Latest newsIn the fast-paced and competitive landscape of the media industry, young professionals face unprecedented challenges as they strive to make their mark. Navigating their careers while making a meaningful impact requires more than just talent and ambition - it requires proper guidance. 12 Jun 2023 Read more President Cyril Ramaphosa recently signed the Employment Equity Bill into law, which empowers the government to set specific equity targets and regulate sector-specific employment equity (EE) targets. The new legislation requires companies with more than 50 employees to submit employment equity plans and annual reports to the Department of Employment and Labour. This increased transparency and accountability will require South African companies including those in the media and advertising sector to be more diligent in their compliance efforts, which may result in a higher degree of scrutiny from regulators and the public. 20 Apr 2023 Read more Advertisers and their agencies are obsessed with innovation, and rightly so. Innovation is what makes us stand out, break through, get noticed in the ever-increasing sea of sameness that is the South African marketing landscape. 23 Mar 2023 Read more Towards the end of 2022, the BRC agreed to release new channel codes to the industry to allow for a better understanding of total viewing and share of viewing for all content flighting on TV sets. 14 Feb 2023 Read more It's not the first time in history that South Africans have experienced load shedding. However, 2022 has seen a surge of power outages (or rather a decrease in power surges). Not only does load shedding impact the South African economy, but small businesses are also affected, traffic, households, etc. What does this mean for the media industry? Well, ask any TV planner and they will tell you their TV plan under-delivered due to load shedding. Try explaining this to a global auditor sitting in a first world country - who has their lights on. 2 Dec 2022 Read more June/July in ad-land means one thing and one thing only: Cannes. Yes, that time of year where the global advertising and marketing industry descend on beautiful Cannes in the south of France for suntanning, midnight parties on the beach, and a spot of advertising. 15 Sep 2022 Read more The symbiotic relationship between agencies and clients continues to evolve and due to decreasing marketing budgets year-on-year, getting more complex. A once traditional approach has morphed into practices that are often unrecognisable to those who have been in the industry for a long time. 28 Jun 2022 Read more At the end of 2021 you would have noted many 'trends' pieces making their way online from various perspectives in the marketing, media and advertising world. Whether global or local articles, many authors tried their hands at 'predicting' the future in the coming months. 7 Jun 2022 Read more Marketing has evolved over the years and so has the consumer. As marketers, we are no longer dealing with passive consumers. There's a new breed of "woke" consumers and they are holding brands accountable for various issues like never before. In the past, it was difficult for consumers to reach corporations, but social media has made it easy for the people on the ground to voice their opinions pertaining to issues surrounding brands. This is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing in that it can force change within organisations and a curse because it can be problematic when accusations are unmerited, and individuals, brands or organisations get "cancelled". 17 Jan 2022 Read more What unhealthy prejudices and biases walk through the corridors of your media agency? 17 Nov 2021 Read more  Every single industry has seen fundamental shifts over the last 18 months and the media industry in South Africa is no different. 13 Oct 2021 Read more The Advertising and Media Forum - AMF - has partnered up with prominent voices in the advertising, marketing, and media industries to host a webinar on 12 August 2021 aimed at shining a line of the pivotal role of media buyers, planners, and strategists. 30 Jul 2021 Read more The driving force in the media industry is talent. Human capital, the maverick streak, quirkiness, team spirit and chutzpah are the fuel that drives the industry. 12 Jul 2021 Read more There is the old adage that says: "The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot." According to the Oxford Reference, it is a proverbial saying from the mid-16th century, meaning that the family of a skilled or knowledgeable person is often the last to benefit from their expertise. 21 Jun 2021 Read more It's 2021 and the era of the hybrid media agency is upon us. Something that, thanks to the rise of digital, has happened quicker than anticipated. Changes in consumer behaviour have led to their ability to better avoid most traditional advertising and all but reject traditional ways of pre-purchase research meaning media agencies need to relook their models against obsolescence. 18 May 2021 Read more Who should handle our company's media activities? This is an internal struggle that most companies of all sizes face in the current economic instability and amidst ever-changing consumer data security practices. In assessing whether to outsource or insource there are clear advantages and disadvantages to the two choices facing marketing executives. 5 May 2021 Read more The advertising industry has certainly grown over the past two decades seeing the changes in technology and the way consumers consume media in general, fragmentation upon fra-g-men-ta-tion. While internet penetration continues to grow, TV remains the number one channel for reach in terms of mass media in South Africa. What has separated some brands from others, is in how they looked a little beyond industry data i.e. media consumption habits, demographic segmentation etc and dared to peer into human truths as they relate to their business' vertical/category. 26 Aug 2020 Read more Impact of Covid-19 on South African media industry. 29 Jun 2020 Read more Seven University of Johannesburg (UJ) final year diploma and degree students have received Future Fit education sponsorship from the Advertising Media Forum (AMF).
This bridges a financial gap for these high performer Communication Strategy students.
Each student also gains an internship at one of the distinguished media agencies that are members of the South African media agency industry body. 2 Dec 2019 Read more
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