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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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Sarika Modi, MD of Triple Eight Agency, at the Gender Mainstreaming Awards.

#FairnessFirst: Triple Eight on not just surviving but thriving as an all-female agency

Leigh Andrews 16 Sep 2019

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The significant shift from aspirational to inspirational brands

Louise Marsland 13 Sep 2019

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Relationship management: Don't draw the 'divorce card' too quickly

Johanna McDowell 13 Sep 2019

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How to be brave, brands

Lynette Botha 13 Sep 2019

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The SA consumers with the power to make or break brands

Louise Marsland 12 Sep 2019

Marketing the future: Unlocking the human element in a digital world

Marketing the future: Unlocking the human element in a digital world

Leigh Andrews 12 Sep 2019

Image credit: Jason Leung on Unsplash.

Who killed the copywriter? The death of the English language in advertising

Manqoba Zondi 12 Sep 2019

Andrew Human to leave the Loeries

Andrew Human to leave the Loeries

Loeries 11 Sep 2019

Panellists Bradshaw, Walsh and Viviers of Pick n Pay, Takealot and Capitec Bank respectively, with Kantar's Du Chenne.

Marketing fundamentals with the 2019 BrandZ CMO panel

Leigh Andrews 10 Sep 2019

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Reaching the base-of-the-pyramid consumer

Lorraine Gwewera 10 Sep 2019

Gaming bans in Uganda and Kenya: a sign of things to come?

Daniel Tyler 5 Sep 2019

Resilient brands defy macroeconomic challenges in the 2019 BrandZ Top 30 Most Valuable SA Brands

Resilient brands defy macroeconomic challenges in the 2019 BrandZ Top 30 Most Valuable SA Brands

Kantar 5 Sep 2019

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Strategy vs creative: The number one pitch killer

Johanna McDowell 5 Sep 2019

Panellists at the IAB Insight Series, Episode 9: Benchmarking Digital Excellence - Work that Wins in Digital (L to r) Jarred Cinman, CEO VMLYR; Paula Hulley, IAB South Africa CEO; Ricky Hendricks, digital marketing manager Tencent Africa; Emma Carpenter, group design director Fjord (Accenture); Siyabonga Africa, South Africa Media Innovation Programme and Nomacala Mpeta, head of learning Digify.

IAB Insight Series: Benchmarking for success

Danette Breitenbach 2 Sep 2019

Publicis Africa appoints pioneer Odette van der Haar as MD

29 Aug 2019

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Epica Awards adds Grand Prix for PR category

27 Aug 2019

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Cheil Worldwide Hong Kong named Agency of the Year at 2019 Ad Stars

26 Aug 2019

Andrea Opoku, director and Africa ambassador for Women in Marketing.

#FairnessFirst: The power of women in influencer marketing

Leigh Andrews 26 Aug 2019

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#Loeries2019: ALL THE WINNERS!

24 Aug 2019

Alistair King, newest addition to the Loeries Hall of Fame.

#Loeries2019: Hall of Famer Alistair King on the industry's current seismic shift towards a more inclusive creative future

Leigh Andrews 24 Aug 2019

Andrea Quaye has been awarded the Marketing Leadership and Innovation Award for 2019. Image supplied.

#Loeries2019: Andrea Quaye wins the Marketing Leadership and Innovation Award!

Juanita Pienaar 23 Aug 2019

Piwe Motshegoa, head of sales: general entertainment at DStv media sales. Image via Al Nicoll © via Gallo Images.

#Loeries2019: Africans aren't just swimming with the creative sharks, we are the sharks

Leigh Andrews 23 Aug 2019

David Droga is this year's Clio Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

23 Aug 2019

Sphelele Mjadu, Unilever Personal Care Senior Public Relations Manager for Africa and Anne Githuku-Shongwe, representative of UN Women South Africa’s Multi-Country Office, in the UN Women-Dove masterclass panel at the Loeries. Image via Al Nicoll © via Gallo Images.

#Loeries2019: Our responsibility of better representation in advertising, media

Leigh Andrews 23 Aug 2019

The Loeries' Game and Dion Wired 'What do CMOs really want' masterclass panel. Image via Al Nicoll © via Gallo Images.

#Loeries2019: What do CMOs really want from their agency?

Leigh Andrews 23 Aug 2019

The rise and rise of 'Wakanda' marketing

Uzoma Ukah 22 Aug 2019

#Loeries 2019: Brand SA tells untold stories

Angie White 22 Aug 2019

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Global cinema advertising is second-fastest growing ad medium of 2019

22 Aug 2019

2019 Global Awards live judging sessions to be held in 8 countries worldwide

2019 Global Awards live judging sessions to be held in 8 countries worldwide

22 Aug 2019

Advertising Week reveals speaker line-up

Advertising Week reveals speaker line-up

21 Aug 2019

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Image credit: Joyce McCown on Unsplash.

How to be brave, brands

Lynette Botha 13 Sep 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

The SA consumers with the power to make or break brands

Louise Marsland 12 Sep 2019

Marketing the future: Unlocking the human element in a digital world

Marketing the future: Unlocking the human element in a digital world

Leigh Andrews 12 Sep 2019

Image credit: Jason Leung on Unsplash.

Who killed the copywriter? The death of the English language in advertising

Manqoba Zondi 12 Sep 2019

Andrew Human to leave the Loeries

Andrew Human to leave the Loeries

Loeries 11 Sep 2019

Panellists Bradshaw, Walsh and Viviers of Pick n Pay, Takealot and Capitec Bank respectively, with Kantar's Du Chenne.

Marketing fundamentals with the 2019 BrandZ CMO panel

Leigh Andrews 10 Sep 2019

Image credit: 95C from Pixabay.

Reaching the base-of-the-pyramid consumer

Lorraine Gwewera 10 Sep 2019

Gaming bans in Uganda and Kenya: a sign of things to come?

Daniel Tyler 5 Sep 2019

Resilient brands defy macroeconomic challenges in the 2019 BrandZ Top 30 Most Valuable SA Brands

Resilient brands defy macroeconomic challenges in the 2019 BrandZ Top 30 Most Valuable SA Brands

Kantar 5 Sep 2019

Image credit: Alex on Unsplash.

Strategy vs creative: The number one pitch killer

Johanna McDowell 5 Sep 2019

Panellists at the IAB Insight Series, Episode 9: Benchmarking Digital Excellence - Work that Wins in Digital (L to r) Jarred Cinman, CEO VMLYR; Paula Hulley, IAB South Africa CEO; Ricky Hendricks, digital marketing manager Tencent Africa; Emma Carpenter, group design director Fjord (Accenture); Siyabonga Africa, South Africa Media Innovation Programme and Nomacala Mpeta, head of learning Digify.

IAB Insight Series: Benchmarking for success

Danette Breitenbach 2 Sep 2019

Publicis Africa appoints pioneer Odette van der Haar as MD

29 Aug 2019

Image credit: Epica Awards.

Epica Awards adds Grand Prix for PR category

27 Aug 2019

Image credit: Ad Stars.

Cheil Worldwide Hong Kong named Agency of the Year at 2019 Ad Stars

26 Aug 2019

Andrea Opoku, director and Africa ambassador for Women in Marketing.

#FairnessFirst: The power of women in influencer marketing

Leigh Andrews 26 Aug 2019

Image credit: Loeries.

#Loeries2019: ALL THE WINNERS!

24 Aug 2019

Alistair King, newest addition to the Loeries Hall of Fame.

#Loeries2019: Hall of Famer Alistair King on the industry's current seismic shift towards a more inclusive creative future

Leigh Andrews 24 Aug 2019

Andrea Quaye has been awarded the Marketing Leadership and Innovation Award for 2019. Image supplied.

#Loeries2019: Andrea Quaye wins the Marketing Leadership and Innovation Award!

Juanita Pienaar 23 Aug 2019

Piwe Motshegoa, head of sales: general entertainment at DStv media sales. Image via Al Nicoll © via Gallo Images.

#Loeries2019: Africans aren't just swimming with the creative sharks, we are the sharks

Leigh Andrews 23 Aug 2019

David Droga is this year's Clio Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

23 Aug 2019

Sphelele Mjadu, Unilever Personal Care Senior Public Relations Manager for Africa and Anne Githuku-Shongwe, representative of UN Women South Africa’s Multi-Country Office, in the UN Women-Dove masterclass panel at the Loeries. Image via Al Nicoll © via Gallo Images.

#Loeries2019: Our responsibility of better representation in advertising, media

Leigh Andrews 23 Aug 2019

The Loeries' Game and Dion Wired 'What do CMOs really want' masterclass panel. Image via Al Nicoll © via Gallo Images.

#Loeries2019: What do CMOs really want from their agency?

Leigh Andrews 23 Aug 2019

The rise and rise of 'Wakanda' marketing

Uzoma Ukah 22 Aug 2019

#Loeries 2019: Brand SA tells untold stories

Angie White 22 Aug 2019

Image credit: Erik Witsoe on Unsplash.

Global cinema advertising is second-fastest growing ad medium of 2019

22 Aug 2019

2019 Global Awards live judging sessions to be held in 8 countries worldwide

2019 Global Awards live judging sessions to be held in 8 countries worldwide

22 Aug 2019

Advertising Week reveals speaker line-up

Advertising Week reveals speaker line-up

21 Aug 2019

Kabelo Binns is group MD of FCB Wired and Hotwire PRC, Botswana.

Why 9:41 am means something

Kabelo Binns 20 Aug 2019

Mandi Fine, CEO of F/NE Group Global.

#WomensMonth: Generic business lessons for the 21st Century from healthcare advertising

Leigh Andrews 20 Aug 2019

Q&A 2019 Loeries Africa and Middle East judges: Yash Deb

Q&A 2019 Loeries Africa and Middle East judges: Yash Deb

20 Aug 2019

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2019 Lisbon International Advertising Festival gets global grand jury

19 Aug 2019

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Digital advertising is changing and so should our tactics

Yvette Gengan 19 Aug 2019

Asha Ranchhod Patel, head of marketing at Google South Africa.

#Loeries2019: Tackling unconscious bias, raising jurors' cultural awareness

Leigh Andrews 16 Aug 2019

Work showcase: Kings choose their own labels

Work showcase: Kings choose their own labels

Dentsu 15 Aug 2019

Tosin Lanipekun, executive director of Advertising Week Africa.

Joburg to host first Advertising Week Africa

Louise Marsland 12 Aug 2019

CEO Mark Read on WPP's Q2 trading improvement

12 Aug 2019

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New media is misrepresenting women in Africa: what feminists can do

Sharon Adetutu Omotoso 8 Aug 2019

5 simple principles to consider for your next campaign

5 simple principles to consider for your next campaign

Mary-Clare Tomes 8 Aug 2019

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I am Woman: More than a mother, a wife and a home cleaning enthusiast

Yaw Dwomoh 8 Aug 2019

Who owns the copyright to AI... and its creative works?

Who owns the copyright to AI... and its creative works?

Fatima Ameer-Mia and Lee Shacksnovis 5 Aug 2019

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