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Artificial Intelligence

Is OpenAI shifting gears to an advertising model? Maybe

8 hours

Advertising

Global ad spend to top $1trn in 2024 amid rapid digital growth and regulatory challenges

27 Nov 2024

4th Industrial Revolution

Orange calls on Meta and OpenAI for African language models

Gianluca Lo Nostro and Mathias de Rozario 27 Nov 2024

What is Bluesky? Why 10s of millions of people are heading for a ‘decentralised’ social media platform

Social Media

What is Bluesky? Why 10s of millions of people are heading for a ‘decentralised’ social media platform

Jean Burgess 27 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf The 20th edition of the Sunday Times GenNext Awards winners have been announced

Youth Marketing

Sunday Times GenNext Awards crowns the coolest of the cool crowd

20 Nov 2024

Advertising

When ads shock: subtle ways that disgust can shape our buying habits

L.J. Shrum and Elena Fumagalli 15 Nov 2024

New Meta EMEA VP looks to unlock region’s potential

Social Media

New Meta EMEA VP looks to unlock region’s potential

13 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf The number of people living alone has grown steadily over the past few decades. Brands have a real opportunity to target this audience

Marketing & Media

Marketers optimistic as Warc forecasts global ad spend of $1.15tr in 2025

13 Nov 2024

Mateen Suliman, Business Development Executive at midnight, the innovation agency of iqbusiness. (Image supplied)

Marketing

Key campaign insight + medium-first execution = Cannes Lion Grand Prix

Mateen Suliman 12 Nov 2024

Harnessing the power of SEO: Revitalise your newsroom for increased media attention

Digital

Harnessing the power of SEO: Revitalise your newsroom for increased media attention

Sasha Kupritz, Issued by TenacityPR 8 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf From November all incoming service conversations for businesses using WhatsApp Business are free

Digital

Free WhatsApp Business incoming service conversations

7 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf If you are worried about the dangers of AI taking over the world, the interview with Nobel winner Geoffrey Hinton is chilling and essential viewing

AI in Advertising

Part 3: AI in Advertising - From the threat of AI to Nobel Prizes for AI

6 Nov 2024

5 audience segments brands should prioritise this holiday season

Retail Marketing

5 audience segments brands should prioritise this holiday season

5 Nov 2024

Optimism in an age of AI by Musa Kalenga

Advertising

Optimism in an age of AI by Musa Kalenga

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 1 Nov 2024

Marketing

How marketers can balance short-term gains with long-term success

25 Oct 2024

Source: Microsoft Designer

Internet

SA fibre providers are bridging the connectivity gap

David Coleman 24 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf Platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and TikTok have become crucial components of the digital advertising landscape

Digital

SA's digital ad revenue hits new all-time high with almost 40% share of overall advertising market

Paula Hulley 24 Oct 2024

Geared for greatness

Higher Education

Geared for greatness

Earle Holmes, Issued by AFDA 24 Oct 2024

Clockwork awarded lead creative and media agency for Jaecoo

Media

Clockwork awarded lead creative and media agency for Jaecoo

Issued by Clockwork 23 Oct 2024

Social Media

How Meta’s new technology aims to protect users from fake celebrity ads

Karabo Ledwaba 22 Oct 2024

Source: © Avid Following a settlement, the details of which have not been disclosed, Unilever has been dropped from the lawsuit by X

Advertising

Is Elon Musk winning the legal war or losing the ad battle as Unilever and X settle

Danette Breitenbach 16 Oct 2024

Website in a week

Digital

Website in a week

Issued by TDMC 16 Oct 2024

How to eat right for a better life

Nutrition

How to eat right for a better life

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 9 Oct 2024

Black Friday 2024: A guide for South African online retailers

E-commerce

Black Friday 2024: A guide for South African online retailers

Issued by TDMC 20 Sep 2024

Instagram launches Teen Accounts to pour water on legal inferno

Mobile & Apps

Instagram launches Teen Accounts to pour water on legal inferno

Lindsey Schutters 18 Sep 2024

Source: © VOA News Meta will ban RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads

Media Freedom

Meta bans Russia state media across all platforms as “covert influence” operations threaten US election

Danette Breitenbach 17 Sep 2024

New client acquisition: TDMC enters financial service sector and makes waves in just 4 months

Digital

New client acquisition: TDMC enters financial service sector and makes waves in just 4 months

Issued by TDMC 16 Sep 2024

Digital

Amplify your brand's success and insights with Location Bank's cutting-edge analytics

Issued by Location Bank 10 Sep 2024

Advertising

Google is facing another crucial court case in the US – and it could have major consequences for online advertising

Barbora Jedlickova 10 Sep 2024

Public Health

Transforming heart health: Awareness saves lives

4 Sep 2024

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Digital

All the New Generation Awards 2024 finalists

30 Aug 2024

Social Media

Zuckerberg regrets bowing to government pressure on Covid-19 censorship

30 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf South Africa's ad market is expected to see 6.0% this year says Warc

Advertising

Warc: SA's admarket to grow 6%, as global ad investment more than doubles

22 Aug 2024

Digital

Google monopoly ruling: where the tech giant goes from here

Renaud Foucart 19 Aug 2024

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Consumer Law

Privacy breach: More details into WhatsApp's $220m fine in Nigeria

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 15 Aug 2024

#Bookmarks2024: 3 benefits of audience segmentation

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2024: 3 benefits of audience segmentation

Michelle Swart 13 Aug 2024

2024 Effie Awards South Africa Grand Jury announced

Advertising

2024 Effie Awards South Africa Grand Jury announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 12 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf Immersive Fox has launched its AI-driven text-to-video AI actor technology in South Africa

Artificial Intelligence

AI-driven text-to-video AI actor technology launches in SA

2 Aug 2024

IsiNdebele enjoys major boost on Wikipedia, thanks to SWiP

Higher Education

IsiNdebele enjoys major boost on Wikipedia, thanks to SWiP

Birgit Otternan, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 1 Aug 2024

Musa Kalenga, group CEO of Brave Group. Image supplied.

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC: Musa Kalenga - "Opting into leadership, putting yourself second in service of others"

29 Jul 2024

Social Places introduce local pages and Bing integration

CRM, CX, UX

Social Places introduce local pages and Bing integration

Issued by Social Places 31 Jul 2024

Artificial Intelligence

How rapid technological progress is transforming the IP property landscape

24 Jul 2024

How local digital agency used its paid media intellect to boost SA's NSRI's coffers

ESG

How local digital agency used its paid media intellect to boost SA's NSRI's coffers

Issued by TDMC 23 Jul 2024

NikNaks launches new "Cheesy Kota" flavour

FMCG

NikNaks launches new "Cheesy Kota" flavour

23 Jul 2024

Jon Kornik, CEO of Plentify

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Plentify secures funding to expand internationally

Lindsey Schutters 22 Jul 2024

A security guard stands watch by the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View, California, US. 9 November 2022. Reuters/Peter DaSilva/File Photo

Cyber Law

Nigeria fines Meta $220m for violating consumer, data laws

Elisha Bala-Gbogbo and and MacDonald Dzirutwe 22 Jul 2024

Source: © 123rf As customer journeys become more complex, creating a more personalised two-way interaction with customers is an increasingly important requirement for brands

Research

Messaging the preferred method for customers to interact with brands says research

9 Jul 2024