VMLY&R South Africa’s Dono White, Strategic Lead, and Head of Data, Mike Pearse, measured the brand equity of over 90 local brands using the agency’s new Equity Edge tool. This report reveals their findings on which brands leveraged Black Friday to build on equity and popularity. While many brands follow the crowd in joining the […]
Modern Marketing attended the virtual launch of the OneDayOnly annual commerce Odometer – which is released to better understand South Africa’s online consumer behaviour behind the rapidly expanding local e‐tailer sector. The annual index was conducted among 5806 OneDayOnly shoppers. The South African e‐commerce industry has experienced a massive boom in 2020. Accelerated by the […]
Nicolet Pienaar, Head of Market Insights at Growth from Knowledge (GfK) South Africa, provides market intelligence and consumer insights about the trends GfK expects to unfold over Black Friday. Click-and-mortar retailers and domestic appliances are expected to be the big winners over the crucial November retail promotional season as consumers open their wallets and retailers […]
Claire Herman, Media Operations Manager at The MediaShop, stated that one good thing that came out of lockdown was her introduction to online shopping. She is not unique – according to a recent IOL article, statistics from Mobicred, South Africa’s largest digital credit facility, show some interesting trends pre and post-lockdown. These include: Monthly online transactions […]