Music has one voice. Youth music across Africa is becoming one and can no longer be classified as a specific genre (Nigerian, South African, Hip Hop or Kwaito) With the increase in collaboration of music artist across the continent, it has become more and more of a norm to hear multiple African dialects in a...Continue Reading

The TrendER Insights consumer journey model shows us that the consumer journey is not as linear as we sometimes perceive it to be. It is also an indication that the role of each medium is not just limited to only one function but can be a multilayered approach, covering one or more of the consumer...Continue Reading

Continued frustration from black consumers as some brands still do not fully understand them. The black mass market is not a homogenous market because within the black mass market there is so much diversity and brands cannot approach it with a one size fits all approach. The black rainbow consists of different ethnic groups each...Continue Reading

Fierce competition and cyber incidents rank as major new threats Top business risks for Africa and Middle East are appearing for the first time with macroeconomic developments, market developments and changes in legislation and regulation leading the way Globally Business interruption (BI) remains the top risk for fourth year in succession, with cyber-attacks, geo-political instability...Continue Reading

The continued influx of foreign brands entering the South African market such as H&M’s current arrival, means our South African consumer is becoming spoilt for choice day by day. This means that big local retail brands have to step up, as they no longer are seen as the benchmark anymore. Click here To download your...Continue Reading

A while ago, I came across a fantastic story called ‘Squidward’s Suicide’; a hauntingly realistic tale about an intern’s horrific experience with what can only be described as a very ‘off’ episode of Spongebob Squarepants. Squidward’s Suicide is a creepypasta: a scary story that floats around the web; getting pasted from forum to forum. Many...Continue Reading

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The constant infrastructure growth and improvements within townships has resulted in a penetration increase of big retailers entering the township consumer market landscape. They are making their products and services even more accessible and even cheaper than the local spaza shop. Does this mean the era of the spaza shop as we know it is...Continue Reading

By combining the analysis of TrendER and the neuro studies of Brain Propaganda we’re taking marketing insight to the next level in South Africa. Neuromarketing is a new innovative form for market research. A new discipline which uses neuroscience technology, such as EEG (Electroencephalogram) or Eye-tracking, to see how the human brain responds to advertising...Continue Reading

Through our database, we take your products to your target market. We select a sample of people based on your target market criteria, send them your product samples and allow them to use it and give us feedback on them after a certain period depending on the product usage and applications. Essential part of getting...Continue Reading