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Rob Garden has joined MSCSports in a new role created for him (Image supplied)

Sponsorship

Rob Garden joins MscSports

28 minutes

The New Generation Awards announces WesBank as its official headline naming sponsor

Youth Marketing

The New Generation Awards announces WesBank as its official headline naming sponsor

Issued by Lavello Marketing Solutions 27 Jun 2025

Zanele Kabane to represent South Africa at Cannes Young Lions Festival through Open Chair

Cannes Lions

Zanele Kabane to represent South Africa at Cannes Young Lions Festival through Open Chair

Issued by M&C Saatchi Abel 17 Jun 2025

$TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris and Razor PR, M&C Saatchi Abel have been named in the Engagement Lions announced Sunday, 15 June 2025$

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2025: TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris and Razor PR feature in Engagement Lions shortlists

Danette Breitenbach 15 Jun 2025

Effie announces 2024 Global Effie Index, unveiling the world’s Most Effective Marketers

Marketing

Effie announces 2024 Global Effie Index, unveiling the world’s Most Effective Marketers

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 12 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

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

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

M&C Saatchi Abel's Bulletproof Park campaign for Gun Free SA is a story about a “fake idea” that led to real change (Image supplied)

Marketing

#BehindtheCampaign: Bullet Proof Park | A fake idea with real change

13 May 2025

The awards were held on Thursday. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

TFG and VML triumph at the Smarties 2025 Awards

9 May 2025

The MTN Today We Make Moves is a series called Cheeseboy,and brings back the creativity that once made telco ads so memorable

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: MTN's Today We Make Moves - A return to distinctive telco advertising

24 Apr 2025

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2025 awarding juries include 20 creatives from Africa

Danette Breitenbach 23 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

PR & Communications

Exclusive: Razor PR's Wynand Coetzer - 3 Lessons in measuring the impact of communications

Wynand Coetzer 15 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

At the start of February, The Up&Up Group appointed Deborah Whitlock (right) to the position of marketing director and Sharleen James (left) as the MD of Razor PR (Image by Bizcommunity, Lesley Svenson)

Advertising

The Up&Up Group make senior appointments as part of the agency's strategic objectives

12 Mar 2025

$The Creative Circle Best of the Year awards took place recently with TBWA\Hunt Lascaris taking Overall Agency of the Year (Image supplied)$

Advertising

Creative Circle Best of the Year awards: Honouring the Class of 76’ and 24’

Alex Goldberg 10 Mar 2025

Exclusive: Makosha Maja-Rasethaba takes strategic lead at M&C Saatchi Abel

Advertising

Exclusive: Makosha Maja-Rasethaba takes strategic lead at M&C Saatchi Abel

5 Mar 2025

M&C Saatchi Abel and Nando’s South Africa are to part ways. M&C Saatchi Abel founder Mike Abel reflects reflects on their incredible shared success (Image supplied)

Advertising

Exclusive: After a decade of magic and success, M&C Saatchi Abel and Nando’s South Africa part ways

4 Mar 2025

Johannesburg MD for M&C Saatchi Abel, Masego Motsogi says the pan-African energy and excitement have never been higher at the agency (Image supplied)

Advertising

The Up&Up Group's M&C Saatchi Abel expands cross-border clients

7 Feb 2025

The Marketing Achievement Awards has unveiled the 2025 qualifiers (Image supplied)

Marketing

Marketing Achievement Awards unveils 2025 qualifiers

3 Feb 2025

PR & Communications

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

Danette Breitenbach 3 Feb 2025

Sharleen James, new MD for Razor PR, and Dustin Chick, Razor, CE (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

Sharleen James appointed Razor PR's new MD

30 Jan 2025

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

Loeries Creative Week

The Loeries Official Rankings 2024 released

27 Jan 2025

The One Club’s ADC 104th Annual Awards global jury has been announced. It includes 10 creatives from the Middle East and Africa region (Image by © Bizcommunity)

Sales

One Club ADC 104th Annual Awards global jury includes 10 creatives from the Middle East and Africa

9 Jan 2025

Source: © Bizcommunity The inaugural SSA MMA Smarties Awards awarded 51 Awards, with 19 Gold, 19 Silver and 13 Bronze Awards

Marketing

Inaugural SSA MMA Smarties' winners announced, the TFG named Brand of the Year

9 Dec 2024

All the AdFocus Awards winners (Image: Danette Breitenbach)

Advertising

All the 2024 FM AdFocus Awards winners, Halo wins Agency of the Year

28 Nov 2024

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

Up&Up Group has acquired a strategic stake in 2Stories. Pictured: 2Stories co-CEOs Joanne Hope and Anelde Greeff (image supplied)

Marketing

Up&Up Group acquires stake in content marketing agency 2Stories

29 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

Mike Abel, The Up&Up Group executive chairman, reflects on The Up&Up Group’s decision to buy back all the equity in the previous M&C Saatchi Group South Africa from the global M&C Saatchi Plc (Image supplied)

Advertising

Exclusive: Mike Abel, The Up&Up Group - Ons weet wat ons weet: There’s never been a better time to invest in SA

Mike Abel 17 Oct 2024

Roanna Williams, chief creative officer and co-founder of Boundless with Ben Wagner

Loeries Creative Week

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 3: The Energy Episode

12 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

Source: © Gallo Images (Left) Preetesh Sewraj, CEO The Loeries, (centre) Bridget Harpur, head of marketing: Volkswagen South Africa was named Marketer of the Year, and (right)
Kabelo Moshapalo, incoming Loeries Chairperson and CCO Ogilvy Johannesburg

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries: All the winners, VW's Bridget Harpur named marketer of the year

10 Oct 2024

The Red and Yellow Creative School of Business celebrates 30 years of shaping SA’s future innovators

Education

The Red and Yellow Creative School of Business celebrates 30 years of shaping SA’s future innovators

Issued by Red & Yellow 8 Oct 2024

Razor PR crowned Medium Consultancy of the Year at PRCA Platinum Awards

PR & Communications

Razor PR crowned Medium Consultancy of the Year at PRCA Platinum Awards

27 Sep 2024

Top CEOs and thought leaders address AI in marketing at upcoming MMA SA Impact Forum

Marketing

Top CEOs and thought leaders address AI in marketing at upcoming MMA SA Impact Forum

9 Sep 2024

The young creatives will be coached by Ana Rocha. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

Young South African talents to join elite Creative LIAisons Academy in Las Vegas

5 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

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

2024 FM AdFocus Awards entries open

Advertising

2024 FM AdFocus Awards entries open

15 Aug 2024

2024 Effie Awards South Africa Grand Jury announced

Advertising

2024 Effie Awards South Africa Grand Jury announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 12 Aug 2024

Robert Grace is M&C Saatchi Group's chief strategy officer. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

M&C Saatchi SA, Eighty20 launch GrowthMap for data-driven business growth

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

A decade of the Street Store: From local to global, showing how creativity can be used as a force for good

Promotions & Activations

A decade of the Street Store: From local to global, showing how creativity can be used as a force for good

7 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

Levergy honoured with Gold Warc Award

Marketing

Levergy honoured with Gold Warc Award

Issued by Levergy 22 May 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