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Global Alliance demands mental health protections for content moderators

20 Jun 2025

Advertising

Global ad spend projected to hit $1.16tn, despite economic volatility

12 Jun 2025

Celebrate 11 years of .xyz with Domains.co.za

Digital

Celebrate 11 years of .xyz with Domains.co.za

Issued by Domains.co.za 2 Jun 2025

Advertising

Amazon’s ad business boom: Raking in over $60bn

21 May 2025

Alphabet soup: Decoding a generation that’s rewriting the rules

Branding

Alphabet soup: Decoding a generation that’s rewriting the rules

Laura Fernandes, Issued by Sunshinegun 4 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf While Global advertising spend is now on course to grow 6.7% this year to $1.15trn, according to a new study from Warc, this is a downgrade of almost one percentage point (pp) from the marketing effectiveness experts’ November forecast

Marketing

Warc study shows growth this year but still downgrade of almost one percentage point

28 Mar 2025

Social Media

20 years of YouTube: 8 key innovations that have helped the video platform achieve its success

Alex Connock 18 Feb 2025

Source: © Goods Fox Tomorrow, Friday, 10 January, representatives of TikTok's parent company ByteDance will plead to the US Supreme Court to halt the decision of a looming ban later this month

Social Media

Implications of the banning of TikTok in the US

Danette Breitenbach 9 Jan 2025

Advertising

Facebook's global ad revenue expected to exceed $100bn

12 Dec 2024

Advertising

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

27 Nov 2024

World Bank report highlights critical early education crisis in South Africa

Education

World Bank report highlights critical early education crisis in South Africa

Nadia Lubowski 26 Nov 2024

YouTube is already the dominant steaming content platform, and it doesn't plan on slowing down.

Technology

YouTube is coming for the TV room #AfricaTechFestival

Lindsey Schutters 18 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

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

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

BMW Group Financial Services SA welcomes new CFO Roger Rooden

Dealers

BMW Group Financial Services SA welcomes new CFO Roger Rooden

21 Aug 2024

Digital

Google monopoly ruling: where the tech giant goes from here

Renaud Foucart 19 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

Why a 'cool' top-level domain is good for business

Internet

Why a 'cool' top-level domain is good for business

Issued by Domains.co.za 12 Jul 2024

Source: © 123rf Google AI is reshaping the digital advertising ecosystem. Why now? asks Geoff Cohen, partner - DY/DX

Digital

Google's generative AI search is another nail in the content coffin

Geoff Cohen, Issued by DY/DX 3 Jun 2024

Levergy has won Gold at the MENA region Warc Awards.

Advertising

Levergy and Telkom's #StandTall campaign wins Gold at MENA Warc Awards

22 May 2024

The age of generative AI increases energy and water usage with a negative effect on climate goals.

Sustainability

Microsoft's climate goals challenged by generative AI investment

Lindsey Schutters 15 May 2024

Margaret Calvert has been given the award for her work. Source: Supplied.

The One Club for Creativity

SA born designer Margaret Calvert awarded TDC Medal

11 Apr 2024

SA schools could win small libraries

Primary & Secondary Education

SA schools could win small libraries

Issued by Oxford University Press 15 Mar 2024

The Limpopo Mirror is published in Louis Trichardt, a town in the north of South Africa’s Limpopo province. Photo: Anton van Zyl

Media

Google and Facebook are killing local news

Nathan Geffen and Anton van Zyl 8 Mar 2024

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is seen in Washington, D.C., USA. Source: Reuters/Andrew Kelly

Technology

Unanimous ruling favours Big Tech in DRC child labour cobalt claim

Jonathan Stempel 6 Mar 2024

Ignition encourages a love of reading – one library at a time

Primary & Secondary Education

Ignition encourages a love of reading – one library at a time

Issued by Ignition Group 27 Feb 2024

Education and employment, it starts with a story

Skills Training

Education and employment, it starts with a story

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 30 Jan 2024

Advertising

Warc report: Advertising spend to double in 2024

18 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: The 3 biggest challenges predicted to face the education sector in 2024

Trends

#BizTrends2024: The 3 biggest challenges predicted to face the education sector in 2024

Paul Esterhuizen 12 Jan 2024

Google releases Gemini, says it’s the next generation AI model

4th Industrial Revolution

Google releases Gemini, says it’s the next generation AI model

Lindsey Schutters 6 Dec 2023

Source: www.rugbyworld.com

Branding

#RWC2023: The Rugby World Cup 2023 logo - the font that speaks French

Terry Levin 27 Oct 2023

ATKV dictionary award a feather in SADiLaR's cap

Higher Education

ATKV dictionary award a feather in SADiLaR's cap

Birgit Ottermann, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 26 Oct 2023

Henrietta Rose-Innes has won the winner of the 2023 UJ Prize for Translation. Source: Supplied.

Publishing

Henrietta Rose-Innes named winner of UJ Prize for Translation

24 Oct 2023

Ogilvy SA won a Bronze Award. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

Ogilvy SA, Saatchi & Saatchi Dubai and Impact BBDO Dubai awarded at the LIA

13 Oct 2023

Tackling SA's youth unemployment crisis through bold education initiatives

Education

Tackling SA's youth unemployment crisis through bold education initiatives

Kelly Joshua 12 Oct 2023

Image: Terry Levin. CEO of Publicis Conseil, Marco Venturelli encourages agencies to partner with client brands to help identify problems and work toward impact solutions

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2023: Three lessons on how creative thinking can change the world

Terry Levin 10 Oct 2023

(Image: Danette Bretienbach). Winners of the Most Awards

Media

#MOSTAwards: heed and Carat Johannesburg top of the media industry

Danette Breitenbach 15 Sep 2023

Ignition Group takes the power of reading to where it's needed most

Primary & Secondary Education

Ignition Group takes the power of reading to where it's needed most

Issued by Ignition Group 25 Aug 2023

Source: © 123rf Global advertising spend will $1trn for first time next year says Warc research

Advertising

Warc: SA advertising spend to grow over 6% next year

25 Aug 2023

Branding

Why Dunkin' and Lego rebrands succeeded - but X missed the mark

Matthew Pittman 11 Aug 2023

#Cannes2023: A shifting Cannes as diversity grows

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2023: A shifting Cannes as diversity grows

Danette Breitenbach 14 Jul 2023

Apple makes history as first $3tn company amid tech stock surge

Technology

Apple makes history as first $3tn company amid tech stock surge

3 Jul 2023

#YouthMonth: 47 years later and the struggle continues

Youth Marketing

#YouthMonth: 47 years later and the struggle continues

Carl Willoughby 29 Jun 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Siya and Rachel Kolisi make a dynamic duo in FNB ad

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Siya and Rachel Kolisi make a dynamic duo in FNB ad

Brendan Seery 5 Jun 2023

Source © rawpixel YouTube reaches half of all internet users globally (2.07 billion), and more than one billion hours of video are watched every day on YouTube

Marketing

YouTube ad revenue is set to rise to $30.4bn - more than double 2022's growth rate

29 May 2023

Retailers

Gap continues with restructuring despite no CEO

28 Apr 2023