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Source: © 123rf If you are worried about the dangers of AI taking over the world, the interview with Nobel winner Geoffrey Hinton is chilling and essential viewing

AI in Advertising

Part 3: AI in Advertising - From the threat of AI to Nobel Prizes for AI

6 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf Vincent Maher, CEO at True I/O, gives seven lessons from AI creative optimisation

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising Part 2 of 3: Seven lessons from AI creative optimisation in SA

Vincent Maher 5 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf This month VML's strategy director Antonio Petra gives a practical guide to using AI to improve the way your agency operates with your clients and internally

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising Part 1 of 3: How to transform agency workflows with AI

Antonio Petra 4 Nov 2024

Balancing art and speed: Navigating creativity in modern advertising

Advertising

Balancing art and speed: Navigating creativity in modern advertising

Paul Middleton, Issued by Ebony+Ivory 1 Nov 2024

Motsepe Advertising ranks in top 10 Johannesburg agencies

Advertising

Motsepe Advertising ranks in top 10 Johannesburg agencies

Issued by Motsepe Advertising 25 Oct 2024

Advertising

South African advertising and PR agencies named and shamed for collaborating with fossil fuel giants

Kristin Engel 18 Oct 2024

'Add a bit of vernac M': Unpopular opinion by a senior strategic copywriter

Advertising

'Add a bit of vernac M': Unpopular opinion by a senior strategic copywriter

Mahlatse Mokautu, Issued by Wetpaint Advertising 2 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf This month AI in Advertising examines a key topic in AI: the state of regulation and all the legal issues that this topic raises

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising: How AI regulation is shaping the future of advertising and its impact

Jarred Cinman 16 Sep 2024

Image by Terry Levin @Bizcommunity.com. AI in Advertising is brought to you by the Association for Communication and Advertising. It examines AI and how it is changing the industry

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising: AI - The most pressing challenge to the future of our industry

Jarred Cinman 30 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf Scopen 2023-2024 shows that the number of marketers seeking integrated agencies is set to rise in South Africa

Marketing & Media

Finding that integration Unicorn: Is it media agencies?

22 Jul 2024

Primedia hires heavy hitter, Tobie Badenhorst from Nedbank, to head up Primedia Sport

Radio & Audio

Primedia hires heavy hitter, Tobie Badenhorst from Nedbank, to head up Primedia Sport

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 26 Jun 2024

Roanna Williams attended Kantar's talk on whether the industry has lost its funny bone. Source: Roanna Williams.

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2024: Creative Circle at Cannes - Roanna Williams on bringing back the funny

Roanna Williams 21 Jun 2024

Advertising

VML South Africa and Vodacom to part ways as contract completion nears

10 Jun 2024

Source: © 123rf Claire Watt, senior account director, The Friday Street Club explains that strategic communication is a powerful way to achieve a climate safe future

ESG

South Africa’s creative industry: A ‘change agent’ for a climate safe future?

Claire Watt 6 Jun 2024

Source: © 123rf Social Media continues to claim a large share of digital spend in SA according to Scopen's Agency Scope SA

Marketing & Media

Digital spend, digital return – and digital snake oil salesmen

4 Jun 2024

Feed me Seymour!

Advertising

Feed me Seymour!

Richard Lord, Issued by Advertising Media Forum 21 May 2024

Santam Women of the Future Awards celebrate a decade of inspiration, innovation and empowerment

Awards

Santam Women of the Future Awards celebrate a decade of inspiration, innovation and empowerment

Issued by Media24 Lifestyle 4 Apr 2024

The power and potential of franchise expos

Exhibitions & Events

The power and potential of franchise expos

19 Mar 2024

The Limpopo Mirror is published in Louis Trichardt, a town in the north of South Africa’s Limpopo province. Photo: Anton van Zyl

Media

Google and Facebook are killing local news

Nathan Geffen and Anton van Zyl 8 Mar 2024

Spark Media ‘leaps into local’ with new digital ad offering

Digital

Spark Media ‘leaps into local’ with new digital ad offering

Issued by Spark Media 29 Feb 2024

TDMC named Google Premier Partner for 3rd consecutive year

Digital

TDMC named Google Premier Partner for 3rd consecutive year

Issued by TDMC 29 Feb 2024

Advertising

Bridging generations: Unveiling nuances in the African market and crafting inclusive brand strategies

Issued by Dentsu 21 Feb 2024

The challenges of hyper focusing on digital metrics in South African advertising

Advertising

The challenges of hyper focusing on digital metrics in South African advertising

Issued by Advertising Media Forum 15 Feb 2024

Image supplied. Johanna McDowell, IAS founder & CEO and managing partner Scopen Africa, draws 5 conclusions to help agencies and brands define future working methods

Marketing

#BizTrends2024: Johanna McDowell - Agency ecosystem trends defining future working methods

Johanna McDowell 22 Jan 2024

Image supplied. Ciaran McKivergan, founder and managing director at 8909 looks at how the migration toward subscription-based social media and AR opportunities is going to make life simultaneously easier and tougher for the creative industry

Advertising

#BizTrends2024: Ciaran McKivergan - The migration toward subscription-based social media and AR opportunities

Ciaran McKivergan 18 Jan 2024

Source: © Chris Schippers From 5 to 9 November 2023, the bustling city of London will play host to the AdForum Worldwide Summit

Advertising

AdForum's true value: Learning from visionaries, bringing home gold

30 Oct 2023

Effie South Africa and Ipsos partner to present 2023 Effie Trends Report

Research

Effie South Africa and Ipsos partner to present 2023 Effie Trends Report

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 16 Oct 2023

Polarised consumers do respond to advertising

Research

Polarised consumers do respond to advertising

Issued by Ask Afrika 16 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf Johanna McDowell, CEO of the Independent Agency Search & Selection Company (IAS) and Scopen partner says don't get caught out at pitching time

Marketing

It's pitching time as marketers are looking ahead to 2024

Johanna McDowell 27 Sep 2023

Image: Terry Levin. Zoe Scaman looks at where the internet is going through the lens of User Generated Content at the recent Nedbank IMC.

IMC Conference

#NedbankIMC2023: From creator economy to cosy web to a new spirit of reciprocity and generosity

Terry Levin 18 Sep 2023

Image supplied. Irene Gregory, CEO at the IMM. This year’s IMM South Africa conference will be held under the theme Global Thoughts, Local Leaders

Marketing

IMM SA 2023 conference focuses on new technologies

30 Aug 2023

Source: © National Today Scopen has concluded the seventh edition of its biennial study Agency Scope in Mexico

Marketing

Agency Scope finds Mexican advertisers double digital budget

2 Aug 2023

Source: © 123rf Shop! South Africa has announced the judging panel for its inaugural Outstanding Shopper Marketing Awards (OSMA)

Retail Marketing

Judging panel for Shop! SA Shopper Marketing Awards announced

20 Jul 2023

Applications open for third intake of the ACA Women in Leadership Programme

Education

Applications open for third intake of the ACA Women in Leadership Programme

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 19 Jul 2023

Out of the mouths of interns

Education

Out of the mouths of interns

Issued by Boomtown 19 Jul 2023

Image Supplied. The front cover of the first Africa PR & Communicaitons Report

PR & Communications

PR and communications industry: A pivotal role in restoring the continent's reputation

3 Jul 2023

Source: © Galina Peshkova A new Forrester report has found that ereative problem-solving roles will thrive, but process-oriented roles will shrink due to the influence of automation, machine learning, and generative AI

Marketing & Media

3 key findings as creative agencies set to lose jobs to automation

28 Jun 2023

Source: Campaign Creators Even as we get used to remote and hybrid boardrooms and studios, nothing substitutes for in-person pitches writes Johanna McDowell, CEO of the Independent Agency Search & Selection Company (IAS) and Scopen partner

Marketing

Exclusive: The jury's in: Reality wins in visual versus virtual pitches

Johanna McDowell 26 Jun 2023

The Bar (left to right) co-founders Yash Deb, Animesh Deb, Marls Truter, and Shounak Guhathakurta

Advertising

Africa's newest creative agency: Raising the Bar

Danette Breitenbach 26 Jun 2023

Source © Jose Luis Stephens Panoramic view of Santiago de Chile with the Andes mountain range in the background

Marketing

Part 1: Chile Agency Scope Study - 3rd largest marketing-communication-advertising budget allocated to digital

31 May 2023

Dermot Latimer is the CEO at Point Group. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

#Newsmaker: Dermot Latimer, Point Group's new CEO

Karabo Ledwaba 19 May 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Canine Cuisine 'barks' at competitor in new ad

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Canine Cuisine 'barks' at competitor in new ad

Brendan Seery 8 May 2023

Branding

How brands can achieve saliency through empathy

Tyrann Burger 4 May 2023

Wunderman Thompson strengthens B2B offering with launch of inspired B2B

Marketing

Wunderman Thompson strengthens B2B offering with launch of inspired B2B

Issued by VML 21 Apr 2023

Source: © Pixabay In Spain investment in digital already accounts for 46% of the budget and, of its different disciplines

Marketing

Spanish advertisers double their investment in digital

12 Apr 2023

5 types of businesses that will excel with a .click domain name

Internet

5 types of businesses that will excel with a .click domain name

Issued by Domains.co.za 11 Apr 2023

TDMC takes on some of SA's biggest advertising agencies - and wins Gold at the Smarties Awards

Media

TDMC takes on some of SA's biggest advertising agencies - and wins Gold at the Smarties Awards

Issued by TDMC 31 Mar 2023