The TM3 (TrendER Mass Market Model) The black market is not as homogenous as we would like to think We have not had a lot of methodologies that guide us into understanding this market and have therefore relied on Living Standards Measures alone as the basis of our communication. The “Black market” in its...Continue Reading
Last year Casual Day was celebrated by over R2.5 million people who donated via a R10 sticker, to persons with disabilities. All in all R28 million was raised. People who bought their stickers from any one of the 300 participating organisations and schools can rest assured that the money they donated went to sustain these...Continue Reading
Understanding the dynamics of our emerging market South African is an emerging market and therefore means that we need to understand that it is a constantly evolving market. New opportunities create new experiences, these new experiences create new lifestyle habits and therefore you are dealing with an ever changing consumer mindset as the country progresses....Continue Reading
The term “Glocal” has been a buzz word in the marketing world for some time. A combination of the words “Global” and “Local”, used to describe global brands entering new markets by using local societal norms to gain relevance and resonance with the new consumers in these communities, in order to attain brand success within...Continue Reading
A Deeper Look into what an Insight Is – The Brand Truth In recapping part 1 of my 2 part discussion about unlocking the human truth behind the trend, we need to always stay cognizant of the fact that consumers are actually human beings. Therefore their motivations, lifestyles, attitudes and even buying behaviours stem from...Continue Reading
Shorter videos means more sharing! Adoption of apps such as Vine and Instagram that allow users to share just seconds of video experiences online, are changing the way people consume online video sharing. An increase in more video sharing will be the result, as less data will be required to upload and share video content....Continue Reading
Expect more product placements in South African music videos and songs! Product placements within music videos is not a new concept in South Africa, however not a lot of artists in South Africa previously were aware of this as a potential second income stream. Music artists particularly in the South African Hip Hop category are...Continue Reading
There is a 3rd pillar beyond just their professional and personal lives when the youth define success… A career is no longer seen as the only way to succeed. No more is it just a balance between the personal and the work life, however there is a third pillar of entrepreneurship in the mix. It...Continue Reading
