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Effie SA's new committee leadership for 2027 announced

Effie Awards

Effie SA's new committee leadership for 2027 announced

14 hours

The Grand Effie, the highest honour recognising South Africa’s most effective campaign of the year, was awarded to Edelman South Africa and Women for Change for “The Unburied Casket” in the Non-Profit category (Image: @Bizcommunity)

Advertising

2026 Effie Awards SA celebrate inaugural Marketer of the Year and Agency of the Year

23 hours

2026 Effie Awards Gala tickets now available

Effie Awards

2026 Effie Awards Gala tickets now available

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 5 Oct 2026

Voxcomm welcomes its first African board members

Advertising

Voxcomm welcomes its first African board members

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 30 Sep 2026

2026 Effie Awards South Africa grand jury announced

Effie Awards

2026 Effie Awards South Africa grand jury announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 3 Sep 2026

#WomensMonth | Retroviral’s Koketso Masisi: Success should be multiplied

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Retroviral’s Koketso Masisi: Success should be multiplied

Danette Breitenbach 12 Aug 2026

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 finalists

Effie Awards

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 finalists

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 30 Jul 2026

Veli Ngubane has resigned from Avator following a TikTok video that shows inappropriate behaviour from the creative

Advertising

TikTok video shows inapproprite behaviour; sees Veli Ngubane's immediate resignation - industry reacts

23 Jul 2026

6 of the best: Joe Public leaders selected as 2026 Effies judges

Effie Awards

6 of the best: Joe Public leaders selected as 2026 Effies judges

Issued by Joe Public 15 Jul 2026

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 jury

Effie Awards

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 jury

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 8 Jul 2026

Dentsu X partners with Africa Creative Agency on WAV Festival 2027 and Africa House

Marketing

Dentsu X partners with Africa Creative Agency on WAV Festival 2027 and Africa House

Issued by Dentsu 1 Jul 2026

#BehindtheIMC | VML’s Jarred Cinman: Caring is the industry’s real superpower

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | VML’s Jarred Cinman: Caring is the industry’s real superpower

19 Jun 2026

#BehindtheIMC | MENAT Publicis Groupe’s Tahaab Rais: Marketers are the observers of humanity

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | MENAT Publicis Groupe’s Tahaab Rais: Marketers are the observers of humanity

Danette Breitenbach 5 Jun 2026

#BehindtheIMC | Cassava Technologies' Ifeoma Jibunoh: AI shifting African businesses

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | Cassava Technologies' Ifeoma Jibunoh: AI shifting African businesses

Danette Breitenbach 1 Jun 2026

2026 Effie Awards South Africa extended deadline announced

Effie Awards

2026 Effie Awards South Africa extended deadline announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 28 May 2026

South African student selected as inaugural 2026 Effie Lions Foundation Voices of the Future fellow

Effie Awards

South African student selected as inaugural 2026 Effie Lions Foundation Voices of the Future fellow

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 20 May 2026

Effie invites brands to shape the next generation of marketing talent through Effie College

Advertising

Effie invites brands to shape the next generation of marketing talent through Effie College

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 23 Apr 2026

Effie South Africa and Ipsos present the 2025 Trends Report

Marketing

Effie South Africa and Ipsos present the 2025 Trends Report

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 10 Apr 2026

Effie South Africa introduces Agency of the Year and Marketer of the Year rankings for 2026

Advertising

Effie South Africa introduces Agency of the Year and Marketer of the Year rankings for 2026

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 9 Apr 2026

Make every advertising rand work harder

Advertising

Make every advertising rand work harder

Gillian Rightford, Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 10 Mar 2026

Hear the 'Titan of Transparency' on the $172bn online ad fraud crisis

Advertising

Hear the 'Titan of Transparency' on the $172bn online ad fraud crisis

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 4 Mar 2026

VoxComm issues call for agencies to transform business models in response to AI

Advertising

VoxComm issues call for agencies to transform business models in response to AI

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 3 Mar 2026

Effie Awards SA issues call for judges for 2026 programme

Advertising

Effie Awards SA issues call for judges for 2026 programme

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 10 Feb 2026

Effie 2026 call for entries announced

Advertising

Effie 2026 call for entries announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 9 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | ACA executive director Gillian Rightford: The Renaissance is back. Leadership must catch up.

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | ACA executive director Gillian Rightford: The Renaissance is back. Leadership must catch up.

Gillian Rightford 14 Jan 2026

#Effies2025 | Halo and Pineapple: 100% sustained results

Effie Awards

#Effies2025 | Halo and Pineapple: 100% sustained results

Danette Breitenbach 28 Nov 2025

#Effies2025 | Ogilvy and VW: Creating campaigns for societal change

Effie Awards

#Effies2025 | Ogilvy and VW: Creating campaigns for societal change

Danette Breitenbach 27 Nov 2025

Following last month’s ACA Effie Awards, Gillian Rightford, executive director, shares her thoughts on the Awards (Image: Bizcommunity)

Effie Awards

#EffieAwards2025 | Gillian Rightford: The Alchemy of Effectiveness

27 Nov 2025

#Effies2025 | Sanlam's F-Show breaks through the finance category

Effie Awards

#Effies2025 | Sanlam's F-Show breaks through the finance category

Danette Breitenbach 26 Nov 2025

Effie College announces inaugural South African winners

Education

Effie College announces inaugural South African winners

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 25 Nov 2025

Applications open for the 2026 ACA Women in Leadership Programme

DEI

Applications open for the 2026 ACA Women in Leadership Programme

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 24 Nov 2025

In the final session of the 2025 Marketing Masterclass series, industry leaders unpacked why safe, predictable advertising is failing and how entertainment, bold thinking and real consumer insight are the new keys to relevance. (Image Supplied)

Marketing

Marketing masterclass: Why “boring” brands are losing attention

24 Nov 2025

How to build creative confidence

Advertising

How to build creative confidence

Issued by eatbigfish 23 Oct 2025

Catch up on the VML Birdwatching at The Loeries podcasts (Image: Lesley Svenson © Bizcommunity)

Loeries Creative Week

VML's Birdwatching at The Loeries omnibus: Missed out? Catch up now!

23 Oct 2025

$TBWA\Hunt Lascaris and its client City Lodge Hotel Group won the Grand Effie Award 2025 (Image: Bizcommunity, Danette Breitenbach)$

Advertising

TBWA tops the Effies Awards SA

21 Oct 2025

Staying locally relevant

Marketing

Staying locally relevant

Issued by eatbigfish 15 Oct 2025

VML Birdwatching at The Loeries | Episode 4: The real meaning of creativity

Loeries Creative Week

VML Birdwatching at The Loeries | Episode 4: The real meaning of creativity

Danette Breitenbach 10 Oct 2025

Marketing

Building brand power

Issued by eatbigfish 2 Oct 2025

Nedbank IMC breaks own record as Africa's largest marketing conference

IMC Conference

Nedbank IMC breaks own record as Africa's largest marketing conference

Issued by IMC Conference 1 Oct 2025

The ACA celebrates 5th Women in Leadership cohort, marking 100 graduates

Marketing

The ACA celebrates 5th Women in Leadership cohort, marking 100 graduates

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 30 Sep 2025

Effie College launches in South Africa

Education

Effie College launches in South Africa

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 26 Sep 2025

Nurturing creativity in business

Marketing

Nurturing creativity in business

Issued by eatbigfish 25 Sep 2025

Building a career in marketing

Marketing

Building a career in marketing

Issued by eatbigfish 18 Sep 2025

Effie Awards Gala tickets now available – celebrate the work that delivered real impact

Marketing

Effie Awards Gala tickets now available – celebrate the work that delivered real impact

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 16 Sep 2025

Do you have what it takes to compete?

Marketing

Do you have what it takes to compete?

Issued by eatbigfish 12 Sep 2025

Participants in the Cycle for System Change bike from Mowbray to Langa. Photo: Zora Hollie

Climate Change

Cycling for change during Cape Town Climate Week

Zora Hollie 10 Sep 2025

ACA launches white paper on AI: a call for informed, responsible adoption across the industry

Artificial Intelligence

ACA launches white paper on AI: a call for informed, responsible adoption across the industry

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 8 Sep 2025

Industry mourns Haydn Townsend

Marketing & Media

Industry mourns Haydn Townsend

2 Sep 2025

Source: Nedbank IMC.

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | Volkswagen SA's Harpur on navigating the attention economy

Chloe Posthumus 18 Aug 2025

From rural KZN to global acclaim: Melusi Mhlungu's We Are Bizarre

Marketing

From rural KZN to global acclaim: Melusi Mhlungu's We Are Bizarre

Issued by IMC Conference 13 Aug 2025