The MediaShop Johannesburg has taken top honours at the annual MOST Awards once again. This year, The MediaShop Johannesburg was crowned Full Service Media Agency of the Year and overall Media Agency of the Year. “It is extremely humbling to be recognised by our industry peers and stakeholders, especially in such an extremely challenging trading […]
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The MediaShop employs more interns this year
Despite tough trading conditions, The MediaShop has remained steadfast in its commitment to employ interns each year over at least the past decade, ensuring that many bright young minds enter the media industry. Since 2012, The MediaShop has trained 47 people and employed 22 since the beginning of 2012. The company’s Durban office is […]
Continue readingMore TagIf you think online gaming “is just a game”, then you’re not part of The Matrix
Riezkhah Allan, Media Strategist at The MediaShop With the disruptiveness of the Covid pandemic, we saw shifts across all human habits, with one in particular that stood out – the shift in Gaming. Lockdown was the main reason we saw the spike in the gaming revenue. Already, we know consumers no longer follow channels, but […]
Continue readingMore TagDigital Devaluation is rife – go for quality not quantity
By Andrew Dabbs, Digital Media Strategist at The MediaShop A trap that many digital departments tend to fall into is to buy the cheapest online inventory, regardless of whether they are sites that you or your clients would usually steer far clear of. Justifying cheap inventory for the sake of ‘audiences’ will only hurt the […]
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What’s that sound? Everybody look what’s going down!
Moti Grauman, Digital Media Strategist at The MediaShop explores the Audible Logo as a crucial part of branding. What is a brand? As a marketer with more than 20 years’ experience, I should probably know, but I am not sure that I do. We talk about things like brand building, brand love and affinity, salience, […]
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By Teresa van den Berg, Media Strategist at The MediaShop For some years now I’ve been fortunate to work on the Louis Vuitton account. It’s one of the most valuable and iconic brands in the world, with a brand value of about $47.2 billion USD in 2019. After a short interlude I’m back looking after […]
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An update on the Attention Economy
Isla Prentis, Intelligence Lead at Tirisano Consulting, a division within The MediaShop Let’s rewind to the beginning of last year. We were living in a world of increasing information and distractions. A world where we hadn’t even really heard of Covid-19. So much has changed since then, but when it comes to attention, the fight […]
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Dashni Vilakazi, Managing Director at The MediaShop Johannesburg encourages companies to take a hard look at their own accountability and corporate culture. There are many factors that could be protecting your house from coming down and not achieving real business results. I would venture that accountability and corporate culture would be two of these. Whether […]
Continue readingMore TagThe growth and decline of ad spend during the pandemic
By Muhle Hlabano, Business Unit Manager at The MediaShop We all know that 2020 was a disruptive year due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Varying Lockdown Levels resulted in a contracted SA economy, a significant drop in advertising spend and several sectors completely shut down, not unlike what we’re experiencing now during adjusted Level 4. […]
Continue readingMore TagProgrammatic Digital out of Home has arrived…Ifikile EMzansi!
By Lukanyo Bushwana, Strategist at The MediaShop Covid-19 has undeniably acted as a catalyst to speed up digital adoption and introduce new trends at a rate that few could have predicted. As a result, the vast majority of marketers have refocused their digital efforts and rightfully so; you fish where the fish are. Every impression […]
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