By Cecil Ungerer, Chief Sales Officer of in-store advertising innovators Smart Media Even though e-commerce has become an increasingly popular consumer option, improving the in-store customer experience is more critical than ever. This ‘last mile’ presents brands with a final opportunity to either trigger a purchase decision or change future buying behaviour. In South […]
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Madex and Markex 2018: building the branding conversation
The second annual Madex show, the ultimate marketing, advertising, design, social media and all that good stuff expo, recently provided solutions to the challenges faced by marketers across all industries, helping to breathe life into stale campaigns and put a shine on new strategies. Co-located with Markex, Africa’s premier promotional product event, now in its […]
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Sooner or later, death will call on every one of us and yet it is hardly the go-to conversation with friends and family, making it even more difficult to discuss with complete strangers – which is why Old Mutual decided to get expert advice on marketing its funeral policies in a way that not only […]
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Engen has again been voted the “Coolest Petroleum Brand” in the Sunday Times Generation Next awards. This is the ninth consecutive year that South Africa’s youth have backed Engen, reaffirming the company’s uncontested brand leadership and market strength. With youth development playing a central role in Engen’s social investment, and sponsorship initiatives, the company remains […]
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24.com in association with its sales team from The SpaceStation, South Africa’s leading digital media sales company, hosted an industry-leading workshop on Thursday 31 May to explore how data and audience segments can assist marketers and advertisers address a range of marketing challenges, as well as looking at international trends in data. Heading up […]
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Brand spend on advertising and sponsorships last year totalled a hefty R45-billion investment into the South African market, signalling it as the biggest marketing investment for most brands. However, while spend figures are up from 2016, growth is still muted (below inflation) with brand investment often one of the first costs to be cut when […]
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Advertising campaigns around responsible drinking have been ubiquitous with the common theme worldwide playing on fear veiled in a morbid reality of destruction and death. The much anticipated Aware ‘Choices’ campaign by Riverbed, released on 31 May 2018, flips this concept on its head, presenting a more positive persuasion by giving context to the notion […]
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Magnetic Storm has appointed Lourens Venter as General Manager; a strategic position which will drive growth, performance and innovation across all parts of the business. A specialist in strategic operations with an analytical approach to leadership, Lourens joins Magnetic Storm with over 13 years’ experience working across operations management, client service and finance. He joins Magnetic […]
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How to get the best out of Radio Advertising: from both a messaging and a media strategy perspective by Margie Knap, Senior Strategist at The MediaShop Let’s face it; traditional media is here to stay. TV will always be part of our daily lives. It’s the wind down medium in the evening and the escapism […]
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Digital satellite television channel, Zee World, which offers mainstream viewers in Africa the best in award-winning Bollywood movies and series, a variety of food, kids and talent shows and lifestyle programmes elected to use Street Network Bus Shelters in order to extend the reach of its latest ‘It’s Happening’ campaign.Street Network’s bus shelter offering provided […]
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