According to IAB SA, key findings show that advertising in the news is brand safe, increases trust and drives consumers to take action. More than 40% of consumers would be willing to try a brand after seeing an ad in a news outlet. This and more is evidenced in the latest research conducted in the […]
According to Ad Operations Lead at OleConnect Cape Town, Daniel Schmidt, viewability has been a buzzword in the advertising industry for a number of years. Clients want their ads to be seen by prospective buyers and agencies have been selling them ‘viewability solutions’. It is interesting to note that agencies use demand-side platforms (DSPs) as […]
According to HaveYouHeard’s Head of Insights, Claudia Schonitz, there are a number of significant challenges the post-pandemic South African consumer will have to face, noticeably on the financial and mental health fronts. As South Africans are reaching the end of the Government’s pandemic management cycle, it seems as if the post-apocalyptic world is not the […]
David Jenkins, co-founder of Mickey Llew, states that a Board is typically comprised of C-suite executives from similar industries, as well as legal, accounting and corporate governance experts. However, the dramatically increased impact that online properties, social media and other digital considerations have on operations means that a new non-executive director portfolio needs to be added […]
The Nedbank IMC white paper states two rules: everything has changed so change with your customers and stop calling everybody Millennials. These are just the first in a succinct list of rules and highlights outlined in a white paper from the conference, which took place online in July with 1200 delegates. Prepared by Caitlin Ferreira, Senior Lecturer […]
Lead strategist at Eclipse Communications, Jacki McEwen, explains that the term Generation Alpha was coined by demographer and sociologist, Mark McCrindle, who estimated that 2.5 million Generation Alphas are born globally every week and will account for about two billion of the global population by 2025. Born between 2010 and 2025, the successors of Generation […]
In our exclusive Modern Marketing Industry Interview series, Executive Creative Director at the Duke Group, Suhana Gordhan, discusses how her 16-year long career in advertising stems from her love of creativity, and that she had to be quite resilient to break into the industry – and fight to stay in. Getting into advertising Gordhan always loved being creative […]
Kantar and IAB’s online insights in action series, held on 30 September 2020, featured Natalie Otte, Head of Kantar Insights Johannesburg, and Stina van Rooyen, Head of Brand at Kantar Insights Division. They shared learnings from BrandZ’s Top 30 Most Valuable South African Brands report 2020. Top BrandZ is the largest brand-building platform in the […]
Our Modern Marketing Digital TrendCamp video features Zubeida Goolam, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Brandtruth//DGTL, whose video focuses on diversity in the branding and advertising industry. The video is live on our YouTube channel – don’t forget to subscribe to the channel for more videos on advertising/branding/marketing trends and topics. Send a 3-4 minute audible video of yourself at […]
According to Attic Rush, there is a gap in both the local and international market for brands to get ahead in eSports (competitive gaming). Over the past five years, eSports has progressed from being a niche gaming subculture to a growing cultural phenomenon. The industry is attracting millions of online viewers per month via livestreaming sites […]