The World’s 50 Most Valuable Brands in 2025
The value of brands, together with other intangible assets such as intellectual property and research and development (R&D), stands at all-time highs of $80 trillion globally.
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Publicis wins Coca-Cola’s NA $840 Million media business
In November of 2021 Coca-Cola Co. named WPP its global marketing network partner, a role in which the holding company was tasked with managing end-to-end creative, media, data and marketing technology, across the company’s entire portfolio. But WPP just lost a major piece of the assignment to Publicis Groupe, which was the runner up in the 2021 pitch.
Publicis Doubles Down On Identity, Acquires Lotame
Publicis Groupe announced Thursday it has entered into an agreement to acquire Lotame, which focuses on identity and technology, as the holding company expands its global identity and data-management capabilities.
South Africans are ghosting the news
Something odd is happening with the readership of South African news websites; it’s dropping like a stone. Why? Is that globally unusual? Will it come back? Who, or what, is responsible?
Global, Social media monthly usage comparison
If TikTok avoids a ban in the US, global advertising spend on the platform should reach $32 billion, a 24.5% year-on-year increase. With a faster rate of growth than either Facebook (9.3%) or Instagram (19.0%), this growth would see it take 11% share of total social spend worldwide.
Global Ad Trends: Podcast publishers expand into video
Podcasts are becoming culturally and politically influential, but growth in podcast advertising spend remains slow; publishers and platforms are looking to expand beyond audio with a greater focus on creators and video content.
TikTok expands commerce platform, livestream shopping to more regions
Considering the recent success of TikTok’s shopping initiatives in the East, as well as its uncertain lifespan in the U.S., the ByteDance-owned company is expanding its shopping platform, TikTok Shop, to more regions and merchants across the globe.
Google’s search market share drops below 90% for first time since 2015
In a surprising development, Google’s global search market share was less than 90% for the final three months of 2024.
Netflix Q4: Soaring subscriber gains, stock rises sharply
With a current total of 302 million global subscribers — and 80 million in the U.S. — Netflix stock soared in after-market trading, up 13% to $984.02. Quarterly revenue grew 16% to $10.2 billion.
Provantage’s Jacques du Preez – OOH advertising poised for growth in SA
Globally, the Out-of-Home (OOH) industry is growing rapidly, consistently outperforming all other traditional media platforms – overall, OOH surged past the 5% share of ad spend in 2024, with 8–12% growth projections over the next five years.