Advertising and Media

24.com folds regional English, Afrikaans papers into News 24 and Netwerk 24

This is big. News24 and Netwerk24 have announced that the online platforms of 11 English and 14 Afrikaans newspaper titles have now moved into…

SA comedian, banking giant ask you to #RespectYourMamma

Barring the odd exception, it’s probably pretty fair to say that we all love our moms. How is it then that “your mamma” jokes…

You need to focus your marketing efforts on search intent: here’s why

Search intent is one of the most important aspects of search engine optimisation (SEO). Do you know what it means? For the most straightforward…

Stitch Video: unlocking Africa’s growing video ad industry

Having been responsible for launching one of the first video ad exchanges, Adapt.tv, which was then later acquired by AOL for over US$400-million, Chris…

Facebook drives video ad strategy by targeting desktop users with games

As you might know, video on Facebook is massive. With over four billion native videos on the platform every day, the company says that…

Predictive analytics could change online marketing for good

Back in 2013, Martin Zwilling announced that predictive analytics was a goldmine for startups, referring to a wide variety of applications such technologies may…

10 big tech trends for 2014 and how to use them in your marketing strategy

By Judith Middleton and Nicola Byers Whether you are in marketing or IT or frankly any kind of business at all, technology is likely…

How the web looked the day Nelson Mandela died: 55+ top sites transformed

The world is in mourning following the death of Nelson Mandela. The former South African president and renowned statesman passed away in his Johannesburg…

5 top tips for avoiding awful digital copy

When I started copywriting 10 years ago, ‘long form’ meant up to 1 000 words. ‘Short form’ meant 200. Now ‘long form’ means 200;…

What do we really mean when we throw around the word ‘digital’?

I think it’s time we had a little chat. It’s been coming for a while now, but the time is right. You see, it’s…

Taxi app Uber’s strategy for gaining customers in Asia? Puppy deliveries

Smart car service Uber is spreading rapidly throughout Asia and around the world, and as it attempts to conquer new markets, it must ramp…

Is Business Insider really worth $100m?

It looks like Business Insider, the New York based news site is for sale as co-founder Henry Blodget does an extensive round of media…

Amazon pokes fun at Apple, Jony Ive in its new Kindle Fire HDX ad

Used to a nice soothing voice with a British accent telling you why the latest iDevice is oh so ‘magical’? You’ve probably been watching…

The latest target in Microsoft’s ‘Scroogled’ campaign? The Chromebook

Apparently not content with a series of bizarre ads and an even more bizarre clothing line, Microsoft has fired off the latest salvo in…

7 top digital marketing trends to watch in 2014

2014 should be a very interesting year in digital marketing. Businesses are beginning to show more mature digital mindsets which are driving their agencies…

The 5 minute guide to scraping data from PDFs

Every data journalist knows the feeling: you’re working on a massive project, you’ve finally found the data… but it is in PDF format. Last…

4 components to succeeding in a digital world: data and the Internet of Things [part three and four]

The world we live in is vastly different to what it was just a couple of years ago. There can be no doubting that…

What PandoDaily’s NSFW merger tells about the state of tech reporting

Tech news site PandoDaily is merging with NSFW, a magazine based in Las Vegas, in a bid to “double down on investigative reporting.” The…

Dial Direct pays homage to Buzzfeed with designated driver site

This is pretty clever. Insurance company Dial Direct has created a Buzzfeed-style site to promote its new designated driver product. The site, which has…

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves