https://www.bizcommunity.com/Digital South Africa Digital news 15 Digital news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/Digital en-us Sun, 01 Nov 2026 22:36:56 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-african-businesses-are-being-seen-more-in-google-and-clicked-less-first-local-zero-click-study-070855a Zero-click search, where people get what they need on Google's results page and never visit a website, now has South African numbers. Algorithm's study of 1.43 billion Google appearances across 110 South African websites finds the typical business now earns about three clicks for every 100 times it appears, down from almost five a year ago. 1-272987 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:37:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Digital South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/accenture-song-continues-its-strong-awards-season-with-best-digital-agency-win-at-bookmarks-414239a Accenture Song South Africa has been named Best Digital Agency at the 2026 IAB Bookmark Awards, sharing the top honour with Ogilvy. 1-272975 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:49:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Digital South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/all-the-winners-tribeca-and-dna-brand-architects-take-top-honours-747522a Tribeca Public Relations has been named Grand Prix Agency of the Year at the 2026 Prisms Awards, which took place on 24 October this year. DNA Brand Architects took Campaign of the Year for Microsoft’s Your Next is Now. 1-272982 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:21:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Digital South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/wpp-q3-results-disciplined-execution-to-return-to-growth-in-2027-303198a “Our third quarter results show further sequential improvement in LFL growth, in line with our expectations," says Cindy Rose, WPP chief executive officer. 1-272963 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Digital South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/summit-explores-how-african-creatives-can-monetise-their-work-070845a The Africa Creator Economy 2.0 reveals that 60% of African creators earn less than 100$ per month from their digital work, highlighting the gap between growing an audience and generating sustainable income from creative work. 1-272907 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Digital South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ogilvy-wins-the-highest-number-of-awards-at-effies-2026-303118a Ogilvy South Africa received more Effie awards than any other agency at this year's Effie Awards South Africa, with work recognised across seven separate campaigns, for six different client partnerships. These awards reflect the agencies continued focus on delivering effectiveness and measurable business impact for their clients. 1-272943 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Digital South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sanlam-appoints-strategic-partners-for-relevance-not-cosmetic-change-414269a The Sanlam Group has appointed Omnicom Advertising South Africa, WPP (led by Landor in London and supported by sister agency Design Bridge and Partners in South Africa) and Kantar as new strategic partners. 1-272935 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:14:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Digital South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/netflorist-refreshes-brand-with-a-campaign-built-around-delivery-303148a NetFlorist has paired its refreshed brand identity with a new marketing campaign that turns South Africa’s familiar service-delivery frustrations into a message about gifting. 1-272923 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:26:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Digital South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/vodacom-appoints-new-creative-agency-525390a Following a competitive pitch, Publicis Groupe Africa (PGA) has been appointed Vodacom South Africa’s new creative and production partner, effective 1 January 2027. 1-272906 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Digital South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/accenture-song-caps-standout-year-with-five-gold-loeries-for-philipstown-292037a Accenture Song South Africa has capped a standout year on the global awards circuit with 15 wins at the 2026 Loeries, led by 13 for The Philipstown WireCar Grand Prix. 1-272920 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Digital South Africa