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Social media influencers must #ad it

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 1 Mar 2019

To protect the public, people should disclose when they are paid to promote products

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No smoke without fire: Tobacco companies in quiet return to Formula One

Article Agency & Raphaelle Peltier - 20 Feb 2019

Tobacco giants Philip Morris and British American Tobacco have formed partnerships with scientific research subsidiaries and Formula 1 teams

Advertising’s smart pantsula

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 1 Feb 2019

Unorthodox creative Festus Masekwameng blasted his way into a closed industry

Inside advertising: A Q&A with Ahmed Tilly

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 16 Jan 2019

As a part of the series on the advertising industry, Zaza Hlalethwa spoke to the chief creative officer of FCB Africa about transformation.

Ads out of touch with audiences

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 11 Jan 2019

Black peoples’ lived experiences need to be at the heart of campaigns

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No jingle in musicians’ pockets

Article Athandiwe Saba - 5 Oct 2018

The marketing company says the advertising tunes they wrote are its intellectual property

Sizakele Marutlulle

Article Carl Collison - 31 Aug 2018

Founder and chief executive, Matutlulle and Co

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Advertisers as allies in the struggle for LGBTIQ equality, representation, inclusion

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Aug 2018

SA advertisers are receiving training in how to positively portray the full spectrum of sexualities and genders in their adverts

We’re transforming the milky way

Article Khadija Patel - 5 Jan 2018

Advertising agencies must confront the need for change if they are to survive in the SA landscape

Transgender ad breaks through

Article Carl Collison - 17 Nov 2017

Activists say the ad industry has a prime role to play in normalising the presence of LGBTI people in society

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Dove advertisers can’t wash away the stain of whiteness

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Oct 2017

The advertisers have shown themselves to be either tone deaf or terribly ignorant — or both.

Imagining the Loeries from the future, where the current inequalities are dealt with

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Aug 2016

Taking a look at the ad industry’s premier event from a futuristic perspective sheds light on its current inequalities.

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The image of the post-colonial ‘man’ is stereotypical humbug

Analysis Athambile Masola - 13 Dec 2015

This campaign feeds the “black diamond” obsession that focuses on the success of a few black people at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

Will the Malema-Mbalula twar buff up their brands?

Article Staff Reporter - 1 Oct 2014

Politics is no different than the dog-eat-dog world of advertising. But similarly, politicians need to move beyond all talk and no delivery.

Don’t Miss This: The Nedbank Digital Edge Live

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Aug 2014

South Africa's largest digital marketing show will explore the key themes of authenticity, purpose, values and doing good.

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