Advertising & Marketing

6 important things we learned from PwC’s emerging companies survey

Multinational professional services network Price Waterhouse Cooper has released the results of its emerging companies survey. The survey, which forms part of a wider…

Daddy’s Deals site boasts 400k subscribers, offers website space to advertisers

South Africa’s daily deals website Daddy’s Deals now offers local brands the ability to advertise directly to its extensive audience of nearly half-a-million newsletter…

13 things I wish I’d known before starting a startup

I have been blessed to own several businesses in my time, working across industries and sectors, from sports to hospitality and property development. I…

Digital marketing is crucial for startups if they’re to punch above their weight

For most entrepreneurs and owners of small businesses, the realm of the internet, social media and digital marketing is a world that is the…

Springleap’s Trevor Wolfe talks agencies, startups, and pivots [Q&A]

For a long time now the line between startups and agencies has been blurring. With tech and product becoming so incorporated into daily operations…

50 of South Africa’s top ecommerce sites

South African ecommerce technology provider uAfrica has announced the top 50 ecommerce sites for the 2015 eCommerce Awards. According to a press release sent…

Here’s why SA really needs better broadband for business to thrive

If South Africa is to boost economic growth it must bring fast internet to more entrepreneurs. Doing so will help power thousands of small…

Redfish wants to become the top space for SA’s manual labour workforce

Ever find yourself paging through the Yellow Pages (or Google), looking for that one plumber who knows what he’s doing but doesn’t cost a…

2014: the year in digital agency acquisitions

If 2014 was a big year for investment in the South African startup space, it was an even bigger year for digital agency acquisitions….

wiGroup takes top honours in PWC’s ‘Local to Global’ expo

Cape Town headquartered mobile transaction company wiGroup has taken top honours at the PwC Accelerator ‘Local to Global’ expo, beating out nine other tech…

Built an app? Here are 5 clever ways you can distribute succesfully

Your app is not alone. Right now, there are more than one million apps in the App Store, vying for users’ attention in nearly…

8 factors to consider before you advertise your SME [SPONSORED]

Advertising your small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) is not something you should just jump into. You work hard for your money and you need…

Opera Mediaworks acquires South Africa-based AdVine Mobile

Browser and mobile software company Opera Mediaworks (OMW) — which is part of Opera Group — is getting its foot into Africa’s mobile ad…

Vouch wants to change the face of mobile advertising in SA

South Africa’s mobile space is becoming more and more exciting. With a growing middle class and cheaper hardware diversifying the market, the country should…

Okuhle Media recognised as most established business in Western Cape

Cape Town, South Africa has an exciting, growing film industry, with players like local animation studio Triggerfish having made a name for itself internationally, and…

Agency acquisition frenzy: Now Deloitte snaps up UX agency

Deloitte’s digital arm, Deloitte Digital, has made its first acquisition in the South African digital space, with a 100% buyout of Cape Town-based user…

SAP Startup Focus will bring SAP HANA workshops to Cape Town startups

The SAP Startup Focus program is just around the corner, with over sixty startups already registered for the Big Data-orientated event. Taking place in…

Want to give your startup a tactical edge? Go paperless from the start

In an age dominated by technology, why are we still seeing businesses – and startups especially – printing, copying, faxing, scanning and then filing…

Pete Case on Gloo being acquired by Ogilvy: ‘this is us getting even deeper’

The big news in the digital agency space this week is the acquisition of Gloo by Ogilvy & Mather. It’s a massive coup for…

WPP acquires Gloo through Ogilvy & Mather

Advertising giant WPP has acquired Gloo, one of South Africa’s largest digital agencies, through its flagship marketing communications network Ogilvy & Mather. Gloo has…

Tiphub hosts inaugural Diaspora Demo Pitch Competition

Tiphub, the mentorship-driven accelerator and business consultancy that develops and supports seed-stage technology and social impact ventures within the African diaspora, has announced its…

SweepSouth is the lean cleaning company your home has been looking for

The next wave of ecommerce is very definitely service oriented. Apart from the group of taxi and online entertainment focused services, just a few…

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