Kaspersky: Minecraft’s popularity being exploited to bombard users with unwanted ads
By Staff Writer 26 November 2020More than 20 applications advertised on app stores pretending to offer additional Minecraft features are in fact bombarding users with unwanted ads, finds Kaspersky. FULL STORY >
Irrelevant Advertising - What to Avoid When Marketing to Modern Consumers
By Industry Contributor 22 September 2020By James Bayhack, CM.com sub-Saharan Africa Director FULL STORY >
Kaspersky: Over one thousand URLs for sale redirect users to blacklisted pages—including malicious ones
By Staff Writer 13 July 2020Kaspersky has explained how recursive maladvertising is being used to redirect internet users to malicious pages online for profit. FULL STORY >
Interview with SearchKings: Demystifying marketing for SMEs
By Ryan Noik 14 August 2018How do I grow my business? This is the question that an interview with SearchKings Africa focused on, and its founder offered insight into. FULL STORY >
Google pulled 3.2 billion bad ads from the web last year
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 15 March 2018The company's war on bad advertising saw them remove more than 3.2 billion ads from the web last year, nearly doubling what it managed in 2016. FULL STORY >
Samsung takes dig at the iPhone with latest Galaxy ad
By Staff Writer 6 November 2017The latest swipe comes from the South Korean company, which pokes fun at Apple’s latest and greatest, the iPhone X. Indeed, as reported there have been queues for the new device, but Samsung shows us the other side of the coin, an... FULL STORY >
37 000 users downloaded fake AdBlock extension from Chrome Store
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 10 October 2017A fairly worrying development for Google's verification process, as a fake AdBlock extension for Chrome was downloaded by 37 000 users. FULL STORY >
Facebook to begin testing out ads in Messenger app worldwide
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 12 July 2017The social media company has confirmed plans to expand beta testing on home screen ads in Facebook Messenger. FULL STORY >
Interview: Using technology to deal with shrinking profits
By Ryan Noik 28 April 2017While recent economic conditions have undoubtedly proved challenging for businesses across the board, Daniel Marcus, CEO of Magnetic Software believes that having the right business intelligence platform in place could make a difference... FULL STORY >
10k views now a minimum for YouTube Partner Program
By Staff Writer 7 April 2017YouTube has announced a major change to its Partner Program, noting that ads will only be served through partners that have at least 10 000 lifetime views. FULL STORY >
YouTube turns to outside firms to tag videos too offensive for ads
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 4 April 2017Following an investigation by The Times, YouTube is doubling its efforts to flag videos that are too offensive for placing ads. FULL STORY >
Technology is the future of advertising
By Press Release 2 February 2017Sinister Studio’s and Net#work BBDO are applying technology to advertising in ways that have never been seen before. The result of their technological evolution is an ‘experience’ that fully engages the senses – an experience that viewers have... FULL STORY >
Five Innovative Ways to Market Your Business Using Print
By Press Release 6 September 2016With digital media encroaching more and more on print media’s turf, there has never been a more important time to get creative and innovative with your print advertising. FULL STORY >
Facebook planning to rollout code to counteract Adblock Plus
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 12 August 2016After Adblock Plus rolled out its code earlier in the week, Facebook has its own solution to counteract it ready and waiting. FULL STORY >
Reddit will soon allow companies to sponsor Redditors' posts
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 27 July 2016This new ad offering from Reddit is designed to make the front page of the internet compete against Facebook. FULL STORY >
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