Advertising and Media

Periscope live streams will now feature YouTube-like ads

After news broke this week that Twitter is mulling a possible paid tier of TweetDeck, the company this week announced a new advertising format…

Facebook’s new feature will turn it into a digital shopping mall

In its never-ending quest to connect the world and make loads of cash doing it, Facebook has today announced a new shopping advertising format…

Artificial intelligence: how is AI changing marketing?

2017 is set to be the year of artificial intelligence (AI). With companies such as Amazon Web Services offering AI on tap — including…

The Bookmarks 2017: here are the winners

In case you weren’t anywhere near Twitter or Sandton last night, the 2017 and ninth edition of The Bookmarks took place last night. The…

Lancewood cheeses Facebook Messenger bots to bring you novel recipes

Humans have been sending other humans emoji for thousands of years now, so it’s only right that the system should be used by brands….

13% of South Africans use ad-blocking – study

A new report by Effective Measure has found that 13% of South Africans use ad-blocking software. The study saw 2987 respondents being surveyed from…

How to increase your advertising ROI with Programmatic buying

Programmatic buying is a relatively new concept in South Africa and it uses highly advanced technology — both of which can make it seem…

Digital impacts everything

The transition of all businesses to digital is inevitable. Its efficiencies, insights and transformative capabilities can’t be ignored. Yet we are currently living in…

Facebook launches Canvas, a DIY full-screen ad product

Facebook on Thursday announced the launch of Canvas, a new mobile product that allows video ads to play in full-screen whenever someone taps on…

Jeb Bush’s failed campaign: lessons on proactively managing your online presence

Not too long ago it seemed very likely that the US would have another President Bush, or at least another Bush as the Republican…

New marketing metrics are needed for the age of the customer

The way that most brands measure their investment returns from marketing and advertising is still largely based on traditional media thinking, and it is…

BBC Click to air 360 degree video episode

This is pretty cool. BBC World News’ flagshsip technology programme CLICK is set to launch its its first ever 360 degree programme on Saturday…

10 low down dirty SEO hacks

There are many articles and info hubs online that offer you all the very best advice on SEO, the on page, the off page,…

3 ways to pull off a brand overload like ‘Star Wars’

Nobody does branded products quite like the Star Wars franchise. It doesn’t matter whether you’re six or 60 — surely you’ve seen the Star…

How SEO can be used to maintain your online reputation

When implemented and used correctly, search engine optimisation can be a great medium that can be used to build your online business reputation. With…

Toby Shapshak hands over Stuff Magazine editorship

Toby Shapshak has handed over the editorial reins at Stuff Magazine South Africa some eight years after launching the magazine in South Africa. Taking…

The art of analytics: moving from numbers to insights

Last year, the term ‘Big Data’ was thrown around a lot, but few companies have won the battle to stay ahead of this trend….

Does SMS marketing have a big impact on reaching new customers?

How do you find new customers and persuade them to come on board? It’s something that all businesses have to wrestle with. No-one can…

The uncomfortable humanity of digital marketing

Today’s digital consumer habits cannot be typecast. While we would all embrace a clear causality between our digital campaigns and customers’ actions, our innate…

Don’t let anyone tell you that tech has killed PR

Late last year, a man who once ran the largest public relations firm in the world released a controversial book entitled Trust Me, PR…

Havas launches new service design agency in SA

Havas Village South Africa and Boondoggle, a European service design and creative digital agency on Wednesday announced that they had teamed up to launch…

Should DStv just embrace Netflix?

Make no mistake, DStv sees Netflix as a threat. Or, more specifically, its parent company Naspers does. It wouldn’t have launched ShowMax, its own…

Celebrating Innovation: Redmi Note 14 Post-Launch Event in South Africa

How iGaming is becoming more accessible in South Africa

HP Ditches the 15-Minute Wait: Is This the End of Customer Service Hell?

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

Koop’s AI Housekeeper: Could This Be the Solution to SA’s Startup Compliance Headache?

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs