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

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

The Loeries Young Creatives Showcase is opens for entries. The winners will not only gain bragging rights but will also secure a spot as finalists for the Loeries Young Creatives Award, to be presented at the annual Loerie Awards (Image supplied)

#Loeries2025: Loeries Young Creatives Showcase opens for entries

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

#SuperBowl2025: From one seal to another

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Source: Prime Business Africa Chinalurumogu Eze, a third-year student, will represent Nigeria at the 2023 Cannes Lions Roger Hatchuel Student Academy

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#BehindtheBrandManager: Anele Mjacu, category marketing manager for nutrition at Coca-Cola

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Image supplied. This year's Loerie's theme is Blood, Sweat & Tears

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Ogilvy EMEA CEO Patou Nuytemans: Creating impact is my ultimate objective

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Source: Loeries Last year's Loeries Awards event was a recovery event. This year the event will be bolder and bigger

The Loeries 2023 - bigger and bolder, expect swagger

Danette Breitenbach 15 Mar 2023

Source © Adobo Magazine Moving Walls and Dentsu Africa have formed a partnership to launch a full-stack Out of Home (OOH) advertising technology platform across multiple markets in the continent

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Bogosi Motshegwa. Source: Instagram.

Advertising Week Africa kicks off

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Branded notebooks with images of Nigerian presidential candidates are displayed at a shopping center in Abuja, Nigeria. Source: Reuters/Abraham Achirga.

Printers of Nigeria election regalia lose out as ad campaigns pivot online

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Image supplied. Koo Govender is the first female CEO at Publicis Groupe Africa

Koo Govender: PGA's first female CEO

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Image supplied. Vikas Mehta, chief executive officer, Ogilvy Africa would like to see more great award-wininng work come from Africa

Africa needs to do campaigns like Lesso Lessons again and again

Danette Breitenbach 23 Jan 2023

Source © Benoit Daoust Google says it is committed to making the ad-supported web a safer and more private place for everyone in Africa

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Havas Middle East has won a grand prix for their Read The Label campaign.

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“The Missing Chapter” by Leo Burnett (India) for Procter & Gamble won one of the PR Grand Prix Awards in 2022

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Monique Nelson. Source: Supplied.

UniWorld Group puts Africa in its expansion plans

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Balenciaga's controversial new campaign and the long history of 'shockvertising'

Balenciaga's controversial new campaign and the long history of 'shockvertising'

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Grant Macpherson. Source: Supplied.

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Source: © Joy Online Johnnie Walker’span-African The Ones Who…Keep Walking has won a Grand Prix and a Gold at the World Media Awards

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Source: © Blue Ox Studio A third of advertisers plan to cut their EMEA media budgets in 2023

Third of advertisers plan to cut EMEA budgets next year

18 Oct 2022

Entravision and Meta partner in Ghana

Entravision and Meta partner in Ghana

365 Digital 17 Oct 2022

Souce: © Whats Creative David Kennedy and Dan Wieden, cofounders of Wieden+Kennedy

Wieden+Kennedy cofounder, Dan Wieden, dies

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Image supplied. Koo Govender will join as the new chief executive officer: Publicis Groupe Africa on 1 February 2023

Koo Govender appointed new CEO: Publicis Groupe Africa

23 Sep 2022

Lana Marais appointed as regional director for Emerging Markets, dentsu Africa

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Dentsu 22 Sep 2022

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Kantar 7 Sep 2022

Source © Zefart Nigeria has moved to ban foreign models and voiceover artists from advertisements said to be in line wiht “new sense of pride” among young Nigerians

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31 Aug 2022

#OrchidsandOnions: Bringing authentic Africa to the forefront

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New opportunities for advertisers as app economy grows in Africa

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M&C Saatchi Abel 8 Jul 2022

Kantar announces South Africa's Top 20 Best Liked Ads of 2021

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Image suppied: Rohit Dosi, general manager, Microsoft Advertising business at InMobi.

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Source: Prime Business Africa Chinalurumogu Eze, a third-year student, will represent Nigeria at the 2023 Cannes Lions Roger Hatchuel Student Academy

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#BehindtheBrandManager: Anele Mjacu, category marketing manager for nutrition at Coca-Cola

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Image supplied. This year's Loerie's theme is Blood, Sweat & Tears

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31 Mar 2023

Ogilvy EMEA CEO Patou Nuytemans: Creating impact is my ultimate objective

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Source: Loeries Last year's Loeries Awards event was a recovery event. This year the event will be bolder and bigger

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Source © Adobo Magazine Moving Walls and Dentsu Africa have formed a partnership to launch a full-stack Out of Home (OOH) advertising technology platform across multiple markets in the continent

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Branded notebooks with images of Nigerian presidential candidates are displayed at a shopping center in Abuja, Nigeria. Source: Reuters/Abraham Achirga.

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Image supplied. Koo Govender is the first female CEO at Publicis Groupe Africa

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Source © Benoit Daoust Google says it is committed to making the ad-supported web a safer and more private place for everyone in Africa

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Grant Macpherson. Source: Supplied.

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Source: © Joy Online Johnnie Walker’span-African The Ones Who…Keep Walking has won a Grand Prix and a Gold at the World Media Awards

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Source: © Blue Ox Studio A third of advertisers plan to cut their EMEA media budgets in 2023

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Souce: © Whats Creative David Kennedy and Dan Wieden, cofounders of Wieden+Kennedy

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Source © Zefart Nigeria has moved to ban foreign models and voiceover artists from advertisements said to be in line wiht “new sense of pride” among young Nigerians

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Image suppied: Rohit Dosi, general manager, Microsoft Advertising business at InMobi.

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