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#ReclaimYourDNA wins big at #Bookmarks2023
Dentsu Creative Africa celebrates remarkable success at this year's IAB South Africa Bookmark Awards. The award-winning creative agency brought home 11 prestigious awards, which included two golds, three silvers, two bronzes and four silver craft awards for the exceptional work on the #ReclaimYourDNA campaign, created for AB InBev's Trophy Stout. 2 Aug 2023 Read more

NightVision: Revolutionising campaign performance
Dentsu has taken the campaign performance delivery and optimisation landscape by storm with its groundbreaking digital adtech innovation, NightVision. Over the past few weeks, NightVision has undergone significant enhancements, accelerating its scale and optimisation capabilities as numerous campaigns go live during load shedding. 18 Jul 2023 Read more

Amapiano: The global groove for marketers and brands
Zibusiso Nkomo, strategic account director at iProspect (dentsu), and Lebogang Kgothadi, Music & Brand Partnership strategist, have their fingers on the pulse of Amapiano, the genre that has taken the world by storm since its emergence in South Africa in 2012. As marketers, advertisers, and creatives, we can't help but be captivated by its infectious beats and cross-cultural appeal. 14 Jul 2023 Read more

Naazema Rawoot appointed as Dentsu South Africa's chief financial officer
Following the announcement of Ruschda Ismail taking over the reins from Bevis Hoets as chief financial officer (CFO) for Dentsu Africa, Dentsu South Africa (SA) is pleased to announce the promotion of Naazema Rawoot as CFO for the market. 12 Jul 2023 Read more

Dentsu Africa welcomes a familiar face as their new chief financial officer
Dentsu is celebrating a new era as they bid farewell to Bevis Hoets who has been the chief financial officer (CFO) for Dentsu Africa for over 10 years. During his time at Dentsu, Hoets has made significant contributions both locally and across the African region. 3 Jul 2023 Read more

Embracing AI, unleashing creativity, and navigating the future
Dentsu once again infused the spirit of creativity into this year's Cannes Lions, embracing the festival's 70th anniversary with an invigorating blend of youthful enthusiasm and renewed passion. The vibrant atmosphere was complemented by Dentsu's captivating panel discussions, where the theme of creativity took centre stage. 29 Jun 2023 Read more

Nkanyezi Masango to accelerate modern creativity at dentsu as CCO
Dentsu Africa is delighted to announce the appointment of Nkanyezi Masango as chief creative officer (CCO) for dentsu creative effective from 1 August 2023. 27 Jun 2023 Read more

Kerri Pravia appointed as head of strategy for iProspect South Africa
iProspect South Africa is delighted to announce the promotion of Kerri Pravia to head of strategy effective 1 July 2023. 21 Jun 2023 Read more

Dentsu Creative Nigeria shortlisted at Cannes Lions 2023
Dentsu Creative Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is honoured to have the first-ever Nigerian shortlist at this year's Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for the Trophy Stout, Reclaim Your DNA Campaign which is listed under the PR Category. 20 Jun 2023 Read more

Dentsu Africa triumphs with gold at the prestigious Northstar Awards
Dentsu Africa is delighted to have won gold at the global Dentsu Northstar Awards for the SupersuitsXdentsu Academy. The global awards are hosted annually to celebrate the best work from the past year that pushes the boundary to the never before. With an impressive participation of over 600 entries spanning 64 markets and regions, the recognition awarded to Dentsu Africa is a testament to the dedication in pushing the limits and delivering outstanding results. 15 Jun 2023 Read more

Dentsu announces new group operations director SSA
Dentsu is thrilled to introduce Lana Marais as our new group operations director for dentsu SSA, effective 1 June. With our remarkable growth across 12 African countries over the past decade, we have set our sights on doubling our business by 2030. To achieve this audacious goal, we are embracing a fresh approach to work, investing in our talented workforce, and forming strategic partnerships with the right clients. 5 Jun 2023 Read more

Sikhanyiso Mdlalose promoted to business unit director for iProspect SA
iProspect South Africa (SA) is proud to announce that Sikhanyiso 'Ziggy' Mdlalose has been promoted to business unit director on the MultiChoice account effective from June 2023. 26 May 2023 Read more

Dentsu Africa come out on top at the 2023 Pitcher Awards
Dentsu Africa have once again pulled out all the stops at the 6th edition of the much-anticipated Pitcher Awards, walking away with 32 awards this past Saturday, 20 May 2023. These annual awards are an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate African creativity at its best, showcasing the likes of print, film, audio, outdoor, PR, entertainment, digital and creative media that have been created, released, or implemented on African soil. 22 May 2023 Read more

Dentsu launches NightVision, a digital adtech solution for advertising in the face of load shedding
Dentsu is proud to announce the launch of our ground-breaking new adtech solution, NightVision, which is set to revolutionise the advertising industry in South Africa. As load shedding continues to cause massive disruptions to South African lives and businesses, we at Dentsu realised that immediate action was necessary. 11 May 2023 Read more

Can AI outperform human creativity? Tech magazine puts it to the test
While ChatGPT is a new technology, the debate of artificial intelligence versus human intelligence has been a longstanding one in the field of cognitive science. However, in today's world, with the exponential growth of technology and the increasing integration of AI into our daily lives, the debate has taken on new dimensions and become more pressing. 9 May 2023 Read more

Exploring the possibilities of blockchain for marketers
One of the largest challenges for banks, financial institutions and FinTech companies is the need to stay relevant. To do so, we need to bring back the trust, give customers access to financial vehicles they never had access to before utilising this blockchain technology and look at what we can do for our clients with this emerging technology. 8 May 2023 Read more

Uniquely African solutions to African challenges - OOH Marketplace
OOH Marketplace was launched into the market 30 days ago by Dentsu. This signalling a true transformation commitment by Dentsu to push 30% of all their overall out of home spend through the platform, specifically to uplift and empower small Black-owned media businesses. 2 May 2023 Read more

Clare Trafankowska selected as shortlist jury member for the Cannes Lions 2023
Dentsu South Africa (SA) is pleased to announce that Clare Trafankowska, the managing director of iProspect SA, has been selected as a member of the Media Lions Shortlisting Jury at Cannes Lions 2023. 26 Apr 2023 Read more

Candice Theron and Saskia Daniels elected to the IAB SA Education Council
Dentsu South Africa (SA) is proud to announce the election of Candice Theron, Media director at Carat, Cape Town and Saskia Daniels, BBBEE Specialist and Learning & Development manager at Dentsu SA to the IAB SA Education Council. 24 Apr 2023 Read more

Predicting tomorrow, today
Ask yourself this....as a marketer, brand specialist, content creator are you able to track in real-time how your campaign and concepts are landing and sitting with your consumers? Impossible I hear you say, but you would be mistaken. Now with Zeitgeist by Dentsu data, you can. 19 Apr 2023 Read more


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