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Gen Z is turning to TikTok, not Google, when they need answers

Sue Blaine 2 hours

This year, LunchBar celebrates 60 years in South Africa. To mark the occasion, SA’s favourite award-winning conspiracy theorist is back (Image supplied)

Marketing

60 years of "Much, much more of The LunchBar Man"

16 May 2025

Research

Charting 20 years of brand value: Kantar BrandZ 2025 ranking reveals the world’s most valuable brands

Issued by Kantar 15 May 2025

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Cyber Law

TikTok, Meta fined hundreds of millions by EU regulators for data privacy breaches

Ryszard Lisinski and Brett Weinberg 13 May 2025

VML South Africa named Agency of the Year at 2025 Smarties Awards

Marketing & Media

VML South Africa named Agency of the Year at 2025 Smarties Awards

Issued by VML 13 May 2025

Welcome to GenEra: A new chapter for young creatives in advertising

Advertising

Welcome to GenEra: A new chapter for young creatives in advertising

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 12 May 2025

Converge 2025 Cape Town: SA e-commerce still has room to grow and groceries could be the next big opportunity

E-commerce

Converge 2025 Cape Town: SA e-commerce still has room to grow and groceries could be the next big opportunity

Issued by NielsenIQ 9 May 2025

The awards were held on Thursday. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

TFG and VML triumph at the Smarties 2025 Awards

9 May 2025

How Spar is using localised marketing to redefine the urban retail experience

Marketing

How Spar is using localised marketing to redefine the urban retail experience

Karabo Ledwaba 9 May 2025

PR & Communications

Welcome to a new PR challenge: surviving the unmoderated internet

Yolisa Mkele 8 May 2025

#Bookmarks2025: Jury president, Elizabeth Mokwena - An acid test for world-class work

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2025: Jury president, Elizabeth Mokwena - An acid test for world-class work

Danette Breitenbach 7 May 2025

Are brands wasting millions on content? The importance of intent in marketing

Marketing

Are brands wasting millions on content? The importance of intent in marketing

Issued by Penquin 7 May 2025

Source: © Unsplash Special Effects Media South Africa’s content producer, Modiegi Mokgopa says it is out with the era of perfect and polished, and in with raw, authentic, relatable content

Social Media

4 Steps to inclusive, representative digital content

Modiegi Mokgopa 25 Apr 2025

Edits is Instagram's answer to mobile video editing demand

Social Media

Edits is Instagram's answer to mobile video editing demand

23 Apr 2025

Let’s talk language freedom in celebration of Freedom Day

Higher Education

Let’s talk language freedom in celebration of Freedom Day

Issued by Stellenbosch University Language Centre 22 Apr 2025

Is Meta too big for its own good? What the latest antitrust trial says about big tech's future

Social Media

Is Meta too big for its own good? What the latest antitrust trial says about big tech's future

Issued by We Do Digital 22 Apr 2025

Advertising

Google's latest antitrust loss in the US raises stakes for Big Tech

Rob Nicholls 23 Apr 2025

Roger Goode is not a fan of tea or matcha. Source: Supplied.

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie: Roger Goode’s recipe for a perfect morning show

Karabo Ledwaba 22 Apr 2025

Social Media

Adelaide Tshabalala | Why community managers are the digital Queen Bees

Adelaide Tshabalala 17 Apr 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

Warc research shows that globally, newsbrand ad spend is forecast to fall to $32.3bn this year, a 33.1% decrease from 2019, as hard news stories – from trade wars to armed conflicts – draw audiences but not ad dollars. (Image supplied)

Advertising

Warc: News media struggles as brands favour softer content

16 Apr 2025

Social Media

Will Meta be forced to sell Instagram and WhatsApp in FTC trial?

16 Apr 2025

Chinese manufacturers "expose" where luxury brands are really made

Design & Manufacturing

Chinese manufacturers "expose" where luxury brands are really made

15 Apr 2025

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HR Tools & Software

MIE report: Fake credentials and financial woes intensify SA's hiring crisis

11 Apr 2025

TDMC HQ’s 8 key digital marketing insights from the past year

Digital

TDMC HQ’s 8 key digital marketing insights from the past year

Issued by TDMC 9 Apr 2025

The success of #backtouni – connecting with SA youth, influencer marketing with Varsity Vibe

Social Media

The success of #backtouni – connecting with SA youth, influencer marketing with Varsity Vibe

Issued by Varsity Vibe 9 Apr 2025

Kantar Creative Effectiveness Awards 2025. Connecting with people in the age of AI

Advertising

Kantar Creative Effectiveness Awards 2025. Connecting with people in the age of AI

Issued by Kantar 9 Apr 2025

Ackermans and Spur team up for Design-a-Tee Competition for kids

Design & Manufacturing

Ackermans and Spur team up for Design-a-Tee Competition for kids

8 Apr 2025

Muzi Mthombeni is a director at Wonder.

Marketing

Muzi Mthombeni | This and That: Why brand duality is now the minimum requirement

Muzi Mthombeni 7 Apr 2025

Marketing

Banner: From nano to micro to macro and mega brand influence: We help creators scale their careers

Issued by Brand Influence Agency 2 Apr 2025

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

Publishing

SA and Daily Maverick dominate Wan-Ifra Digital Awards Africa 2025 finalists

2 Apr 2025

Insider tips from top restaurateurs and wine experts

Food & Wine

Insider tips from top restaurateurs and wine experts

2 Apr 2025

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

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Break free from brain rot, enshittification, move from digital sameness and embrace culture movements

Danette Breitenbach 31 Mar 2025

The future of digital journalism and the role of web monetisation

Media

The future of digital journalism and the role of web monetisation

Alex Lakatos, Issued by MANGO-OMC 28 Mar 2025

Subaru South Africa and ghd expand digital partnership with Algorithm

Digital

Subaru South Africa and ghd expand digital partnership with Algorithm

Issued by Algorithm Agency 28 Mar 2025

Gen Z embraces AI for social media spending

Research

Gen Z embraces AI for social media spending

28 Mar 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

Source: © 123rf In sub-Saharan Africa, TikTok removed over 7.5 million videos in Q3 2024, rising to more than 8 million in Q4 2024—an increase of 14.06% quarter-on-quarter

Social Media

TikTok removes than 8 million videos in Q4 2024 in SSA, highlighting online safety

27 Mar 2025

Celebrate the uniqueness of your story – one reward at a time!

E-commerce

Celebrate the uniqueness of your story – one reward at a time!

Issued by OnPoint PR 26 Mar 2025

Nishaat Slamdien, Associate, Spoor & Fisher

IP Law

Rhode blocked: Beauty pop-up gets shut down amid questions over authenticity

Nishaat Slamdien 26 Mar 2025

Social Media

The evolving battle over social media moderation: Free speech vs regulation

Grant Lapping 25 Mar 2025

Advertising

TikTok's ad chief Blake Chandlee to step down during company shake-up

25 Mar 2025

Marketing

Community-generated content: The new currency in Brand Influence

Issued by Brand Influence Agency 25 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Scopen's research shows that the latest global trends signal a growing reliance on AI, a strong push toward integrated agency solutions and a strategic re-evaluation of in-house marketing structures

Marketing & Media

EXCLUSIVE: Scopen research - Be integrated, AI-powered and strategic, or be left behind

20 Mar 2025

Unlocking growth: 3 keys to thrive through strategic partnerships

SMEs

Unlocking growth: 3 keys to thrive through strategic partnerships

Lawrance Ramotala, Issued by Business Partners Limited 19 Mar 2025

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Social Media

Authenticity: The new currency in influencer marketing

Bianca James 19 Mar 2025

Social media's impact: Driving business strategies from marketing to ROI

Social Media

Social media's impact: Driving business strategies from marketing to ROI

Clara de Wet, 18 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Leslie Adams, sales director at Reach Africa, asks, while TV licences are outdated, is a streaming levy the right fix?

TV

The TV licence is dead! Long live the streaming levy - or not?

Leslie Adams 17 Mar 2025