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Did you know that there are 38.19 million active internet users in South Africa? The population of South Africa is 58.9 million. So, that’s more than half the population.  Challenging, diverse and variable, the South African market is a space where innovation thrives. As in the rest of the world, the ongoing pandemic has changed […]

Google has announced that it will allow Android users to opt-out of being tracked by advertisers, according to a report by The Independent.  The move will come into play later this year, following Apple’s rollout of its controversial App Tracking Transparency, or ATT feature in iOS 14.5.  Users were previously able to opt-out of targeted […]

It’s been a good run for app companies and marketers alike, with the pandemic-induced lockdown leading many users to turn to their phones for respite and entertainment. Many believe this consumer behaviour is here to stay long after the social restrictions are lifted and the pandemic is over.  According to App marketing analytics platform Adjust’s […]

Advertisers are scrambling for ad tracking strategies as it directly affects their business ROI. The cookie crumbles at what expense? It was not until the mid-1960s that the word ROI made an appearance. At the time, marketing and advertising was only a linear concept of demonstrating new products. Tracking the impact and response of advertising […]

While podcasts are becoming a popular advertising tool in, many audio brands are looking to launch several ad formats for increased monetisation Traffic jams and long drives are not the only time when people lend their ears to audio. Over the years, audio streaming has evolved with smartphones and smart devices replacing traditional radio. The […]

Google announced that it will be sun-setting the generic rich result filter from the Google Search Console performance report search appearance section. That means, you will no longer to see in general how well rich results are performing on your site. Instead, you will drill into each individual rich result that your site supports to see how […]

Google has just published the latest Chrome release, version 91 for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows operating systems. The update will be rolled out over the coming weeks. Chrome 91 will get a host of features for Android like allowing Android tablets to host desktop websites. This is big news for developers; the new features allow inactive tab […]

Google announced on day one of the Google I/O 2021 conferences for developers that it has expanded its partnership with e-commerce platform Shopify, and that it will offer an enhanced shopping experience for Photos and Chrome users. The internet giant will let over 1.7 million merchants on Shopify display their products across its platform with […]

Google’s alternative to the third-party cookie has met with suspicion from a section of marketers and internet companies. On the one hand, FLoC gives advertisers and marketers the freedom to do business without third-party cookies, on the other, FLoC has been called Google’s way of monopolising the search market industry. Why is Google’s act of […]

We take a look at Google’s offering to marketers as the chosen alternative to third-party cookies. What is Google trying to achieve with FLoC? How does it help marketers? Will marketers be able to shrug off the age-old tradition of working with third-party data and adopt data hygiene in their process? Cookie – Thou Shall […]