Posts in:Marketing
The power of positive sentiment, rugby and great business
Published on Thursday, 28 November 2019 by Chris Botha in
Marketing
Chris Botha, Group managing Director of Park Advertising “We have the resources and the strength to turn this boat around. Now all we need is the belief.” Aaaah, the silly season. It’s the time of year where everyone can tell…
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: It’s the end of the world as we know it!...
Published on Thursday, 14 November 2019 by Claire Herman in
Marketing
Claire Herman, Media Operations Lead at The MediaShop 4IR... I first heard this buzzword at the BCX Disrupt Conference in 2017, where I was lucky enough to see two phenomenal speakers who tackled the topic. The first was Richard Mulholland,…
We need to like you – why client agency relationships matter
Published on Thursday, 07 November 2019 by Herman Degener in
Marketing
Herman Degener, Digital Media Strategist at The MediaShop The other day I was attending the briefing of a highly sought after account. It’s a piece of business which I’m rather passionate about and have had the privilege of working on…
Andrew Dabbs, Digital Media Strategist at The MediaShop In the past few months many people may have read that Instagram and Facebook have been running trials in Canada and Australia respectively to hide the number of Likes, reactions and video…
Jedd Cokayne, Business Unit Manager at The MediaShop As marketers, I often feel we over complicate the interaction that we have with brands on different levels which muddies the water for our consumers, lets us slip from the short list…
Say hello to Generation Alpha
Published on Thursday, 19 September 2019 by Sean Sullivan in
Marketing
Sean Sullivan - Business Unit Manager at The MediaShop Bracing and gearing our businesses for the onslaught of the future consumer is key to remaining relevant in the media industry and beyond. The new human is wired very differently and…
Cry our beloved SMEs...It’s time we play our part!
Published on Thursday, 12 September 2019 by Lukhanyo Bushwana in
Marketing
Lukhanyo Bushwana, Strategist at The MediaShop In recent months there has been a lot of talk about our deteriorating economy and calls for President Ramaphosa to come up with strategies and policies to rectify the situation we are in. Government…
Reaching the base of the pyramid consumer
Published on Tuesday, 03 September 2019 by Lorraine Gwewera in
Marketing
Lorraine Gwewera, Digital Strategist at The MediaShop Two years ago I was exposed to a course that completely blew my mind but also spoke to my heart. It was entitled “Innovating Business at the Base” and was coupled with the…