Shifting the campaign for Bronx Woman up a gear, and building on its messaging of “It’s so me!”, Boomtown has rolled out the spring/summer 2018 campaign by asking the question “Why be ordinary?” Working with Bronx Woman for the past two years, Boomtown kept the essence of self-expression and encouraged ladies to express their true […]
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Taking care of the modern, tech-savvy consumer
Customer Relationship Management specialist, LoyaltyPlus, offers its perspective on the challenges and opportunities for service providers. South Africa has long been considered a market of brand-loyal and brand-conscious consumers. The popularisation of loyalty programmes and digital solutions that automate transactions, implies that the modern tech-savvy consumer is more empowered than ever before. Not only has […]
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#Takebackthetax Ignites Change
The illicit cigarette trade in South Africa is a parasite, infecting the growth of our country by eroding more than R7 billion in tax revenue every year. Primarily a lack of enforcement and penalties has allowed the illegal industry to thrive, to a point that the number 1 selling cigarette brand in South Africa is […]
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Instagram is the Fastest Growing Social Network Among World Leaders
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most followed world leader on Instagram with 14.8 million followers. He is closely followed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo, with 12.2 million followers, who more than doubled his followers over the past 12 months, according to the newly released 2018 World Leaders on Instagram study by leading global […]
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Looking up towards 2019…
Gareth Grant, Business Unit Manager at The MediaShop says that we’re looking at our smartphones every 12 minutes, but is it making us smarter? In today’s hyper connected ‘smart’ world, we find ourselves operating at an increasing and ever demanding pace. To help facilitate this are the likes of laptops, smartphones, Google, YouTube, smart watches, […]
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From coins to cards to apps – loyalty in business takes on a new form
Both e-commerce and bricks & mortar companies are exploring various channels to not only retain current customers but attract new business. The retail market has become so competitive that loyalty and reward programmes are widespread and are adapted to suit current market conditions. These programmes are now much more than a mere once-off merit or […]
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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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The Generation Gap – Who Is Who?
Belinda Kayton, Media Strategist at The MediaShop looks at the differences between Xers and Millennials and highlights quite a few differences I often get asked “Who is Gen X?” and “What is the difference between a Millennial and a Gen X?” I find that there is a lot of confusion as to which generation is […]
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Boomtown gets Milki to #idairyu consumers
‘Live life to the full’ is the message in the latest campaign for Milki, the First Choice full-cream flavoured milk. Created by Boomtown, the digital campaign brings to life what it means to ‘live life to the full’. Understanding the target consumer, and their up-bringing dominated by social media, and how they consume social media […]
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