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Most sought-after careers in Marketing

11 April 2023
Categories: General, Marketing

Marketing is a dynamic field that requires individuals with strong analytical, communication, and creative skills. This industry is constantly evolving, and new opportunities are arising as consumer behaviour and technologies change. In this blog, we will discuss some of the most sought-after careers in marketing. Digital Marketing Manager As more and more businesses focus on their online presence, the demand for digital marketing managers is increasing. They are responsible for developing and implementing digital marketing strategies that help businesses reach their target audience online. This includes creating and managing social media campaigns, developing…

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What can you do with a business administration degree?

30 August 2022
Categories: Business Management, General, Marketing

Entering the business industry reveals a range of different job opportunities for those who are qualified. A business administration degree would offer you the tools to understand business administration and business functions like general business administration, accounting, finance, project management, information technology, human resources, marketing, international business, logistics, and organisational behaviour. Here are the five types of jobs you could get with a business administration degree: Marketing – Marketing is important in most, if not all, industries and this opens up many doors for marketers. Because of this, many business administration degrees offer marketing tools. Students would gain tools…

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How has marketing changed over time? From traditional to digital, the big shift!

11 November 2021
Categories: General, Marketing

The shift from traditional media marketing in the form of newspapers, television, flyers, billboards and pole posters, to digital billboards, social media, google ads and other major forms of digital media has been both quick and big. With the advent of services like MySpace and Bebo back in the early 2000s already, celebrities and brands found themselves using these age-old social media platforms to post fun personal photos, snippets of their thoughts and little albums or movie spoilers. But marketing on MySpace and Bebo was never as big as it is on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Twitter and TikTok…

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Mega, Macro, Micro and Nano-Influencers. What’s the difference?

2 August 2021
Categories: General, Marketing

    Mega, Macro, Micro and Nano-Influencers. What’s the difference? In 2019, a survey conducted by MediaKix revealed that the influencer marketing industry was on the rise to becoming one of the most lucrative industries and tools for marketers. And now, 2021 has been dubbed the year of South Africa’s influencer economy. As digital marketing continues to lead the advertising industry away from traditional marketing strategies, the influencer industry has become key in driving campaigns and advertising products and services. A social media trends report released by GWI Core Q4 2020 reveals…

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Unprecedented disruption has reshaped the future of logistics

13 July 2021
Categories: General, Marketing

  With the Covid-19 outbreak, a fundamental but unpredictable risk to the logistics industry has shown up. For many countries and companies, keeping up with the market has been nothing short of difficult and uncertain. The challenge Covid-19 presents has forced industry leaders to rethink the way forward and this includes analysing the risks and challenges of the supply chain in order to get back to business as usual. Supply Chain Risks and Challenges According to Accenture, the pandemic has brought a new type of consumer to the market and while the demand for fast supply…

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Digital vs traditional marketing – how has it been influenced by COVID-19?

13 July 2021
Categories: COVID-19 / Coronavirus / Lockdown, General, Marketing

The debate of whether digital or traditional marketing is most valuable or otherwise more effective is an endless one. However, since the Covid-19 pandemic first hit, the shift towards digital has been exponential as traditional channels for advertising have come under pressure, become a lot more expensive and in some cases, obsolete.   As consumers have had to adjust their lifestyle habits during this time, their media habits have also changed; creating very real consequences for the ‘traditional’ media industry and new, accelerated opportunities for its ‘digital’ counterparts.   What’s the difference? When we refer to ‘traditional marketing’, we…

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