The year of more
More to do in 2016 By Kim Browne As we hurtle to the end of the year the word that sums up 2015 for me is more. More work, more clients, more pressure, more, [...]
Four reasons to use Twitter advertising
Twitter advertising is easy and effective By Louis Eksteen Twitter continues to surprise investors on the downside of growth expectations. Investor reaction to its most recent financial results show how hard it is to satisfy return-hungry [...]
Running towards year-end
Preparing for a run By Kim Browne I don’t like being unprepared. I like to plan everything carefully and arrive early rather than late for meetings. It’s just who I am. I have a white [...]
Why ShowMax is no Netflix
ShowMax compares poorly to Netflix, real TV apps ShowMax was launched recently in a blitz of publicity and advertising. Tech insiders were quickly gushing South Africa’s Netflix has arrived. But has it really? I don’t think so. Not if you’ve actually got the real Netflix. Or HBO NOW, Showtime, Hulu, Amazon Prime Instant Video or even almost the whole Roku catalogue. The launch of ShowMax has all the hallmarks of a not-well-thought-through, quick “just get it done” project. I can imagine the panicky boardroom exchange: “Netflix is coming! We need internet video on demand. Just get it done!”
Life’s a braai
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here — Your Content Goes Here Loving our heritage On Heritage Day, I happened to find myself [...]
Facebook boosts news
Facebook newsfeed feeds the news By Louis Eksteen Another new media milestone was reached 10 days ago when web research company Parse.ly announced Facebook has overtaken Google as a referral source for news. The newsfeed now [...]
Spring fever
A spring in our step By Kim Browne It’s incredible how we’ve just managed to spring straight into summer from winter this year. A few weeks ago we were still wearing scarves and boots and [...]
Living in a digital city
Waterfall City’s digital city lifestyle By Louis Eksteen One of the advantages of working at a hybrid marketing agency such as ours is the large variety of client businesses we have the privilege of getting to know. [...]
It’s all in the stars
Celestial ramblings By Kim Browne Today has definitely been the coldest day of our winter so far, so it’s quite ironic that we’re celebrating a month to go to spring with Nando’s and ice-cream @ [...]
Top 10 TV apps
TV apps, because pay TV is for people who haven’t heard of the internet By Louis Eksteen TV apps, accessed via mobile devices, computers and media players for HD TV sets are taking over from pay [...]