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Brains, boldness, and Merkury: How dentsu leaves competitors behind

Digital

Brains, boldness, and Merkury: How dentsu leaves competitors behind

Issued by Dentsu 16 Sep 2025

Source: © Vitaly Gariev IAB South Africa Board member Sanesh Maharaj on why brands must prioritise proactive influencer risk management

Social Media

Influencer marketing: When it goes wrong

Sanesh Maharaj 8 Sep 2025

Prof Herman Wasserman, Director of Stellenbosch University's Centre for Information Integrity in Africa

Higher Education

R20m grant awarded to SU to combat information disorder

1 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf The South African Social Media Landscape Report 2025 explores how people in South Africa are using social media

Social Media

2025 the year of digital doubles: 5 key social media insights

28 Aug 2025

Trust factor: How SA athleisure brands win Instagram commerce

Social Media

Trust factor: How SA athleisure brands win Instagram commerce

Ragesh Lalloo, Issued by University of Johannesburg - Marketing Management 19 Aug 2025

Measured: The State of Social Media 2025

Social Media

Measured: The State of Social Media 2025

Issued by Ornico 7 Aug 2025

Source: © 123rf From a consumer perspective, the SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025 found a steady decline of Facebook usage and an increase of TikTok usage

Social Media

SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025: Consumer usage sees Facebook down, TikTok up

Danette Breitenbach 30 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf Key takeaways were shared at the SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025 webinar on Thursday, 26 June

Social Media

SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025: Industry still putting its money where the people are

Danette Breitenbach 27 Jun 2025

Call for participation: 2025 Social Media Landscape survey opens to South African marketers

Social Media

Call for participation: 2025 Social Media Landscape survey opens to South African marketers

Issued by Ornico 27 May 2025

Is Meta too big for its own good? What the latest antitrust trial says about big tech's future

Social Media

Is Meta too big for its own good? What the latest antitrust trial says about big tech's future

Issued by We Do Digital 22 Apr 2025

Social Media

Will Meta be forced to sell Instagram and WhatsApp in FTC trial?

16 Apr 2025

Social Media

Spotting the signs: Avoiding fake PR gifting scams

24 Jan 2025

[Free report] Financial Brands TikTok Report 2024: Strategies for success

Social Media

[Free report] Financial Brands TikTok Report 2024: Strategies for success

Issued by Ornico 15 Oct 2024

Likes, shares, and going viral: content creation impacts our mental and emotional wellness

Wellness

Likes, shares, and going viral: content creation impacts our mental and emotional wellness

Evan-Lee Courie 16 Aug 2024

Ornico releases SA social media landscape report 2024 – now available for download

Social Media

Ornico releases SA social media landscape report 2024 – now available for download

Issued by Ornico 2 Jul 2024

Social Media

How to go viral on social media

Alexander Brand 28 Jun 2024

Jekyll & Hide launches on TikTok - Powered by Arora Online

Social Media

Jekyll & Hide launches on TikTok - Powered by Arora Online

Issued by Arora Online 10 Jul 2024

SA Social Media Landscape Launch Webinar – 28 June 2024

Social Media

SA Social Media Landscape Launch Webinar – 28 June 2024

Issued by Ornico 25 Jun 2024

Ogilvy shines as the winning Consumer and Influence PR Agency at the SABRE Africa Awards

Advertising

Ogilvy shines as the winning Consumer and Influence PR Agency at the SABRE Africa Awards

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 17 May 2024

Provide your insights for the 2024 Social Media Landscape Research

Social Media

Provide your insights for the 2024 Social Media Landscape Research

Issued by Ornico 16 May 2024

Source: © 123rf Social media is the largest channel worldwide for advertising investment according to Warc Media’s latest forecast, Global Ad Trends

Marketing

Warc: Social media reaches new peaks, wields huge influence over how brands reach their audiences

2 May 2024

South Africa’s premier influencer think-tank and festival returns

PR & Communications

South Africa’s premier influencer think-tank and festival returns

Issued by OnPoint PR 27 Mar 2024

Marketing

Influencer marketing: A symbiotic relationship for brands and influencers

Melusi Makhoba 4 Mar 2024

Social Media

Understanding the rapid transformation of the social media landscape

Miliswa Sitshwele 1 Mar 2024

Going virtual: The opportunities that the metaverse holds for SA small businesses

SMEs

Going virtual: The opportunities that the metaverse holds for SA small businesses

Faiez Hartley, Issued by Business Partners Limited 12 Oct 2023

Source: © TikTok TikTok communities, such as BookTok with over has over 1.5 billion video views, offer brands the opportunity to reach consumers

Social Media

TikTok communities: Aligning with authentic connections in the digital space

Danette Breitenbach 10 Jul 2023

TikTok shakes up SA social media 'Big Five'

Social Media

TikTok shakes up SA social media 'Big Five'

Issued by Ornico 3 Jul 2023

Source: © Egor Kotenko The SA Social Media Industry Report 2023 shows a strong correlation in South Africa between access to social media and privilege.

Social Media

Social media access in SA linked to privilege, while AI emerges as game-changer

Danette Breitenbach 30 Jun 2023

Youth Month

Student Village hosts Youth Month for Reels event for creators

28 Jun 2023

Register now: SA Social Media Landscape webinar explores social media in the age of algorithms and AI

Events & Conferencing

Register now: SA Social Media Landscape webinar explores social media in the age of algorithms and AI

Issued by Ornico 12 Jun 2023

Participate in the 2023 Social Media Landscape research

Research

Participate in the 2023 Social Media Landscape research

Issued by Ornico 2 May 2023

Source: © Omkar Patyane There are four crucial touch points where data can be used to lead influencer marketing

Social Media

4 data touchpoints to lead influencer marketing

Casey Mantle 13 Apr 2023

Fluence Africa Influencer Festival rocks Modderfontein

Events & Conferencing

Fluence Africa Influencer Festival rocks Modderfontein

Issued by OnPoint PR 6 Feb 2023

Social Media

#TheSocialAshTag: New social media platforms you should know about

Ashleigh Burton 17 Oct 2022

Social Media

As pandemic measures are lifted, social media use has declined with the exception of TikTok

Philip Mai and Anatoliy Gruzd 26 Sep 2022

Three low-investment business ideas for first-time South African women entrepreneurs

How To Start Up

Three low-investment business ideas for first-time South African women entrepreneurs

Issued by Business Partners Limited 12 Aug 2022

Source: © Techcabal South Africans are ready to hop on “the metaverse train?

Digital

Is SA ready for the metaverse train?

30 Jun 2022

South African Social Media Landscape Report 2022 launch

Events & Conferencing

South African Social Media Landscape Report 2022 launch

Issued by Ornico 22 Jun 2022

Participate in the 2022 Social Media Landscape Research

Research

Participate in the 2022 Social Media Landscape Research

Issued by Ornico 9 May 2022

Image supplied: Thrishni Subramoney, head of social media at Flow Communications

PR & Communications

#Newsmaker: Thrishni Subramoney, Flow Communications head of social media

Emily Stander 27 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Connecting the dots, connecting Africa

Media

#BizTrends2022: Connecting the dots, connecting Africa

Cheryl Reddy 17 Jan 2022

South African municipal elections media monitoring report 2021

Research

South African municipal elections media monitoring report 2021

Issued by Ornico 29 Oct 2021

Branding

Brand by numbers: the data-driven art of social listening

Nicole Weimann 24 Aug 2021

Social Media

Making a great social media strategy - Part 2

Tammy Tal 18 Aug 2021

Pay-tv cap won't save the SABC, measurement and innovation will

Advertising

Pay-tv cap won't save the SABC, measurement and innovation will

Oresti Patricios, Issued by Ornico 6 Aug 2021

Social Media

The state of social media in South Africa

Richard Lord 20 Jul 2021

South African Social Media Landscape Report 2021

Social Media

South African Social Media Landscape Report 2021

Issued by Ornico 1 Jul 2021

South African Social Media Landscape Report 2021 event launch

Research

South African Social Media Landscape Report 2021 event launch

Issued by Ornico 17 Jun 2021