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Sony launches the Sony Creators Conference targeting creative community
The two-day event will showcase the works of creators across Sony who are pursuing their creative vision through the use of groundbreaking technology.
Advertising agency Abnormal secures Haleon Specialist creative account
Advertising agency, Abnormal, has announced that it has secured the Haleon Specialist creative account. The decision comes after a lengthy pitch process, from which Abnormal emerged victorious.
[Marketing Week Africa] Bob Koigi: Africa warms up to social media for business and leisure
Africa is leading the rest of the continent and making a mark in the social media world as users tap into these platforms for business and leisure, reports indicate.
Ogilvy programmes invest in young talent, grows industry
Ogilvy South Africa has been addressing this, while paving the way for transformative change through its ground-breaking Ogilvy Graduate Programme.
Tax on digital content creators in Kenya retained at 5%
Content creators in Kenya will now be required to pay a 5% per cent withholding tax after President William Ruto signed the controversial Finance Bill into law.
Joe Public creative team wins Gold Lion at Cannes
The team, comprising of young creatives Bernice Puleng Mosala and Raphael Janan Kuppasamy has been awarded for a film they did on mental health
[Marketing Report Cannes] Interview with Rizz Wangalachi (Ogilvy Africa)
Marketing Report is live in Cannes, speaking to key players in the market every day. Today we welcome in our studio Rizz Wangalachi, Creative Director at Ogilvy Africa.
[Marketing Report Cannes] Interview with Pepe Marais (Joe Public)
Today we welcome in our studio Pepe Marais , founder and owner of Joe Public United, the largest independent advertising agency in Africa.
Nigeria wins Health & Wellness Lion at the Cannes Festival
This year, entrants from Armenia and Nigeria made history by being the first to take home a Lion for their country; Bronze Lions in Radio & Audio and Health & Wellness Lions respectively.
Marketers struggle to tie creativity to commercial returns, LIONS, WARC report
LIONS, WARC and The Effectiveness Partnership have launched the results of a new global survey into Marketing Challenges – examining what the global marketing industry thinks about the challenges it faces, and what needs to be done about them.
Cannes Lions releases 2023 entry numbers
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced that a total of 26,992 entries, an increase of 6% from 2022, have been received into the 2023 Awards.
YouTube celebrates the 2023 grantees of it’s Black Voices Fund initiative
YouTube has reaffirmed its commitment to amplify Black voices in Africa with a two-day event in Nairobi, Kenya to celebrate the 2023 #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund grantees and allow them to connect, network and collaborate with other creators.
NewComma secures pre-seed funding to revolutionize the African black creative industry
The funding will accelerate NewComma's tech development, and empower African/Black creatives to reshape the global creative industry.
Unilever unveils campaign to attract disabled creative talent
Disabled creators are making their mark on social media, making it more inclusive and attracting followers with engaging content that draws on their lived experience and dismantles stereotypes.
[Column] Amine Djouahra: Forces of change in the creative industries – Going beyond tech
According to the UNESCO report, global cultural and creative industries (CCIs) are estimated to generate about $2.25 trillion annually, which accounts for 3% of the global GDP and employment of around 30 million people worldwide.
Dentsu appoints Lana Marais as group operations director in Sub Saharan Africa
Dentsu has appointed Lana Marais as its new group operations director for dentsu Sub Saharan Africa, effective 1 June.
Renault South Africa appoints VMLY&R as new developmental digital agency
The partnership will fall under VMLY&R Commerce, the agency’s specialist creative commerce proposition, which launched in South Africa last week.
MultiChoice appoints VMLY&R South Africa as digital agency of choice
In making the appointment, MultiChoice noted VMLY&R’s extensive digital experience, as well as their ability to deliver strategy-led creative solutions underpinned by solid data and analytics.
VMLY&R COMMERCE launches in South Africa
Launched in 2021, VMLY&R Commerce is WPP’s end-to-end Creative Commerce Company, which works to deliver creativity that inspires conversion in the moment – regardless of channel.
Instagram hosts Drip in the City event for young creators in Nairobi
Instagram over the weekend hosted an event dubbed “Drip in the City” that brought together young people to Nairobi’s City Hall Way for a content capture experience.
Meta celebrates Africa’s ‘Rising Stars’ in its 2023 ‘Made by Africa, Loved by the World’ campaign
Representing several creative industries ranging from music, fashion, lifestyle, to art, this year’s self-shot 'vlog-styled' short stories provide a glimpse of the creators' world and highlights how being African inspires their creativity.