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Pierpaolo Piccioli named new creative director of Balenciaga

Fashion & Homeware

Pierpaolo Piccioli named new creative director of Balenciaga

5 hours

As SAB turns 130, Boundless was tasked to deliver something meaningful, emotional, and… big

Advertising

As SAB turns 130, Boundless was tasked to deliver something meaningful, emotional, and… big

Issued by Boundless 1 day

Tumi celebrates 50th anniversary with campaign, 'Made for you since 1975'

Travel

Tumi celebrates 50th anniversary with campaign, 'Made for you since 1975'

Issued by Tumi 2 days

This year, LunchBar celebrates 60 years in South Africa. To mark the occasion, SA’s favourite award-winning conspiracy theorist is back (Image supplied)

Marketing

60 years of "Much, much more of The LunchBar Man"

16 May 2025

GalxBoy opens flagship store in Sandton

Retailers

GalxBoy opens flagship store in Sandton

14 May 2025

$Source: © Bizcommunity Five of South Africa's top creatives are part of the LIA 2025 Creative LIAisons Virtual Coaching Programme. (L to r) Jacquie-Anne Mullany, executive creative director, FCB Africa Cape Town, Carl Willoughby, chief creative officer, TBWA\Hunt Lascaris, Fran Luckin, chief creative officer, VML Johannesburg, Peter Little, chief creative officer, Publicis Groupe Africa, Sandton, Suhana Gordhan, founder and chief creative officer, LoveSong Cape Town$

Advertising

5 South African creative leaders on the global mentorship stage

14 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

Ntokozo Nhlanhla, executive creative director, Digitas Liquorice says the creator economy is Africa’s chance to leapfrog into a new era of influence, where creators set global trends (Image supplied)

Digital

The next global marketing frontier: Africa’s creator economy

Ntokozo Nhlanhla 12 May 2025

Chicken Licken bravely debones a rare phobia with their latest campaign

Advertising

Chicken Licken bravely debones a rare phobia with their latest campaign

Issued by Joe Public 30 Apr 2025

Net#work BBDO repositions to #WhatIfWeDOBIGTHINGS with new leadership appointments

Advertising

Net#work BBDO repositions to #WhatIfWeDOBIGTHINGS with new leadership appointments

29 Apr 2025

Jonathan Anderson named new artistic director: Dior menswear

Fashion & Homeware

Jonathan Anderson named new artistic director: Dior menswear

25 Apr 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

On the penultimate date of the Bookmark Awards entries closing, Tilesh Bhaga, creative director, digital and innovation at VML South Africa and experienced Bookmark Awards judge, gives 6 tips to a winning Bookmarks entry (Image supplied)

IAB Bookmarks Awards

6 tips to create a winning Bookmark Awards entry

Tilesh Bhaga 23 Apr 2025

Decorex Africa returns and it means business

Exhibitions & Events

Decorex Africa returns and it means business

23 Apr 2025

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2025 awarding juries include 20 creatives from Africa

Danette Breitenbach 23 Apr 2025

From aaa School of Advertising to industry disruptor: Patrick Mentzel

Education

From aaa School of Advertising to industry disruptor: Patrick Mentzel

Issued by AAA School of Advertising 15 Apr 2025

This year’s Loeries campaign from Halo is something completely different, and a break with the clichéd ‘black and gold’ look and feel for an awards event (Image supplied)

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2025: "Is this all you’ve got? Then, you are not yet done!” Halo’s Loeries 2025 campaign

11 Apr 2025

Victoria's Secret reshuffles leadership team, names Adam Selman as ECD

Fashion & Homeware

Victoria's Secret reshuffles leadership team, names Adam Selman as ECD

9 Apr 2025

Sbu Sitole is the chief creative officer at The Odd Number. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

Sbu Sitole named LIA Audio & Radio jury president

8 Apr 2025

Storyteller, creative leader, and confessed word nerd Melusi Tshabalala has joined the VML team as ECD (Image supplied)

Advertising

New VML ECD: Melusi Tshabalala - “More solutions. Not just ads."

2 Apr 2025

How AAA #ShapeShifter Adam Koekemoer is leading the creative economy

Education

How AAA #ShapeShifter Adam Koekemoer is leading the creative economy

Issued by AAA School of Advertising 26 Mar 2025

Fashion & Homeware

Donatella Versace assumes new role of chief brand ambassador of Versace

14 Mar 2025

The newest instalment in Glenfiddich’s Challengers Club series, shot in Matatiele, Eastern Cape, celebrates the transformative power of water (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Glenfiddich’s Challengers Club film a tribute to the essential role of water

12 Mar 2025

The Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa's (IAB SA) 17th annual Bookmark Awards has appointed nine jury chairs and a full panel of judges alongside Elizabeth Mokwena, the jury president (Image supplied)

IAB Bookmarks Awards

IAB South Africa 2025 Bookmark Awards names nine jury chairs

11 Mar 2025

Sinmisola Hughes-Obisesan. Source: Supplied.

DEI

#InternationalWomensDay2025: Sinmisola Hughes-Obisesan - A visionary driving Africa's creative future

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Mar 2025

The two will lead the Joburg office. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

LePub taps seasoned creatives for Johannesburg office leadership roles

5 Mar 2025

Andrea Quaye and Sbusiso Khumalo are on the list.

Advertising

2025 Dare list unveils next-gen Black leaders in creativity

25 Feb 2025

Veralab and Dentsu Creative Italy celebrate imperfections with 'Perfectly Imperfect'

Advertising

Veralab and Dentsu Creative Italy celebrate imperfections with 'Perfectly Imperfect'

Issued by Dentsu 25 Feb 2025

Here's what packaging design should look like in 2025

Packaging

Here's what packaging design should look like in 2025

Brandon Head 24 Feb 2025

Joe Public Durban shows growth through the power of creativity in the 2024 Loeries rankings

Advertising

Joe Public Durban shows growth through the power of creativity in the 2024 Loeries rankings

Issued by Joe Public 21 Feb 2025

Albert de Andrade joins the Sauce Advertising team

Advertising

Albert de Andrade joins the Sauce Advertising team

Phil Manners, Issued by Sauce Advertising 21 Feb 2025

Morning After Island is a Ogilvy Honduras campaign.

Advertising

What is the Ogilvy Network's secret spice?

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Feb 2025

Source: © More About Advertising Ogilvy has made changes to its EMEA and UK teams. Jules Chalkley (left) and André Laurentino (right)

Advertising

Changes for Ogilvy EMEA and UK on eve of WPP 2024 results

14 Feb 2025

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Remuneration & Payroll

Ad Talent Salary Survey: Wage comparisons and employment trends

13 Feb 2025

Source: © MSN Seal became a literal seal in this year's Mountian Dew Super Bowl advert

Advertising

#SuperBowl2025: From one seal to another

Danette Breitenbach 13 Feb 2025

Image supplied.

Advertising

NYF launches the Lady Liberty Leadership Programme

12 Feb 2025

Nairobi Fashion Week 2025 puts regenerative fashion in the spotlight

Fashion

Nairobi Fashion Week 2025 puts regenerative fashion in the spotlight

11 Feb 2025

Source: © 123rf Rogan Jansen, co-founder and creative director, DashDigital looks at how cultural shifts impact digital design

Design

Cultural shifts impact on digital design

Rogan Jansen 7 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

Happy Friday kicks off 2025 as Liberty Trade Marketing’s TTL creative partner

Advertising

Happy Friday kicks off 2025 as Liberty Trade Marketing’s TTL creative partner

Issued by Happy Friday 4 Feb 2025

Marketing

#BizTrends 2025: 99c’s Andrew Brand - Retail advertising: The new frontier

Andrew Brand 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

#BizTrends2025: Studio H’s Hannerie Visser - The ‘un-trending’ of trends and the subtle shift

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Studio H’s Hannerie Visser - The ‘un-trending’ of trends and the subtle shift

Hannerie Visser Visser 24 Jan 2025

Advertising

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

23 Jan 2025

Amiri opens its doors at Victoria Wharf Shopping Centre, Cape Town

Retailers

Amiri opens its doors at Victoria Wharf Shopping Centre, Cape Town

22 Jan 2025

Artificial Intelligence

The One Show 2025 recognises AI's impact on creativity with new category

22 Jan 2025

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2025: 3 top creatives from continent named jury presidents

Danette Breitenbach 17 Jan 2025

The Young Ones 2025 jury includes two South Africans, (left) Verusha Maharaj, managing director, Red & Yellow Creative School of Business and (Right) Nontokozo Tshabalala, multidisciplinary artist and creative director, Creative Shall Govern. (Image by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

Advertising

2 South Africans on Young Ones 2025 jury

15 Jan 2025

Machine kicks off 2025 with a string of international industry wins and nominations

Advertising

Machine kicks off 2025 with a string of international industry wins and nominations

Issued by Machine_ 15 Jan 2025

Andy Awards The International Andy Awards has released its shortlist with SA heading up the Africa shortlist

Advertising

Andys' Africa shortlist announced, Nigeria’s Steve Babaeko on Andy Awards Global Jury 20025

14 Jan 2025