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Source: © 123rf The number of people living alone has grown steadily over the past few decades. Brands have a real opportunity to target this audience

Marketers optimistic as Warc forecasts global ad spend of $1.15tr in 2025

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Source: © Cottonbro Studio There is uncertainty for advertisers on TikTok as the platform's future hangs in the balance with Trump’s return to power

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Ten tips for excellent copywriting

Ten tips for excellent copywriting

Lauren Crooks 24 Oct 2017

The power of consumer insights (combined with woke strategy and creative)

The power of consumer insights (combined with woke strategy and creative)

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Morris and Mtongana.

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The compelling power of good storytelling in advertising

The compelling power of good storytelling in advertising

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Simelane and Cooper.

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Leigh Andrews 11 Oct 2017

Official 2017 Loeries rankings revealed!

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Beware - location-based advertising is already in Kenya

Beware - location-based advertising is already in Kenya

Christopher Madison, Dentsu 3 Oct 2017

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Africa still mobile

Danette Breitenbach 28 Sep 2017

#InnovationMonth: How to really save money on production costs

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The anatomy of a creative concept

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On a scale of Coca-Cola to Pepsi: How to make your brand pop on social media

Babalwa Nyembezi 13 Sep 2017

Garikai Nhongo.

In defence of the advertising generalist

Garikai Nhongo 12 Sep 2017

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#Pamro2017: Why most quantitative research is inefficient and wasteful

Juanita Pienaar 6 Sep 2017

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Five fast stats about social media

Iza Grek 6 Sep 2017

Team Y&R on stage at the Loeries.

#Loeries2017: Graham Lang on Y&R's collaborative year of firsts

Leigh Andrews 1 Sep 2017

#MediaAlert! Windhoek Beer and Jupiter part ways

#MediaAlert! Windhoek Beer and Jupiter part ways

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Pum Lefebure
Photo by Gallo Images/Alistair Nicoll

#Loeries2017: Design Army's Pum Lefebure on how to master the art of seduction

Jessica Tennant 19 Aug 2017

Weera Saad
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#Loeries2017: Be the popes, the geeks and the rock and rollers, says Creative Shop's Weera Saad

Jessica Tennant 18 Aug 2017

Calls to professionalise advertising industry in Rwanda

Garikai Nhongo 28 Jul 2017

Supporters of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga (not in the picture), the presidential candidate of the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition, walk at dusk after attending their campaign rally at the Kamukunji grounds in Nairobi, Kenya, July 7, 2017.
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Kenya's social media election: attack ads and data mining

17 Jul 2017

Image source: Facebook

Learnings from Facebook in Dublin

Lisa Steingold 19 Jun 2017

Cobus van Zyl, COO (right) and Rashid Tenga, CEO, of Aggrey & Clifford.

East Africa agency named as one of world's best

17 May 2017

(L-R): Kamal Ogundeji, director, Centrespread Grey; Peter Jackson, CEO Grey Africa Network; Kola Ayanwale, CEO, Centrespread Grey; Tola Obi, COO, Centrespread Grey; Dele Odugbemi, Africa regional coordinator Grey Africa Network; Marc Lax, client service director Grey Africa Network.

Grey re-enters Nigeria with Centrespread affiliate

6 Apr 2017

Digital agency People Input joins Dentsu Aegis Network

Digital agency People Input joins Dentsu Aegis Network

8 Mar 2017

TBWA launches virtual entrepreneurship academy in Tanzania

7 Mar 2017

Robert N’gan’ga

WPP Scangroup appoints new creative head

1 Feb 2017

Is traditional advertising really dead?

David Karega 9 Dec 2016

Ogilvy Africa awarded in Kenya, Ghana

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#NewCampaign: $15m Emirates campaign opens up a world of good times

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Lauren Crooks 24 Oct 2017

The power of consumer insights (combined with woke strategy and creative)

The power of consumer insights (combined with woke strategy and creative)

Thomas Sepheka 20 Oct 2017

Morris and Mtongana.

#BODCT: Redesigning the world one business at a time, to surprise and delight customers

Leigh Andrews 16 Oct 2017

The compelling power of good storytelling in advertising

The compelling power of good storytelling in advertising

Garikai Nhongo 11 Oct 2017

Simelane and Cooper.

#BODCT: Surprise! THIS is today's African consumer

Leigh Andrews 11 Oct 2017

Official 2017 Loeries rankings revealed!

6 Oct 2017

Beware - location-based advertising is already in Kenya

Beware - location-based advertising is already in Kenya

Christopher Madison, Dentsu 3 Oct 2017

Africa still mobile

Africa still mobile

Danette Breitenbach 28 Sep 2017

#InnovationMonth: How to really save money on production costs

Leigh Andrews 22 Sep 2017

The anatomy of a creative concept

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Peter Barnard 15 Sep 2017

On a scale of Coca-Cola to Pepsi: How to make your brand pop on social media

Babalwa Nyembezi 13 Sep 2017

Garikai Nhongo.

In defence of the advertising generalist

Garikai Nhongo 12 Sep 2017

Luca Bertolli ©

#Pamro2017: Why most quantitative research is inefficient and wasteful

Juanita Pienaar 6 Sep 2017

Marcel de Grijs ©

Five fast stats about social media

Iza Grek 6 Sep 2017

Team Y&R on stage at the Loeries.

#Loeries2017: Graham Lang on Y&R's collaborative year of firsts

Leigh Andrews 1 Sep 2017

#MediaAlert! Windhoek Beer and Jupiter part ways

#MediaAlert! Windhoek Beer and Jupiter part ways

31 Aug 2017

Pum Lefebure
Photo by Gallo Images/Alistair Nicoll

#Loeries2017: Design Army's Pum Lefebure on how to master the art of seduction

Jessica Tennant 19 Aug 2017

Weera Saad
Gallo Images

#Loeries2017: Be the popes, the geeks and the rock and rollers, says Creative Shop's Weera Saad

Jessica Tennant 18 Aug 2017

Calls to professionalise advertising industry in Rwanda

Garikai Nhongo 28 Jul 2017

Supporters of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga (not in the picture), the presidential candidate of the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition, walk at dusk after attending their campaign rally at the Kamukunji grounds in Nairobi, Kenya, July 7, 2017.
Image:

Kenya's social media election: attack ads and data mining

17 Jul 2017

Image source: Facebook

Learnings from Facebook in Dublin

Lisa Steingold 19 Jun 2017

Cobus van Zyl, COO (right) and Rashid Tenga, CEO, of Aggrey & Clifford.

East Africa agency named as one of world's best

17 May 2017

(L-R): Kamal Ogundeji, director, Centrespread Grey; Peter Jackson, CEO Grey Africa Network; Kola Ayanwale, CEO, Centrespread Grey; Tola Obi, COO, Centrespread Grey; Dele Odugbemi, Africa regional coordinator Grey Africa Network; Marc Lax, client service director Grey Africa Network.

Grey re-enters Nigeria with Centrespread affiliate

6 Apr 2017

Digital agency People Input joins Dentsu Aegis Network

Digital agency People Input joins Dentsu Aegis Network

8 Mar 2017

TBWA launches virtual entrepreneurship academy in Tanzania

7 Mar 2017

Robert N’gan’ga

WPP Scangroup appoints new creative head

1 Feb 2017

Is traditional advertising really dead?

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Ogilvy Africa awarded in Kenya, Ghana

Ogilvy Africa awarded in Kenya, Ghana

30 Nov 2016

Some of team King James at the Loeries 2015.

#Loeries2016: Loeries rankings with King James Group

Leigh Andrews 18 Nov 2016

Ogilvy Africa named most creative agency in Kenya

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Loeries helps to relaunch Kenyan creative awards

Loeries helps to relaunch Kenyan creative awards

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Programmatic advertising increases globally

Programmatic advertising increases globally

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How to create high impact advertising

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Chris Brewer 18 Jul 2016

Uber delivers on ice cream campaign

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Removing stereotypes in advertising - Unilever launches #unstereotype

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18 Jul 2016

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Ecobank launches new consumer campaign

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