Yvette Gengan, Digital Media Manager at The MediaShop One of the things that digital marketers have in common is growth hacking (not the start-up kind, the growth kind). We spend our days constantly trying to improve strategies, channels, buying methods etc. to affect growth for our clients But it has become increasingly challenging to break […]
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Exploring Limpopo and discovering insights
Chipo Mujuru, Digital Media Strategist at The MediaShop I recently had the remarkable privilege of travelling to the province of Limpopo to explore the nooks and crannies of this region beyond its popular tourist spots. I had heard a lot about the region’s villages and organic fresh produce, the pride of the Venda people and […]
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Belinda Kayton, Media Strategist at The MediaShop My daughter looked horrified. As she rushed towards me I could see she was really freaked out. She was doing some research for a history essay she was writing about racism in entertainment and education, and she had found something that she could not believe was actually used […]
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Think of the last social media post you popped online. Now, picture yourself using a huge megaphone to broadcast that message to the whole stadium. That’s social media in a nutshell. And that’s why you need to think twice about everything you post. Think about it in these terms: Facebook has 2.38-billion active users. That’s […]
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What exactly is SEO and why do you need it?
Bill Gates famously said, “Content is King”, and in no situation is this more relevant than when it comes to SEO. Truth be, if you are working in any sort of online industry, whether it be content development or advertising you will most likely have come across the cryptic and rather enigmatic term ‘SEO’. I […]
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Right now, intangible brand assets are worth US$57.3trillion globally. That’s A LOT of Rands. Yet, marketing still doesn’t sit with the grown-ups around the boardroom table. Why? The Nedbank IMC 2020 is themed Marketing Works. Work It! and it will explore why marketing is last on the agenda of every conference call and first to […]
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By Jay Thomson, Co-Founder & Chief Digital Officer at Hoorah Digital Consultancy Brands need to realise that data is not just numbers. Data IS PEOPLE. Data IS treasure! Data that is used correctly, is your consumers’ voice. Data speaks! Data is a brand’s lifeline to better strategy, better execution of work, and improved ROI. Even […]
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Tiido is a 22-year-old copywriter from Hero, a full-service advertising agency based in Cape Town. He has always enjoyed writing, which started off as rap and later grew into poetry. “In matric, a family friend told me about ‘this thing called copywriting’, without thinking too hard about it, I signed up for a course at […]
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Studied 105 crises in 80 companies; sentiment in 450 000 media & 85 000 social media posts By Patrick Gearing, CEO Meropa Communications A new, empirical study on companies in crisis has shown that the way your respond – and the speed with which you do it – can dramatically impact on your share price, and even […]
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When offering sage career or life advice to angst-filled youngsters pondering their future, there’s a line experienced elders like to quote – “follow your bliss” – it’s a term that was coined in the 70s by the late Joseph Campbell, an American mythologist, writer and lecturer – the popular interpretation being that if you do […]
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