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TikTok One is now live in South Africa. Pictured: US beauty and lifestyle influencers: Charlotte Palermino, Toni Bravo, Cyrus Veyssi, Golloria George(Image source@ WWD

Social Media

The creator economy shifts from influence to infrastructure: Why marketers need to pay attention

Roonie Mutsinze 2 days

Advertising

Converse ads likened to KKK pulled after social media backlash

22 Sep 2026

TikTok's local feed isn't in South Africa yet. That's the head start

Social Media

TikTok's local feed isn't in South Africa yet. That's the head start

Issued by Social Places 22 Sep 2026

From measurement to optimisation: Turning data into better campaigns

Advertising

From measurement to optimisation: Turning data into better campaigns

Nic Putter, Issued by Vicinity Media 21 Sep 2026

Bold Online finds SMEs adding digital channels before fixing the fundamentals

Digital

Bold Online finds SMEs adding digital channels before fixing the fundamentals

Issued by Bold Online Marketing 16 Sep 2026

Artificial Intelligence

AI makes ad targeting routine, forcing brands to bet on creative

Natascha Torres 11 Sep 2026

Ad fraud: The cheapest lead may be the most expensive lead you ever buy

Digital

Ad fraud: The cheapest lead may be the most expensive lead you ever buy

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 10 Sep 2026

Marketing

Why brand memory should be the next frontier of influencer measurement

Hayley Watters, Issued by Actorvate 9 Sep 2026

2026 Effie Awards South Africa grand jury announced

Effie Awards

2026 Effie Awards South Africa grand jury announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 3 Sep 2026

Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT Ads hits $1bn revenue run rate

3 Sep 2026

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Glenlivet’s clumsy brand risk vs Airlink’s brand reward

Brendan Seery 2 Sep 2026

Top Click is a Google Premier Partner in South Africa for 2026

Digital

Top Click is a Google Premier Partner in South Africa for 2026

Issued by Top Click 28 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Confidence is built, not born

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Confidence is built, not born

Issued by Provantage 28 Aug 2026

AI is optimising for ad fraud… because you told it to

Artificial Intelligence

AI is optimising for ad fraud… because you told it to

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 26 Aug 2026

Search helped people find brands. ChatGPT Ads will help them choose

Advertising

Search helped people find brands. ChatGPT Ads will help them choose

Issued by RedSeptember 26 Aug 2026

Competing with giants: How local brands can win in a high-budget digital landscape

Digital

Competing with giants: How local brands can win in a high-budget digital landscape

Issued by Traffic Brand 25 Aug 2026

Women shaping AI global creative work from South Africa

Women's Month

Women shaping AI global creative work from South Africa

Issued by Brandtech+ 25 Aug 2026

SA's e-commerce growth is masking shrinking profit margins

E-commerce

SA's e-commerce growth is masking shrinking profit margins

Angus LePine Williams 20 Aug 2026

Media

Retail media spending set to hit $223bn by 2027 as growth eases

20 Aug 2026

Shamy Naidoo, director, Transit Ads looks at why South Africa's transit environment demands its own creative rules, and what it means to lead it (Image supplied)

OOH

3 ways to build creative for the third space

Shamy Naidoo 17 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | In sales, trust is the real currency

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | In sales, trust is the real currency

Issued by Provantage 13 Aug 2026

Creative Circle Full Circle 2026 | When AI panic subsides

Cannes Lions

Creative Circle Full Circle 2026 | When AI panic subsides

Terry Levin 11 Aug 2026

Advertising

Netflix says US ad commitments nearly doubled in upfront deals

11 Aug 2026

What Meta fee changes mean for South African businesses using WhatsApp

Digital

What Meta fee changes mean for South African businesses using WhatsApp

Issued by Helm 6 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | You make the space; don't wait for the industry to make space for you

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | You make the space; don't wait for the industry to make space for you

6 Aug 2026

Make less, do more

Digital

Make less, do more

Rory MacRobert, Issued by M+C Saatchi Abel 5 Aug 2026

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 finalists

Effie Awards

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 finalists

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 30 Jul 2026

Springbok legend and head coach of the Toyota Cheetahs, Francois Steyn, tests the Toyota bZ4X in its It Just Got Real campaign (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | It Just Got Real with a Springbok legend and Toyota SA's new bZ4X

30 Jul 2026

When the audience you want won't sit through your ads

Sponsorship

When the audience you want won't sit through your ads

Issued by Levergy 30 Jul 2026

All the data. None of the answers

Marketing

All the data. None of the answers

Ryan Sauer, Issued by Redwood Analytics 29 Jul 2026

Artificial Intelligence

AI has a favourite brand. Social Places makes sure it's yours.

Issued by Social Places 28 Jul 2026

Why authentic influencer generated content is important

Digital

Why authentic influencer generated content is important

Issued by TDMC 27 Jul 2026

Paid media therapist

Digital

Paid media therapist

Ali Gutman, Issued by Traffic Brand 24 Jul 2026

Marketing

Why people are ordering fake food and fashion deliveries on free ‘dopamine apps’

Gary Mortimer 22 Jul 2026

The evidence behind the applause

Marketing

The evidence behind the applause

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 20 Jul 2026

365 Digital appointed authorised Google Ads sales representative across 4 African markets

Advertising

365 Digital appointed authorised Google Ads sales representative across 4 African markets

Issued by 365 Digital 15 Jul 2026

Warc and TikTok say brands need community intelligence to win with AI

Advertising

Warc and TikTok say brands need community intelligence to win with AI

15 Jul 2026

If your campaigns aren't performing anymore, here's why

Digital

If your campaigns aren't performing anymore, here's why

Issued by AdBot 14 Jul 2026

Motsoaledi speaks at the SAHRC. Source: YouTube.

Marketing

Motsoaledi warns unhealthy food and alcohol marketing is fuelling disease

Karabo Ledwaba 10 Jul 2026

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 jury

Effie Awards

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 jury

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 8 Jul 2026

It’s not about timing the feed. It’s about time in the feed

Digital

It’s not about timing the feed. It’s about time in the feed

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 3 Jul 2026

Promotions & Activations

Lego and McDonald’s tap into collectable culture to win the 2026 Fifa World Cup

Maroefah Smith 2 Jul 2026

Bizarre, but it’s happening: Your connected TV budget might be paying for a very attentive refrigerator

Advertising

Bizarre, but it’s happening: Your connected TV budget might be paying for a very attentive refrigerator

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 30 Jun 2026

Caitlin Perry, head of marketing, Flow sayscommerce media is outpacing the industry's ability to buy it (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

How advertisers can tap into commerce media

Caitlin Perry 30 Jun 2026

Why ChatGPT ads could become the most important advertising channel since Google

Advertising

Why ChatGPT ads could become the most important advertising channel since Google

Issued by PRNews OU 30 Jun 2026

Advertising

Amazon is being taken to court for introducing ads to Prime Video. The world will be watching

Jeannie Marie Paterson 30 Jun 2026

Natascha Torres, head of digital media strategy at iqbusiness asks are you buying media or buying attention? (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

4 ways to measure what counts: Attention, not clicks

Natascha Torres 29 Jun 2026