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Product drops don’t pay the bills: The unseen struggles of influencers

Product drops don’t pay the bills: The unseen struggles of influencersEmma Odendaal, Dentsu

Source: © Content Creator Awards The DStv Content Creator Awards have introduced a Pan-African Creator Award for creators across the continet

The DStv Content Creator Awards' Pan-African Creator Award

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SA rugby stars joins forces with Nescafé in Make Your World campaign

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Source: © Content Creator Awards The DStv Content Creator Awards have introduced a Pan-African Creator Award for creators across the continet

The DStv Content Creator Awards' Pan-African Creator Award

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SA rugby stars joins forces with Nescafé in Make Your World campaign

SA rugby stars joins forces with Nescafé in Make Your World campaign

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Apple, Disney and other big brands are pulling X ads – why Elon Musk’s latest ‘firestorm’ could bring down the company

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Kenya judge finds Meta is not in contempt of court

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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

Get real about authenticity

Get real about authenticity

Dentsu 5 Dec 2023

The trends driving media in 2024

The trends driving media in 2024

Advertising Media Forum 4 Dec 2023

Keeping it real

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TDMC 4 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

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Cristiano Ronaldo is the most prominent spokesperson for Binance. Source: x.com

Cristiano Ronaldo faces $1bn lawsuit, implicated in Binance crypto fraud

Lindsey Schutters 1 Dec 2023

Black Friday media coverage 2023

Black Friday media coverage 2023

Katherine McInnes, Meltwater 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: © 123rf TrustList is a home-grown new digital initiative that aims to protect media buyers and brands by providing real-time warnings against placing programmatic advertising on 'red-listed' online media

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

27 Nov 2023

Disinformation is part and parcel of social media’s business model, new research shows

Carlos Diaz Ruiz 24 Nov 2023

#Trends: DMOs embrace AI and prioritise digital paid media in 2024

#Trends: DMOs embrace AI and prioritise digital paid media in 2024

22 Nov 2023

Social media: the catalyst behind the surge in Black Friday craze

Social media: the catalyst behind the surge in Black Friday craze

Sunil Sewpersadh, Yashtech Consulting 22 Nov 2023

Founder and CEO of Awakened Global, Nonkululelo Gobodo. Image:

Explore The Unconditioned Mind, a new podcast with Nonkululelo Gobodo

9 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

The enduring charm of radio dramas in the digital age

The enduring charm of radio dramas in the digital age

Candy Dempers, MediaHeads 360 8 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

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Danette Breitenbach 7 Nov 2023

Newspaper chain hires dedicated Taylor Swift reporter, still on lookout for Beyoncé hire

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Nov 2023

Celebrating success: Brand Influence strikes Gold at Shop! Awards debut

Brand Influence 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

TikTok is winning the battle for most influential social media app. Source: Lindsey Schutters

Study shows that TikTok is SA's top platform for product discovery

Lindsey Schutters 3 Nov 2023

Actress Scarlett Johansson takes legal action on AI app that used her likeness

3 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

How to use technology to prepare for Black Friday

How to use technology to prepare for Black Friday

Katherine McInnes, Meltwater 1 Nov 2023

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Apple, Disney and other big brands are pulling X ads – why Elon Musk’s latest ‘firestorm’ could bring down the company

Denitsa Dineva 11 Dec 2023

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7 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

Get real about authenticity

Get real about authenticity

Dentsu 5 Dec 2023

The trends driving media in 2024

The trends driving media in 2024

Advertising Media Forum 4 Dec 2023

Keeping it real

Keeping it real

TDMC 4 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

Cristiano Ronaldo is the most prominent spokesperson for Binance. Source: x.com

Cristiano Ronaldo faces $1bn lawsuit, implicated in Binance crypto fraud

Lindsey Schutters 1 Dec 2023

Black Friday media coverage 2023

Black Friday media coverage 2023

Katherine McInnes, Meltwater 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: © 123rf TrustList is a home-grown new digital initiative that aims to protect media buyers and brands by providing real-time warnings against placing programmatic advertising on 'red-listed' online media

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

27 Nov 2023

Disinformation is part and parcel of social media’s business model, new research shows

Carlos Diaz Ruiz 24 Nov 2023

#Trends: DMOs embrace AI and prioritise digital paid media in 2024

#Trends: DMOs embrace AI and prioritise digital paid media in 2024

22 Nov 2023

Social media: the catalyst behind the surge in Black Friday craze

Social media: the catalyst behind the surge in Black Friday craze

Sunil Sewpersadh, Yashtech Consulting 22 Nov 2023

Founder and CEO of Awakened Global, Nonkululelo Gobodo. Image:

Explore The Unconditioned Mind, a new podcast with Nonkululelo Gobodo

9 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

The enduring charm of radio dramas in the digital age

The enduring charm of radio dramas in the digital age

Candy Dempers, MediaHeads 360 8 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

Newspaper chain hires dedicated Taylor Swift reporter, still on lookout for Beyoncé hire

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Nov 2023

Celebrating success: Brand Influence strikes Gold at Shop! Awards debut

Brand Influence 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

TikTok is winning the battle for most influential social media app. Source: Lindsey Schutters

Study shows that TikTok is SA's top platform for product discovery

Lindsey Schutters 3 Nov 2023

Actress Scarlett Johansson takes legal action on AI app that used her likeness

3 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

How to use technology to prepare for Black Friday

How to use technology to prepare for Black Friday

Katherine McInnes, Meltwater 1 Nov 2023

More women and gay men under attack after Twitter rebrand

More women and gay men under attack after Twitter rebrand

31 Oct 2023

US states sue Meta for knowingly hurting teens with Facebook and Instagram - here are the harms researchers have documented

Christia Spears Brown 30 Oct 2023

X/Twitter: imposing a $1 bot tax on new customers will only make the platform's problems worse

Hamza Mudassir 27 Oct 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

Style ID Africa's latest webinar series aimed at powering business growth

Style ID Africa's latest webinar series aimed at powering business growth

Style ID 25 Oct 2023

Activist silenced by Free State High Court for defamatory social media posts

Tania Broughton 23 Oct 2023

The Business of Influence podcast: Demystifying influencer marketing and powering business growth

The Business of Influence podcast: Demystifying influencer marketing and powering business growth

Style ID 23 Oct 2023

A first for up-and-coming influencers in South Africa

A first for up-and-coming influencers in South Africa

Dentsu 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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