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Digital 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... Continue reading→
Ultimate Braai Master is returning for Season 7
What comes to mind when mentioning a South African social custom or a way of cooking outdoors? You guessed right! The good old Sishanyama or Braai. Whatever your preference is: boerie, chops, chicken or even a vegetarian dish, every Saffa knows it’s going to be a great time around the fire when gathering with friends... Continue reading→
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,... Continue reading→
Judges announced for very first Effie Awards South Africa
The Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA) and Effie Awards South Africa are pleased to announce that the jury for the 2021 Effie Awards South Africa has been confirmed. Members of the jury for the first Effie Awards to be held on African soil are extremely experienced in the marketing, communications and advertising sector, consisting... Continue reading→
The Good Things Guy celebrates six years of sharing good news
Six years ago, one South African citizen turned a reckless challenge into a random act of kindness. Fast forward a few years and today the Good Things Guy platform reaches over four million people every month sharing good news stories about South Africa and ordinary South Africans. Good Things Guy founder Brent Lindeque says that... Continue reading→
Award-winning talent joins Think Creative Africa
Zetu Damane and Thibedi Meso have recently joined through-the-line advertising agency Think Creative Africa. Award-winning through-the-line agency Think Creative Africa welcomes Zetu Damane and Thibedi Meso as Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Creative Director, respectively. The agency has been on a winning trajectory in the pas`t year which has seen them partnering with VMLYR to... Continue reading→
BRC announces next Infinite Dial study
The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRC) will be overseeing the next iteration of Infinite Dial, the leading study on digital audio from Edison Research. The South African edition of the study, set to go infield in August 2021, is sponsored by Triton Digital®, the global technology and services leader to the digital audio... Continue reading→
The Luxury Brand Landscape
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... Continue reading→
All you ever wanted to know about NFTs but were afraid to ask
HaveYouHeard Durban Managing Director, Kirsty Bisset, unpacks the 5 most important things you should know about NFTs and gives you a short list of NFTs making history you can drop into the conversation to show you wouldn’t get lost in Decentraland! What are NFTs? Fungible goods or assets are those, according to the Cambridge Dictionary,... Continue reading→
HaveYouHeard creates new TV show for Scottish Leader
Whiskey brand Scottish Leader is launching a TV show exploring how people see the world differently to entertain both its existing fan base and potential consumers tuning in, and enhance the relationship with both. Called ‘Madness Method,’ the show will be hosted by musician and reality TV star Moonchild Sanelly. With the help of a... Continue reading→