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Provantage Media Group consolidates operations into new head office
Provantage Media Group (PMG) has seen substantial organic and acquisition growth over recent years rendering the well-known Head Office location on Republic Road to no longer be suitable for the leading Out of Home media company. The group has consolidated all of its operations and divisions into a new 6,500m2 made-to-fit Head Office situated at... Continue reading→
Golfers and luxury brands: a match made on the golf course
Understanding what golfers want is the best way for brands to reach this highly desirable target market. Golf Ads™ Director Johan Scholtz reveals who plays golf in South Africa today, and how best to engage with these high-income individuals. The golf course is still one of the best and safest places for South Africans to... Continue reading→
South African interpretation of global Toyota campaign, Start Your Impossible.
The South African interpretation of Toyota’s global campaign to mark its support for the Olympics and Paralympics taking place in Tokyo in 2020 is a celebration of the indomitable human spirit. Crafted by the experienced team of Brett Morris and Tian van den Heever at FCB Joburg, and beautifully shot by Kevin Fitzgerald of 03:07,... Continue reading→
Why Shoppa Shows induce trial and drive sales
Since relaunching its popular Shoppa Show™ platform in 2018, ProActive™ has recommitted itself to driving real-time engagement among consumers, particularly those within the LSM 4-7 market. These highly entertaining shows do wonders for brands that want to reach consumers directly and change their buying behaviour. Digital marketing may expand the reach of a brand, but... Continue reading→
HelloFCB+’s 67 minutes of creativity
Each year, on Thursday 18 July, many South Africans spent 67 minutes giving back in honour of Nelson Mandela Day. The human connections agency and HelloFCB+ decided to do things a little differently, giving back the only way creatives know how, with a brainstorming session. The brainstorm was to help Friends of Vista Nova, a... Continue reading→
Rugby World Cup 2019 Final viewership figures
The TV viewership figures of the Rugby World Cup 2019, South Africa VS England are in. Margie Knap, Client Lead at Meta Media, examines top-line figures and a view of how everyone viewed this historical clash of the Rugby Titans. At least 48% of all TV viewing Adults 15+ were glued to their screens during... Continue reading→
Nudging the media odds ever in your favour
SPARK Media recently hosted Dr Carl Driesener, Senior Marketing Scientist from the Ehrenburg Bass Institute (EBI) to share his learnings on how marketers and brands can better target their customers for more effective bottom line results. “We’ve learned so much about effective marketing over the years thanks to our association with EBI,” says SPARK... Continue reading→
FCB Joburg’s new Debonairs Pizza TVC
Debonairs Pizza, the 28-year-old proudly South African brand that is also the leading quick serve restaurant in the pizza market, is promoting their Khetha 5 offer five medium pizzas for just R249.90, with a new 30-second TVC and 20-second cut down from Nahana Communications Group agency, FCB Joburg. Conceived by Creative Director Greg Cameron, Art... Continue reading→
Announcing Nahana Communications Group: An Innovative Offering Launched To Better Deliver For South Africa’s Advertising & Marketing Demands
South Africa’s advertising and marketing communication industry has a new group of agencies, Nahana Communications Group. Bringing together digital specialist Hellocomputer; media agencies The MediaShop and Meta Media; content creator Fuelcontent; public relations consultancy Weber Shandwick and full-service agencies FCB Joburg, HelloFCB+ and McCann1886 as well as a socio-economic development arm, Nahana Foundation, Nahana Communications... Continue reading→
Fledgling – Still the best word to describe influencer marketing
by HaveYouHeard Co-Founder and Head of Strategy, Ryan McFadyen The best word to describe the state of influencer marketing in South Africa is ‘fledgling’. If we were to select an analogy closer to home, it would be ‘teenager’; someone showing signs of maturity, promise and independence but just as often being unpredictable and unreliable. And... Continue reading→