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Source: © 123rf The Director’s Guild of South Africa (DGSA) has launched the first Annual DGSA Creatives Awards that will celebrate directors

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Source: © 123rf Trust in advertising has dropped by eight percent, despite the claim that 71% appreciate brands that engage in social issues, over half still feel underrepresented in advertising, highlighting a disconnect

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Source: © 123rf Elouise Kelly, Country Manager at Viu South Africa, looks at how consumer content consumption is shifting

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Daily Maverick won three categories in the Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2025, the most from South Africa and also the most of all the entries (Image supplied)

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Source: © 123rf Agency Scope South Africa 2025/26 is set to launch in May 2025, and has been expanded to include AI, influencer marketing and retail media as well as a wider industry scope

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Source: © 123rf The Digital Media Awards Africa 2025 finalists have been announced, with SA and Daily Maverick dominating the list

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Unpopular opinion by a CEO: Hyper-personalised marketing is just digital stalking

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Source: © 123rf In a world of sameness, humans are not thinking, not applying themselves and not adding anything new, just melting into whatever the digital algorithm is feeds us

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Source: © 123rf South Africans will not be denied their constitutional right to access to news and information after the Gauteng High Court suspended the analogue TV switch-off date of 31 March 2025

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