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And other top advertising, media and marketing news, analysis and opinion on the website this week, including…

#AdoftheYear: South Africa’s best ads 2016 [part 2]

#AdoftheYear: South Africa’s best ads 2016 [part 1]

by Oresti Patricios. The judges’ votes are in — and here are the top 10 commercials we thought were the pick of the crop this year for the Marklives.com’s Ad of the Year countdown 2016!

#MagLoveTop10: Best magazine covers of 2016 — international
by MediaSlut. This week, we’re looking at the 10 best international magazine covers of 2016!

Young, Gifted & Killing It: Sifiso Nkabinde & Thokozani Mashigo
by Veli Ngubane. These two gifted youngsters are killing it! with projects ranging from an e-commerce platform to a township-clothing brand.

Taking Flight: Africa on Investec’s extraordinary Promaths ad
by Remon Geyser. Today we’re digging deeper into the harder-to-measure, longer-term approach of emotive advertising campaigns. What do Kenyan, Ghanaian and Nigerian creatives have to say about this SA ad?

Agency Life: Talent vs hard work
by TJ Njozela. Which of the two — talent or hard work — will help you get further in your creative career?

Regular Reads:

Shelf Life: Hill's campaign transforming lives
SA TV Ratings: e.tv — top 20 primetime programmes Oct 2016

On the Radar:

June15 takes to the township retail market
Facebook partner StitcherAds launches in sub-Saharan Africa
SA's most-watched ads on YouTube in 2016
Facebook's 2016 Year in Review

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