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Andrea Quaye has been awarded the Marketing Leadership and Innovation Award for 2019. Image supplied.

#Loeries2019: Andrea Quaye wins the Marketing Leadership and Innovation Award!

Juanita Pienaar 23 Aug 2019

Piwe Motshegoa, head of sales: general entertainment at DStv media sales. Image via Al Nicoll © via Gallo Images.

#Loeries2019: Africans aren't just swimming with the creative sharks, we are the sharks

Leigh Andrews 23 Aug 2019

David Droga is this year's Clio Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

23 Aug 2019

Sphelele Mjadu, Unilever Personal Care Senior Public Relations Manager for Africa and Anne Githuku-Shongwe, representative of UN Women South Africa’s Multi-Country Office, in the UN Women-Dove masterclass panel at the Loeries. Image via Al Nicoll © via Gallo Images.

#Loeries2019: Our responsibility of better representation in advertising, media

Leigh Andrews 23 Aug 2019

The Loeries' Game and Dion Wired 'What do CMOs really want' masterclass panel. Image via Al Nicoll © via Gallo Images.

#Loeries2019: What do CMOs really want from their agency?

Leigh Andrews 23 Aug 2019

The rise and rise of 'Wakanda' marketing

Uzoma Ukah 22 Aug 2019

Image credit: Erik Witsoe on Unsplash.

Global cinema advertising is second-fastest growing ad medium of 2019

22 Aug 2019

2019 Global Awards live judging sessions to be held in 8 countries worldwide

2019 Global Awards live judging sessions to be held in 8 countries worldwide

22 Aug 2019

Advertising Week reveals speaker line-up

Advertising Week reveals speaker line-up

21 Aug 2019

Kabelo Binns is group MD of FCB Wired and Hotwire PRC, Botswana.

Why 9:41 am means something

Kabelo Binns 20 Aug 2019

Mandi Fine, CEO of F/NE Group Global.

#WomensMonth: Generic business lessons for the 21st Century from healthcare advertising

Leigh Andrews 20 Aug 2019

Image credit: Lisbon International Advertising Festival.

2019 Lisbon International Advertising Festival gets global grand jury

19 Aug 2019

Asha Ranchhod Patel, head of marketing at Google South Africa.

#Loeries2019: Tackling unconscious bias, raising jurors' cultural awareness

Leigh Andrews 16 Aug 2019

Tosin Lanipekun, executive director of Advertising Week Africa.

Joburg to host first Advertising Week Africa

Louise Marsland 12 Aug 2019

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Piwe Motshegoa, head of sales: general entertainment at DStv media sales. Image via Al Nicoll © via Gallo Images.

#Loeries2019: Africans aren't just swimming with the creative sharks, we are the sharks

Leigh Andrews 23 Aug 2019

David Droga is this year's Clio Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

23 Aug 2019

Sphelele Mjadu, Unilever Personal Care Senior Public Relations Manager for Africa and Anne Githuku-Shongwe, representative of UN Women South Africa’s Multi-Country Office, in the UN Women-Dove masterclass panel at the Loeries. Image via Al Nicoll © via Gallo Images.

#Loeries2019: Our responsibility of better representation in advertising, media

Leigh Andrews 23 Aug 2019

The Loeries' Game and Dion Wired 'What do CMOs really want' masterclass panel. Image via Al Nicoll © via Gallo Images.

#Loeries2019: What do CMOs really want from their agency?

Leigh Andrews 23 Aug 2019

The rise and rise of 'Wakanda' marketing

Uzoma Ukah 22 Aug 2019

Image credit: Erik Witsoe on Unsplash.

Global cinema advertising is second-fastest growing ad medium of 2019

22 Aug 2019

2019 Global Awards live judging sessions to be held in 8 countries worldwide

2019 Global Awards live judging sessions to be held in 8 countries worldwide

22 Aug 2019

Advertising Week reveals speaker line-up

Advertising Week reveals speaker line-up

21 Aug 2019

Kabelo Binns is group MD of FCB Wired and Hotwire PRC, Botswana.

Why 9:41 am means something

Kabelo Binns 20 Aug 2019

Mandi Fine, CEO of F/NE Group Global.

#WomensMonth: Generic business lessons for the 21st Century from healthcare advertising

Leigh Andrews 20 Aug 2019

Image credit: Lisbon International Advertising Festival.

2019 Lisbon International Advertising Festival gets global grand jury

19 Aug 2019

Asha Ranchhod Patel, head of marketing at Google South Africa.

#Loeries2019: Tackling unconscious bias, raising jurors' cultural awareness

Leigh Andrews 16 Aug 2019

Tosin Lanipekun, executive director of Advertising Week Africa.

Joburg to host first Advertising Week Africa

Louise Marsland 12 Aug 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

New media is misrepresenting women in Africa: what feminists can do

Sharon Adetutu Omotoso 8 Aug 2019

Oje Ojeaga, CEO/CCO at Up in the Sky, Nigeria and Loeries 2019 Digital Communication juror.

#Loeries2019: "The most audacious campaign will not convert if your target audience can't relate" - Oje Ojeaga

Leigh Andrews 2 Aug 2019

Xolisa Dyeshana at the One Club for Creativity boot camps in SA. All images provided. © Kontent Park.

#CSIMonth: How creative boot camps add a fresh dynamic to the SA advertising landscape

Leigh Andrews 30 Jul 2019

Image credit: Aaron Sebastian on Unsplash.

Is it premium versus programmatic or premium and programmatic?

Mark Botha 29 Jul 2019

Yash Deb, managing director and chief creative officer at Isobar, Kenya and this year's Loeries integrated campaign, film & radio, and radio craft juror.

#Loeries2019: "Strength of a creative campaign lies in how rapidly others can build on it" - Yash Deb

Leigh Andrews 26 Jul 2019

Damon Stapleton, now regional chief creative officer for DDB Australia and New Zealand.

Damon Stapleton on stepping up in new position, selecting creatives of the future

Leigh Andrews 25 Jul 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Lanre Adisa, CEO/CCO of Noah's Ark Communications, Nigeria, and Loeries 2019 Live, PR and OOH juror.

#Loeries2019: "No place for one-size-fits-all in truly relatable regional storytelling" - Lanre Adisa

Leigh Andrews 19 Jul 2019

Image credit: Thought Catalog on Unsplash

Social media has made brands less relevant, not more

Estelle Nagel 15 Jul 2019

An SA win at D&AD New Blood Awards

An SA win at D&AD New Blood Awards

12 Jul 2019

Ad Tech Masterclass in Nigeria.

Creating a brand safe environment for advertisers in Africa

Louise Marsland 11 Jul 2019

Kantar announces South Africa's Top 20 Best Liked Ads for 2018

Kantar announces South Africa's Top 20 Best Liked Ads for 2018

Kantar 10 Jul 2019

Spotlight on the 5050 by 2020 initiative and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka's insights at the Women Deliver conference.

#FairnessFirst: Are we on track for 50/50 by 2020?

Leigh Andrews 8 Jul 2019

Internet advertising set to account for more than 50% of global adspend by 2021

Internet advertising set to account for more than 50% of global adspend by 2021

8 Jul 2019

Nedal Ahmed, senior copywriter at 72andSunny, Amsterdam and this year's Loeries Film and Radio jury president.

#Loeries2019: "Celebrate creativity that touches on everyday culture" - Nedal Ahmed

Leigh Andrews 5 Jul 2019

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Ad Stars reveals 2019 shortlist with a SA finalist

5 Jul 2019

Advertising can lead the charge on climate change. Here's how

Advertising can lead the charge on climate change. Here's how

Andrew MacKenzie 3 Jul 2019

Global Ad Trends report reveals slowdown in social ad growth

Global Ad Trends report reveals slowdown in social ad growth

2 Jul 2019

Content is king but is it relevant to your audience?

Content is king but is it relevant to your audience?

Minnie-lee Tagwirei 1 Jul 2019

Dangote launches new campaign on CNN

Dangote launches new campaign on CNN

28 Jun 2019

Ralf Heuel, CCO and partner at Grabarz & Partner, Hamburg and the Loeries 2019 OOH, Live Communications, and PR & Media Communications jury president.

#Loeries2019: "Relevance, resonance and emotions - the hardest brand currency to master" - Ralf Heuel

Leigh Andrews 28 Jun 2019

This year’s jury president is Fiona Rogers, chief operating officer of Magnum Photos. Image source: .

Epica Awards announces new website and ad campaign

24 Jun 2019

Jury for Global Young Guns 17 announced

Jury for Global Young Guns 17 announced

20 Jun 2019

Global Out of Home Media 'goes green' with solar site in Cameroon

Global Out of Home Media 'goes green' with solar site in Cameroon

Provantage 18 Jun 2019

Who will take home this year's Cannes Lions Glass: The Lion for Change awards?

#FairnessFirst: #CannesLions2019 roars for gender equality

Leigh Andrews 17 Jun 2019

Dee Chetty, Accenture Interactive Lead for Africa.

The future of customer personalisation lies with AI

Dee Chetty 14 Jun 2019

Claudi Potter, creative director at Joe Public United, is serving on this year’s Cannes Lions Direct category, and will judge the Young Lions Digital competition in Cannes.

#CannesLions2019: "Reinvent the medium to make the message a winner" - Claudi Potter

Leigh Andrews 13 Jun 2019