This year’s New Gen Trends in Marketing and Tech Conference is sponsored by Blue Robot. Kyle Oosthuizen, Chief Executive Officer at Blue Robot, discusses the company’s partnership with New Gen, why gamification is an effective marketing tool and how brands can truly connect with their customers. Modern Marketing is a proud media partner of the […]
According to Willem Steenkamp, Flow Communications senior writer and editor, says that for the past few years, artificial intelligence has largely been in an experimental phase. But the focus for 2026 will likely be less about novelty and more about real-world application. Here are four trends for 2026. Trend 1: Integrated And Multimodal Generative AI […]
Customer Generated Content (CGC) allows consumers to share their real-life experiences with brands on social media, creating powerful, authentic content that resonates with their peers. Brands are now using this evolving form of word-of-mouth to build stronger connections and trust with their audiences. As South Africans, having stories woven into the fabric of everyday life is an age-old tradition. For generations, [...]
Janet Berger, lead strategist at Flow Communications, says everyone who works in communications will attest to the fact that this is a landscape that is fast-changing and often difficult to keep up with. Last year I was confronted with the reality of just how much it has changed. My generation of South African moms had Marina Petropulos’ Baby and Child Care [...]
Caleb Shepard, Digital Media Director at The Digital Media Collective, outlines why email should be prioritised when setting out your e-commerce marketing strategy, and why direct ownership of your customer data can empower your brand and increase revenue. Email marketing can yield a more than 4% sales conversion success rate around key sales dates like […]
Samantha Hogg-Brandjes, Owner and MD of GinjaNinja, says that PR is the breakthrough marketing tool that delivers. PR can augment what no other marketing tactic can achieve on its own. A marketer with a PR team on their side can communicate business value at scale. A recent independent study in the UK, reveals that 76% […]
The future of retail is steadfastly being shaped by digital, as shoppers envision a future where nearly two-thirds (64%) of their shopping will be online in the next 10 years. As the landscape shifts, successful businesses consciously adapt to the new era of digital technologies and economies, according to the Future Shopper Report 2023 by […]
According to Richard Lord, Media & Operations Director at Meta Media, during 2020, TV benefitted from a captive, stay-at-home audience with more time on their hands. Newspapers and magazines suffered as traditional distribution channels were decimated. Out of Home (OOH) fell off a cliff as there was nobody out and about. And the platform that arguably benefitted the most? Digital. 2020 [...]
Mkhuseli Vangile, Managing Director of The Dynaste Communications Firm, says that it is very important for brands to have a crisis communication policy in place. This will be the first thing to look at when your brand trends for the wrong reasons. The advent of social media technology has made it easy for brands to […]
According to data from Salesforce’s Q1 Shopping Index, the digital commerce market has grown globally at a rate of 58% in the last year. This is largely because of the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on consumer behaviour. Robbie Kearns, Senior Vice President at Salesforce, sets out three ways in which retailers can begin to […]