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Ogilvy Africa Network launches Ogilvy One in SSA with Jason Smit as managing partner

Ogilvy Africa Network launches Ogilvy One in SSA with Jason Smit as managing partner

Source: © CIPESA TThe African Academy of AI and the MMA have announced a strategic partnership to champion AI-first solutions in marketing across Africa

African Academy of AI & MMA partnership champions AI-first solutions in marketing across Africa

29 Jan 2025

Source: © 123rf In 2024, 258,000 apps for iOS and Android operating systems were downloaded per minute for all types of publishers, with in-app purchase revenue up 12.5% to $150bn

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All the 2019 African Digital Media Awards winners

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ANA News to scale back SA operations

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Nigerian entrepreneur Chika Nwaogu.

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Rocketseed partnerships grow to bring email branding to Africa

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MTA expert, Joel Rubinson at the MMA SA's recent Thought Leadership Event, The Future of Attribution.

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Publicis Africa appoints pioneer Odette van der Haar as MD

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Africa needs a digitalisation strategy to compete in the global economy

Africa needs a digitalisation strategy to compete in the global economy

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Alistair King, newest addition to the Loeries Hall of Fame.

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The Loeries' Game and Dion Wired 'What do CMOs really want' masterclass panel. Image via Al Nicoll © via Gallo Images.

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#Loeries 2019: Brand SA tells untold stories

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A Cultural Economies Conference for Fak'ugesi

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YouTube to stop monetisation of 'unfair' manual copyright claims

Shereesa Moodley 21 Aug 2019

What 4IR means in the context of South Africa

What 4IR means in the context of South Africa

Eckart Zollner 20 Aug 2019

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Digital advertising is changing and so should our tactics

Yvette Gengan 19 Aug 2019

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Results from Agency Scope UK 2018/2019 indicate concerns with consumers and the changing digital environment

Johanna McDowell 19 Aug 2019

#StartupStory: Are you having a 'Blue Monday'?

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Evan-Lee Courie 19 Aug 2019

Five 3D printing myths

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Facebook can now fact-check news in African languages

Shereesa Moodley 16 Aug 2019

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Airtel to roll out mobile money in Nigeria

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British Airways to trial VR entertainment

British Airways to trial VR entertainment

15 Aug 2019

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Africa's digital potential

Ime Archibong 14 Aug 2019

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African Digital Media Awards 2019 finalists

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Daniel Thebe presenting at #CEM19. Yes, Darth Vader music played as he walked on stage

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MTA expert, Joel Rubinson at the MMA SA's recent Thought Leadership Event, The Future of Attribution.

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Panellists at the IAB Insight Series, Episode 9: Benchmarking Digital Excellence - Work that Wins in Digital (L to r) Jarred Cinman, CEO VMLYR; Paula Hulley, IAB South Africa CEO; Ricky Hendricks, digital marketing manager Tencent Africa; Emma Carpenter, group design director Fjord (Accenture); Siyabonga Africa, South Africa Media Innovation Programme and Nomacala Mpeta, head of learning Digify.

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Publicis Africa appoints pioneer Odette van der Haar as MD

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Empowering news organisations through technological innovation

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Africa needs a digitalisation strategy to compete in the global economy

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28 Aug 2019

Alistair King, newest addition to the Loeries Hall of Fame.

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The Loeries' Game and Dion Wired 'What do CMOs really want' masterclass panel. Image via Al Nicoll © via Gallo Images.

#Loeries2019: What do CMOs really want from their agency?

Leigh Andrews 23 Aug 2019

#Loeries 2019: Brand SA tells untold stories

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A Cultural Economies Conference for Fak'ugesi

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Image credit: Christian Wiediger on Unsplash.

YouTube to stop monetisation of 'unfair' manual copyright claims

Shereesa Moodley 21 Aug 2019

What 4IR means in the context of South Africa

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Eckart Zollner 20 Aug 2019

Image credit: Joshua Earle on Unsplash.

Digital advertising is changing and so should our tactics

Yvette Gengan 19 Aug 2019

Image credit: hj barraza on Unsplash.

Results from Agency Scope UK 2018/2019 indicate concerns with consumers and the changing digital environment

Johanna McDowell 19 Aug 2019

#StartupStory: Are you having a 'Blue Monday'?

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Evan-Lee Courie 19 Aug 2019

Five 3D printing myths

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Image credit: Simon Steinberger from Pixabay.

Facebook can now fact-check news in African languages

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Airtel to roll out mobile money in Nigeria

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British Airways to trial VR entertainment

British Airways to trial VR entertainment

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Daniel Thebe presenting at #CEM19. Yes, Darth Vader music played as he walked on stage

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Angola Cables launches its first live gaming portal

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Why we shouldn't simply replace textbooks with electronic books

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African online payments sector boosted by major deal

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Xolisa Dyeshana at the One Club for Creativity boot camps in SA. All images provided. © Kontent Park.

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