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Image supplied. TikTok has announced several initiatives with the local electoral commission and civil society organisations to combat misinformation

#SAelections24: Initiatives to fight misinformation, provide access to reliable information launched

South Africa shines in the global 2024 Kantar Creative Effectiveness Awards

South Africa shines in the global 2024 Kantar Creative Effectiveness AwardsKantar

Source: © 123rf WPP remains on track to return to growth in the balance of the year, despite Q1 2024 losses

WPP on track to return to growth in the balance of the year despite Q1 losses

Reach South African investors and high-net-worth individuals on their smartphones

Reach South African investors and high-net-worth individuals on their smartphonesBroad Media

South Africa shines in the global 2024 Kantar Creative Effectiveness Awards

South Africa shines in the global 2024 Kantar Creative Effectiveness Awards

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Source: © 123rf WPP remains on track to return to growth in the balance of the year, despite Q1 2024 losses

WPP on track to return to growth in the balance of the year despite Q1 losses

2 days

Image supplied. , Castle Lager, the national beer of Bafana Bafana, has launched an Afcon campaign with AI, to reward South African fans for the nation's every corner and shot on goal

Castle Lager’s AI #TheBackUpSquad backs Bafana Bafana, rewards fans

16 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: César Vacchiano - Sustainbility and DE&I will gain relevance

#BizTrends2024: César Vacchiano - Sustainbility and DE&I will gain relevance

César Vacchiano 15 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Nicola Cooper – The rise of African music and fashion globally continues

#BizTrends2024: Nicola Cooper – The rise of African music and fashion globally continues

Danette Breitenbach 11 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Mike Sharman - From earned virality to purposeful purpose

#BizTrends2024: Mike Sharman - From earned virality to purposeful purpose

Danette Breitenbach 10 Jan 2024

L to R: VML has named Diane Wilson chief operations officer, Jarred Cinman its CEO and the WPP country manager for South Africa, Tebogo Skwambane as executive chairperson. Images supplied. Image by @Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity.

Jarred Cinman and Diane Wilson take up VML top leadership positions

10 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf The 2024 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Media Awards are open for entries

2024 SADC Media Awards entries open

9 Jan 2024

A2P messaging set to receive 500% boost when Apple brings RCS to the iPhone.

Apple’s decision to bring RCS to the iPhone is big boost to business revenue

Lindsey Schutters 8 Jan 2024

Schweppes: Turning a social audio experience into a social revolution

Schweppes: Turning a social audio experience into a social revolution

3 Jan 2024

Image supplied. The Xmas and New Year period presents a significant opportunity for the e-commerce industry in the MENA region

MENA e-commerce industry predications over the festive season

28 Dec 2023

Image supplied. The Wan-ifra's Best Practice in Innovation report features best practice case studies from Nigeria and South Africa

Wan-Ifra's Best practice in digital innovation report includes Nigeria and SA case studies

28 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf Employees are an organisation’s biggest ambassadors, online and offline says Miliswa Sitshwele, head of social media at Flow Communications

6 tips to support employee ambassadors on social media

Miliswa Sitshwele, head of social media, Flow Communications 21 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf A Further Statement of Issues (FSOI) has been released by the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI or Inquiry)

Competition Commission's MDPMI identifies 6 additional themes, calls for FSOI

20 Dec 2023

Source: NSRI This festive season HTH and NSRI have formed a strategic partnership to raise awareness about pool safety

HTH and NSRI campaign promotes pool safety this festive season

19 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf WPP has gathered insights from 10 thought-leaders across its business on trends in marketing and communications leading into 2024

10 trends for 2024 from WPP

18 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf Pierre Cassuto, head of IAB South Africa influencer marketing committee and chief marketing officer at Humanz embraces the power of influencer marketing

More than just another #trend: Influencer marketing

Pierre Cassuto 14 Dec 2023

What What a successful Kasi campaign

What What a successful Kasi campaign

Mobitainment 13 Dec 2023

Night Agent pulled in the most views. Source: Netflix.

Netflix launches comprehensive biannual report on most watched shows

Karabo Ledwaba 13 Dec 2023

Image supplied. Radio Workshop’s This Coal Life has been named the Best Standalone Audio Documentary at the International Documentary Association’s (IDA) Awards

Radio Workshop’s This Coal Life IDA's Best Standalone Audio Documentary

13 Dec 2023

Jury finds Google in violation of antitrust laws, rules in favour of Epic

Jury finds Google in violation of antitrust laws, rules in favour of Epic

Lindsey Schutters 12 Dec 2023

Source: Capricorn FM Icasa's Draft National and Provincial Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Amendment Regulations public hearings will take place on 8 December

Icasa to host hearings on the Draft National & Provincial Party Elections Broadcasts & Political Ads

6 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf For the first time journalists can now submit entries in any category of the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism

Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism open for entries

6 Dec 2023

Image supplied. The national winners of the 2023 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards

The 2023 national Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards winners

1 Dec 2023

African tech earns international award in Berlin

African tech earns international award in Berlin

Helm 1 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf Agency Scope SA has found that marketers more and more require integrated agencies that can solve their needs under one roof

#AgencyScopeSA Part 1: CMOs want integrated agencies and other key findings

Danette Breitenbach 30 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf The volume of mentions in online anti-immigrant conversation on X (formerly Twitter) in South Africa has increased

62% increase in volume of mentions in online anti-immigrant conversations on X in SA

30 Nov 2023

Source: © Wan-ifra Gianluca Costantini’s drawings of the journalists and media workers killed in the Hamas-Israeli conflict since 7 October

Artist honours journalists and media workers killed in Hamas-Israeli conflict

28 Nov 2023

Source: Luum Awards For the first time, an African agency, Nigeria's X3M Idea, has been named Independent Agency of the Year at the Luum Awards

Nigeria's X3M Ideas wins Luum Awards Independent Agency of the Year - a first for Africa

9 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf PwC’s Africa Entertainment & Media Outlook 2023 – 2027, released today found that people still enjoy the lean-back experience and the community of TV viewing

E&M leaders need to be innovative going forward, says PwC Africa Entertainment & Media Outlook 2023 - 2027

Danette Breitenbach 7 Nov 2023

Epic Games is taking Google to court in its fight against app store fees for in-app purchases in Fortnite and other games. Source: Lindsey Schutters

Epic Games takes Google to court in battle to end app store fees

Lindsey Schutters 7 Nov 2023

An open letter to Facebook from a very frustrated marketer

An open letter to Facebook from a very frustrated marketer

Sarah Britten 6 Nov 2023

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#BizTrends2024: César Vacchiano - Sustainbility and DE&I will gain relevance

#BizTrends2024: César Vacchiano - Sustainbility and DE&I will gain relevance

César Vacchiano 15 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Nicola Cooper – The rise of African music and fashion globally continues

#BizTrends2024: Nicola Cooper – The rise of African music and fashion globally continues

Danette Breitenbach 11 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Mike Sharman - From earned virality to purposeful purpose

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Danette Breitenbach 10 Jan 2024

L to R: VML has named Diane Wilson chief operations officer, Jarred Cinman its CEO and the WPP country manager for South Africa, Tebogo Skwambane as executive chairperson. Images supplied. Image by @Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity.

Jarred Cinman and Diane Wilson take up VML top leadership positions

10 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf The 2024 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Media Awards are open for entries

2024 SADC Media Awards entries open

9 Jan 2024

A2P messaging set to receive 500% boost when Apple brings RCS to the iPhone.

Apple’s decision to bring RCS to the iPhone is big boost to business revenue

Lindsey Schutters 8 Jan 2024

Schweppes: Turning a social audio experience into a social revolution

Schweppes: Turning a social audio experience into a social revolution

3 Jan 2024

Image supplied. The Xmas and New Year period presents a significant opportunity for the e-commerce industry in the MENA region

MENA e-commerce industry predications over the festive season

28 Dec 2023

Image supplied. The Wan-ifra's Best Practice in Innovation report features best practice case studies from Nigeria and South Africa

Wan-Ifra's Best practice in digital innovation report includes Nigeria and SA case studies

28 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf Employees are an organisation’s biggest ambassadors, online and offline says Miliswa Sitshwele, head of social media at Flow Communications

6 tips to support employee ambassadors on social media

Miliswa Sitshwele, head of social media, Flow Communications 21 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf A Further Statement of Issues (FSOI) has been released by the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI or Inquiry)

Competition Commission's MDPMI identifies 6 additional themes, calls for FSOI

20 Dec 2023

Source: NSRI This festive season HTH and NSRI have formed a strategic partnership to raise awareness about pool safety

HTH and NSRI campaign promotes pool safety this festive season

19 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf WPP has gathered insights from 10 thought-leaders across its business on trends in marketing and communications leading into 2024

10 trends for 2024 from WPP

18 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf Pierre Cassuto, head of IAB South Africa influencer marketing committee and chief marketing officer at Humanz embraces the power of influencer marketing

More than just another #trend: Influencer marketing

Pierre Cassuto 14 Dec 2023

What What a successful Kasi campaign

What What a successful Kasi campaign

Mobitainment 13 Dec 2023

Night Agent pulled in the most views. Source: Netflix.

Netflix launches comprehensive biannual report on most watched shows

Karabo Ledwaba 13 Dec 2023

Image supplied. Radio Workshop’s This Coal Life has been named the Best Standalone Audio Documentary at the International Documentary Association’s (IDA) Awards

Radio Workshop’s This Coal Life IDA's Best Standalone Audio Documentary

13 Dec 2023

Jury finds Google in violation of antitrust laws, rules in favour of Epic

Jury finds Google in violation of antitrust laws, rules in favour of Epic

Lindsey Schutters 12 Dec 2023

Source: Capricorn FM Icasa's Draft National and Provincial Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Amendment Regulations public hearings will take place on 8 December

Icasa to host hearings on the Draft National & Provincial Party Elections Broadcasts & Political Ads

6 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf For the first time journalists can now submit entries in any category of the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism

Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism open for entries

6 Dec 2023

Image supplied. The national winners of the 2023 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards

The 2023 national Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards winners

1 Dec 2023

African tech earns international award in Berlin

African tech earns international award in Berlin

Helm 1 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf Agency Scope SA has found that marketers more and more require integrated agencies that can solve their needs under one roof

#AgencyScopeSA Part 1: CMOs want integrated agencies and other key findings

Danette Breitenbach 30 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf The volume of mentions in online anti-immigrant conversation on X (formerly Twitter) in South Africa has increased

62% increase in volume of mentions in online anti-immigrant conversations on X in SA

30 Nov 2023

Source: © Wan-ifra Gianluca Costantini’s drawings of the journalists and media workers killed in the Hamas-Israeli conflict since 7 October

Artist honours journalists and media workers killed in Hamas-Israeli conflict

28 Nov 2023

Source: Luum Awards For the first time, an African agency, Nigeria's X3M Idea, has been named Independent Agency of the Year at the Luum Awards

Nigeria's X3M Ideas wins Luum Awards Independent Agency of the Year - a first for Africa

9 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf PwC’s Africa Entertainment & Media Outlook 2023 – 2027, released today found that people still enjoy the lean-back experience and the community of TV viewing

E&M leaders need to be innovative going forward, says PwC Africa Entertainment & Media Outlook 2023 - 2027

Danette Breitenbach 7 Nov 2023

Epic Games is taking Google to court in its fight against app store fees for in-app purchases in Fortnite and other games. Source: Lindsey Schutters

Epic Games takes Google to court in battle to end app store fees

Lindsey Schutters 7 Nov 2023

An open letter to Facebook from a very frustrated marketer

An open letter to Facebook from a very frustrated marketer

Sarah Britten 6 Nov 2023

What publishers need to know about the Google AdSense changes

What publishers need to know about the Google AdSense changes

Lindsey Schutters 3 Nov 2023

D&AD Awards 2024 open with new categories

2 Nov 2023

Image supplied. Media, business, government, technology, and community leaders from across Africa and internationally have gathered in Cape Town, South Africa for this year’s annual Africa Business Media Innovators (ABMI) forum which ends today

Bloomberg Africa Business Media Innovators Forum 2023 explores media opportunities in Africa

1 Nov 2023

Source: © Leeloo Thefirst TikTok's #MentalHealthAwareness: Better Together campaign raises awareness about mental health

TikTok's #MentalHealthAwareness: Better Together campaign supports users

25 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf Sales director at Reach Africa, Leslie Adams discusses the boom in mobile gaming across the continent - and why audio is the future for in-game advertising

The African Mobi Gamer: An untapped opportunity for advertisers

Leslie Adams 25 Oct 2023

The winners of the 2023 Galliova Awards (from left to right): Tony Jackman, Glynis Horning, Chad January (back), Lucille Botha representing Arina du Plessis (front), Anna Trapido (back), Sam Linsell, Georgia East, Esther Malan

Galliova Food and Health Writers' Awards announced

24 Oct 2023

M-commerce is changing how retailers engage with its customers

M-commerce is changing how retailers engage with its customers

Evan-Lee Courie 23 Oct 2023

Source: © Warc A new forecast by Warc puts global retail media ad investment at $141.7bn for 2024

Retail Media: The advertising story of the decade with global advertising spend set to reach $128.2bn

20 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf Vodacom has to pay an administrative fine of R1m after the National Consumer Tribunalfinding on the company’s conduct on fixed-term contracts

Vodacom to pay R1m fine after negating consumers' right to cancel fixed-term contracts

19 Oct 2023

Source: Communicate Leo Burnett, Dubai's The Homecoming campaign, a Finalist in Corporate Purpose/Social Responsibility, won a further Silver and Bronze

UAE agencies collect more metal as LIA announces final categories

Danette Breitenbach 18 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf The Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) has been launched by the Competition Commission (Commission)

Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) into media content distribution launches

18 Oct 2023

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