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South African creativity shines in 2025 SABRE Awards shortlist

Marketing

South African creativity shines in 2025 SABRE Awards shortlist

5 Mar 2025

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IAB Bookmarks Awards

Invitation to young professionals to join IAB Bookmarks Learner Jury

26 Feb 2025

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IAB Bookmarks Awards

IAB SA launches Bookmark Awards Masterclasses

21 Feb 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Meta’s AI transparency effort introduces ad content labels

Karabo Ledwaba 6 Feb 2025

Retroviral has launched the Retroviral Ai Lab, offering generative AI, GPT development and TikTok engagement capabilities (Image supplied)

Artificial Intelligence

Retroviral and by COB's collaboration launches the 'Retroviral Ai Lab'

6 Feb 2025

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: AutoTrader Do It Big brand campaign scores big with consumers

23 Jan 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: How AutoTrader’s humour-driven ads are shaking up car marketing

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: How AutoTrader’s humour-driven ads are shaking up car marketing

Brendan Seery 21 Jan 2025

IAB South Africa announces 2025 Bookmark Awards season and new jury president

IAB Bookmarks Awards

IAB South Africa announces 2025 Bookmark Awards season and new jury president

Issued by IAB South Africa 9 Dec 2024

Chasing the Sun producers, T+W win top spot at 2024 Sport Industry Awards

Marketing & Media

Chasing the Sun producers, T+W win top spot at 2024 Sport Industry Awards

4 Dec 2024

Promise won the coveted Prestigious Umpetha trophy for The Vluit Project campaign, developed for AfriSam (Image supplied)

Advertising

All the 2024 Pendoring winners: Promise’s Vluit Project wins Pendoring Umpetha

25 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf The AdFocus Student Awards' finalists for 2024 have been announced

Advertising

AdFocus Awards 2024 Student finalists announced

18 Nov 2024

The winners were announced on Thursday night. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

Effie Awards SA: Halo and Pineapple's bold campaign claims Grand Effie, Ogilvy takes home 10 Effie Awards

25 Oct 2024

Source: © Bizcommunity The 2023 AdFcous Awards winners. The finalists for 2024 have been announced and the winners will be announced on 27 November

Advertising

Creative giants TBWA and Ogilvy headline AdFocus Awards 2024 finalists

24 Oct 2024

SA Entrepreneur of the Year Awards: Marketing masterminds make the cut

Awards

SA Entrepreneur of the Year Awards: Marketing masterminds make the cut

21 Oct 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: Toyota challenges the bakkie label with Hilux’s enduring legacy

Advertising

#OrchidsandOnions: Toyota challenges the bakkie label with Hilux’s enduring legacy

Brendan Seery 21 Oct 2024

(Image supplied) Ackermans uses AI - Ackermans Intelligence - and toddlers to bring its new campaign life

Advertising

AI and toddlers bring Ackermans' new Baby of the Year competition campaign to life

16 Oct 2024

Source: © Gallo Images Joe Public is the Loeries Awards Agency of the Year

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries All the winners, Agency of the Year is Joe Public

11 Oct 2024

Mike Sharman, chief creative officer and founder of Retroviral (Image supplied)

IMC Conference

#NedbankIMC2024: Mike Sharman - "Are you not entertained?"

Danette Breitenbach 3 Oct 2024

The 2024 New Generation Awards took place recently on Thursday 26 September in Sandton (Image supplied)

Digital

SA Rugby steals the show at the 2024 New Generation Awards

1 Oct 2024

Advertising

Donovan Goliath Elf on the Shelf x Kreepy Krauly spoof hits 1m views

26 Sep 2024

Prisa's 2024 Prism Award winners unveiled in Cape Town

PR & Communications

Prisa's 2024 Prism Award winners unveiled in Cape Town

22 Sep 2024

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Digital

All the New Generation Awards 2024 finalists

30 Aug 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: Showmax and Eric Cantona make a scene in the name of marketing

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Showmax and Eric Cantona make a scene in the name of marketing

Brendan Seery 26 Aug 2024

Streaming platform Showmax launched its Premier League mobile subscription with a surprising marketing stunt starring Eric Cantona. Image supplied

Advertising

Fans love Showmax's Premier League launch marketing stunt with Eric Cantona

21 Aug 2024

The best of marketing: 2024 Effie Awards finalists announced

Marketing

The best of marketing: 2024 Effie Awards finalists announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 15 Aug 2024

Image supplied. Blue Ribbon Bread’s latest TTL campaign from Retroviral plays on the insight that moms always get us and know everything

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Blue Ribbon's The Mmmm Yum Taste that makes mom great

Danette Breitenbach 8 Aug 2024

Image supplied. In anticipation of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony, DStv Stream has launched a tongue in check take on the elite athlete in sports

Advertising

#Paris2024: DStv Stream's tongue-in-cheek campaign from Parys to Paris

25 Jul 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: Bic inspires with Paralympian Mpumelelo Mhlongo

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Bic inspires with Paralympian Mpumelelo Mhlongo

Brendan Seery 24 Jul 2024

(Image supplied) Off the back of Youth Month, the IAB South Africa Bookmark Awards has launched its Learner Jury Initiative

IAB Bookmarks Awards

IAB SA Bookmark Awards launches Learner Jury initiative

17 Jul 2024

Advertising

Paralympian Mpumelelo Mhlongo partnership with Bic, embodies his experience

15 Jul 2024

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IAB Bookmarks Awards

All the IAB 2024 Bookmark Awards' finalists

12 Jul 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. OneCart.co.za's viral clip starring Rob van Vurren as an online shopping ex-Hobbit has reached nearly one million views

Marketing

OneCart.co.za's "Precious" viral clip nearly at one million views

3 Jul 2024

Ogilvy brings Vodacom back home

Advertising

Ogilvy brings Vodacom back home

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 11 Jun 2024

Source: © Provoke Media Magna Carta Reputation Management Consultants' media relief fund campaign for MTN and Sanef won the 2024 Sabre African Awards' Platinum Sabre for Best in Show

PR & Communications

2024 Sabre African Awards: SA's Magna Carta wins Best in Show Platinum Sabre, Nigeria's Chain Reactions wins most Awards

20 May 2024

Source: © Provoke Media The 2024 EMEA Sabre Award winners have been announced

PR & Communications

Sabre EMEA 2024 Awards: Razor PR, Retroviral top SA agencies

Danette Breitenbach 18 Apr 2024

Source: © Modern Marketing Kalay Maistry and Dustin Chick, Razor PR, Nevashnee Naicker, Anglo American, and Ryan Woor, M&C Saatchi Talk at the 2023 Sabre EMEA Awards

PR & Communications

Multiple Sabre Awards for SA PR agencies, with five awards for Razor PR

15 Apr 2024

Image supplied. The IAB South Africa Bookmark Awards has announced its 2024 jury panels with nine panels this year

Digital

IAB Bookmark Awards announces 2024 jury panels

28 Mar 2024

7 South African PR agencies on Provoke Media 2024 EMEA campaign shortlist

PR & Communications

7 South African PR agencies on Provoke Media 2024 EMEA campaign shortlist

Danette Breitenbach 27 Mar 2024

All SA consultancies named in Provoke Media 2024 EMEA Consultancies Of The Year Africa shortlist

PR & Communications

All SA consultancies named in Provoke Media 2024 EMEA Consultancies Of The Year Africa shortlist

25 Mar 2024

Image supplied. Retroviral and Panther Punch Productions spoof campaign for DStv's Chasing the Sun 2 went viral, hitting one million views in the first 24 hours

Advertising

DStv Chasing the Sun 2 spoof campaign, #SACMAD, that urges men to be "stronger teargether" goes viral

Danette Breitenbach 25 Mar 2024

Carl Willoughby named chairperson of Creative Circle

Advertising

Carl Willoughby named chairperson of Creative Circle

Karabo Ledwaba 15 Mar 2024

Image supplied. , Castle Lager, the national beer of Bafana Bafana, has launched an Afcon campaign with AI, to reward South African fans for the nation's every corner and shot on goal

Promotions & Activations

Castle Lager’s AI #TheBackUpSquad backs Bafana Bafana, rewards fans

16 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Mike Sharman - From earned virality to purposeful purpose

Marketing

#BizTrends2024: Mike Sharman - From earned virality to purposeful purpose

Danette Breitenbach 10 Jan 2024

South Africa's Retroviral the world's most creative agency

PR & Communications

South Africa's Retroviral the world's most creative agency

19 Dec 2023

Source: NSRI This festive season HTH and NSRI have formed a strategic partnership to raise awareness about pool safety

Advertising

HTH and NSRI campaign promotes pool safety this festive season

19 Dec 2023

Stork campaign takes centre stage on Ads of the World

Advertising

Stork campaign takes centre stage on Ads of the World

Issued by VML 14 Dec 2023

Castle Lager officially kicks off the nation's Festive Season with Taste of Victory

Promotions & Activations

Castle Lager officially kicks off the nation's Festive Season with Taste of Victory

13 Dec 2023

#BizTrends2024: Multi-platform, multi-industry, multimedia reports

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Multi-platform, multi-industry, multimedia reports

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 27 Nov 2023

Image supplied. Joe Public were crowned the AdFocus Awards Agency of the Year 2023

Marketing

The Adfocus Awards: A celebration of the industry

Danette Breitenbach 24 Nov 2023