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Ogilvy South Africa and Yum! took the top industry honours at the Marketing and Media Alliance sub-Saharan Africa's 2025 Smarties (image supplied)

Marketing

Ogilvy and Yum! take top honours at MMA SSA Smarties

14 Nov 2025

Penquin shines at the 2025 New Gen Awards with 6 wins and Medium Agency of the Year title

Digital

Penquin shines at the 2025 New Gen Awards with 6 wins and Medium Agency of the Year title

Issued by Penquin 29 Sep 2025

Mzansi’s marketing agency of choice: How OLC puts local insight at the heart of global brands

Promotions & Activations

Mzansi’s marketing agency of choice: How OLC puts local insight at the heart of global brands

Issued by OLC Through The Line Communications 22 Sep 2025

The AI shift: From novelty to necessity

Artificial Intelligence

The AI shift: From novelty to necessity

Teager Eales, Issued by Moonsport 18 Sep 2025

IAB SA's Front Row delegates for 2025 announced

Digital

IAB SA's Front Row delegates for 2025 announced

13 Aug 2025

Penquin named among top creative agencies in Africa in Smarties 2024 Business Impact Index

Marketing

Penquin named among top creative agencies in Africa in Smarties 2024 Business Impact Index

Issued by Penquin 8 Aug 2025

Lumico voted 11th Best Digital Agency in sub-Saharan Africa

Digital

Lumico voted 11th Best Digital Agency in sub-Saharan Africa

Issued by Lumico 25 Jul 2025

Helm ranked among top solutions providers in sub-Saharan Africa

CRM, CX, UX

Helm ranked among top solutions providers in sub-Saharan Africa

Issued by Helm 17 Jul 2025

IAB Education Council Front Row commences 2025 nominations for top young talent

IAB Bookmarks Awards

IAB Education Council Front Row commences 2025 nominations for top young talent

Issued by IAB South Africa 1 Jul 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

Pola Maneli Port Elizabeth and BCKRDS Johannesburg are among the global winners in the ADC 104th Annual Awards Middle East & Africa Region along with agencies and designers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates (Image supplied)

Advertising

2 South African agencies awarded in Global ADC 104th Annual Awards

15 May 2025

Pick n Pay and Gorilla win big at the 2025 MMA Smarties Awards

Advertising

Pick n Pay and Gorilla win big at the 2025 MMA Smarties Awards

Jordan Wallace, Issued by Gorilla 14 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

Sauce Advertising wins Gold at the Smarties Awards

Marketing

Sauce Advertising wins Gold at the Smarties Awards

Issued by Sauce Advertising 12 May 2025

The awards were held on Thursday. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

TFG and VML triumph at the Smarties 2025 Awards

9 May 2025

Penquin celebrates a landmark year of growth and success in 2024

Advertising

Penquin celebrates a landmark year of growth and success in 2024

Issued by Penquin 27 Dec 2024

Penquin shines at 2024 MMA Smarties Sub-Saharan Africa Awards, clinching 'Agency of the Year' title and multiple wins

PR & Communications

Penquin shines at 2024 MMA Smarties Sub-Saharan Africa Awards, clinching 'Agency of the Year' title and multiple wins

Issued by Penquin 17 Dec 2024

Ifeoma Jibunoh the chief marketing officer at Cassava Technologies examines the role of curiosity in marketing (Image supplied)

Marketing

3 key considerations in harnessing curiosity in marketing

Ifeoma Jibunoh 11 Dec 2024

Helm wins CX Solutions Provider of the Year - Middle East and Africa

CRM, CX, UX

Helm wins CX Solutions Provider of the Year - Middle East and Africa

Issued by Helm 10 Dec 2024

Source: © Bizcommunity The inaugural SSA MMA Smarties Awards awarded 51 Awards, with 19 Gold, 19 Silver and 13 Bronze Awards

Marketing

Inaugural SSA MMA Smarties' winners announced, the TFG named Brand of the Year

9 Dec 2024

All the AdFocus Awards winners (Image: Danette Breitenbach)

Advertising

All the 2024 FM AdFocus Awards winners, Halo wins Agency of the Year

28 Nov 2024

IProspect: Empowering brands with integrated solutions and unmatched expertise

Branding

IProspect: Empowering brands with integrated solutions and unmatched expertise

Issued by Dentsu 5 Sep 2024

Marketing

MMA Smarties BII names Nando’s SA top advertiser, Checkers top brand for Africa and EMEA

28 Aug 2024

Lumico ranks among the best in Smarties Business Impact Index 2023

Digital

Lumico ranks among the best in Smarties Business Impact Index 2023

Issued by Lumico 26 Aug 2024

6 strategies TDMC considers to build customer loyalty

CRM, CX, UX

6 strategies TDMC considers to build customer loyalty

Issued by TDMC 30 Jul 2024

Moonsport unveils new rebrand: Connecting people through sport

Production

Moonsport unveils new rebrand: Connecting people through sport

Issued by Moonsport 7 Jun 2024

Source: © Ekonomist The MMA SA is launching the inaugural sub-Saharan Africa Smarties (SSA Smarties) this year, expanding into key markets like Kenya and Nigeria

Marketing

MMA SA launches inaugural sub-Saharan Africa Smarties in Kenya and Nigeria

24 May 2024

Stepping into the spotlight alongside AI innovations

Production

Stepping into the spotlight alongside AI innovations

Issued by Moonsport 15 Apr 2024

Biz Most Read Award winners April 2024

Online Media

Biz Most Read Award winners April 2024

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 1 May 2024

As purse strings draw tighter under the strain of an economy in flux, challenger brands are stepping into the spotlight says Lebo Madiba, PR Powerhouse

Branding

The rise of the new maestros: The challenger brands

Lebo Madiba 30 Apr 2024

Retail Marketing

Pep earns top honours as Brand of the Year at MMA South Africa Smarties Awards

Issued by Pepkor Holdings 22 Apr 2024

99c clients sweep awards at 10th Annual MMA South Africa Smarties

Marketing

99c clients sweep awards at 10th Annual MMA South Africa Smarties

Issued by Ninety9cents 18 Apr 2024

iProspect dentsu South Africa triumphs at South Africa Smarties Gala Awards Ceremony

Marketing

iProspect dentsu South Africa triumphs at South Africa Smarties Gala Awards Ceremony

Issued by Dentsu 18 Apr 2024

Helm, DStv, and Capitec clinch 2024 Smarties Awards

Marketing

Helm, DStv, and Capitec clinch 2024 Smarties Awards

Issued by Helm 15 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

The campaign inspired political change in Honduras. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

Ogilvy dominates as most awarded network in Warc Creative 100 for fourth consecutive year

12 Mar 2024

Marketing

MMA's Smarties Awards achieves milestone with Warc 100 and RECMA inclusion

7 Feb 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

African tech earns international award in Berlin

CRM, CX, UX

African tech earns international award in Berlin

Issued by Helm 1 Dec 2023

Consumers prefer paper packaging, want more packaging return programmes

Packaging

Consumers prefer paper packaging, want more packaging return programmes

16 Nov 2023

Fanta releases new #WhatTheFanta flavour

FMCG

Fanta releases new #WhatTheFanta flavour

31 Oct 2023

Marketing

Smarties Awards EMEA '23 extends submission deadline

2 Oct 2023

Helm and DStv win big at the New Gen Awards

Marketing

Helm and DStv win big at the New Gen Awards

Issued by Helm 2 Oct 2023

Youth Month

MMA SA announces Youth Development Board

15 Jun 2023

Helm and DStv go gold at 2023 Smarties

Mobile

Helm and DStv go gold at 2023 Smarties

Issued by Helm 20 Apr 2023

DealFeed takes home 2 Silver MMA Smarties Awards

Advertising

DealFeed takes home 2 Silver MMA Smarties Awards

Issued by Vicinity Media 6 Apr 2023

Machine_ wins gold at the MMA Smarties Awards

Marketing

Machine_ wins gold at the MMA Smarties Awards

Issued by Machine_ 3 Apr 2023