Think back to the last video you watched on YouTube – chances are, an ad interrupted the video halfway through. If you couldn’t wait to click on the “skip ad”, you’re not alone. The truth is, though, that ads are quite important for both businesses and consumers. Over time, we’ve…
With the Cricket World Cup, Afcon, Netball World Cup and now the Rugby World Cup taking place, Michael Bratt explores this valuable marketing option, and the intricacies involved in it. This year has been a bumper time for major sporting competitions; with the Cricket World Cup, the Women’s Soccer…
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is about PR right? Well yes, and no… The truth is that there are numerous strategic reasons for companies to participate in CSR and the potential positive impact on the company’s bottom line can far outweigh the cost of investment. Conversely not investing in CSR…
Social media is a powerful channel to be taken seriously, one deserving of its own strategy and creative, says Cheryl Barnett. It plays a pivotal role in supporting above-the-line campaigns and achieving business objectives when executed correctly. Engagement, engagement, engagement. We all know how important this is in today’s…
Data-driven marketing has been around for quite some time now i.e. using big-data processing technology to segment markets, identify target markets and develop customised marketing communications to those markets. We collect this information in various ways including but not limited to: Cookies: These store small amounts of user data…
It is no coincidence that one of the favoured gathering spots of France’s “gilets jaunes” protesters is the Champs-Élysées – after all, it’s where the icons of globalised luxury are on display, and with them, the ever-widening gap between the haves and have-nots in our society, write Jean-Noel Kapferer…
If you find that Blockchain is a difficult subject to wrap your head around, you’re not alone. A Google search will produce hundreds of results trying to give a simple explanation of blockchain, but you could still end up being confused. We did the legwork for you and consolidated…
IMM alumna Kershnee Hermanus leads the Premium Marketing Team within the FNB Cash Investment Team. She first signed up for a digital marketing diploma in 2006. Studying part- time, balancing a career and distance learning, was not easy. But she persevered, achieving her diploma, and immediately going on to…
