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OOH media globally has had its best year to date, with global OOH spend in 2024 reaching $46.2bn (Image supplied)

Global OOH media hits $46.2bn in its best year to date

Damon Stapleton and Ali Rez join One Club Board

Damon Stapleton and Ali Rez join One Club Board

26 Jun 2025

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Introducing the Effie Lions Foundation: Building a marketing industry for everyone

Association for Communication and Advertising Introducing the Effie Lions Foundation: Building a marketing industry for everyone

13 Jun 2025

Human8 names Tim Nguyen product and innovation manager to further advance insight solutions

Human8 Human8 names Tim Nguyen product and innovation manager to further advance insight solutions

11 Jun 2025

Dentsu Africa crowned media network of the year; Nigeria, Kenya win big at Pitcher Awards 2025

Dentsu Dentsu Africa crowned media network of the year; Nigeria, Kenya win big at Pitcher Awards 2025

23 May 2025

All about YOU! Putting YOU in YOUth Month on Biz!

Bizcommunity.com All about YOU! Putting YOU in YOUth Month on Biz!

20 May 2025

Kantar Charting 20 years of brand value: Kantar BrandZ 2025 ranking reveals the world’s most valuable brands

15 May 2025

Industry awards recognise Scan Display’s creative solutions

Scan Display Industry awards recognise Scan Display’s creative solutions

8 May 2025

JCDecaux wins advertising concession at Dr Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport (Luanda, Angola)

JCDecaux JCDecaux wins advertising concession at Dr Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport (Luanda, Angola)

16 Apr 2025

Biz Promoted Features: Keep your business headlines in the spotlight for 7 days

Bizcommunity.com Biz Promoted Features: Keep your business headlines in the spotlight for 7 days

16 Apr 2025

Kantar Creative Effectiveness Awards 2025. Connecting with people in the age of AI

Kantar Kantar Creative Effectiveness Awards 2025. Connecting with people in the age of AI

9 Apr 2025

DUO Marketing + Communications joins Collectivist as African member agency

DUO Marketing + Communications DUO Marketing + Communications joins Collectivist as African member agency

14 Mar 2025

Dentsu X: Shaping the future of experiences

Dentsu Dentsu X: Shaping the future of experiences

19 Feb 2025

GenAI in marketing: Fear or FOMO?

Kantar GenAI in marketing: Fear or FOMO?

30 Jan 2025

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Vikas Mehta, regional CEO of Ogilvy Africa Network (center), and Raphael Beecham, creative director at Ogilvy Tanzania (left), receive the Africa Company of the Year Award for Advertising Agency of the Year from (right) Salim Baabde, managing director of Camel Oil and chairman of the Tanzanite CEO Roundtable, Dar es Salaam Chapter

Ogilvy Africa Network named Advertising Agency of the Year

25 Jun 2025

Moghelingz is one of the content creators to benefit. Source: Supplied.

TikTok’s commitment to 3,000 African creators

24 Jun 2025

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APO Group integrates WhatsApp for broader reach

24 Jun 2025

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Customer Experience Africa Awards (CXAs) calls for entries

20 Jun 2025

Nomzamo Mbatha named first African brand ambassador for Creme of Nature

20 Jun 2025

Checkers' outperforms leading global counterparts when compared to their home markets.

South African brands dominate Africa’s brand value rankings

19 Jun 2025

Source: © Campaign India Andy Jassy, President and CEO of Amazon, has been named the Cannes Lions 2025 Media Person of the Year

#Cannes2025 Media Person of the Year to Amazon president and CEO

18 Jun 2025

Meta launches open-source AI accelerator across sub-Saharan Africa

Meta launches open-source AI accelerator across sub-Saharan Africa

17 Jun 2025

The New York Festivals Advertising Awards (NYFA) 2025 winners have been announced (Image supplied)

Dentsu Digital Inc. awarded New York Festivals 2025 Best of Show Award

13 Jun 2025

Sanlam Group sponsors Africa's first G20 summit

Sanlam Group sponsors Africa's first G20 summit

13 Jun 2025

Local content and sport key for the MultiChoice Group in FY24

Local content and sport key for the MultiChoice Group in FY24

12 Jun 2025

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Publicis unseats WPP on Mars’ $1.7bn media account

11 Jun 2025

Mark Read, WPP's CEO for the past seven years, will retire at the end of 2025 (Image: WPP)

End of an era as Mark Read announces retirement from WPP

9 Jun 2025

The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2025 have been announced (Image supplied)

The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2025 winners announced

9 Jun 2025

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Key insights from The One Show 2025 you can’t miss

6 Jun 2025

Source: ©Effie Awards Index AB InBev has been ranked as the World’s Most Effective Marketer by the Global Effie Index

Global Effie Index: AB InBev in top spot - again!

6 Jun 2025

The Cannes Glass Lion for Change shortlist has been announced

#Cannes2025: The Glass Lion for Change shortlist revealed

Danette Breitenbach 5 Jun 2025

The first Cannes Lions 2025 shortlists have been released (Image supplied)

#Cannes2025: First shortlists announced

Danette Breitenbach 4 Jun 2025

Nike CEO completes C-Suite makeover with former McDonald’s executive

Nike CEO completes C-Suite makeover with former McDonald’s executive

4 Jun 2025

Spar Group plans to sell Swiss and UK retail businesses

Spar Group plans to sell Swiss and UK retail businesses

3 Jun 2025

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MultiChoice cracks down on piracy in Malawi

2 Jun 2025

Ashish Williams (left) has been appointed senior vice president, media, for Publicis Groupe Africa, reporting directly to Koo Govender, CEO of Publicis Groupe Africa (right) (Image @ Bizcommuniy)

Publicis Groupe Africa appoints Ashish Williams as SVP, Media

2 Jun 2025

Ngugi wa Thiong'o has passed away at 87. Source: Reuters.

Ngugi wa Thiong'o's remarkable journey ends at 87

George Obulutsa 30 May 2025

Six Middle East & Africa creatives have been selected for the Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury, part of the One Club for Creativity. L to R: Nnenna Onyewuchi - founder, The Barefoot Strategist, Lagos, Ali Rez - CCO, Impact BBDO, Dubai, Nayaab Rais - ECD, FP7 McCann, Dubai, Enas Rashwan - founder, CEO, Cairo Ad School and Saudi Ad School; president, The One Club-Cairo chapter, Cairo/Riyadh, Sands Mathura - ACD, Accenture Song South Africa, Cape Town, Rana Sadek, creative director, IMPACT BBDO, Dubai (Picture by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

The Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury includes six MEA creatives

29 May 2025

Danilo Acquisto, CEO and co-founder of video specialist digital agency, Special Effects Media South Africa gives the case for the untapped intra-African trade opportunity in media and marketing (Image supplied)

#AfricaMonth: Danilo Acquisto - Nurturing Africa’s creative economy

Danilo Acquisto 28 May 2025

Brand Finance: Automobile, watch and cosmetic brands the world's most valuable luxury brands

27 May 2025

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Student Village's Ronen Aires - Gen Z's disruption of the world

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Student Village's Ronen Aires - Gen Z's disruption of the world

Danette Breitenbach 27 May 2025

Nigeria's banking brands dominate

26 May 2025

Lisa Naa Quama Darko captured by Gilbert Asante.

#AfricaDay: Africa's trailblazing creatives in Facebook's latest campaign

26 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Maphefo Mphaho, VML strategist says as we celebrate Africa Day, it’s time to start looking at how we reshape the global narrative around our continent – and there’s plenty to work with

#AfricaMonth: Reshaping the global narrative around our continent

Maphefo Mphaho 26 May 2025

Source: © Provoke Media Provoke Media has named the 10 Best Agencies in Africa, with Retroviral and the South African operation of global public relations agency We. Communications named PRovoke Media’s African Agencies of the Year for 2025

Provoke Media names Africa's 10 best agencies and leading campaigns

20 May 2025

Impact BBDO Dubai is the Middle East & Africa Agency of the Year in The One Show Global Creative Rankings (Image supplied)

One Show 2025: ME & Africa Agency of the Year - Impact BBDO Dubai

20 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Airtel Africa has appointed Publicis Groupe Africa as its integrated marketing partner across 12 key markets on the continent

Publicis Groupe Africa appointed Airtel Africa's integrated marketing partner

16 May 2025

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OOH media globally has had its best year to date, with global OOH spend in 2024 reaching $46.2bn (Image supplied)

Global OOH media hits $46.2bn in its best year to date

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Damon Stapleton and Ali Rez join One Club Board

Damon Stapleton and Ali Rez join One Club Board

26 Jun 2025

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