Managing talent in adland

At the recent Effies SA, hosted by the Association for Communication & Advertising (ACA), the Grand Effie was awarded to Halo, for its campaign for its client, Pineapple.

This exclusive #BizTrends2024 interview is with Ndeye Diagne, the managing director West, East and Central Africa at Kantar.

The penultimate in our ACA series features three senior IAB SA executive board members, Claire Cobbledick, GM Gumtree South Africa and vice-chair IAB SA; Avani Singh, founder and co-director Alt Advisory and IAB SA Regulation Council chair; and Fahmeeda Cassim-Surtee, CEO of DStv Media Sales, discussing the increasing value of digital advertising and marketing, privacy, PoPIA and FPB legislation, connected TV and the future of digital audiences and content, hosted by Rutendo Nyamuda....

Watch now as Abey Mokgwatsane, managing executive at Vodacom SA and Africa and Preetesh Sewraj, CEO of the Loeries add their voices to how together SA business and the creative communications sectors are creating a new "better normal" in the 7th episode of Bizcommunity's video interview series, made possible by the ACA, Association for Communications and Advertising, hosted by Rutendo Nyamuda.

In the fifth episode of Bizcommunity and the Association for Communications and Advertising's video interview series, marketing industry leaders Monde Twala, senior vice president and co-general manager of ViacomCBS Networks Africa and Mbali Hlophe, Gauteng MEC for Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation discuss investing in culture, content and creativity.

In the fourth episode of Bizcommunity and the Association for Communications and Advertising's video interview series, industry leaders Mzamo Masito, CMO Google Africa and Boniswa Pezisa, Net#work BBDO CEO discuss transformation, creativity, contracts, collaborations and common interests.

In the third episode of Bizcommunity and the Association for Communications and Advertising's video interview series, industry leaders Gareth Leck, group chief executive officer and co-founding partner of Joe Public United, Mpume Ngobese, managing director at Joe Public Connect, and Khensani Nobanda, group executive for marketing and corporate affairs for Nedbank discuss the creative value chain, procurement and marketing working towards common goals.

Bizcommunity and the ACA (Association for Communications and Advertising) have officially launched their 12-part video interview series aimed at unpacking the economics and contribution of advertising to business in a post-Covid economy.

In this episode of #StateoftheMedia, Nadia Hearn of 2oceansvibe Radio, chats to Leigh Andrews, Editor-in-Chief of Marketing & Media and Angie White, Head Of the Press Office Department at Bizcommunity.com about Loeries Creative Week 2018, Women's Month and how you can give your brand space to grow on Bizcommunity.

In this episode of #StateoftheMedia, Nadia Hearn of 2oceansvibe Radio, chats to Leigh Andrews, Editor-in-Chief of Marketing & Media and Angie White, Head Of the Press Office Department at Bizcommunity.com about the 65th annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, Loeries Creative Week and the current Mandela Centennial Year content theme.

In Episode 4 of There's So Much Sh** Out There, Havas Southern Africa' podcast, Head of Havas PR, Larry Khumalo, talks to Havas Southern Africa CEO, Lynn Madeley; Senior Copywriter at Havas Johannesburg, Adam Abelson; and Copywriter at Havas Johannesburg, Zamazwide Nxumalo; about the ups and downs of managing talent in adland.

A new radio spot - the fourth in a series promoting Debonairs Pizza's ‘#Un-lamba yourself' special offers - has broken on 5FM and Metro FM.

CANNES, FRANCE: Y&R Johannesburg was the only South African agency to walk off with a Gold Lion, in Outdoor, for its "Need for Speed" campaign for X-Box 360, at the second Cannes Lions awards ceremony last night, 22 June 2010. [twitterfall] [blog].