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The New Generation Awards announces WesBank as its official headline naming sponsor

Youth Marketing

The New Generation Awards announces WesBank as its official headline naming sponsor

Issued by Lavello Marketing Solutions 27 Jun 2025

Marketing & Media

VML and Nando's: Reflections on a decade long agency-client relationship

Jarred Cinman 18 Jun 2025

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2025 jury panel

Marketing

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2025 jury panel

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 6 Jun 2025

Ryan Campher has been appointed VML South Africa’s data lead (Image supplied)

Digital

VML SA places data and technology at core of creativity with data lead appointment

4 Jun 2025

This year, LunchBar celebrates 60 years in South Africa. To mark the occasion, SA’s favourite award-winning conspiracy theorist is back (Image supplied)

Marketing

60 years of "Much, much more of The LunchBar Man"

16 May 2025

VML South Africa named Agency of the Year at 2025 Smarties Awards

Marketing & Media

VML South Africa named Agency of the Year at 2025 Smarties Awards

Issued by VML 13 May 2025

The awards were held on Thursday. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

TFG and VML triumph at the Smarties 2025 Awards

9 May 2025

On the penultimate date of the Bookmark Awards entries closing, Tilesh Bhaga, creative director, digital and innovation at VML South Africa and experienced Bookmark Awards judge, gives 6 tips to a winning Bookmarks entry (Image supplied)

IAB Bookmarks Awards

6 tips to create a winning Bookmark Awards entry

Tilesh Bhaga 23 Apr 2025

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

Advertising

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

Issued by Kantar 9 Apr 2025

Storyteller, creative leader, and confessed word nerd Melusi Tshabalala has joined the VML team as ECD (Image supplied)

Advertising

New VML ECD: Melusi Tshabalala - “More solutions. Not just ads."

2 Apr 2025

The Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa's (IAB SA) 17th annual Bookmark Awards has appointed nine jury chairs and a full panel of judges alongside Elizabeth Mokwena, the jury president (Image supplied)

IAB Bookmarks Awards

IAB South Africa 2025 Bookmark Awards names nine jury chairs

11 Mar 2025

#BizTrends2025: VML SA's Inga Sikweyiya - What really matters to South African youth in 2025

Youth Marketing

#BizTrends2025: VML SA's Inga Sikweyiya - What really matters to South African youth in 2025

Inga Sikweyiya 31 Jan 2025

VML’s 11th annual trends study says looking ahead, 2025 will be a year of both immense challenge and opportunity for brands in South Africa (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

The Future 100: 2025 - A year of challenge and opportunity for brands

27 Jan 2025

Image provided.

Artificial Intelligence

VML tackles representation with Africa-focused AI image generator

21 Jan 2025

Roanna Williams, chief creative officer and co-founder of Boundless with Ben Wagner

Loeries Creative Week

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 3: The Energy Episode

12 Oct 2024

The Unilever masterclass was a deep discussion about changing AI's understanding of beauty. Source: Gallo Images

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries: Teaching AI what real beauty looks like

Lindsey Schutters 11 Oct 2024

Neo Segola, chief creative officer, Le Pub / Publicis Groupe and Ben Wagner

Loeries Creative Week

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 2: The Emotion Episode

11 Oct 2024

Nkanyezi Masango is Chief Creative Officer for Dentsu Creative and B2B creativity jury member this year with Ben Wagner, host of Birdwatching at The Loeries (Image supplied)

Loeries Creative Week

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 1: That 5 percent difference and more

10 Oct 2024

Hollard's new campaign from VML: Insure your unsure inspires positivity

Advertising

Hollard's new campaign from VML: Insure your unsure inspires positivity

9 Oct 2024

Bird Watching at the Loeries in its second year, is again the official podcast of this year’s event, in partnership with VML South Africa and Bizcommunity

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries: Listen to the official podcast Bird Watching at the Loeries during Creative Week

8 Oct 2024

Dove: Standing for real beauty; changing how AI generates images of beauty

Artificial Intelligence

Dove: Standing for real beauty; changing how AI generates images of beauty

3 Oct 2024

VML’s Future Shopper Report 2024: a global snapshot of the modern shopper

Trends

VML’s Future Shopper Report 2024: a global snapshot of the modern shopper

18 Sep 2024

The young creatives will be coached by Ana Rocha. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

Young South African talents to join elite Creative LIAisons Academy in Las Vegas

5 Sep 2024

Image supplied. Post-merger, VML will operate two distinct brands in the market: the main VML agency, and The Hardy Boys, which will comprise The Hardy Boys and Grey South Africa. L to r: Dale Tomlinson, founder of The Hardy Boys and Jarred Cinman, CEO of VML South Africa

Advertising

Game-changing merger as The Hardy Boys and Grey form new creative agency

3 Sep 2024

$Source: The Bookmarks The IAB SA Bookmark Awards' winners have been announced with TBWA \ Hunt Lascaris being the big winner on the night$

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2024: All the IAB SA Bookmark Awards 2024 winners

Danette Breitenbach 16 Aug 2024

#WomensMonth: VML SA's Ana Rocha - "Women need to take up and own their own space"

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: VML SA's Ana Rocha - "Women need to take up and own their own space"

Danette Breitenbach 1 Aug 2024

Image supplied.

DEI

WPP SA agencies recognised for LGBTQIA+ affirming work

19 Jul 2024

(Image supplied)

IAB Bookmarks Awards

All the IAB 2024 Bookmark Awards' finalists

12 Jul 2024

2024 Effie Awards South Africa judges announced

Events & Conferencing

2024 Effie Awards South Africa judges announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 3 Jul 2024

Image supplied. VML South Africa’s recent 360 ad campaign for Cadbury LunchBar campaign was born from a rebellious irreverence and ‘back to magic’ approach. And fun!

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: #thelunchbarman has it figured out

24 Jun 2024

Advertising

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

10 Jun 2024

Image supplied. Vodacom’s new ad celebrates 30 years of the company and a" wonderful world" for South Africa

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: #VodacomTurns30, celebrates 30 years of a "wonderful" South Africa

25 Apr 2024

VML's Parusha Partab: Challenging the commonplace notion of strategy

Marketing

VML's Parusha Partab: Challenging the commonplace notion of strategy

24 Apr 2024

Ana Rocha is a mentor for the LIA's. Source: LinkedIN.

Advertising

5 African creatives join LIA mentoring programme as coaches

24 Apr 2024

Image supplied. Yonder claimed the coveted title of Agency of the Year at the MMA Sa Smarties Awards last night

Marketing

Pep, Yonder and Flow Communications take top spots at MMA SA Smarties Awards

12 Apr 2024

Source: © PHD Media The MMA Smarties 2023 finalists have been announced

Marketing

MMA Smarties 2023 finalists announced

5 Apr 2024

Image supplied. The IAB South Africa Bookmark Awards has announced its 2024 jury panels with nine panels this year

Digital

IAB Bookmark Awards announces 2024 jury panels

28 Mar 2024

Doug Place has won marketer of the year. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

Nando's CMO Doug Place crowned 2024 MAA Marketer of the Year

27 Mar 2024

Advertising

#Exclusive: An ECD’s guide to mastering ChatGPT prompts in advertising

Matthew van der Valk 22 Mar 2024

3rd Annual New Gen Awards Conference: Learn from the best in the business

Marketing

3rd Annual New Gen Awards Conference: Learn from the best in the business

19 Mar 2024

#BehindtheSelfie: Unati Moalusi, new chief people officer at VML SA

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie: Unati Moalusi, new chief people officer at VML SA

Karabo Ledwaba 14 Feb 2024

Image supplied. VML launches the tenth edition of ‘The Future 100: 2024’ today

Research

Connected brands thrive in 2024: Key findings from VML's Future 100 report

25 Jan 2024

Unati Moalusi has a passion for counselling. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

Unati Moalusi appointed as chief people officer at VML SA

23 Jan 2024

L to R: VML has named Diane Wilson chief operations officer, Jarred Cinman its CEO and the WPP country manager for South Africa, Tebogo Skwambane as executive chairperson. Images supplied. Image by @Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity.

Marketing

Jarred Cinman and Diane Wilson take up VML top leadership positions

10 Jan 2024

Fran Luckin joins VML South Africa as chief creative officer

Advertising

Fran Luckin joins VML South Africa as chief creative officer

Issued by VML 7 Dec 2023

Fran Luckin moves to chief creative officer of VML

Advertising

Fran Luckin moves to chief creative officer of VML

6 Dec 2023

Former VML SA founder, Jason Xenopoulos, named to NYF Executive Jury

Advertising

Former VML SA founder, Jason Xenopoulos, named to NYF Executive Jury

26 Apr 2023

ACA announces 2022/2023 board of directors

Advertising

ACA announces 2022/2023 board of directors

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 13 Jul 2022