DoubleVerify (DV), the software platform to verify media quality, optimise ad performance and prove campaign outcomes, has announced the global availability of independent media quality measurement on TikTok Pangle across the US and international markets. “Adding support for Pangle is an exciting milestone in DV’s partnership with TikTok,” commented Steven Woolway, Executive Vice President of Business Development at DoubleVerify. This partnership enables brands to drive quality reach across their mobile app advertising and helps them protect brand equity across a broad range of markets.” Through the expanded integration, DV provides advertisers with: TikTok Pangle, the ad network of TikTok, is accessible...
Tough Love: What Brand Clients Wish Their Agencies Knew
Every agency client relationship begins the same way: Endless optimism for groundbreaking work, swift ROI, and generous partnership. Sometimes it sustains, frequently it fades. Why? I’ve spent my career in marketing, at agencies and on the brand side. Now, leading a global production advisory, I help clients architect and implement content ecosystems. More often than not, our teams are not-so-simply helping agencies and marketers work better together. Here are a few lessons in the world of building healthy client-agency relationships. “The Client” Has Clients, Too Early in my career at Leo Burnett, one of my motivations to go client side...
The compliance problem no one is talking about: What happens when AI makes the decision?
Artificial intelligence is moving steadily from helping businesses make decisions to making more of them. It can assess applications, prioritise cases, identify unusual behaviour, score risk and determine which customers, suppliers or transactions require further scrutiny. For businesses under pressure to make faster decisions at scale, the appeal is obvious. But as AI takes on more responsibility, a difficult compliance question is emerging: who is accountable when the machine gets it wrong? For years, the compliance conversation has focused on whether organisations are performing the right checks and whether they can demonstrate that they have done so. AI changes the...
Digital transformation doesn’t fail because of technology – It fails because of uncertainty
When people think about digital transformation, they often picture new software, automation, artificial intelligence or cloud-based platforms. But from where I sit, leading business development in the legal and property sectors, technology is rarely the biggest obstacle. People’s uncertainty is. One of the most common misconceptions is that digital transformation is simply about replacing one system with another. In reality, it’s about changing behaviours, challenging long-established ways of working, and helping people become comfortable with doing things differently. That is especially true in industries like legal, banking and property, where processes have been refined over decades and where trust, compliance...
Overtime announced an innovative partnership with Google’s AI assistant, Gemini
Overtime, the social-first, sports media company, has announced an innovative partnership with Google’s AI assistant, Gemini, making it the official AI partner of Overtime’s basketball leagues: Overtime Elite (OTE) and Overtime Select. The multi-platform collaboration will integrate Google Gemini’s signature AI capabilities across broadcast production and social content, creating new ways for athletes, fans and analysts to experience the game. The partnership is the latest brand deal for Overtime as it continues to invest in Gen Z through innovation across its disruptive sports leagues, bringing AI into every stage of the athlete and fan journey. Google Gemini will serve as...
Jem secures $8.4M Series A to scale workforce management for SA’s deskless teams
Jem, the WhatsApp-based workforce management platform for deskless teams, has raised an $8.4m Series A funding round led by global fintech investor Quona Capital. The investment will support Jem’s ongoing growth from an HR and benefits provider into a comprehensive AI-native workforce management platform, further enhancing its offering for frontline workers across Africa. Quona led Jem’s $8.4M Series A fundraise, alongside participation from University Tech Fund, E4E and a group of prominent angel investors, including former Old Mutual CEO, Iain Williamson. Jem currently serves more than 250,000 employees across 200+ companies, including Servest, Bidvest, McDonald’s, KFC, Seattle Coffee Company and...
Brentford FC and Hollywoodbets Renewed their Partnership for further Five years
Brentford FC announced that long-term partner Hollywoodbets will continue its support of the club for a further five years. The renewed partnership agreement re-signs Hollywoodbets as the club’s official betting partner ahead of what will be its seventh season with the club. The renewed partnership with the club will continue Hollywoodbets’ legacy of rewarding Bees fans with memorable experiences. Over the years, supporters have enjoyed exclusive training ground tours, meet and greets with the first team and play-on-the-pitch opportunities at the fan-favourite Hollywoodbets Supporters’ Cup held annually at Gtech Community Stadium. The new five-year partnership will also see strengthened support...
Innovation on The Move: Primedia Plus now available on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
Primedia Broadcasting announces a pivotal enhancement to its digital ecosystem with the integration of Primedia+ into Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. This advancement redefines how audiences connect with South Africa’s premier radio brands, CapeTalk, 947, 702 and Kfm 94.5, by moving beyond traditional broadcast constraints and embedding a richly immersive, software-driven experience directly into the vehicles of listeners across South Africa and beyond. raditional radio has long been dependent on hardware limitations, but with Primedia+ now fully powered by sophisticated software platforms, content accessibility transcends geography and hardware. The familiarity and authenticity of Primedia Broadcasting’s renowned local stations now converge...
My New Book and Why I Wrote It explains John Sanei, Futurist, Trends Spotter, Speaker and Author
I’ve got some exciting news to share with you! My brand new book The Adaptability Advantage: Unlearn the Past, Rewire Your Awareness, and Elevate Your Future published by Wiley is now available. It was inspired by traveling around the world, speaking to leaders about the future, and seeing the same challenge everywhere, whether it’s New York, London, Singapore or Dubai: the world is changing faster than we are. Past success can become a liability. The strategies and assumptions that got you here may not get you where you need to go next. Three Questions About the Book 1. What is the book about? It’s about...
5 Leadership Lessons from the Female Directors at an Award-winning Digital Agency
At TDMC (The Digital Media Collective), one of South Africa’s most successful independent digital agencies, female leadership has been a core pillar from day one. Started 13 years ago around her dining table by founder and CEO Cheryl Ingram – long before online shopping became standard in South Africa – TDMC has grown into a 75-strong team across offices in Durban and Cape Town, servicing clients across 15 regional markets. The agency holds a rare set of accreditations in Southern Africa, standing as a Shopify Plus Partner, Google Premier Partner, Meta Business Partner, Klaviyo Gold Partner, and TikTok Business Partner....