Advertising and Media

#MeetSouthAfrica: this video will make you reconsider what you think you know

Watch this exquisite (and hopefully soon-to-be) viral YouTube video about South Africa, and you may rethink your views on the country. The video was…

Going viral’s pointless, unless it’s something your customers want to talk about

You’ve all probably watched at least one video on YouTube that — against all odds — went viral. Many of them include cute babies…

What lessons could the New York Times learn from Naspers?

LinkedIn Influencer Michael Moritz published this post originally on LinkedIn. Follow Michael Moritz on LinkedIn here. What happens when your business is threatened with…

Score a symphony on your iPad? No problem, says Apple’s ‘your verse’ campaign

Apple really wants you to think that that the iPad is useful for more than just consuming content. That much is evident from two…

Break. Make. Create: Your survival depends on it

Embracing a creative ideology and accepting that creativity is a value driver has always come easy to me. However, finding empirical evidence on the…

Here’s everything you need to know about programmatic buying

The (online) media world is changing fast – really fast. Blink and you might miss it. We are living in exciting times where buying…

How big tech companies keep journalists under their thumbs

David Weidner, a 15 year veteran reporter on the Wall Street beat, recently wrote an interesting article about the time he spent reporting on…

Is your online brand exploiting Mandela Day? Stop it

I hate it when brands or companies take a good thing, break it a part repackage and sell it for a premium. Example —…

Nando’s sends Madiba birthday message ‘from one firestarter to another’

Nando’s is known for stirring trouble when it comes to its adverts. The fast food chicken franchise has taken the mickey out of politicians,…

Mobile’s changed everything, but people still can’t figure out how to sell on it

There are not many times in anyone’s life when things run exactly as planned. New ways of doing things pop up all the time;…

How to make your journalistic Twitter network rock: A case study

Twitter is as essential a tool for journalism these days as a pen and notepad once were. One tweet can be can be as…

Online news portal IOL refutes hack claims

Well known South African news portal IOL has not been hacked, says its editor Alastair Otter. People visiting the site were today greeted with…

The great internet radio swindle

All media, online or offline, survive and trade on credibility. Trust is everything and it’s possibly more of a factor in a media business…

User-generated content: How customers form opinions

Anyone who regularly shops online knows how influential customer reviews of products have become. This form of user-generated content (UGC) shows up on the…

Why disruptive technology will continue to claim jobs in the media industry

Fairfax, the second largest Australian newspaper publisher, recently said it would cut 1900 jobs, almost 20% of its staff. I was asked for comment by…

The great SA internet radio stats debacle explained

In the world of South African internet radio, all eyes were recently on NetDynamix, the audio streaming provider that services online radio stations such…

Lenovo at MWC 2025: AI-Powered Laptops, Sustainable Concepts, and a Glimpse into the Future

Smart Tech: Turning the Tide on South Africa’s Water Crisis

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

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

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

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