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As we celebrate International Women’s Day, Publicis Groupe Africa (PGA) reaffirms its commitment to advancing women in advertising, with its first female CEO, Koo Govender leading way (Image supplied)

DEI

#InternationalWomensDay2025: PGA's first female CEO, Koo Govender leads the way in DEI in advertising

7 Mar 2025

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Marketing

Entries are open for Loeries 2025

6 Mar 2025

PR & Communications

Matias Rodsevich | PR & AI: A marriage of ethical considerations

Matias Rodsevich 6 Mar 2025

The Loeries Young Creatives Showcase is opens for entries. The winners will not only gain bragging rights but will also secure a spot as finalists for the Loeries Young Creatives Award, to be presented at the annual Loerie Awards (Image supplied)

Youth Marketing

#Loeries2025: Loeries Young Creatives Showcase opens for entries

21 Feb 2025

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Remuneration & Payroll

Ad Talent Salary Survey: Wage comparisons and employment trends

13 Feb 2025

Applications open for 5th ACA Women in Leadership Programme

Education

Applications open for 5th ACA Women in Leadership Programme

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 10 Feb 2025

Arik Karani says PR needs to embrace empathetic communication. Source: Instagram.

PR & Communications

#BizTrends2025: Arik Karani on how data, disinformation, and ethics will redefine PR in Africa

Karabo Ledwaba 3 Feb 2025

PR & Communications

#Newsmaker: Sharleen James, new Razor PR MD – Elevating creativity in communications

Danette Breitenbach 3 Feb 2025

Source: © 123rf Panoramic view of Santiago de Chile with the Andes mountain range in the back. Scopen's latest report analyses the new business practices of creative companies and advertisers' practices in Chile

Marketing

Scopen research finds Chilean creative companies invest an average of R500,000 per year in New Business

28 Jan 2025

The Loeries Official Rankings 2024 have been released (Image supplied)

Loeries Creative Week

The Loeries Official Rankings 2024 released

27 Jan 2025

Beverley Houston, director at Be-cause Integrated Communications says Meta’s decision to end third-party fact-checking on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads is bad news for brands (image supplied)

Media Freedom

EXCLUSIVE: Meta's farewell to fact-checking; 6 recommendations for brands

Beverley Houston 17 Jan 2025

Prisa launches Smartgen: Shaping the future of public relations

PR & Communications

Prisa launches Smartgen: Shaping the future of public relations

Issued by PRISA 12 Dec 2024

In the race to be Top Dogg, Snoop hands gold to Publicis

Marketing

In the race to be Top Dogg, Snoop hands gold to Publicis

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 6 Dec 2024

Driving industry change in 2024

PR & Communications

Driving industry change in 2024

Issued by Dialogue PR 25 Nov 2024

Machine dominates at the 2024 South African Publication Forum Awards

Publishing

Machine dominates at the 2024 South African Publication Forum Awards

Issued by Machine_ 22 Nov 2024

Cannes Lions

Cannes Lions 2025 to boost creative diversity with €2m funding

8 Nov 2024

Design the legacy: #Loeries invites agencies create its 2025 campaign

Loeries Creative Week

Design the legacy: #Loeries invites agencies create its 2025 campaign

29 Oct 2024

PR & Communications

APRA and PRCA launch fourth annual African PR study

15 Oct 2024

Education

IIE-Vega celebrates 25 years of shaping some of South Africa’s creative and brand leaders

Issued by Vega School 15 Oct 2024

Loeries night two

Loeries Creative Week

Loeries night two

Issued by Loeries 14 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

Source: ©: Loeries The Loeries Creative Week takes place form 7 to 11 October in Cape Town

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries: Creative Week kicks off in the Mother City

9 Oct 2024

Clockwork packs a punch with some honest (but funny) conversations at the Nedbank IMC

Marketing

Clockwork packs a punch with some honest (but funny) conversations at the Nedbank IMC

Issued by IMC Conference 26 Sep 2024

Irvine Partners and Measurebyte launch expert-guided communications maturity scorecard

Marketing

Irvine Partners and Measurebyte launch expert-guided communications maturity scorecard

Issued by Irvine Partners 26 Sep 2024

Reigniting the industry: The ACA’s bold path forward

Advertising

Reigniting the industry: The ACA’s bold path forward

Sharleen James, Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 19 Sep 2024

The Loeries unveils diverse 2024 youth committee from Africa and the Middle East

Loeries Creative Week

The Loeries unveils diverse 2024 youth committee from Africa and the Middle East

27 Aug 2024

Statement on Yom Kippur and Loeries Creative Week 2024

Loeries Creative Week

Statement on Yom Kippur and Loeries Creative Week 2024

Issued by Loeries 8 Aug 2024

The Loeries announces its board for 2024/2025

Loeries Creative Week

The Loeries announces its board for 2024/2025

Issued by Loeries 7 Aug 2024

Davina Malan is a managing partner at Tribeca. Source: Supplied.

PR & Communications

A 20 year evolution in PR: The need to invest in training for staff

Davina Malan 8 Jul 2024

Hudson Sandler Invicomm launches in South Africa

Marketing & Media

Hudson Sandler Invicomm launches in South Africa

Issued by Hudson Sandler Invicomm 20 Jun 2024

Clementine Mojapelo

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: Wonder's Clementine Mojapelo on using creativity to solve real-life problems

Karabo Ledwaba 19 Jun 2024

Advertising

White Square announces 2024 winners

11 Jun 2024

Source: © Cannes Lions the Cannes Lions 2024 has released its first shortlists

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2024 : Innovation, Glass and Titanium Shortlists released

Danette Breitenbach 4 Jun 2024

Courtney Williams is part of the cohort. Source: LinkedIN.

Cannes Lions

Lions announces 2024 scholarship recipients, SA on the list

30 May 2024

Image supplied. Loeries Creative Week will return to the Mother City, Cape Town for the fourth consecutive year

Loeries Creative Week

4th consecutive Cape Town Loeries

24 May 2024

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2024: Unilever crowned Cannes 2024 Creative Marketer of the Year

14 May 2024

Johanna McDowell

Marketing

SA represented at 2024 AdForum Summit in New York City

8 May 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

Advice from the top for Africa’s future female leaders

Advertising

Advice from the top for Africa’s future female leaders

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 8 Mar 2024

International Public Relations Network (IPRN) business survey results 2024

PR & Communications

International Public Relations Network (IPRN) business survey results 2024

Issued by MANGO-OMC 27 Feb 2024

Advertising

ACA, Red & Yellow launch graduate programme

16 Feb 2024

Applications to judge Effie Awards 2024 announced

Digital

Applications to judge Effie Awards 2024 announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 16 Feb 2024

The ACA welcomes Gillian Rightford, ensuring smooth transition following former CEO's departure

Advertising

The ACA welcomes Gillian Rightford, ensuring smooth transition following former CEO's departure

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 29 Jan 2024

Hill & Knowlton Nigeria leadership buys agency, forms Skot Communications

PR & Communications

Hill & Knowlton Nigeria leadership buys agency, forms Skot Communications

12 Jan 2024

Image supplied. Tara Turkington and Tiffany Turkington-Palmer of Flow Communications reflect on 18 lessons in marketing and communications

Marketing

18 lessons in marketing and communications

Tara Turkington and Tiffany Turkington-Palmer 13 Dec 2023

Image supplied. The 2023 Loeries Youth Committee have announced the Q4 Young Titans finalists

Loeries Creative Week

Loeries Youth Committee’s inaugural Young Titans Awards Q4 finalists announced

8 Dec 2023

Ogilvy SA’s 'Bride Armour' a contender for 2023 Global Best of the Best Effie Award

Marketing

Ogilvy SA’s 'Bride Armour' a contender for 2023 Global Best of the Best Effie Award

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 7 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf Sue Blaine, Flow Communications, says ethical storytelling avoids harmful narratives and stereotyping and shows all people, wherever they are, as being capable and innovative

Publishing

5 considerations for ethical storytelling

Sue Blaine 17 Nov 2023