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Dentsu Kenya CEO Chris Madison steps down after a decade of growth, innovation, and success

Dentsu Kenya CEO Chris Madison steps down after a decade of growth, innovation, and success

15 Nov 2024

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Kantar Millward Brown announces South Africa's Top 20 Best Liked Ads of 2016

Kantar Millward Brown announces South Africa's Top 20 Best Liked Ads of 2016

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Admap Prize 2017 winners announced

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Mokgatswane, Luckin and Rightford.

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Clockwise, left to right: Julie Rezek, president of HackerAgency in North America; Josephine Pan, managing director at FCB Shanghai; Suhana Gordhan, creative director at FCB Joburg; Swati Bhattacharya, chief creative officer at FCB Ulka; and Joanna Monteiro, chief creative officer at FCB Brazil.

Here are the women - FCB's female dynamos tell it like it is

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Your exclusive invitation to Cannes Lions 2017

Your exclusive invitation to Cannes Lions 2017

Bizcommunity.com 29 May 2017

Why you need design systems for social media

Why you need design systems for social media

Ernst Lass 26 May 2017

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Harnessing the longevity of 'cool'

Danny Bryer 25 May 2017

#NewCampaign: Him, Her & Me

#NewCampaign: Him, Her & Me

25 May 2017

Gen X: How to get the generation right (part 3)

Gen X: How to get the generation right (part 3)

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Gen X: Decluttering misconceptions about what it means to be an adult in 2017 (part 2)

Gen X: Decluttering misconceptions about what it means to be an adult in 2017 (part 2)

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Gen X: From rebellious, slacker youth generation to trailblazers of profound social change (part 1)

Gen X: From rebellious, slacker youth generation to trailblazers of profound social change (part 1)

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Kantar Millward Brown announces South Africa's Top 10 Best Liked Ads for Q3 and Q4 2016

Kantar Millward Brown announces South Africa's Top 10 Best Liked Ads for Q3 and Q4 2016

Kantar 18 May 2017

New ad platform for brands in Africa

New ad platform for brands in Africa

18 May 2017

Cobus van Zyl, COO (right) and Rashid Tenga, CEO, of Aggrey & Clifford.

East Africa agency named as one of world's best

17 May 2017

The Most Eligible Bachelor” campaign from Ogilvy Africa for OL Pejeta Conservancy.

Agencies shine at African Cristal Festival 2017

17 May 2017

Loeries Africa Middle East extends deadline for entries

Loeries Africa Middle East extends deadline for entries

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Marketers need to deliver creative that makes a lasting impression and focus less on functional messages

Marketers need to deliver creative that makes a lasting impression and focus less on functional messages

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Nike Breaking 2 was so much bigger than an athlete breaking 2 hours

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Michael Farmer of Farmer & Co, author of Madison Avenue Manslaughter.

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FCB Cape Town’s senior strategic planner, Marthinus van Loggerenberg.

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FEPE International Congress to address global OOH challenges

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Google tweak aims to curb fake, misleading search results

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Sarah-Jane Harling Account Director Advertising BBC Worldwide Africa

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Jessica Tennant 12 Jun 2017

Kantar Millward Brown announces South Africa's Top 20 Best Liked Ads of 2016

Kantar Millward Brown announces South Africa's Top 20 Best Liked Ads of 2016

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Admap Prize 2017 winners announced

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Mokgatswane, Luckin and Rightford.

#IMC2017: Creatives on effective storytelling

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Clockwise, left to right: Julie Rezek, president of HackerAgency in North America; Josephine Pan, managing director at FCB Shanghai; Suhana Gordhan, creative director at FCB Joburg; Swati Bhattacharya, chief creative officer at FCB Ulka; and Joanna Monteiro, chief creative officer at FCB Brazil.

Here are the women - FCB's female dynamos tell it like it is

Leigh Andrews 1 Jun 2017

Your exclusive invitation to Cannes Lions 2017

Your exclusive invitation to Cannes Lions 2017

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Why you need design systems for social media

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Danny Bryer 25 May 2017

#NewCampaign: Him, Her & Me

#NewCampaign: Him, Her & Me

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Gen X: How to get the generation right (part 3)

Gen X: How to get the generation right (part 3)

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Gen X: Decluttering misconceptions about what it means to be an adult in 2017 (part 2)

Gen X: Decluttering misconceptions about what it means to be an adult in 2017 (part 2)

Jessica Tennant 23 May 2017

Gen X: From rebellious, slacker youth generation to trailblazers of profound social change (part 1)

Gen X: From rebellious, slacker youth generation to trailblazers of profound social change (part 1)

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Kantar Millward Brown announces South Africa's Top 10 Best Liked Ads for Q3 and Q4 2016

Kantar Millward Brown announces South Africa's Top 10 Best Liked Ads for Q3 and Q4 2016

Kantar 18 May 2017

New ad platform for brands in Africa

New ad platform for brands in Africa

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Cobus van Zyl, COO (right) and Rashid Tenga, CEO, of Aggrey & Clifford.

East Africa agency named as one of world's best

17 May 2017

The Most Eligible Bachelor” campaign from Ogilvy Africa for OL Pejeta Conservancy.

Agencies shine at African Cristal Festival 2017

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Loeries Africa Middle East extends deadline for entries

Loeries Africa Middle East extends deadline for entries

Loeries 17 May 2017

Marketers need to deliver creative that makes a lasting impression and focus less on functional messages

Marketers need to deliver creative that makes a lasting impression and focus less on functional messages

Kantar 16 May 2017

Consumers less distracted when reading newspapers or magazines

15 May 2017

(c) Dmitriy Shironosov -

The rise of the in-house creative agency

James Hunt 12 May 2017

Nike Breaking 2 was so much bigger than an athlete breaking 2 hours

Nike Breaking 2 was so much bigger than an athlete breaking 2 hours

Richard Dunn 10 May 2017

Michael Farmer of Farmer & Co, author of Madison Avenue Manslaughter.

#OneShow2017: Michael Farmer on fixing the problems in ad agencies

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FCB Cape Town’s senior strategic planner, Marthinus van Loggerenberg.

Authentic narrative for resonant branded entertainment

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FEPE International Congress to address global OOH challenges

5 May 2017

Google tweak aims to curb fake, misleading search results

Google tweak aims to curb fake, misleading search results

29 Apr 2017

Mpange Chapeshamano

#Newsmaker: Mpange Chapeshamano makes an Avatar comeback

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Grow your storytelling, grow your brand

Parusha Partab 20 Apr 2017

#OrchidsandOnions: The power of a still image trumps lazy copywriting every time

#OrchidsandOnions: The power of a still image trumps lazy copywriting every time

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Real-time advertising can catapult newspapers to greater revenues

Vaughan Patterson 18 Apr 2017

Media: Dark art or science?

Media: Dark art or science?

Quinton Jones 17 Apr 2017

(L-R): Kamal Ogundeji, director, Centrespread Grey; Peter Jackson, CEO Grey Africa Network; Kola Ayanwale, CEO, Centrespread Grey; Tola Obi, COO, Centrespread Grey; Dele Odugbemi, Africa regional coordinator Grey Africa Network; Marc Lax, client service director Grey Africa Network.

Grey re-enters Nigeria with Centrespread affiliate

6 Apr 2017

Creating effective ‘advertising' in the age of immediacy

Creating effective ‘advertising' in the age of immediacy

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'It is not a child's thing' campaign by DDB Mozambique

DDB Mozambique wins at Lusophone awards

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Murray in puppet form.

Diversity dialogue with FCB Global CEO Carter Murray

Leigh Andrews 30 Mar 2017

Tony Granger, Y&R's SA-born global CCO.

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#BrandManagerMonth: Building a whiskey brand that's #3xBetter

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Super LED, Nairobi, Kenya

Creating transparency in outdoor in Africa

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Too many agencies go over budget

Too many agencies go over budget

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