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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

A clean bill of health is not a diagnosis

Advertising

A clean bill of health is not a diagnosis

Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 10 Sep 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

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

Digital advertising's measurement problem is larger than the industry recognises

Digital

Digital advertising's measurement problem is larger than the industry recognises

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 11 Jun 2026

Make every advertising rand work harder

Advertising

Make every advertising rand work harder

Gillian Rightford, Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 10 Mar 2026

Hear the 'Titan of Transparency' on the $172bn online ad fraud crisis

Advertising

Hear the 'Titan of Transparency' on the $172bn online ad fraud crisis

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 4 Mar 2026

Digital

Black Friday's digital waste: Are brands getting buried?

Scott Reinders 27 Oct 2025

Who owns digital?

Digital

Who owns digital?

Issued by Offernet 6 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf The IAS Media Assurance Masterclass series, in partnership with Media Marketing Compliance (MMC), continues its four-part masterclass series with a deep dive into programmatic media, exposing inefficiencies and shedding light on the challenges and solutions facing advertisers today

Marketing & Media

IAS Media Assurance Masterclass Series spotlights Programmatic Media

24 Apr 2025

Provantage CEO Jacques du Preez explains why OOH advertising poised for growth in SA in 2025 (Image supplied)

Media

#BizTrends2025: Provantage’s Jacques du Preez - OOH advertising poised for growth in SA

Jacques du Preez 15 Jan 2025

Source: © 123rf Charles Stuart, PwC South Africa Technology, Media & Telecommunications partner says while digital advertising remains a multibillion-rand industry, the world of digital advertising is a complex ecosystem

Digital

PwC’s 4 key elements for digital campaigns to hit the mark

Charles Stuart 5 Sep 2024

Advertising

Brand safety, signal loss dominate concerns as Warc releases The future of programmatic 2024 report

14 Aug 2024

Tim Bleakley in South Africa. Source: Supplied.

OOH

Ocean Outdoor Group's CEO discusses growth potential in sub-Saharan Africa's DOOH sector

13 Mar 2024

Image supplied. Geoff Cohen, DYDX addresses the alarming trend in digital advertising; AI-driven fake advertising websites

Digital

#BizTrends2024: Geoff Cohen - The alarming digital trend of AI-driven fake advertising websites

Geoff Cohen 23 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf TrustList is a home-grown new digital initiative that aims to protect media buyers and brands by providing real-time warnings against placing programmatic advertising on 'red-listed' online media

Digital

TrustList: Real time warning against programmatic advertising placement on 'red-listed' online media

Issued by DY/DX 27 Nov 2023

The crucial role of non-biased measurement in the media advertising industry

Media

The crucial role of non-biased measurement in the media advertising industry

Issued by Advertising Media Forum 19 Oct 2023

Mobile

7 secrets to maximise mobile campaign performance

Chrysa Karamanidi 15 May 2023

Branding

How brands can achieve saliency through empathy

Tyrann Burger 4 May 2023

Affle's MAAS strengthens global presence with the launch of its Unified Audience Platform in Africa to boost local apps growth

Mobile

Affle's MAAS strengthens global presence with the launch of its Unified Audience Platform in Africa to boost local apps growth

Issued by Affle India 17 Aug 2022

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Nomu sparks on social media

Brendan Seery 28 Jun 2022

Planning for a world beyond third-party cookies

Branding

Planning for a world beyond third-party cookies

Mario de Lima 28 Jul 2021

Getting the best out of your marketing agency contracts

Marketing & Media

Getting the best out of your marketing agency contracts

Stewart Morrison 11 Feb 2021

Programmatic advertising in Africa - a friend or foe?

Advertising

Programmatic advertising in Africa - a friend or foe?

Musa Kalenga & Samuel Segun 11 Feb 2021

#OrchidsandOnions: Iconic channelling

Advertising

#OrchidsandOnions: Iconic channelling

Brendan Seery 13 Oct 2020

Don't take AdTech claims at face value

Advertising

Don't take AdTech claims at face value

Issued by Vicinity Media 1 Oct 2020

IAB SA and IAB Tech Lab's virtual open forum on ad experiences and measurement

Digital

IAB SA and IAB Tech Lab's virtual open forum on ad experiences and measurement

Juanita Pienaar 25 Aug 2020

IAB SA Future of Measurement Committee announcement

Digital

IAB SA Future of Measurement Committee announcement

Issued by IAB South Africa 19 Aug 2020

Doug Place is the chief marketing officer: Africa, Middle East, South Asia. Image supplied.

Trends

#BizTrends2020: A strongly resonant brand proposition is more important now than ever before

Doug Place 29 Jan 2020

Image source: Gallo/Getty Images.

Research

The next wave of programmatic will be driven by quality environments [report]

9 Dec 2019

IAB SA Viewability White Paper

Digital

IAB SA Viewability White Paper

Issued by IAB South Africa 24 Jul 2019

Is 2019 half empty or half full?

ICT

Is 2019 half empty or half full?

26 Jul 2019

Popular Android app uncovered as suspicious

Cybersecurity

Popular Android app uncovered as suspicious

5 Jul 2019

Global Ad Trends report reveals slowdown in social ad growth

Advertising

Global Ad Trends report reveals slowdown in social ad growth

2 Jul 2019

#Africacom2018: What's really chewing up your data

Mobile

#Africacom2018: What's really chewing up your data

Leigh Andrews 13 Nov 2018

Branding

IAB SA releases a White Paper on brand safety

Issued by IAB South Africa 30 Oct 2018

Ad crooks: The on-going problem in digital advertising

Advertising

Ad crooks: The on-going problem in digital advertising

Mercia Lampen 22 Oct 2018

Branding

Brand safety: A matter of conscious partnership

Issued by IAB South Africa 1 Oct 2018

Latest Warc trends report shifts focus to online video advertising

Research

Latest Warc trends report shifts focus to online video advertising

23 Aug 2018

Schoderer randomly running into one of his idols, German coach Jürgen Klopp, at the Facebook head office in Menlo Park, California.

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie with... Ben Schoderer

Leigh Andrews 30 May 2018

Does your location-based mobile partner know the location of your ads?

Mobile

Does your location-based mobile partner know the location of your ads?

Issued by Vicinity Media 10 Jul 2018

How the blockchain can restore trust in the ad supply chain

Digital

How the blockchain can restore trust in the ad supply chain

David Butt 8 May 2018