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Brands, Look Ahead But Do Not Forget To Check Your Blind Spots, Even In 2023
The year has barely bagged its first month and South Africa’s brand advertising community has taken up arms against a BMW billboard at Cape Town International Airport. Moreover, many of the consumers for whom this billboard was intended did not resonate with its sentiments. Khangelani Dziba, Divisional Head of PR & Influencer Partnerships at... Continue reading→
Brand Activism and Conscious Consumerism
Is brand activism just a case of ‘make them cry, make them buy’? The MediaShop Johannesburg’s Managing Director Dashni Vilakazi wonders if there is real value in being ‘woke’. Woke, as referenced in the Miriam-Webster online dictionary (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woke) defines woke as being “aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues”, and there... Continue reading→
Top 50 FTA programmes – November 2022
Top 50 Free to Air programmes by AR, excluding Zero Cost Programmes, excluding Zero Rated Programmes. SABC 1/2/3/ETV, All Adults 15+ Prime Time 17h30 – 22h00. Day Date From To Station Programme Title Genre AR Viewers Share Thur 03/11/2022 2029 2100 S1 Uzalo Dram 14.66 5 671 465 57.8 Thur 03/11/2022 1930 1958 ETV... Continue reading→
Top 50 DSTV programmes – November 2022
Top 50 DSTV programmes by AR, Excluding Zero Cost Programmes, Excluding Zero Rated Programmes. Prime Time 17h30 – 22h00. Adults 15+ years U:38694 S:8633 All Individuals Age 4+ DSTV U:23690 S:7042 Day Date From To Station Programme Title Genre AR Viewers Share AR Viewers Share Sun 20/11/2022 2130 2159 MOJA Uyajola 9/9 Real 2.34 904... Continue reading→
Adspend – October 2022
The Top 10 South African October 2022 advertisers. Advertiser Oct-20 Advertiser Oct-21 Advertiser Oct-22 1 UNILEVER SA R 184 816 811 UNILEVER SA R 295 202 729 UNILEVER SA R 251 855 632 2 GLAXOSMITHKLINE R 108 602 439 SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LTD R 163 603 293 CLIENTELE LIMITED R 168 493 402 3 CLIENTELE LIMITED... Continue reading→
Digital Marketing world Forum 2022 – 5 Key Takeaways
The Digital Marketing World Forum Europe (DMWF) took place at the RAI in Amsterdam on November 20 and 21 this year. Managing Director of HaveYouHeard’s Durban office and a key player in its international expansion strategy, Kirsty Bissett, was one of two African representatives at the conference. She shares her five key takeaways from the... Continue reading→
RAPT Creative delivers ‘Phakamisa iSpirit’ for Pernod Ricard
RAPT Creative, recipient of this year’s Financial Mail AdFocus ‘Small Agency of the Year’ Award, is delivering ‘Phakamisa iSpirit’ for Pernod Ricard, the world’s second-largest spirits maker. Run in collaboration with the Gauteng Department of Economic Development and Furntech, Phakamisa iSpirit – Lift the Spirit – is the major focus of Pernod Ricard’s bid to... Continue reading→
Matrix Group Launches a Content + Culture Vertical
The Matrix Communications Group (Matrix Group) has concluded a deal with Podium Agency (Podium) to join its portfolio of agencies to spearhead the creation, development, and production of culturally appropriate and relevant content for audiences and consumers, platforms, and brands. Podium, led by producer, creative executive and cultural entrepreneur Takunda Bimha, has evolved from a... Continue reading→
Does advertising of major sport events really pay off?
With the football World Cup in full swing, The MediaShop Johannesburg’s Managing Director Dashni Vilakazi takes a look at the real and perceived benefits of advertising in major sporting events. No matter how a brand or advertiser looks at sport sponsorship – and of this there is no debate – it is expensive, very expensive!... Continue reading→
MRF implements audit result into latest MAPS
After an extremely successful audit of the Marketing Research Foundation’s (MRF) Marketing All Product Survey (MAPS) underlying processes, procedures, and protocols, the implementation of the audit recommendations is well underway. Although the MRF had hoped to release the latest MAPS data covering the July 2021 to June 2022 fieldwork period, towards the end of... Continue reading→