Ads & Marketing

How to be more creatively calculated in your marketing efforts

I always thought that being a contrarian was a smart idea. Going against the norm, doing things in ways nobody else would. That is…

M&C Saatchi snaps up Dalmatian Advertisng

M&C Saatchi has on Tuesday announced that it had acquired Dalmatian Advertising, a small Cape Town-based agency. Formerly known as Domino Digital, the agency’s…

4 weird Parlotones marketing mashups through the years

Whether you like the band’s music or not, you can’t deny that South African rockers The Parlotones are marketing powerhouses, owing to its partnerships…

Relevance, value, creative and the customer in digital marketing

I love the industry I work in with a passion, but the truth is we know that the old game is over. Creativity is…

There’s money in smileys: emoji-based ad-targeting comes to Twitter

For users, Twitter’s just getting stranger and stranger. It’s latest move however will probably be loved by advertisers. The company has announced that it…

5 things to know before your affiliate marketing programmes go international

If your affiliate marketing programmes have taken off domestically, chances are you’re considering international expansion as a natural next step. After all, a global…

Landing pages: their use and importance in today’s online marketing scenario

Let us start with the basic definition of a landing page. A landing page is essentially a webpage that captures the visitor’s attention and…

5 tips in winning the 2016 content marketing challenge

2015 has been a long year, with a myriad of new algorithms affecting search and social media, content quality taking center stage, long form…

‘Tis the season to go the extra mile for your customers

With only a couple of weeks to go until Christmas, shoppers are starting to feel a bit stressed by the insane nightmare of mass…

4 big digital marketing trends SA will see in 2016

As we all wind down (read: freak out, break out in hives) and skid into the much needed holiday season, it’s important to take…

Turn your customers into brand ambassadors with referrals

Often when new brands are looking for ways to expand their digital footprint online through social media, one powerful method often overlooked is turning…

SA online advertising revenue now worth more than R1.5-billion

If you’re in the digital advertising space, the latest IAB SA Internet Advertising Revenue Report comes with some seriously good news. According to the…

What everyone in marketing needs to know about data analytics

The expansive growth of the internet is evident as the telecoms industry is spending billions in infrastructure to boost internet penetration even further. In…

2016: the year of the consumer snitch

Never waste a good crisis… this advice to business leaders was bandied about during the global financial meltdown and subsequent recession. Well, another crisis…

M&C Saatchi PLC acquires independent digital player Creative Spark

M&C Saatchi, the London-based agency network, on Friday announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Creative Spark — the five-year-old digital agency…

Visually wired: human physiology and content marketing success

Photo: Stuart Miles The above image serves no other purpose than to prove a point. The point is this: the image was the first thing…

How learning to code can make you a better CMO

Most marketing executives think learning to code is strictly for programmers. After all, CMOs have enough to do without taking on tasks they can…

Your marketing and sales efforts must be data driven

Marketing and sales are the genesis of organizational growth and success and while noble and necessary, as disciplines, they are not without their detractors….

How to protect your online reputation with magnetic content

Protecting your online reputation and digital footprint with magnetic content can be the answer to any bad criticism and negative comments you receive online…

Addressable TV is here, and we’re all for sale

Up until recently, television advertiser’s ability to optimize and direct content was relatively limited – beyond targeting certain media markets, channels or TV programs,…

How VR Meditation Apps Like Realms of Flow and Others Are Redefining Our Connection with Reality

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