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1 APRIL 2025
🚀 THE DIGITAL ECONOMY 🌍
"BE Intentional and Purposeful Today"
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"Empowering Youth and Communities to THRIVE in this DIGITAL ERA!” 🚀
🚀 The Digital Gold Rush 🌍
Why You Can’t Afford to Miss This Movement
The Biggest Wealth Shift of Our Time.
Are You In or Out?
Imagine waking up, checking your phone and seeing money made while you slept.
Sounds like a dream, right?
Well, welcome to the digital economy, where people across Africa - yes, right here in Mzansi—are cashing in big time.
From self-taught young freelancers in Gauteng to e-commerce moguls in the North West, the internet is creating new-age millionaires faster than ever.
But here’s the thing: most people are still sleeping on it while others are quietly securing the bag.
The question is, which side are you on?
The Game Has Changed, And So Must You
Gone are the days when you needed connections, big capital or a suit-and-tie job to make serious money.
The new currency?
Skills, creativity and a Wi-Fi connection.
Whether it’s copywriting, YouTube, online coaching or digital services, opportunities are limitless.
And let’s be real, South Africa’s job market isn’t serving us.
With youth unemployment through the roof, waiting for an opportunity that may never come is not a strategy.
The winners?
Those who are learning, adapting and taking action in the online world.
If you’re not in the game, you’re leaving money on the table.
Simple.
Your Time Is Now, Don’t Be Left Behind
This isn’t a trend, it’s a wealth shift.
The ones who start today will be tomorrow’s success stories.
So, where do you start?
Learn a digital skill, start a side hustle, subscribe to our paid subscription newsletters resuming today and take action.
The digital gold rush is happening with or without you but wouldn’t you rather be on the winning side?
That’s my question!
Today is the day to be intentional about your future.
Please click on all the links below to access valuable opportunities, resources, and articles specially curated for you.
REMOTE JOBS
Strategists & Search Engine Optimization
Prairy needs a remote creative TikTok strategist ($100-$1,000)
KAR Creative needs a part-time e-commerce email marketing strategist ($35/hour)
Accenture needs freelance social strategists
Pixly needs a freelance influencer and creator strategist
Baird Talent needs a freelance mid-level design strategist
Publicis Groupe needs a freelance associate social strategist ($34-$37/hour)
Brazen PR needs a freelance social strategist for a pitch
Kelly Leardon needs a Pinterest/blog strategist
REGISTER FOR A WEBINAR: AI-Powered Personalization
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DATE: April 17th
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BUSINESS INSIGHTS by GenFin
When we asked 400+ medium-sized business owners why they’d applied for financing, cash flow came out tops. Chartered accountant, business director and social entrepreneur Ayanda Vabaza-Mvandaba shares her insights into how businesses can overcome the cash flow challenge.
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58% of medium-sized business owners have seen skills gaps in management at work. Experienced people professional Thelma Janse van Rensburg has worked with scale-ups in SA who have also experienced these challenges first-hand. She advises how to close the leadership gap.
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Everything you need to know about the future of payments in Africa by Converge Africa
South African consumers are demanding faster, safer, and more uniform payment experiences—how is your business adapting?
Join our upcoming webinar, "The Future of Payments – What’s Changing for Merchants & Consumers?", and gain deeper understandings into the latest payment innovations for SA retailers and e-commerce businesses.
What you’ll learn:
Frictionless checkout strategies – Reduce cart abandonment and improve conversions.
The rise of contactless & mobile payments – How African consumers are shifting to tap-to-pay, QR codes, and digital wallets.
Security & fraud protection – What new tools and regulations mean for your business.
Loyalty & customer retention – How payments are being integrated with rewards & personalised shopping experiences.
Why should you attend?
Discover how SA’s top retailers are using payment innovations to increase sales & reduce transaction failures.
Learn how to cut costs with smarter, more efficient payment processing.
Stay competitive in an industry where 90% of South Africans use digital payment methods.
Reserve your spot today!
THEME: The Future of Payments – What’s Changing for Merchants & Consumers?
DATE: Tuesday 15th April 2025TIME: 14h00- 15h00 SAST
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The best AI video search tool just dropped—and it will change the way you scale and monetize your content for good
Something big is rocking the world of online video.
OpusClip just launched OpusSearch, a new AI video search tool that makes your entire video catalog searchable in seconds. It gives you real-time personalized trend analysis, and turns your catalog into a continuous stream of trendy, monetizable videos.
Top creators and businesses have already multiplied their revenue with OpusSearch.
Take it from TFTC:
A finance podcasting powerhouse with 58K subscribers, TFTC hit a growth ceiling on YouTube when their inventory became saturated with existing advertisers.
It was clear they needed to expand—but their team didn’t have the bandwidth to create content for a totally new platform.
So, TFTC used OpusSearch to rapidly scan their entire YouTube content archive for clips that aligned with trending topics on X and automatically generate optimized videos for that platform.
OpusSearch is designed for professional creators and businesses that want to dominate their category. If you’re one of them, this is for you.
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Gen Z prefers premium content to premium TV. Should streamers sound the alarm?
The study: When it comes to keeping up with creators, traditional channels are on a time crunch—if they don’t change course soon, their market share might decline among younger generations. According to Deloitte’s latest Digital Media Trends report, 56% of Gen Z respondents already find creator content “more relevant” than premium movies and TV shows (as compared to 43% of Millennials).
The consulting company also found that Gen Z spends more time on social media platforms compared to traditional media channels:
In the last few years, several studies have determined that consumers of a certain age trust influencers more than traditional stars. Deloitte’s latest report is no exception; the company found that 52% of Gen Z prefers to take advice from creators over other sources in the entertainment industry.
The context: That preference drives advertiser interest, which in turn begets a larger volume of content. On platforms like YouTube, users simply have more to choose from than they do on streaming subscription services. At the same time, some streamers have alienated viewers with shortsighted content development decisions. When Netflix first started airing originals more than a decade ago, for instance, it produced award-winning fare like Orange is the New Black; now, it frequently caters to the lowest common denominator with programming like Love Is Blind.
That strategy, combined with rising subscription prices, has led Gen Z to develop what Widener describes as “a level of frustration” with the whole industry. It may be too late for legacy media to reclaim its hold on those younger viewers—but a focus on quality over quantity would be a good start.
INVITATION: PERSONALISATION MASTERCLASS
The brands winning today aren’t just personalizing their marketing—they’re embedding personalization into every touchpoint, from e-commerce and in-store experiences to sales and customer service.
This is the next wave of hyper-personalization, driven by data and powered by AI.
At this year’s SAP Emarsys Personalization Masterclass, global brands such as Mars, Unilever, Mondelez, Pernod Ricard, Meta, Gibson, and Molton Brown will share how they are reinventing the customer experience by using AI-powered insights to fuel hyper-personalization.
What's in it for you?
Hear top senior leaders as they share their expertise, strategies, and best practices in consumer products and D2C.
Explore real-world brand executions of personalization and AI, learning how they are transforming customer engagement.
Learn how SAP Emarsys is revolutionizing marketing strategies and delivering personalized customer experiences for leading brands.
So register now and block out your calendar on 9 April, 9am EDT to see first-hand how digital leaders are connecting technology, people and processes to power sophisticated, real-time personalization.
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MORE AND MORE OF INSIGHTS
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