Arisha Saroop, Managing Director of The MediaShop Durban Kantar’s Covid Barometer research shows that South Africans want brands to be purpose-led and practical, using their resources to help and inform during the global pandemic we find ourselves in. Arisha Saroop, Managing Director of The MediaShop Durban shares a few examples of global and South African […]
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2020 has been one for the history books!
By Gareth Grant, Business Unit Director, The MediaShop Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine that I would live to experience a global event of this scale that would be remembered for years to come. I recall studying about the likes of the Great Depression, the French Revolution and both First and Second […]
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Crazy times change behaviour. Forever.
By: Chris Botha, Group Managing Director, Park Advertising We’ve been through 9/11, load shedding and one of the worst droughts our country has ever seen says Chris Botha, Group Managing Director, Park Advertising. Now in the thick of COVID-19, there is more evidence that we will learn, overcome and possibly emerge from this crisis all […]
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Pockets of opportunity can always be found in adversity
By: Neo Mtshatsheni, Media Strategist at The MediaShop Despite the pandemic holding many hostage in their homes, South Africans have continued to find innovative ways to have their voices heard and to show off their skills through, for example, gaming or content creation. From a channel perspective, digital was always going to reap more benefit […]
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Facebook have just lost R120 billion!
By Richard Lord, Media & Operations Director, Meta Media Advertisers are taking a stand against Facebook’s stance on hate speech and it is causing the share price to nosedive (8% down on Friday 26 June). Since the killing of George Floyd at the hands of the Minnesota police in May 2020, the world has been […]
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Marketing & advertising industry employees ‘less confident’ about their companies’ futures, their own role in the industry
Employees in South Africa’s advertising communications services industry are more uncertain about their employers’ business continuity than they were at the beginning of the country’s Covid-19 lockdown. That’s according to the ongoing research being done by HaveYouHeard, in conjunction with industry news site, MarkLives.com, to track how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the industry during […]
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By: Andile Qokweni Business Unit Manager at The MediaShop Live sport in 2020 came to a crashing halt thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic taking it from our courts, stadiums and most importantly our screens. Globally, the absence of live sport amongst sport lovers feels like a pandemic all on its own. This is the first […]
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‘If you aren’t selling online, why the hell not?’
CEO and founding partner of MetropolitanRepublic Group company, 8909 Digital, Ciarán McKivergan, has just two questions for small and medium-sized retailers: “With many businesses closing down and bricks & mortar stores shutting their doors, are you online and – if you aren’t – why the hell not?” Acknowledging that the COVID-19 lockdown was an unexpected […]
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The new era of product placement
By Kevin Levy, senior media planner, Meta Media In this “new normal” that we are going through, we are all having to stay at home. Foodie fans are having fun exploring new creative ways to cook for our loved ones, in our own kitchens. The old adage is very true these days – what do […]
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First World Problems during a pandemic
By Refilwe Mangweta, Digital Campaign Manager at The MediaShop In a time when the whole world has been rocked by the tumultuous impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the human condition shows how resilient it is in response to fighting this virus. Through these trying times I have learnt the importance of laughing at ourselves a […]
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