Fiona Brauns, Business Unit Manager at The MediaShop takes a closer look at the shopping behaviour of millennials Millennials have such close ties to online shopping and smart phone usage, but what does eCommerce mean to them? For this demographic it’s an omni-channel experience – one that begins by online search, then testing or touching the product in-store. […]
South Africa Giraffe, the automated high-volume recruitment start-up, today announced that it has closed a second round of equity funding, led by Edge Growth’s Vumela Fund with participation from Omidyar Network, the Brozin family’s Forever Young Capital and Catapult Trust. Giraffe uses mobile technology and matching algorithms to enable businesses to recruit high volumes of […]
The right to user privacy and respect for personal information on the Internet continued to make news headlines last week as the Facebook data breach saga headed to Washington, where Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced questions from US senators. Advertisers, marketers and brands are obviously keeping close tabs on what effect, if any, […]
Vega, an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE) students are about to flex their mental muscles yet again for another gruelling two-day ‘Game Jam’, set to take place at the school’s Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town campuses from 21 to 22 April 2018. The Game Jam will see students, professional game […]
Jozi Angels calls on corporate employees to become part of the startup ecosystem The role of corporates in the startup ecosystem is not new. They help drive the growth of startups and boost innovation. Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) is one of the various ways that corporates go about engaging with the startup space and involves […]
The truth about email databases Nurturing people through email is a key factor of inbound marketing but not every email database is perfect, so verifying the validity of your databases and keeping them up to date is vital. Here’s why. So you have a fantastic product or service and you want to get the message […]
Save the rain forest. Track property owners. Get better protected data. Let’s talk Blockchain. Shantel Morgan, Insight Strategist at The MediaShop discusses Blockchain in today’s everyday life and media environment. I’ve recently found myself delving into the quite unknown world of Bitcoin and crypto currencies. What I’ve discovered is that crypto currency is certainly here […]
