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Ad crooks: the ongoing problem in digital advertising
Published on Thursday, 11 October 2018 by Mercia Lampen in
Technology
Mercia Lampen, Digital Media Strategist, The MediaShop Online advertising fraud is a huge problem globally in the digital industry, with cyber criminals stealing $3 - $5 million per day from advertisers. This issue was raised in 2004 by Google’s CFO,…
Does traditional ‘offline’ media still have a place in the digital online media space?...
Published on Thursday, 04 October 2018 by Margie Knap in
Technology
Margie Knap, Media Strategist, The MediaShop My career in media started somewhere in the 80’s. Needless to say, what we do today in media and what we did ‘back in the day’ is poles apart, mostly due to media choices…
By Victor Koaho, Business Unit Manager, The MediaShop I remember growing up on the dusty streets of the Vaal as a radio addict who used to love listening to Radio Bop. Radio Bop had some of the coolest voices on…
The job of branded goods and companies is about to get much harder, says Sandra Burger, Business Unit Manager at The MediaShop Smart assistants or rather AI (Artificial Intelligence), much like butlers or assistants of an era gone by, will…
Does big data make us understand less?
Published on Wednesday, 19 September 2018 by Isla Prentis in
Technology
Isla Prentis, Business Unit Manager at The MediaShop says that Big Data was pegged as a trend at the beginning of this year. For the sixth year in row. Something’s wrong with this picture. “Understanding is deeper than knowledge. There…
Don’t talk to me, talk to my Chatbot
Published on Monday, 10 September 2018 by Belinda Kayton in
Technology
We’ve all heard about chatbots, says Belinda Kayton, Media Strategist at The MediaShop. Some of us might even have interacted with one without knowing it! But what are they all about and what is the potential of this Artificial Intelligence…
Google's new algorithm may be called Fred - here's what you need to know Jarred Mailer-Lyons, Digital Media Strategist at The MediaShop Every year, Google changes its search algorithm around 600 times. While most of these changes are insignificant to…
Driverless Cars: The Death Knell for Roadside Billboards? Craig Wallis, Business Unit Director at The MediaShop I was recently provided with an interesting report by the US law firm, Venable LLP, entitled "The Future of OOH in a Self-Driving America".…