Conversation LAB has appointed Uyanda Manana as its new managing director. The appointment forms part of the agency's goal to drive change, build relevance and champion diversity. In doing so, it has also sold shares to several rising stars in the industry.

Smarketing — or sales and marketing — teams are often seen as two separate entities within a business. However, these departments really are two halves of the same team, one that is geared towards generating revenue.

FNB has announced the launch of its new brand campaign, which calls on South Africans to rally behind local businesses to help rebuild the economy. The new campaign launched nationwide across outdoor, television and digital on Thursday, 30 July.

Brave Group has announced the launch of the Sowetan's '#KnowYourPlace' creative campaign. The campaign was conceptualised and developed by House of Brave, the group's full-service advertising brand specialist agency.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is in the spotlight — and with good reason, says Michelle McGowan, head of marketing and CE product marketing manager at LG Electronics South Africa. McGowan says that SA brands have been adopting this technology to gain a competitive advantage over industry rivals while decreasing their operational costs and enhancing customer service.

Over the last few years, video has gained immense popularity as a content type, and has become the go-to for many brands. With that in mind, YouTube is a great place for brands to advertise. If you’re thinking about advertising on the platform, then read on!

To predict the future, it is important to have a solid grasp on the past, says Edward Herridge, finishing artist at Grey Advertising. Herridge considers the impacts that reshaped past office culture while bringing to light what the creative's working world may look like after the pandemic.

Tractor Outdoor, an out of home (OOH) media owner that specialises in connecting brands to consumers through its network of outdoor and DOOH inventory, has announced that it will be sponsoring the OOH category at this year’s Loeries event.

Following the commencement of the substantive provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA), the information regulator has now published draft Guidelines on the Registration of Information Officers for public comment. This is according to Avani Singh, ALT advisory and regulatory affairs council: IAB South Africa.

The Gerety Awards have announced that judging is ready to begin and the shortlist will be announced on Monday, 21 September. This will be followed by the live streaming of jury debates from around the world.