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

9 Jul 2024

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Cannes Lions

#Cannes2024 : Innovation, Glass and Titanium Shortlists released

Danette Breitenbach 4 Jun 2024

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Advertising

3 SA agencies named in New York Festivals 2024 shortlist

3 Jun 2024

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Online Media

SA's Food For Mzansi Group wins Wan-Ifra 2024 Digital Media Awards Podcast category

28 May 2024

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D&AD Awards

Updated: D&AD Awards 2024: SA brings home 8 Pencils

27 May 2024

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D&AD Awards

Full D&AD shortlist revealed

21 May 2024

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Digital

TrustList: Real time warning against programmatic advertising placement on 'red-listed' online media

27 Nov 2023

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Advertising

Iraqi man arrested for broadcasting pornography on major advertising screen

22 Aug 2023

Vincent Viviers, omnichannel retail executive at Pick n Pay, at Ecom Africa. Source: Lauren Hartzenberg

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#EcomAfrica: 5 need-to-know trends shaping the future of e-commerce

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Apr 2023

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Loeries Creative Week

Blood, Sweat and Tears: 45 years of The Loeries

31 Mar 2023

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Media & Entertainment Law

Legal dos and dont's: Influencers' guide to Comesa regulations

Reece May 3 Nov 2022

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

E-commerce

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

5 Aug 2022

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Media Freedom

Meta has 7 days to comply with Kenya's cohesion watchdog

1 Aug 2022

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Healthcare

WHO ranked the most influential UN-recognised body on Twitter

17 Jun 2022

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

Marketing & MediaMessaging the preferred method for customers to interact with brands says research

9 Jul 2024

Source: © Cannes Lions the Cannes Lions 2024 has released its first shortlists

Marketing & Media#Cannes2024 : Innovation, Glass and Titanium Shortlists released

Danette Breitenbach 4 Jun 2024

Image supplied. Three South African agencies - Promise, Accenture Song and LePub - have been named in the NYF 2024 shortlist

Marketing & Media3 SA agencies named in New York Festivals 2024 shortlist

3 Jun 2024

Image supplied. Wan-Ifra announced the 2024 Digital Media Awards Worldwide winners with SA’s Food For Mzansi Group, wining the 2024 Digital Media Awards Worldwide Best Podcast category

Marketing & MediaSA's Food For Mzansi Group wins Wan-Ifra 2024 Digital Media Awards Podcast category

28 May 2024

The Stream of Consciousness

Marketing & MediaUpdated: D&AD Awards 2024: SA brings home 8 Pencils

27 May 2024

Image supplied. The final and full shortlist for the D&AD Awards has been released and the 62nd D&AD Awards ceremony takes place tomorrow, Wednesday 22 May in London

Marketing & MediaFull D&AD shortlist revealed

21 May 2024

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Marketing & MediaTrustList: Real time warning against programmatic advertising placement on 'red-listed' online media

27 Nov 2023

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Marketing & MediaIraqi man arrested for broadcasting pornography on major advertising screen

22 Aug 2023

Vincent Viviers, omnichannel retail executive at Pick n Pay, at Ecom Africa. Source: Lauren Hartzenberg

Retail#EcomAfrica: 5 need-to-know trends shaping the future of e-commerce

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Apr 2023

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Marketing & MediaBlood, Sweat and Tears: 45 years of The Loeries

31 Mar 2023

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LegalLegal dos and dont's: Influencers' guide to Comesa regulations

Reece May 3 Nov 2022

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

RetailFacebook puts an end to live shopping feature

5 Aug 2022

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Marketing & MediaMeta has 7 days to comply with Kenya's cohesion watchdog

1 Aug 2022

Source: REUTERS. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).

HealthcareWHO ranked the most influential UN-recognised body on Twitter

17 Jun 2022

Algorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices

Marketing & MediaAlgorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices

Martin N Ndlela 5 Apr 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Meta's Moon Baz on the rise of Facebook Reels

Marketing & MediaEXCLUSIVE: Meta's Moon Baz on the rise of Facebook Reels

Evan-Lee Courie 24 Mar 2022

What is YouTube doing for the creator economy in Africa in 2022?

Marketing & MediaWhat is YouTube doing for the creator economy in Africa in 2022?

21 Feb 2022

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Marketing & MediaTwitter buys minority stake in Aleph

13 Jan 2022

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Marketing & Media$617m ad value makes Nike most marketed sports brand on social media

5 Jan 2022

Instagram global VP of Marketing, Melissa Water

Marketing & MediaMelissa Waters latest exec to exit Meta

17 Dec 2021

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Marketing & MediaTikTok hits one billion users

9 Dec 2021

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Marketing & Media2 Twitter executives step down as restructuring starts

6 Dec 2021

Burkina Faso restricts social media

Marketing & MediaBurkina Faso restricts social media

23 Nov 2021

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Marketing & MediaD&AD 2021 social media trends

Ashleigh Burton 14 Jun 2021

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Marketing & MediaWan-Ifra's World Digital Media Awards 2020 winners announced

22 Oct 2020

#PeoplesChoiceAwards: E! Entertainment announces nominees for African Social Star of 2020

Lifestyle#PeoplesChoiceAwards: E! Entertainment announces nominees for African Social Star of 2020

2 Oct 2020

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Marketing & MediaInfluencer compensation: How money moves within the Nigerian influencer industry

Gbenga Sogbaike 4 Sep 2020

Warc releases the 2020 Effective Social Strategy Report

Marketing & MediaWarc releases the 2020 Effective Social Strategy Report

21 Jul 2020

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Marketing & MediaAfricans are concerned about ills of social media but oppose government restrictions

Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz 3 Jun 2020

#LockdownLessons: Companies putting the grit in integrity

Marketing & Media#LockdownLessons: Companies putting the grit in integrity

Bizcommunity.com 26 May 2020

#StartupStory: Christopher, the future of AI in Africa

ICT#StartupStory: Christopher, the future of AI in Africa

Evan-Lee Courie 20 May 2020

What people really get up to in self-isolation

Marketing & MediaWhat people really get up to in self-isolation

Izzy Pugh, Kantar 25 Mar 2020

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Marketing & MediaSocial media trends for 2020

Tito Ribeiro 31 Dec 2019

The Best of Biz: Marketing & Media Africa 2019

Marketing & Media#BestofBiz 2019: Marketing & Media Africa

17 Dec 2019

The Best of Biz: Marketing & Media 2019

Marketing & Media#BestofBiz 2019: Marketing & Media

17 Dec 2019

New monetisation models for media are needed

Marketing & MediaNew monetisation models for media are needed

Louise Burgers 16 Dec 2019

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Marketing & Media2020: Building the emotive link between customers and our brands

Alan Radmall 12 Dec 2019

Journalist Nazli Ilicak is embraced after her release from prison in Istanbul in November 2019, after a court ordered her free on time served at a retrial. Two of her colleagues remain in prison on terrorism related charges, among the 47 journalists jailed in Turkey. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Huseyin Aldemir.

Marketing & MediaThe world's worst jailers of journalists

Elana Beiser 11 Dec 2019

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Marketing & MediaSocial media crisis management

Gosi Legoale 3 Dec 2019

Facebook gathers developers for Kenya summit

Marketing & MediaFacebook gathers developers for Kenya summit

25 Nov 2019