Adam Howard of Howard Audio explains the strong bond between brand and music as he takes us through the evolution of the MAQ Campaign music brand mnemonic while Bliss Brands Marketing Director Liezel Bygate says the proof is in the sales figures… Mnemonics might not be everyday conversation, but they are integral to the advertising process: […]
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AGENCY SCOPE UK 2018/2019: Early insights, possible trends
“The primary value of AGENCY SCOPE 2018/19 is in giving subscribing agencies from-the-horse’s-mouth information about marketers’ needs. It’s a unique tool that enables agencies to up their game and provide new services, while showing them how their agency positioning is seen in the marketplace by all marketers, not only their clients.” This is the […]
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Establishing a platform for in-store digital growth
By Cecil Ungerer, Chief Sales Officer of in-store advertising innovators Smart Media Despite challenging economic conditions in 2018, South Africans still managed to spend around R32 120 per second at retail stores recording sector growth of 0.7% year-on-year since September 2017. Although growth was lower than recorded in 2017, retailers in pharmaceuticals, medical goods, cosmetics, and […]
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The revolution has been digitised: Digital disruption and the future of marketing
The hot topic of digital disruption, and consequentially the accelerated pace at which our working lives are shifting, was tackled from three seemingly disparate directions at Marketing the Future, a recent event held by the IMM Graduate School and proudly supported by Nedbank. Dion Chang, trend analyst; Jay Badza, founder and head honcho of Orchard […]
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On trimming your dog’s nails, heart rate monitors and captivating advertising
Craig Wallis, Business Unit Manager at The MediaShop We are all aware of the fact that we get bombarded with hundreds of advertisements every day courtesy of our exposure to numerous media. Just this morning I was on Pinterest reading a post on, “How to trim your dog’s nails.” (Yup, a real first world issue). […]
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Data and platforms bring new opportunities to expand PR
By Dominique Pienaar, CEO of DUO Marketing + Communications Digital disruption in the Public Relations and communications landscape means that brands and their agencies now need to work closer together than ever, in order to identify new storytelling opportunities, publishing platforms, and harness data analytics to continually refine how and where they place their messaging. […]
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Jarred Mailer-Lyons Digital Media Strategist at The MediaShop investigates how 8 million gaming South Africans spend their time. I recently attended the Business of Gaming Forum (BOGF) in association with Comic Con South Africa, which hosted over 40,000 fans of comic related superheroes, sidekicks and villains. Comic Con SA featured a large range of pop […]
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Following Media Freedom Week hosted by Media Monitoring Africa last week, Chris Louw, Digital Strategist at Caxton Local Newspapers says that the rise of fake news, anonymous advertising and the influence of political leaders on the media is concerning. As a guest on the panel discussion ‘Are we “post truth” or “post journalism, and does […]
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Brands are so much more than just a logo
By Jedd Cokayne, Business Unit Manager at The MediaShop. As consumers start to think about their Christmas purchases and where they’re going to find the additional money to buy those presents the kids wrote to Father Christmas about, retailers start to realise that this is their last ditch effort to make target for the year. […]
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Reputation risk to inform decisions
Grace Belger, Media Training Divisional Head at Meropa Communications says: The advent of social media has made access to information and the spread of opinions easy, which has led to increased transparency and connectivity amongst the public. This inevitably increases the risks associated with your corporate reputation. Analysing and preparing to deal with reputational risk […]
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