https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/669.html South Africa news 15 Social Media news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/669.html en-us Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:27:53 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/campaign-disappoints-as-mcdonalds-ends-fifa-world-cup-sponsorship-747922a Despite generating additional business, McDonald’s Fifa World Cup push fell short of expectations for the brand. Now the brand is ending its 32-year sponsorship of the football competition. 1-272882 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/former-icasa-chair-paris-mashile-dies-292417a Former Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) chairperson Paris Mashile has died, the communications regulator announced on 26 October 2026. 1-272870 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/google-sa-kabelo-makwane-in-africa-a-phone-is-a-pocket-pc-858063a From an adtech or martech perspective, how can marketers shift from how they used to market to how they now need to reach consumers in a digital space? This is the question Google South Africa's country director, Kabelo Makwane, addressed at the recent Nedbank IMC conference. 1-272849 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:59:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/joe-public-wins-inaugural-effie-awards-agency-of-the-year-414659a At the 2026 South African Effie Awards, Joe Public won Agency of the Year, and the agency’s first Gold Effie for UberEats, while Joe Public client SAB was named #3 Marketer of the Year. 1-272825 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/omnicom-q3-2026-results-reflect-benefits-of-ipg-acquistion-070245a Omnicom’s results for the quarter ended September 20206, posted yesterday, 22 October, show a revenue of $6.4bn, a 7.2% organic growth. 1-272807 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/expert-paid-advertising-agency-now-offers-chatgpt-ads-for-south-african-brands-525750a Expert South African digital marketing agency, Woww combines expertise in AI visibility, SEO and performance marketing with new ChatGPT advertising management services. 1-272816 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/young-creative-lepubs-sebastian-dupper-years-of-work-culminates-into-one-moment-969134a “I think everyone knows that feeling of seeing an amazing ad or campaign and thinking, “Shit, I wish I made that… My reason for doing what I do is to be the person who made the thing that makes someone else feel that way.” 1-272804 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/coronation-revisits-its-long-standing-trust-is-earned-292467a Coronation’s new brand campaign takes a closer look at South Africans’ changing relationship with trust. Trust has long been central to how Coronation thinks about its relationship with clients, says Pieter Koekemoer, Coronation’s head of personal investments. 1-272800 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/marketing-needs-to-deliver-value-for-money-292317a As businesses head into 2027 budget planning, they will ask the same value-for-money questions of their marketing spend that National Treasury is now asking of government programmes in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) tabled on 21 October 2026. 1-272770 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:41:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/tbwas-backslash-being-hard-to-influence-is-the-new-cultural-flex-747862a New Becoming Uninfluenced report finds consumers are growing skeptical of mass popularity, challenging brands to rethink how they earn cultural relevance. 1-272772 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:07:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa