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Building a career in marketing

Marketing

Building a career in marketing

Issued by eatbigfish 3 hours

Do you have what it takes to compete?

Marketing

Do you have what it takes to compete?

Issued by eatbigfish 12 Sep 2025

Machine, a creative agency within Publicis Groupe Africa, has appointed Lesego Kotane as its new national managing director (Image supplied)

Advertising

Machine appoints Lesego Kotane as managing director

11 Aug 2025

(L to r: )Deborah Whitlock, marketing director at The Up&Up Group, Sharleen James, MD at Razor, Uyanda Manana, head of account management at Levergy and Lindsey Rayner, MD at Levergy (Images supplied, image composite by Lesley Svenson ©Bizcommunity)

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: The Up&Up Group's female leadership on women's issues in advertising

8 Aug 2025

McCann Joburg has appointed (left) Thandeka Gilbert as creative director and (right) Toni Hughes as executive creative director (Images supplied. Image composite by Lesley Svenson © Bizcommunity)

Marketing & Media

McCann Joburg appoints diverse leadership

7 Aug 2025

#MandelaMonth: Rising temperatures, rising to the challenge

Food, Water & Energy Security

#MandelaMonth: Rising temperatures, rising to the challenge

Nicole Biondi 16 Jul 2025

Daily Maverick’s Marketing Masterclass Series 2 is underway. Here’s what’s next.

Marketing

Daily Maverick’s Marketing Masterclass Series 2 is underway. Here’s what’s next.

Issued by Daily Maverick 14 Jul 2025

Bold ideas and global voices: Bathabile Xaba at Cannes Lions

Cannes Lions

Bold ideas and global voices: Bathabile Xaba at Cannes Lions

Issued by Sunshinegun 11 Jul 2025

Do you have what it takes to compete? Daily Maverick’s Marketing Masterclass series returns

Marketing

Do you have what it takes to compete? Daily Maverick’s Marketing Masterclass series returns

Issued by Daily Maverick 2 Jul 2025

Penquin’s Veronica Moleele named judge for 2025 Effie Awards South Africa

Advertising

Penquin’s Veronica Moleele named judge for 2025 Effie Awards South Africa

Issued by Penquin 24 Jun 2025

Six Middle East & Africa creatives have been selected for the Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury, part of the One Club for Creativity. L to R: Nnenna Onyewuchi - founder, The Barefoot Strategist, Lagos, Ali Rez - CCO, Impact BBDO, Dubai, Nayaab Rais - ECD, FP7 McCann, Dubai, Enas Rashwan - founder, CEO, Cairo Ad School and Saudi Ad School; president, The One Club-Cairo chapter, Cairo/Riyadh, Sands Mathura - ACD, Accenture Song South Africa, Cape Town, Rana Sadek, creative director, IMPACT BBDO, Dubai (Picture by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

The One Club for Creativity

The Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury includes six MEA creatives

29 May 2025

The AMASA Igniters Forum will take place on Wednesday, 21 May 2025, at the GIBS Auditorium in Illovo, Johannesburg (Image supplied)

Advertising

Amasa Igniters Forum 2025 to reshape media narratives in digital age

Issued by AMASA 13 May 2025

Sarah Griffiths joins Red and Yellow as new head of marketing

Marketing

Sarah Griffiths joins Red and Yellow as new head of marketing

Issued by Red & Yellow 24 Apr 2025

The One Club for Creativity has opened the call for entries for the 10th annual Next Creative Leaders 2025, a free global competition recognising women, non-binary, and trans creatives on the rise (Image supplied)

Advertising

The One Club Global Next Creative Leaders 2025 entries open

10 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

Sinmisola Hughes-Obisesan. Source: Supplied.

DEI

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

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Mar 2025

Retail

Excellerate Brand Management excels at the 2024 Footprint Awards

Issued by Excellerate Brand Management 25 Feb 2025

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Advertising

NYF launches the Lady Liberty Leadership Programme

12 Feb 2025

Transformation in South Africa's advertising industry: Moving beyond compliance to genuine change

Advertising

Transformation in South Africa's advertising industry: Moving beyond compliance to genuine change

Sharleen James, Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 5 Nov 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

Piyush Pandey, former global chief creative officer of Ogilvy was honoured. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

Indian ad titan Piyush Pandey receives LIA Legend Award 2024

3 Oct 2024

Marketing

NIQ South Africa to spotlight creativity and brand storytelling at Marketing Café

Issued by NielsenIQ 17 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

Gareth Lessing, House of Brave's new ECD appointment: A statement of intent

Advertising

Gareth Lessing, House of Brave's new ECD appointment: A statement of intent

19 Aug 2024

Joe Public introduces conscious leadership journey

Advertising

Joe Public introduces conscious leadership journey

Issued by Joe Public 16 Jul 2024

The power of African creativity: Our time is now!

Trends

The power of African creativity: Our time is now!

Raymond Langa 24 Apr 2024

Hoorah bolsters creative talent

Advertising

Hoorah bolsters creative talent

Issued by Hoorah Digital 18 Apr 2024

Cannes Lions has unveiled its latest cohort

Cannes Lions

Cannes Lions has unveiled its latest cohort

Issued by Dentsu 11 Apr 2024

New appointments at The Odd Number set to further elevate creative output

Advertising

New appointments at The Odd Number set to further elevate creative output

4 Apr 2024

How we empower young women in South Africa

Education

How we empower young women in South Africa

Verusha Maharaj, Issued by Red & Yellow 12 Mar 2024

(Left) Sands Mathura, associate creative director at Sands Mathura in Cape Town, and (right) Lauren Mitchell, group creative head at Accenture Song in Johannesburg have been named winners in the global Next Creative Leaders competition and The 3% Movement

The One Club for Creativity

Two South Africans named winners in global One Club's Young Creative competition

16 Feb 2024

Biz Most Read Award winners January 2024

Media

Biz Most Read Award winners January 2024

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 1 Feb 2024

Ogilvy grows its creative leadership in Johannesburg

Advertising

Ogilvy grows its creative leadership in Johannesburg

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 15 Jan 2024

Advertising

New categories for 2024 NYF Advertising Awards

8 Dec 2023

Fran Luckin joins VML South Africa as chief creative officer

Advertising

Fran Luckin joins VML South Africa as chief creative officer

Issued by VML 7 Dec 2023

Tradeway Promotions welcomes creative giant, David Tshabalala, as head of design

Promotions & Activations

Tradeway Promotions welcomes creative giant, David Tshabalala, as head of design

Issued by Tradeway 15 Nov 2023

Image supplied. The Next Creative Leaders 2023 (NCL) 70-strong jury from 27 different countries includes 10 creatives from Africa and the Middle East

The One Club for Creativity

One Show's Next Creative Leaders' jury includes 10 creatives from Africa and the Middle East

20 Oct 2023

Midnight appoints creative industry veteran Nick Liatos as associate partner

Advertising

Midnight appoints creative industry veteran Nick Liatos as associate partner

12 Oct 2023

Image supplied. The London International Awards (LIA) has announced its first-ever Created for Creatives LIA Legend Award with Mark Tutssel as the first recipient

Advertising

First-ever Created for Creatives LIA Legend Award to Mark Tutssel

4 Oct 2023

Ali Rez on how to win a Loeries Grand Prix

Loeries Creative Week

Ali Rez on how to win a Loeries Grand Prix

Danette Breitenbach 15 Sep 2023

The One Club for Creativity

Call for entries: The One Club and 3% Movement launch global Next Creative Leaders 2023

31 Aug 2023

Roxana Ravjee is Dentsu SA's CEO. Source: Supplied.

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Roxana Ravjee is leading Dentsu SA into the future

Karabo Ledwaba 1 Aug 2023

Source: © 123rf Shop! South Africa has announced the judging panel for its inaugural Outstanding Shopper Marketing Awards (OSMA)

Retail Marketing

Judging panel for Shop! SA Shopper Marketing Awards announced

20 Jul 2023

An ad by Promise Agency has been shortlisted.

Advertising

Promise Agency shortlisted at NY Festivals

17 Jul 2023

Image by Fran Luckin. Kevin Hart, Entertainment Person of the Year talks about Hartbeat, his entertainment and content creation company

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2023: The diary of Creative Circle: Fran Luckin: "Talent goes where the fun is"

21 Jun 2023

Celebrating GrowthLab's two-year anniversary: Empowering young talent at Clockwork

Education

Celebrating GrowthLab's two-year anniversary: Empowering young talent at Clockwork

Issued by Clockwork 6 Jun 2023

2 key strategies for small businesses to succeed in South Africa

SMEs

2 key strategies for small businesses to succeed in South Africa

Keith Stevens, Andy Sutcliffe 16 May 2023

Image supplied. The New York Festivals Health Awards Lifetime Achievement Award has been awarded to June Laffey, executive creative coach, retreat founder, and former chief creative officer for McCann Health New York

Advertising

New York Festivals Health Awards Lifetime Achievement Award honours June Laffey

24 Apr 2023

Ogilvy PR shines at 2023 Africa Sabre Awards, with 8 awards

PR & Communications

Ogilvy PR shines at 2023 Africa Sabre Awards, with 8 awards

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 21 Apr 2023