannes Lions Shortlisting Jury includes increased representation from Africa, including from top marketers such as VW’s Bridget Harpur and EcoBank’s Oriane Canfrin, to some of the continent's best creatives, from South Africans Bananas’ Justin Gomes to The Odd Number’s Thabang Manyelo, Kenya’s Twotone Global’s Gil Kemami, and Nigeria’s Omawumi Ogbe of GLG Communications. 1-267939 Fri, 08 May 2026 12:10:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Promotions & Activations Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/no-surprises-in-wpp-q1-results-392798a WPP has reported a Quarter 1 performance consistent with expectations and guidance provided in the preliminary results in February. 1-267663 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Promotions & Activations Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/bizcommunity-repositions-for-the-future-170456a From today, you may notice a subtle new look on Bizcommunity’s interfaces: A fresh new typographic treatment joins the iconic nine-dot logo grid, designed to represent the links and connections forged within South Africa’s business communities. 1-267008 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Promotions & Activations Africa