Fasten your seatbelts, please….
It was way back in March last year the undercarriage finally fell off SAA, leaving us all wondering what would ever rise from the ashes. And then 6 months ago, a new acting CEO got appointed, Thomas Kgokolo, who has enough capital letters after his name to inspire a high level of confidence in clearer […]
30 000 South Africans detail their digital experience during 1st pandemic year
In the first year of COVID, across the shutdown world, digital has been a frontline worker. Internet connections, devices and apps have helped us to keep working, studying and going to school. More than that, at the worst of lockdown times, we’ve been able to still connect with friends, family and community, as well as […]
BrandMapp 2021 demystifies pandemic influence on SA shopping landscape
As with every other aspect of life, the pandemic has changed how and when we shop, as well as where and what we buy. Consumers have gone digital and tried out new delivery modes, as well as switched brands and relentlessly shopped for value. There’s talk of the ‘homebody economy’ firing up DIY, hardware and […]
BrandMapp 2021 is here! Wanna gain an unfair advantage?
For the past eight years, the release of our unique annual BrandMapp survey has offered up data insights that brand owners and marketers can’t get anywhere else. This year, there’s naturally been a COVID-inspired edge to the anticipation of the latest consumer research as businesses grapple with understanding the pandemic impacts on consumers, and struggle to […]
Paint the town RED
The peaceful restaurant protest yesterday drove serious awareness to the dire situation one of our most beloved industries is facing. However, it made us think of another sector that we feel has been completely forgotten about amidst the chaos – live events. We have seen evidence globally of the industry trying to pivot with the […]
Rands and Sense…
We recently came across the SARB’s Prudential Authority’s annual report of 2019/20 (Graph 1) which shows that when it comes to ‘assets under control’ the local banking industry is still dominated by five major banks despite the impact of upstarts like Tyme Bank which, back in February, were boasting of having 1 million new customers […]
Booze-Appropriation… Without Compensation!
As the government continues its war against civil liberties, the cracks are starting to show – especially in bottle store windows. This morning’s news that an OK Liquor store in Bothasig, Cape Town was smashed open is one thing, but it’s the nature of the crime that’s really interesting. In these desperate, thirsty times, they […]
Another One Bites the Dust
Coronavirus has not only revealed comorbidities in humans, but has exposed the cracks in businesses and entire industries that were clinging to life before the pandemic took over the world as we knew it. Take the print industry for example – it only took 3 weeks of lockdown before major publishers like Caxton and Associated […]
A million happy thoughts to end the week!
When the much-delayed Austrian Grand Prix signals the return of Formula 1 racing to our TV screens this weekend, there will be two groups of people: those who can’t understand why anyone would watch ‘cars going round and round in circles’ for two hours, and those who are fascinated by the relationship between aerodynamic downforce […]
Be Yourself
Remember our post about our masked leader’s call to action on Youth Day (“Young people must rise to the challenge of leading our recovery after the coronavirus” – Cyril Ramaphosa), and how great it is that South Africa already has an established youthful population that spends more cash on dining out, drinking, buying clothes and […]
