Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) contributes R1 trillion to South Africa’s annual gross domestic product (roughly 20% of economic production) and employs 2.5 million people, (or 16% of the country’s total formal labour force). But this robust sector isn’t immune from disruptive innovation and evolving consumer behaviour. Consumers are increasingly discerning and empowered, and the […]
Shopper Marketing in-store is key to effective integrated, omnichannel brand strategies. Buying online may be convenient, and it has seen significant growth with the Pandemic as the great accelerant, but most local shoppers still prefer hitting the malls with over 95% of retail sales in South Africa in 2022 taking place in physical channels. While consumers are
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Just as we thought we were through the worst of Covid’s clutches, Omicron reared its ugly head and brand activations came to a screeching halt. Or did they? For two agonizing years brands struggled to remain in the hearts and minds of consumers in a largely contactless world. Traditional promotional marketing techniques required more consideration
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Experiential marketing has, until recently, recognised everyone born between the years 1980 and 2004 under the banner, “Millennials”, and treated them largely as a homogenous collective. While grouping a certain demographic by age does assist in some predictions, it is becoming increasingly obvious that Millennials are comprised of four separate groups. Each group is affected
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With one foot in the first world, and one foot in third, the South African Millennial is in the unique position where they have the outlook and aspirations of first world Millennials, but understand the limitations and socio-economic factors of being in a developing nation. Traditional marketing campaigns aren’t effective for this kind of outlook.
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For most business owners, one a couple of the goals that they strive to achieve when developing an experiential marketing campaign is increasing brand visibility and reaching new potential customers/clients. Below, we take a look at a few helpful tips for reaching this goal and yielding the results that you are hoping for: Understand Your
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Clothing brand giant H&M has partnered with the popular Coachella music festival many times. Each year, music festival-goers are excited to see what H&M will offer next. This type of hype goes a long way in helping the brand create awareness about their products and what they have to offer. Being one of the biggest
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Last year, Google tested an interesting brand activation and experiential marketing campaign. The search engine giant took its Chromecast and Chromecast Audio streaming products to the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Village music festival and the Outside Lands festival in San Fransisco to increase awareness about and affinity towards the products. The Outside Lands live music event
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The digital arena is swiftly becoming the easiest and most efficient place in which to successfully interact with and get to know your target market. It provides you with opportunities to stand out without having to spend thousands of rands in the process. It provides you with the ability to enjoy real-time interactions with people
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The concept of using celebrities to promote brands and thereby increase brand recognition has been around for decades. Since the 1950’s, famous faces have endorsed everything from soap to cigarettes, with brands leveraging off Hollywood star power to associate themselves with greatness and ensure high visibility in the consumer market. Brand ambassadors are still an
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