Now in its third year, Ads24’s Food for Thought is coming into its own as a notable annual opportunity to flip perceptions, fire-up synapses and get industry experts thinking and talking about the forces (economic, political, environmental and technological) shaping the future of business. This year’s event explored the notion of humans vs robots, and […]
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Shipment of 300,000 children’s books a Boost for reading
Book donation to benefit thousands of children nationwide Children cannot learn to read, or love to read, if they do not have access to books and stories. That’s why the DG Murray Trust (DGMT) and FNB have teamed up with Books For Africa and logistics company DSV to get books into the hands of approximately […]
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Internal communications key to job satisfaction of South Africans
Ground-breaking research into the internal communications landscape in South Africa delivers much-needed data to help frame employee engagement strategies. Earlier this year New Media partnered with insights consultancy WhyFive, powered by BrandMapp, SA’s largest independent annual survey of economically active South African adults. The study unpacked the state of internal communications by asking key questions […]
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Game Changing Jaw-Dropping VFX Innovations Radically Changing Ad and Filmmaking
Special and visual effects have been part and parcel of movie making since the dawn of cinema. From the days of Thomas Edison, to King Kong (1933), Jaws (1975) and Jungle Book (2018); today’s Hollywood blockbusters are jam packed with explosions, CG imagery, mystical make-believe and intrigue, fantasy locations, and convincing characters created from software programmes. It’s […]
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#ROOTS2019 mapping the more economically active South Africa
Set in motion with in-field interviews in March 2018, South Africa’s largest quantitative community survey #ROOTS2019 is ready to be launched in June across South Africa. The all new ROOTS 2019 will unveil new and insightful stories coming out of local geographic areas. “The ROOTS survey has been conducted every three years since 2001 and […]
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Netwerk24, Ads24’s premium home for Afrikaans online journalism, proved itself a winning candidate in South Africa’s 2019 elections, by providing up-to-the-minute election results, analyses, commentary and video streaming of events as they unfolded over the week. Together with its sister site News24, the two digital stars reached stellar heights with an enormous spike in web […]
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South African Brands Should Not Ignore Potential of Esports
While the decision to invest or not will ultimately depend on brand alignment with the category, the high projected growth of esports streaming and sponsorship revenue in South Africa should not be ignored by local brands. Instead, they should explore the opportunity to invest in these avenues early, before the market is saturated with other […]
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Target Group Index research achieves phenomenal year-on-year revenue growth
By Maria Petousis, executive: TGI for Ask Afrika Target Group Index (TGI) research had an astonishing year, achieving a 22% revenue growth, servicing close to 70 top companies, with 12 Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed companies, 14 multinational companies, eight media owners and eight banking and insurance service providers topping the list. Furthermore, 75% of the top […]
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Boomtown assists Mashesha Stoves develop its purposeful brand
Award-winning Mashesha Stoves approached Boomtown to assist with its marketing after receiving an R100,000 grant to increase awareness of innovative stove and its benefits. Mashesha Stoves are scientifically engineered to provide clean, safe and an environmentally conscious way to cook. Initially designed for use in rural communities, it is also a convenient way to cook […]
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The value of published media, an ironic lesson from Netflix
Over the past few years much has been said about the demise of print and the perception that the traditional printed word is no longer the force it used to be. However, it seems that we may be coming full circle as once again the written word is being used to entertain, promote and educate. […]
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