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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: © 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

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Scenes from the overall Best in Show (Dream Crazy) as well as SA's Pencil-winning work from the final night of #OneShow2019 (Breaking Ballet and Return to Chapman's Peak).

#OneShow2019: Final night's results!

11 May 2019

Pedro Guerreiro, Managing Director: Central Africa at SAP Africa.

#AfricaMonth: From aid-dependent to becoming an investment-dependent continent

Pedro Guerreiro 10 May 2019

Screen grab from ADC 98th Annual Awards' Black Cube for Best of Show winner, “The Truth Is Worth It,” on behalf of The New York Times, awarded to Final Cut New York and Furlined Santa Monica with Droga5 New York.

#OneShow2019: All the ADC 2019 winners!

7 May 2019

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Tiffany Markman 6 May 2019

Mauritian humour used in iconography to celebrate independence day

Mauritian humour used in iconography to celebrate independence day

3 May 2019

Loeries CEO Andrew Human encourages everyone to tell better stories.

#AfricaMonth: Advertising's shift beyond 'selling stuff' to tell better regional stories

Leigh Andrews 3 May 2019

How tribal marketing will redefine the branding landscape

How tribal marketing will redefine the branding landscape

Ernest North 3 May 2019

Marketing to consumers? One size does not fit all

Marketing to consumers? One size does not fit all

Maggie Pronto 2 May 2019

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka to be awarded Cannes LionHeart

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30 Apr 2019

#CNILux: Creating Noonoouri - high fashion's virtual darling

#CNILux: Creating Noonoouri - high fashion's virtual darling

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Apr 2019

Some of team Mama Creative, from L to R: Kyle Gounden, Karla Strydom, Mishka Naidoo, Nicola Rossi, Adam Leontsinis, and Tetelo Nhlapo.

#Loeries2019: Mama Creative explains why it's on all of us to tell better stories

Leigh Andrews 26 Apr 2019

Xolisa Dyeshana, chief creative officer at Joe Public United.

How Joe Public taps into the zeitgeist of AI in advertising for Africa

Leigh Andrews 25 Apr 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Economic strategy for Central Africa

24 Apr 2019

#WTMA19: Keith Jenkins on how best to harness influencer marketing in travel

#WTMA19: Keith Jenkins on how best to harness influencer marketing in travel

Ruth Cooper 23 Apr 2019

Customer satisfaction is not enough. Delight your customers!

Customer satisfaction is not enough. Delight your customers!

Mornay Roberts-Lombard 23 Apr 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Vote for your favourite African creative

18 Apr 2019

Six steps to successful customer relationship management

Six steps to successful customer relationship management

Eben Esterhuizen 16 Apr 2019

WTMA19: Marketing minimalism, do less, but do it better

WTMA19: Marketing minimalism, do less, but do it better

Robin Fredericks 16 Apr 2019

#WTMA19: Keith Jenkins on what travel influencers are getting right and wrong

#WTMA19: Keith Jenkins on what travel influencers are getting right and wrong

Maroefah Smith 15 Apr 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Africa's digital revolution can unlock inclusive growth, job creation

12 Apr 2019

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Plan to accelerate African trade

12 Apr 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Timing is everything when it comes to marketing

Louise Robinson 10 Apr 2019

For better, but not for worse: why the client/agency relationship isn't like a marriage

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Vicky Gillan 9 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

dotAfrica 9 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity.com 8 Apr 2019

The Adebayo Adedeji lecture.

Africa in the Digital Era - hype or reality?

3 Apr 2019

Evidence based marketing - what is it and why do we need it?

Evidence based marketing - what is it and why do we need it?

Kirsty Dugmore 3 Apr 2019

PwC releases consumer insights survey for 2019

PwC releases consumer insights survey for 2019

3 Apr 2019

Khumo Theko, trend spotter at Flux Trends.

Brands, pay attention to these new urban tribes

Juanita Pienaar 3 Apr 2019

The real reason millennials venture into freelancing

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Ra-ees Moerat 3 Apr 2019

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7 May 2019

Photo by Jon Flobrant on

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Leigh Andrews 3 May 2019

How tribal marketing will redefine the branding landscape

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Ernest North 3 May 2019

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Maggie Pronto 2 May 2019

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka to be awarded Cannes LionHeart

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30 Apr 2019

#CNILux: Creating Noonoouri - high fashion's virtual darling

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Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Apr 2019

Some of team Mama Creative, from L to R: Kyle Gounden, Karla Strydom, Mishka Naidoo, Nicola Rossi, Adam Leontsinis, and Tetelo Nhlapo.

Marketing & Media#Loeries2019: Mama Creative explains why it's on all of us to tell better stories

Leigh Andrews 26 Apr 2019

Xolisa Dyeshana, chief creative officer at Joe Public United.

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Leigh Andrews 25 Apr 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

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24 Apr 2019

#WTMA19: Keith Jenkins on how best to harness influencer marketing in travel

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Ruth Cooper 23 Apr 2019

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Mornay Roberts-Lombard 23 Apr 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

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18 Apr 2019

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Eben Esterhuizen 16 Apr 2019

WTMA19: Marketing minimalism, do less, but do it better

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Robin Fredericks 16 Apr 2019

#WTMA19: Keith Jenkins on what travel influencers are getting right and wrong

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Maroefah Smith 15 Apr 2019

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12 Apr 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

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12 Apr 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

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Louise Robinson 10 Apr 2019

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Vicky Gillan 9 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

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Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

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The Adebayo Adedeji lecture.

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3 Apr 2019

Evidence based marketing - what is it and why do we need it?

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Kirsty Dugmore 3 Apr 2019

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3 Apr 2019

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Juanita Pienaar 3 Apr 2019

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Juanita Pienaar 1 Apr 2019

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1 Apr 2019

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Marketing & Media#FairnessFirst: Stock images that finally reflect real women in Africa

Leigh Andrews 1 Apr 2019

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Dove partners with Getty Images and Girlgaze and launches Project #ShowUs

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28 Mar 2019

Study shows women drive between 70% and 80% of all consumer purchasing

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27 Mar 2019

Africa CEO Forum, Kigali, Rwanda.

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27 Mar 2019

Ime Archibong, Facebook's vice president of product partnerships.

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Ime Archibong 26 Mar 2019

Four digital transformation communication strategies

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Ronelle Bester 25 Mar 2019

Mike Joubert of the Billybo Group, in action on the eCommerce Africa 2019 stage.

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