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Bizcommunity is a finalist in the IAB Bookmark Awards in two categories

Bizcommunity: Finalist in 2 IAB Bookmark Awards categories

Kantar’s Mzansi Consumer Barometer. Part 2

Kantar’s Mzansi Consumer Barometer. Part 2

11 Jul 2024

Jekyll & Hide launches on TikTok - Powered by Arora Online

Jekyll & Hide launches on TikTok - Powered by Arora Online

10 Jul 2024

TikTok shakes up SA social media 'Big Five'

TikTok shakes up SA social media 'Big Five'

Ornico 3 Jul 2023

Experts say Elon Musk's decisions undermine new CEO. Source: Reuters.

Elon Musk's Twitter rate limits could undermine new CEO, ad experts say

Jody Godoy, Sheila Dang and Akash Sriram 3 Jul 2023

First 1000-influencer activation from Brand Influence and Avon

Brand Influence 3 Jul 2023

MTN SA collabs with Meta to offer users daily free 15MB of Facebook

MTN SA collabs with Meta to offer users daily free 15MB of Facebook

30 Jun 2023

Source: © Egor Kotenko The SA Social Media Industry Report 2023 shows a strong correlation in South Africa between access to social media and privilege.

Social media access in SA linked to privilege, while AI emerges as game-changer

Danette Breitenbach 30 Jun 2023

Decode Communications launches first social media summit for government

30 Jun 2023

Image supplied. Beïnvloedbaar (Influenceable), a new movie, shows the dark side of social media, influence and power

New local movie shows dark side of social media

29 Jun 2023

Brand Finance Media rankings: Twitter down while Google maintains top spot for third year running

27 Jun 2023

Source: © The Reading List The cover of Freedom Writer: My Life and Times, the autobiography of legendary journalist Juby Mayet

Sanef fund to fight misinformation on journalism

Danette Breitenbach 27 Jun 2023

Unlocking untapped potential: SA brands slow to use WhatsApp's marketing power

27 Jun 2023

Brand Influence's Gen Z campaign ignites frenzy for Prime Hydration launch at Checkers

Brand Influence 27 Jun 2023

Source: © Cannes Lions The final Cannes Lions were announced on Friday evening

#Cannes2023: FP7 McCann and Ogilvy top agencies

26 Jun 2023

Ogilvy launches specialised hub to help brands harness the power of TikTok

Ogilvy launches specialised hub to help brands harness the power of TikTok

Ogilvy South Africa 26 Jun 2023

Image supplied. A mixed-reality game, Eggscape, which features an egg character

#Cannes2023: Diary of Creative Circle. Jeff Harvey: Human creativity alive and well

24 Jun 2023

The South Africa, Kenya and Dubai won bRonze and Gold Lions at the last awards evening at the 2023 Cannes Lions

#Cannes2023: SA Young Lions win Gold, Dubai wins Gold, SA and Kenya bring home Bronze

24 Jun 2023

Source: © Ad Age Bread of the Nation, AB InBev SA, Castle Lager, from Ogilvy, Cape Town SA is shortlisted in the Titanium Lions

#Cannes2023: Grand Prix for Saudi Arabia and Ogilvy SA shortlisted in Titanium Lions

23 Jun 2023

Image supplied. Kabelo Moshapalo, chief creative officer Ogilvy and fellow Cannes visitors

#Cannes2023: Diary of Creative Circle. Kabelo Moshapalo: "It all started with film..."

23 Jun 2023

Image supplied.

#Bookmarks2023: IAB SA Bookmark Awards 2023 finalists announced

22 Jun 2023

#Cannes2023: SA's Promise, Kenya's ScanAd and Dubai's FP7 McCann bring home Silver Lions

#Cannes2023: SA's Promise, Kenya's ScanAd and Dubai's FP7 McCann bring home Silver Lions

Danette Breitenbach 22 Jun 2023

Image by Fran Luckin. Kevin Hart, Entertainment Person of the Year talks about Hartbeat, his entertainment and content creation company

#Cannes2023: The diary of Creative Circle: Fran Luckin: "Talent goes where the fun is"

21 Jun 2023

Cannes 2023 has released a number of shortlists

#Cannes2023: Africa and the Middle East agencies in Cannes shortlists

Danette Breitenbach 19 Jun 2023

Image supplied. Roanna Williams, chairperson of the Creative Circle and CCO Net#work BBDO gives perspective as a Cannes Lions Outdoor catgroy juror

#Cannes2023: The diary of Creative Circle: Roanna Williams' tips on how to survive a Cannes jury room

Roanna Williams 19 Jun 2023

Discover the power of TikTok to unlock new markets with TK.Lab

Discover the power of TikTok to unlock new markets with TK.Lab

Ogilvy South Africa 15 Jun 2023

Young people are abandoning news websites - new research reveals scale of challenge to media

Nic Newman 14 Jun 2023

#Bookmarks2023: IAB South Africa 2023 Bookmark Awards sponsors announced

#Bookmarks2023: IAB South Africa 2023 Bookmark Awards sponsors announced

14 Jun 2023

Image supplied. A scene from the 2022 New Gen Digital Awards

New Gen Awards open for entries with 3 new categories

13 Jun 2023

'Outright lie': India denies Dorsey's claims it threatened to shut down Twitter

Kanishka Singh, Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Aditya Kalra, Simon Cameron-Moore, Raju Gopalakrishnan 13 Jun 2023

Viya: South Africa's hottest accommodation app empowers travellers to stay, share, and inspire

Viya: South Africa's hottest accommodation app empowers travellers to stay, share, and inspire

Tripco 12 Jun 2023

Register now: SA Social Media Landscape webinar explores social media in the age of algorithms and AI

Register now: SA Social Media Landscape webinar explores social media in the age of algorithms and AI

Ornico 12 Jun 2023

Winning the marketing game in tough times: Influencer marketing in South Africa

Winning the marketing game in tough times: Influencer marketing in South Africa

Pierre Cassuto, Humanz 8 Jun 2023

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TikTok shakes up SA social media 'Big Five'

TikTok shakes up SA social media 'Big Five'

Ornico 3 Jul 2023

Experts say Elon Musk's decisions undermine new CEO. Source: Reuters.

Elon Musk's Twitter rate limits could undermine new CEO, ad experts say

Jody Godoy, Sheila Dang and Akash Sriram 3 Jul 2023

First 1000-influencer activation from Brand Influence and Avon

Brand Influence 3 Jul 2023

MTN SA collabs with Meta to offer users daily free 15MB of Facebook

MTN SA collabs with Meta to offer users daily free 15MB of Facebook

30 Jun 2023

Source: © Egor Kotenko The SA Social Media Industry Report 2023 shows a strong correlation in South Africa between access to social media and privilege.

Social media access in SA linked to privilege, while AI emerges as game-changer

Danette Breitenbach 30 Jun 2023

Decode Communications launches first social media summit for government

30 Jun 2023

Image supplied. Beïnvloedbaar (Influenceable), a new movie, shows the dark side of social media, influence and power

New local movie shows dark side of social media

29 Jun 2023

Brand Finance Media rankings: Twitter down while Google maintains top spot for third year running

27 Jun 2023

Source: © The Reading List The cover of Freedom Writer: My Life and Times, the autobiography of legendary journalist Juby Mayet

Sanef fund to fight misinformation on journalism

Danette Breitenbach 27 Jun 2023

Unlocking untapped potential: SA brands slow to use WhatsApp's marketing power

27 Jun 2023

Brand Influence's Gen Z campaign ignites frenzy for Prime Hydration launch at Checkers

Brand Influence 27 Jun 2023

Source: © Cannes Lions The final Cannes Lions were announced on Friday evening

#Cannes2023: FP7 McCann and Ogilvy top agencies

26 Jun 2023

Ogilvy launches specialised hub to help brands harness the power of TikTok

Ogilvy launches specialised hub to help brands harness the power of TikTok

Ogilvy South Africa 26 Jun 2023

Image supplied. A mixed-reality game, Eggscape, which features an egg character

#Cannes2023: Diary of Creative Circle. Jeff Harvey: Human creativity alive and well

24 Jun 2023

The South Africa, Kenya and Dubai won bRonze and Gold Lions at the last awards evening at the 2023 Cannes Lions

#Cannes2023: SA Young Lions win Gold, Dubai wins Gold, SA and Kenya bring home Bronze

24 Jun 2023

Source: © Ad Age Bread of the Nation, AB InBev SA, Castle Lager, from Ogilvy, Cape Town SA is shortlisted in the Titanium Lions

#Cannes2023: Grand Prix for Saudi Arabia and Ogilvy SA shortlisted in Titanium Lions

23 Jun 2023

Image supplied. Kabelo Moshapalo, chief creative officer Ogilvy and fellow Cannes visitors

#Cannes2023: Diary of Creative Circle. Kabelo Moshapalo: "It all started with film..."

23 Jun 2023

Image supplied.

#Bookmarks2023: IAB SA Bookmark Awards 2023 finalists announced

22 Jun 2023

#Cannes2023: SA's Promise, Kenya's ScanAd and Dubai's FP7 McCann bring home Silver Lions

#Cannes2023: SA's Promise, Kenya's ScanAd and Dubai's FP7 McCann bring home Silver Lions

Danette Breitenbach 22 Jun 2023

Image by Fran Luckin. Kevin Hart, Entertainment Person of the Year talks about Hartbeat, his entertainment and content creation company

#Cannes2023: The diary of Creative Circle: Fran Luckin: "Talent goes where the fun is"

21 Jun 2023

Cannes 2023 has released a number of shortlists

#Cannes2023: Africa and the Middle East agencies in Cannes shortlists

Danette Breitenbach 19 Jun 2023

Image supplied. Roanna Williams, chairperson of the Creative Circle and CCO Net#work BBDO gives perspective as a Cannes Lions Outdoor catgroy juror

#Cannes2023: The diary of Creative Circle: Roanna Williams' tips on how to survive a Cannes jury room

Roanna Williams 19 Jun 2023

Discover the power of TikTok to unlock new markets with TK.Lab

Discover the power of TikTok to unlock new markets with TK.Lab

Ogilvy South Africa 15 Jun 2023

Young people are abandoning news websites - new research reveals scale of challenge to media

Nic Newman 14 Jun 2023

#Bookmarks2023: IAB South Africa 2023 Bookmark Awards sponsors announced

#Bookmarks2023: IAB South Africa 2023 Bookmark Awards sponsors announced

14 Jun 2023

Image supplied. A scene from the 2022 New Gen Digital Awards

New Gen Awards open for entries with 3 new categories

13 Jun 2023

'Outright lie': India denies Dorsey's claims it threatened to shut down Twitter

Kanishka Singh, Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Aditya Kalra, Simon Cameron-Moore, Raju Gopalakrishnan 13 Jun 2023

Viya: South Africa's hottest accommodation app empowers travellers to stay, share, and inspire

Viya: South Africa's hottest accommodation app empowers travellers to stay, share, and inspire

Tripco 12 Jun 2023

Register now: SA Social Media Landscape webinar explores social media in the age of algorithms and AI

Register now: SA Social Media Landscape webinar explores social media in the age of algorithms and AI

Ornico 12 Jun 2023

Winning the marketing game in tough times: Influencer marketing in South Africa

Winning the marketing game in tough times: Influencer marketing in South Africa

Pierre Cassuto, Humanz 8 Jun 2023

Image supplied. Nestlé Bar One’s latest campaign asks you to retweet and share #needenergy one million times, then it will install solar energy into four libraries, including Winterveld Library in Tshwane

Nestlé Bar One's #needenergy - Light up the library does what is light

6 Jun 2023

Image supplied. Jacobs coffee is bringing coffee and more coffee to the viewers of the Expresso Show every week day for 12 weeks

#withJacobs: Expresso viewers get a daily coffee infused moment

5 Jun 2023

Faheem Chaudhry to leave M&C Saatchi Abel Johannesburg

Faheem Chaudhry to leave M&C Saatchi Abel Johannesburg

2 Jun 2023

Image supplied. Tropika’s latest TV advert is a trip down memory lane, designed to take viewers back to their childhood

Tropika's TVC: A trip down memory lane

1 Jun 2023

Image supplied. Ogilvy Africa officially launched InfluenceO, its end-to-end influence solution for businesses, brands, and creators in Africa for influencer marketing recently.

Ogilvy Africa launches InfluenceO, an end-to-end influence solution for Africa

1 Jun 2023

Image supplied. The DStv Content Creator Awards are hosting an informative Emerging Content Creator Workshop in Johannesburg

DStv Content Creator Awards to host emerging content creator workshop

30 May 2023

Image supplied. #StopHoldMusic, Naked’s new campaign imagines an alternative universe where hold music is the new rock and roll, and fans get excited about

#BehindtheCampaign: Naked's tongue in cheek #StopHoldMusic campaign where hold music is the new rock 'n roll

Danette Breitenbach 30 May 2023

Image supplied. SAB VP Vaughan Croeser. South African Breweries (SAB) will once again partner with The Loeries

SAB and The Loeries continue long-standing relationship

30 May 2023

Why South African companies are flocking to mobile advertising

Why South African companies are flocking to mobile advertising

Broad Media 30 May 2023

Image supplied. The Creative Circle’s Full Circle 2023 event takes place on 25 July, 2023, at 3pm, at Vodacom World, Gauteng

#Cannes2023: Creative Circle Full Circle 2023 - An inspiring showcase of top trends

29 May 2023

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