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Ads are coming to AI. Does that really have to be such a bad thing?

Ilayaraja Subramanian 20 Feb 2026

The 5 trends shaping SA media in 2026

Trends

The 5 trends shaping SA media in 2026

Issued by Caxton Media 30 Jan 2026

The ninth edition of VML’s Tomorrow’s Commerce report looks to shopper behaviour in 2026 and far beyond. The big take-out? Technology isn’t slowing down, but the humans are rebelling (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | VML’s Tomorrow’s Commerce: Technology isn’t slowing down but the humans are rebelling

VML 28 Jan 2026

Marketing

The precision trap: Why the collapse of attribution is reviving the brand

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 20 Jan 2026

Branding

How to build a brand that lasts when the trends don't just change every year, but every day

Phoebe Opperman, Issued by DUO Marketing + Communications 12 Dec 2025

Dries D'Hooghe, chief operating officer, Massmart, with the staff of the first Walmart store to open in SA (Image: Danette Breitenbach @ Bizcommunity)

Retailers

What's the hype about Walmart? Take a look in-store

Danette Breitenbach 21 Nov 2025

Food Lover's Market Sandown: A R80m investment in sustainable shopping

Retailers

Food Lover's Market Sandown: A R80m investment in sustainable shopping

2 Sep 2025

The cost of data

Digital

The cost of data

Issued by Advertising Media Forum 11 Aug 2025

Oreo launches a new 5-pack offering for only R5

FMCG

Oreo launches a new 5-pack offering for only R5

6 Aug 2025

Darling Sweet unveils new online store

E-commerce

Darling Sweet unveils new online store

14 Jul 2025

Source: © 123rf Kyla Booysen, senior partner manager, Special Effects Media, says Brands looking to stay culturally relevant can no longer ignore the power of gaming, especially when it comes to engaging Gen Z

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: Gaming - A gateway for Gen Z

Kyla Booysen 19 Jun 2025

'Let the cookie decide' with new #AskOreo packs

FMCG

'Let the cookie decide' with new #AskOreo packs

10 Jun 2025

Listening differently - How first-party data powers Gagasi FM’s strategy

Radio & Audio

Listening differently - How first-party data powers Gagasi FM’s strategy

Issued by Gagasi FM 4 Jun 2025

Media24 launches Match24 to deliver relevant ads without cookies

Advertising

Media24 launches Match24 to deliver relevant ads without cookies

Brent Smith, Issued by Media24 4 Jun 2025

Financial Times names Omnisient one of Africa’s fastest growing companies

Markets & Investment

Financial Times names Omnisient one of Africa’s fastest growing companies

Issued by Omnisient 16 May 2025

Forbes: Why grocery data is a goldmine for digital marketers in financial services

Financial Services

Forbes: Why grocery data is a goldmine for digital marketers in financial services

Jon Jacobson, Issued by Omnisient 13 May 2025

May the 4th be with you!

TV

May the 4th be with you!

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 2 May 2025

Source: © 123rf A new report by the IAB South Africa, SA Content Creator Charter and the Influencer Marketing Perceptions Report examines the challenges and the massive untapped opportunities that exist in this market and has identified six trends

Digital

IAB SA: 6 key trends impacting influencer marketing

Casey Mantle,Dashni Vilakazi,Jolene Roelofse & Sanesh Maharaj 17 Apr 2025

Struggling with data, budgets, and effectiveness? Discover Merkury

Events & Conferencing

Struggling with data, budgets, and effectiveness? Discover Merkury

Issued by Dentsu 11 Mar 2025

Dark web data leak exposes millions of bank cards: Kaspersky analysis

Cybersecurity

Dark web data leak exposes millions of bank cards: Kaspersky analysis

5 Mar 2025

Advertising

How first-party data is transforming retail advertising strategies

Daniel Levy 24 Jan 2025

#BestofBiz 2024: Lifestyle

Lifestyle

#BestofBiz 2024: Lifestyle

17 Dec 2024

The winners of the 2024 South African Small Business Awards announced

Awards

The winners of the 2024 South African Small Business Awards announced

Issued by NSBC.Africa 19 Nov 2024

2024 South African Small Business Award winners announced

Awards

2024 South African Small Business Award winners announced

15 Nov 2024

Top 20 winners announced: 2024 South African Small Business Awards

SMEs

Top 20 winners announced: 2024 South African Small Business Awards

Issued by NSBC.Africa 6 Nov 2024

Kaytranada to headline Milk + Cookies Festival South Africa

Events

Kaytranada to headline Milk + Cookies Festival South Africa

1 Nov 2024

Beyond cookies: How conversions API and server-side GTM are shaping data collection

Digital

Beyond cookies: How conversions API and server-side GTM are shaping data collection

Zintle Nkomo, Issued by Dentsu 25 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

First-party data: Your secret weapon for maximising ad returns this peak shopping season

Advertising

First-party data: Your secret weapon for maximising ad returns this peak shopping season

10 Oct 2024

(Image supplied) The 2024 IAB South Africa Internet Advertising Revenue Report, also known as the Online AdSpend Report, has confirmed the significant expansion of online advertising as forecasted in last year’s report

Digital

IAB Online AdSpend Report: SA's digital ad revenue soars to R17.7bn

27 Sep 2024

Innovating to impact: dentsu leads the way

Digital

Innovating to impact: dentsu leads the way

Issued by Dentsu 29 Aug 2024

The impact of Google’s cookie u-turn

Advertising

The impact of Google’s cookie u-turn

Issued by Advertising Media Forum 26 Aug 2024

#WomensMonth: Andriette de la Harpe, the creative visionary behind Mondvol Bakery

FMCG

#WomensMonth: Andriette de la Harpe, the creative visionary behind Mondvol Bakery

Evan-Lee Courie 15 Aug 2024

Advertising

Brand safety, signal loss dominate concerns as Warc releases The future of programmatic 2024 report

14 Aug 2024

Source: © In Katrina's Kitchen Zee Mthimkhulu, biddable lead at Mark1, the official naming rights sponsor to the 2024 Bookmark Awards, examines what the Google delay to phase out third-party cookies means

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2024: Endgame — A cookieless future delayed, implications for the digital advertising industry

8 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf Patrick Carmody, CEO of Conversation Lab, looks at how the shift to AI-powered answer engines are and will challenge Google

Artificial Intelligence

The shift to AI answer engines. A challenge for Google?

Patrick Carmody 6 Aug 2024

Google announced the Privacy Sandbox plans at I/O earlier this year.

Internet

Rumours of Google killing cookies have, once again, been exaggerated

Lindsey Schutters 26 Jul 2024

Source: © 123rf First-party data stands as a cornerstone of understanding customer behaviours, preferences, and patterns says Gil Sperling and Dan Levy of Flow

Digital

Retail marketing: The demise of the third-party cookie, the rise of first-party data

6 Jun 2024

Marketing

Salesforce report: 85% of South African marketers use AI

28 May 2024

Advertising

Pressure Cooker Studios' dedicated commercial team will elevate your brand

Issued by Pressure Cooker Studios 27 May 2024

How the Cookie crumbles: Crafting new marketing strategies in a Cookie-free world

Digital

How the Cookie crumbles: Crafting new marketing strategies in a Cookie-free world

Issued by Rogerwilco 14 May 2024

Image supplied. Gil Sperling, co-founder and CEO of data-driven adtech company, Flow, in his keynote speech at PPW in Bangkok, Thailand

Digital

Marketers say goodbye to cookies, hello to first-party data

19 Apr 2024

Marketing

Warc releases The Future of Measurement Report

19 Apr 2024

The panellists at the Flow discussion about the rise of first-party data was stacked with industry experts.

Data & Analytics

Era of first-party data dawns as the data cookie crumbles

Lindsey Schutters 17 Apr 2024

Marketing

Embracing diversity: How brands can authentically support the LGBTQI+ community

Juandre Appelgryn 27 Feb 2024

Source: © 123rf The privacy-focused changes that data marketing is in the midst of represent an opportunity to take a different approach and find new ways of doing things says Daniele Joubert, Uber’s head of growth and consumer operations in SSA

Marketing

The end of third-party cookies: How marketers can adapt and thrive

Daniele Joubert 20 Feb 2024