South Africa, Oct. 6 -- The Groupe also has three of the nine Young Creatives shortlisted this year, a strong sign of the talent coming through its agencies.

LePub Johannesburg and Machine lead the Groupe with 22 finalists each. The finalists are across multiple clients, including Heineken, Mondelez and RocoMamas.

Machine's Spotify trilogy earned finalists across OOH, print, art direction and photography, Audio Experiences, Live Events and Data Driven Campaign and Industrial & Product Design.

Koo Govender, CEO of Publicis Groupe Africa, says: "Sixty-five finalists is a true reflection of the tremendous talent and ambition across our Groupe. Behind every shortlist is a team that pushed a brilliant idea further and a great client who tru...