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2025 Bookmark Awards poised to go next level with Rainmaker Media at the sponsorship helm

IAB Bookmarks Awards

2025 Bookmark Awards poised to go next level with Rainmaker Media at the sponsorship helm

Issued by IAB South Africa 3 Jul 2025

Source: © Provoke Media Provoke Media has named the 10 Best Agencies in Africa, with Retroviral and the South African operation of global public relations agency We. Communications named PRovoke Media’s African Agencies of the Year for 2025

PR & Communications

Provoke Media names Africa's 10 best agencies and leading campaigns

20 May 2025

Source: © Ask Traders WPP CEO Mark Read says WPP's financial performance in Q1 was in line with expectations, and performance is anticipated to improve in the second half

Advertising

WPP's Q1 results dip, tariffs not expected to directly impact the network

25 Apr 2025

Source: © Retroviral The Sabre Awards Africa finalists have been announced, with Retroviral and Ogilvy each with seven finalists. Pictured: One of the finalists campaigns, The Eric Cantona Stunt for Showmax by T+W, Retroviral and Grid

PR & Communications

SA's PR agencies show their excellence in Sabre Awards Africa 2025 finalists list

22 Apr 2025

Source: © Dubai Lynx Held after the Lynx Awards, the Winners’ Lunch celebrates the success and creativity of the teams that took home Awards for their work

Advertising

All the 2025 Dubai Lynx Awards

14 Apr 2025

Source: © The 2025 EMEA Sabre Awards saw South Africa’s public relations and communications agencies, Retroviral and Razor PR, fly the flag high

PR & Communications

Retroviral and Razor PR fly the flag at the Sabre EMEA Awards

Danette Breitenbach 3 Apr 2025

Source: © More About Advertising

Marketing & Media

WPP’s 2024 preliminary results see shares plunge 16% to a four year low

27 Feb 2025

Four leaders from Africa ar eon the 2025 Gerety MEA jury. (L to r): Nnenna Onyewuchi, Koo Govender, Linda Kachingwe-Sisya,Nnenna Onyewuchi,Jeanine Gomes. (Source: © Bizcommunity, Image by Ruth Cooper)

Advertising

4 creative and marketing leaders from Africa in Gerety 2025 MEA jury

4 Feb 2025

Source: © Provoke Media Razor PR, Clockwork and Magna Carta excelled at the recent 2024 Global Sabre Awards

PR & Communications

Elite of the elite: SA's Razor PR, Clockwork and Magna Carta excel at Global Sabre Awards

Danette Breitenbach 30 Oct 2024

Source: © WPP Despite third-quarter results showing a strong performance from GroupM and WPP's winning of the Amazon media account, the network's expectations for the full year remain unchanged

Advertising

Strong Q3 performance for WPP; full year expectations remain unchanged

23 Oct 2024

Bridget von Holdt and Karl Haechler appointed co-CEOs of Burson Africa

PR & Communications

Bridget von Holdt and Karl Haechler appointed co-CEOs of Burson Africa

20 Aug 2024

Lerato Songelwa: Doubt - An unfortunate consequence of being a pioneer

Women's Month

Lerato Songelwa: Doubt - An unfortunate consequence of being a pioneer

12 Aug 2024

Source: © The Media Leader In a move termed, "an excellent outcome for WPP" by Mark Read, WPP CEO, WPP will sell its entire majority stake in FGS Global

Marketing & Media

WPP sells majority stake in FGS Global to Bidco Inc - An excellent outcome for WPP

7 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf WPP remains on track to return to growth in the balance of the year, despite Q1 2024 losses

Marketing & Media

WPP on track to return to growth in the balance of the year despite Q1 losses

25 Apr 2024

Source: © Scaliger 123rf "AI will be fundamental for our business and we are embracing the opportunities that it presents, putting it at the heart of our operations and our work for clients," says Mark Read, CEO WPP.

Marketing

AI fundamental to WPP business, says WPP CEO, Mark Read

22 Feb 2024

Source: AdWeek Mark Read, CEO of WPP

Marketing

WPP CEO Mark Read: AI is an opportunity, not a threat in the industry

31 Jan 2024

Source: © christina-wocintechchat-com Young Judges get the opportunity to judge the Prism Awards

Prism Awards

Prism Awards Young Judges 2022 share jury experience

Danette Breitenbach 12 Jul 2022

SABRE Awards Africa 2021: All the winners!

Marketing & Media

SABRE Awards Africa 2021: All the winners!

4 May 2021

#BizTrends2021: Mergers, acquisitions and deaths of agencies

Trends

#BizTrends2021: Mergers, acquisitions and deaths of agencies

César Vacchiano 6 Jan 2021

AWIEF2020 Conference announces speaker lineup

Entrepreneurship

AWIEF2020 Conference announces speaker lineup

21 Oct 2020

Youth survey resets global narrative on Africa

Research

Youth survey resets global narrative on Africa

21 Feb 2020

BCW Africa celebrates 30 years in Africa

PR & Communications

BCW Africa celebrates 30 years in Africa

6 Nov 2019

Pictured are Paul Holmes of The Holmes Report and Regine le Roux, managing director of South Africa’s Reputation Matters. Reputation Matters scooped up two SABRE Africa awards, one for superior achievement in measurement and evaluation and the other for the industry sector category.

PR & Communications

All the 2019 SABRE Awards Africa winners

20 May 2019

Branding

Brand Africa partnership to launch Africa's Best Brands

15 May 2019

#Prisms2019: ALL THE WINNERS!

Prism Awards

#Prisms2019: ALL THE WINNERS!

14 Apr 2019

African Sabre Awards for PR excellence on the continent.

PR & Communications

37 African PR SABRE winners announced

8 Apr 2019

#BizTrends2019: The next shiny innovations

Trends

#BizTrends2019: The next shiny innovations

Danette Breitenbach 29 Jan 2019

The growth of Instagram among world leaders

Social Media

The growth of Instagram among world leaders

5 Dec 2018

Africa is a market of opportunity for PR

PR & Communications

Africa is a market of opportunity for PR

Danette Breitenbach 30 Oct 2018

Kantar Millward Brown to launch the first BrandZ Top 30 Most Valuable South African Brands

Branding

Kantar Millward Brown to launch the first BrandZ Top 30 Most Valuable South African Brands

Issued by Kantar 24 Oct 2018

Burson Cohn & Wolfe unveils rebrand

PR & Communications

Burson Cohn & Wolfe unveils rebrand

10 Oct 2018

BizTrends 2019 is here!

Trends

BizTrends 2019 is here!

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2018

BCW announces PR leaders for Africa, Europe

PR & Communications

BCW announces PR leaders for Africa, Europe

27 Jul 2018

#AfricaMonth: Africa communications is rising too

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: Africa communications is rising too

Robyn de Villiers 30 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Rewriting the African narrative on reputation

PR & Communications

#AfricaMonth: Rewriting the African narrative on reputation

29 May 2018

Marketing

Unilever, WPP set up new team model in Singapore

24 May 2018

Cannes Lions jury for 2018 announced

Cannes Lions

Cannes Lions jury for 2018 announced

22 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Look for the opportunities in Africa

PR & Communications

#AfricaMonth: Look for the opportunities in Africa

Louise Marsland 18 May 2018

SABRE Awards, Africa.

PR & Communications

All the African SABRE PR winners

14 May 2018

In2Innovation Summit: Are PR agencies simply consolidating rather than innovating?

PR & Communications

In2Innovation Summit: Are PR agencies simply consolidating rather than innovating?

10 May 2018

#Prisms2018: Meet young judge Sanele Mashinini

Prism Awards

#Prisms2018: Meet young judge Sanele Mashinini

Jessica Tennant 22 Apr 2018

Atmosphere Communications at the 2018 Prism Awards.

Prism Awards

#Prisms2018: More than two minutes of success

Danette Breitenbach 23 Apr 2018

Jolene van Heerden, this year’s Best PR professional at the Prism Awards; and Monare Matema, best up-and-coming PR professional. Images © Van Heerden's and Matema's .

Prism Awards

#Prisms2018: Top PR consultancies and individuals

23 Apr 2018

2-Minute Shower Songs

Prism Awards

#Prisms2018: 2-Minute Shower Songs is Campaign of the Year!

23 Apr 2018

Top to bottom, left to right: cluster 2 chief judge, Thabisile Phumo – Sibanye Eyezwe; cluster 5 chief judge, Vicki St Quintin, corporate and healthcare consultant; cluster 7 chief judge, ByDesign founder – Kevin Welman; and cluster 3 young judge, Khangelani Dziba

Prism Awards

#Prisms2018: All in a day's work

23 Apr 2018

Sebastian Kaulitzki ©

Prism Awards

#Prisms2018: Out of Africa - an insider's perspective

Robyn de Villiers 23 Apr 2018

#Prisms2018: The big ask

Prism Awards

#Prisms2018: The big ask

23 Apr 2018

Atmosphere Communications at the 2018 Prism Awards. South African campaign of the year went to Atmosphere Communications and the King James Group for Sanlam’s ‘2-minute shower songs’.

Prism Awards

#Prisms2018: All the winners!

22 Apr 2018

2018 Prism Awards young judging panel. Image supplied.

Prism Awards

Prism Awards 2018 judging panels

4 Apr 2018

Burson-Marsteller Africa expands reputation management in Africa

PR & Communications

Burson-Marsteller Africa expands reputation management in Africa

27 Feb 2018