Clubhouse is the latest social media platform to take South Africa by storm. Although this voice-based platform is by invite only and for now, only available to Apple users, five South African friends have launched Wake Up South Africa, a new breakfast talk show on Clubhouse from 08h00 – 09h00 every weekday. It’s a show […]
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Are you ready to pay for the blue bird?
Kgavgelo Masenya, Media Planner at The MediaShop looks at Twitter’s latest product offering and its implications on brands. I recently came across a headline that stopped me in my scrolling tracks: “Twitter considering subscription service”. Now this is not completely unexpected, we saw it with Google as they introduced YouTube Premium. But if you’re anything […]
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Twitter Fleets, is Twitter giving us EVERYTHING except the edit button?
Refilwe Mangweta, Digital Campaign Manager at The MediaShop Twitter has recently launched its version of Facebook and Instagram Stories called Fleets. As with all Stories, these disappear after a 24-hour exposure period so Twitter isn’t offering anything different on that front. As someone who engages a lot on social media platforms, I noticed how my […]
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Small e-commerce clan creates new Instagram donations concept to raise funds for anti-GBV foundation
A ‘clan’ of e-commerce businesses has created a new donations concept inspired by product giveaways on Instagram to raise funds for foundations and NGOs battling gender-based violence. Owner of The Hems and driver behind the initiative, Sarah Deeb, called the concept ‘Giveback Giveaways’ and brought together 11 other local lifestyle brands and one fashion/activism influencer […]
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Womandla: The Revolution shall be Tweeted
Sinenhlanhla Jalibane Digital Campaign Manager at The MediaShop Strength, resilience, freedom, risk, power and intelligence are some of the words that describe the power and force of women. History has shown that women united brings about change. Throughout history, women have taken to the streets to protest for their rights and equality https://www.thelily.com/five-womens-marches-throughout-history-that-triggered-political-change/ In our own […]
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City of Cape Town encourages citizens to report domestic violence with campaign from HelloFCB+
The City of Cape Town encouraged citizens to report domestic violence during the COVID-19 lockdown with a campaign from HelloFCB+. Acknowledging that many families were under additional strain during the quarantine period because of domestic violence, the City briefed HelloFCB+ to encourage audiences to take action to help those who possibly couldn’t call for help […]
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By: Moti Grauman, Digital Media Strategist at The MediaShop Moti Grauman from The MediaShop says advertisers that have halted their spend on Facebook to ‘Stop Hate for Profit’ is ambiguous. While the intent is clear, i.e. corporates need to stop supporting an organisation that is alleged to allow hateful content on their site for the […]
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Splitting the content atom to make an impact in a changing media landscape
Flighting a traditional ad for radio or television has stopped having the significant impact it once had. As a result, most marketers and brand ambassadors are turning to ‘new’ media. But, while the agencies and companies they partner with may know how to book media space – and conceptualise and create – in this environment, […]
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What is happening in 2020?
Richard Lord, Media & Operations Director, Meta Media discusses #StreamingContent. A new year. A new decade. And as with every new year, everyone wants to know what 2020 is going to hold in store for us in our world of media and advertising. Already this year my inbox has been inundated with top 10 trend […]
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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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