Social Media News

The Lead Creative

The Lead Creative: No more costume for Nando's, Investec's secret sauce

Subscribe & Follow

Promoted

Legacy in action: The Mancosa East Coast Radio Business Breakfast returns for 2026!

East Coast Radio Legacy in action: The Mancosa East Coast Radio Business Breakfast returns for 2026!

3 days

Fort Hare seeks exceptional media, PR and communications talent for 2 new strategic posts

Fort Hare seeks exceptional media, PR and communications talent for 2 new strategic posts

University of Fort Hare 23 Mar 2026

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV: The Culture Foundry Co's Luke van der Spuy: When Gen Z decides you're not cool anymore

Advertise your job vacancies

The fifa World Cup 2026 is predicted to drive $10.5 billion surge in ad spend but ad impact has diminished amid a shifting media landscape (Image supplied)

Fifa World Cup 2026 drives $10.5bn ad surge, but with diminshed impact

More news

Tanzania tightens noose on social media

Tanzania tightens noose on social media

27 Sep 2017

Advertising in the age of mobile, social and AI

Advertising in the age of mobile, social and AI

Lisa Steingold 26 Sep 2017

Ory Okolloh

Top African business leaders to follow on Twitter

22 Sep 2017

How will you speed through the digital trough of disillusionment?

How will you speed through the digital trough of disillusionment?

Ilse van den Berg 22 Sep 2017

(c) Marcel de Grijs -

Pinterest growth quickens with international appeal

15 Sep 2017

Facebook runs Africa Safety Tour in South Africa, Zimbabwe

Facebook runs Africa Safety Tour in South Africa, Zimbabwe

15 Sep 2017

On a scale of Coca-Cola to Pepsi: How to make your brand pop on social media

Babalwa Nyembezi 13 Sep 2017

Social media recorded drop in Kenyatta support

Social media recorded drop in Kenyatta support

8 Sep 2017

Radisson Blu Super Breakfast (Images Supplied)

Radisson Blu Super Breakfast prompts creative social media video campaign

7 Sep 2017

Marcel de Grijs ©

Five fast stats about social media

Iza Grek 6 Sep 2017

Lukas Gojda ©

Capitalising on Twitter trends to amplify your brand

Amahle Madlala 5 Sep 2017

YouTube's new logo and layout annoys creators

Julia Breakey 1 Sep 2017

Instagram, Facebook can help change the narrative of Africa as a tourist destination

Instagram, Facebook can help change the narrative of Africa as a tourist destination

1 Sep 2017

Juan Pablo Gonzalez © –

#HappyBirthday! Hashtag turns 10

25 Aug 2017

Fastjet Facebook community larger than any other airline brand in Africa

24 Aug 2017

Weera Saad
Gallo Images

#Loeries2017: Be the popes, the geeks and the rock and rollers, says Creative Shop's Weera Saad

Jessica Tennant 18 Aug 2017

Loeries2017: Building the new creative economy at the speed of thought

Loeries2017: Building the new creative economy at the speed of thought

Jessica Tennant 17 Aug 2017

Facebook's new professional video service called Watch is touted as a new platform for creators.

Facebook rolls out video shows, in new challenge

11 Aug 2017

#Loeries2017: What the hell happened to women in leadership? Facebook's Nunu Ntshingila

#Loeries2017: What the hell happened to women in leadership? Facebook's Nunu Ntshingila

Jessica Tennant 10 Aug 2017

Facebook takes action against fake news in Kenya

Facebook takes action against fake news in Kenya

7 Aug 2017

Plan ahead to avoid this situation, at all costs! Image: Alphaspirit © –

#RYExecEd: Taking the crisis out of social media communications

Leigh Andrews 3 Aug 2017

#RYExecEd: Preparing your brand to ride out the social media sh!tstorm

Leigh Andrews 2 Aug 2017

Blinkers are fine if you're a horse, not if you're running a business. Elena Levitina © –

#RYExecEd: Why your brand's missing out if it's not taking social seriously

Leigh Andrews 2 Aug 2017

Image supplied.

VR content should be engaging, relevant and appropriate

David Limbert 1 Aug 2017

Marriott International's new dynamic sales and marketing leadership team

Marriott's new super sales and marketing leadership team for Middle East and Africa

31 Jul 2017

Mali YouTube activist hurt in assassination bid

Mali YouTube activist hurt in assassination bid

28 Jul 2017

Five rookie marketing mistakes that could impact your brand's credibility

Shae Leigh 28 Jul 2017

How brands can fight the negative impact of fake news

How brands can fight the negative impact of fake news

Oresti Patricios 25 Jul 2017

Planning: The key ingredient to avoid a social media crisis

Planning: The key ingredient to avoid a social media crisis

Suzanne van Aswegen 24 Jul 2017

A paywall is under construction in Facebook's Instant Articles section where the social network has agreements with select outlets to publish directly to the platform, according to a story initially published online at TheStreet |

Facebook to test news story paywalls: report

21 Jul 2017

Let's do Biz