More convergence of service, retail and manufacturer brands. Consumers can now buy a cellphone, TV set or game console from a bank. Consumers can also send and withdraw money from a retail store. Manufacturers such as the automotive brands, are giving more consumers the opportunity to drive their cars for product experience before purchasing. In...Continue Reading

 World-Class Citizenship. Urban consumers are no longer looking for the best in South Africa, but for the best in the world! With the increase of international retailers such as Zara, streaming into the South African shopping spaces, modern high tech transport services such as Uber, as well as fast food chains such a Burger King...Continue Reading

Sandton City has a heart of gold and while the centre is proud of being Africa’s ultimate shopping destination, Sandton City always seeks ways to help those for whom just buying a loaf of bread every day is often a struggle. According to Statistics South Africa’s 2014 figures, 23-million South Africans are still living in...Continue Reading

Click here for research methodology and respondent breakdown An insight from the South Africa Beer Consumer Trend Report 2015 shows that the embossment of a bottle was top of the list, preferred by (40,0%) of respondents. This was closely followed by a combination of both the embossment and the sticker labeling at (38,0%). While bottles...Continue Reading

Using data from a collection of 40 million images and their 400 million all-time downloads, Shutterstock analyzed which popular colors are set to dominate design in the coming months. Color impacts everything: web and graphic design, fashion fads, even home decor. Some of the trends we saw this year, like a change from natural palettes...Continue Reading

  The majority of people worldwide wouldn’t care if 73% of brands disappeared tomorrow, increasing to 92% if you focused only on the US consumer (Havas Media Group, 2013). It’s a challenge for both established organisations and start-ups to create offerings that are meaningful, relevant and worth people’s hard earned cash. Doing good is no...Continue Reading

Everything you need to know about the ad-free, invite-only social network. Ello-awareness is now bleeding into the mainstream.The site is doubling in size every three to four days, fielding tens of thousands of new user requests every hour and currently attracting the sort of hype-fuelled attention that is either short-lived or… exactly what the next...Continue Reading

Castle Lite introduces a new member to the Extra Cold family  – Castle Lite Lime. It still tastes like Castle Lite beer – smooth, crisp and extra cold, just unlocked with a dash of lime. It’s an all-new icy-fresh extra cold refreshment experience. To introduce the new innovation, they have added a dash of ‘flava’...Continue Reading

Spring is knocking at our doors and soon flowers will be blooming, but the season is not the only thing that is soon to change. People also spring clean their lives round about this time of the season, wanting to clear out the Winter cobwebs and start a fresh – so to speak. Whether it’s...Continue Reading

Up until now, using the previous dashboard’s available data, a Tweet’s impact was measured largely by the number of Retweets and favorites it received. That data will still be visible in the new dashboard — available to verified users, Twitter Card publishers and advertisers — along with additional details into the various ways people are...Continue Reading