Every week we sit with new customers and hear about how their sale teams are still using WhatsApp as an all-in-one way to get through their day. We get sad because we know this means that after a long day in the car, visiting customers and taking orders, reps still need to translate WhatsApp messages into emails, excel documents and order management systems. 24 Jun 2024 Read more ConnectRetail, launched by ConnectGroup earlier this year, is revolutionising retail management with cutting-edge AI technology at its core. The platform is designed to replace store-based email and WhatsApp groups on a centralised platform that guides store managers on what tasks needs to be actioned today. Most importantly, it’s priced inline with the South African retail appetite, significantly more affordable than international competitors. 4 Jun 2024 Read more Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturers in South Africa have a massive array of advertising channels to consider when strategically planning their marketing budget. From formal retail to e-commerce and midi wholesalers to spaza shops, there is a much wider range of touchpoints to plan for. 13 Mar 2024 Read more Businesses who operate in the formal South African retail trade and have a presence in Africa through distributor partners, are faced with the challenge of decentralised field data and having to fit into their partners' way of doing business. With different ERP systems, paper-based operational methods and multiple data resources, it is difficult to get a consolidated view of trends, sales, payment types, infiltration issues and out of stocks, to name a few. This, combined with the rapidly evolving technology advancements mean that staying ahead of the competition requires innovative approaches to streamline processes and ultimately enhance the merchant and end customer experience with your brand. 30 Aug 2023 Read more We know that stokvels play a significant role in the financial lives of many South Africans, especially in low-income communities, as they provide a means of support and a way to manage expenses collectively. Stokvels are a considerable force of customer purchasing power for many people in various life stages in the calendar year. Burials and Christmas are the obvious annual events, but general grocery stokvels are becoming more formalised with groups sized between 12 and 20 people pooling resources for monthly grocery buying. MegaVision Media has compiled a list of this season's must-haves for brands wanting to make an impact and boost sales. 8 Aug 2023 Read more South African townships have become a powerful and untapped market for brands looking to expand their reach and connect with diverse consumer segments. These vibrant communities offer unique characteristics and consumer behaviours that present numerous opportunities for businesses to thrive. Let's explore why branding spaza shops in South Africa is an exceptional opportunity for brands: 22 May 2023 Read more "A brand that gets remembered gets bought". A succinct and perfect summary declared by brand consulting agency, Kantar and strap line that marketers should live by. Advertising is an ever-present element of our day to day lives, bombarding us with messages and images from all angles. A fair question to ask is do people really pay attention to billboards on the side of the highway, and does it prompt them to make a purchase, or is there more to it? 31 Mar 2023 Read more MegaVision Media, stalwart of the South African retail and wholesale in-store media industry, has launched a new online media booking platform. For agencies looking to close the gap on a through-the-line campaign, they can now browse indoor and outdoor media offerings for retail giants such as Makro, Pick 'n Pay, Kit Kat, Cambridge, Advance, Overland, Devland, UMS and Elite Star Cash 'n Carry. This includes everything from a parking lot MegaPave to an in-aisle BrandingBoard, a giant suspended MegaFlex and even Township Branding. 15 Jul 2022 Read more When it comes to advertising on fixed, physical structures like parking lot paves or in-store hanging systems, there is something for everyone. There is the brand who wants static highway exposure with slowly fading artwork over time. The brand who wants quick punchy short-term campaign signage at store level to tie in with a larger through-the-line campaign. And the brand who knows they need to advertise but can't work out whether the short-term route is more effective than the long-term approach. 11 May 2022 Read more Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) brands in South Africa are constantly looking at creative ways to stand out from their competitors, build better relationships with shoppers and elevate sales. 28 Mar 2022 Read more Panado, a subsidiary of Adcock Ingram, is a household name in South Africa. The Panado brand is synonymous with pain and fever relief for both adults and children. Part of Adcock's marketing strategy was to book out-of-home (OOH) media spaces at various wholesale stores in order to maximise the effect of their wider advertising campaign. OOH is a form of advertising that is found outside of a consumer's home such as in-store advertising, street pole advertising and highway billboards. OOH advertising can be used as a support medium, lead medium or in isolation depending on the brand's objectives. 3 Dec 2021 Read more MegaVision Media's MegaSpaza offering has been an incredibly successful venture for the company. The core product value lies in creating a mutually empowering and respectful relationship between the brand and the spaza shop owner. 29 Oct 2021 Read more Once upon a time, in a world before Covid-19, brands sat with their creative teams and media agencies and planned calendar events for the 12-month period that lay ahead of them. 17 May 2021 Read more To have a strong brand is one of the key objectives of any business. Irrespective of industry, having a strong brand is undeniably linked to success. With informal trade stealing much of the spotlight from formal retail trade in recent years, companies seeking to build a strong brand in the informal markets are now pivoting into the spaza and wholesale arenas aggressively. Most, if not all South African brands, are trying to work out how best to capitalise on this rapidly growing business opportunity. Namely, how to establish a brands reputation with lower LSM shoppers, how to stand out from competitors where planogramming is not a formal opportunity, how to reinforce loyalty and trust with spaza shop owners and shoppers alike and, finally, how to uplift sales. 10 Mar 2021 Read more  It is well known that brands struggle to understand the return when it comes to their advertising efforts in the general trade. Brands are also desperate to get a grip on customer data at spaza level. Issues relating to stock, promotions, new product and pricing are some of the fundamental questions that brand managers need answers to. 24 Jul 2020 Read more Key Distributors, a business of Value Logistics, is a warehousing and sales company focused on the distribution of FMCG products to formal and informal retail markets in South Africa. The warehousing and distribution landscape has changed in the past decade, shifting from formal retail to the ever growing segments of the informal trade and forecourt business. This shift means pressure to visit more stores across a larger territories with smaller sale baskets per customer. 25 May 2020 Read more With a significant number of the world's population staying at home due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there is no doubt that the advertising industry has felt the pinch. South Africa has experienced very strong leadership during this crisis but the psychology of being in isolation is leaving people feeling trapped both mentally and physically. A trip to the grocery store or pharmacy is one of the few necessary 'outings' we are afforded. Whilst a visit to the shops may seem eerie and alien with people not looking at or speaking to each other, we believe that this is the precise opportunity for brands to jump in and bring much-needed comfort to the Covid-19 shopping experience. 8 Apr 2020 Read more In-store trade compliance, category management and the measurement of promotional execution have come a long way in the past five years. Whether FMCG brands use the services of merchandising agencies or deploy their own sales force automation technology, the advancements in this arena have certainly created a more efficient sales force. 9 Mar 2020 Read more According to research done by Nielsen South Africa, R1 of every R5 spent in South Africa takes place at informal spaza or township stores. This makes the informal retail environment a very attractive sector worth approximately R46bn. 6 Dec 2019 Read more Merchandisers are the final piece in the very long chain of warehousing and distribution. 7 Nov 2019 Read more Stokvel is an estimated R50bn industry in South Africa. The stokvel system, which dates back to the early 19th century, is premised on group savings toward a central fund for various situations from burial to grocery purchasing. The groups vary in size from 12 to 20 people and each entity decides how much to contribute and how often the money is shared. From a retail and wholesale perspective, the annual Christmas stokvel is starting to heat up and South African brands are capitalising on this opportunity to offer great deals through bulk purchasing. 17 Jul 2019 Read more Earlier this month MegaVision Media designed and executed a glorious display for Denny Mushroom at the newly renovated Spar in Athol Square, Johannesburg. The MegaVision Media team designed the artwork, provided testing tables, pull-up banners, header boards, menu cards and created really beautiful and functional perspex fins which clipped onto the shelves and held high-gloss recipe cards. 23 May 2019 Read more Advertising can be a weird thing. On the one hand, you cannot build a brand without it. On the other, it seems to be the first thing to go when times are tough and budgets are constrained. This being said, competition among retail brands has never been as cutthroat as it is today. Brand managers are constantly working on new ideas and concepts to win the attention of consumers to ultimately drive sales and improve on previous year's targets. 15 Apr 2019 Read more GlasxoSmithKline (GSK) is an international healthcare company with the distinct objective to help people do more, feel better and live longer. MegaVision Media has partnered with this global giant over the past four years in the marketing of their Grand-Pa brand, Mzansi's well-known pain relief medication. 4 Mar 2019 Read more MegaVision Media, best known for our OOH (out-of-home) media footprint at retail and wholesale outlets, were commissioned by Tiger Brands to execute a Jeyes Fluid campaign. 9 Jan 2019 Read more 2018 has been an exciting year for the ConnectGroup - the digital division of MegaVision Media. Whilst we continue to channel big efforts into maturing our existing ConnectRETAIL and ConnectFMCG platforms, a new focus for us this past year has been building an appropriate solution in the informal market and distribution space. 16 Oct 2018 Read more In challenging economic climates, such as we are experiencing at the moment, it is important for all businesses, small to medium ones in particular, to be more prudent and make decisions focused on growth potential. Part of MegaVision Media's growth strategy was opening up the Small Works unit which has been running successfully now for six months. 22 Jun 2018 Read more From supply chains to merchandising to customer experience, digitisation is changing the way all businesses and industries function. Whilst this is creating a lot of disruption, it is also unleashing massive opportunities for businesses to embrace new agile technologies that are able to change the way business is managed and understood. The Connect Group is the digital innovation leg of the MVM business, headed up by Jane Rosen and Warren Canning. The team offers two types of SaaS platforms. Our products strive to disrupt traditional legacy systems and challenge operational efficiencies. ConnectFMCG, ConnectDISTRIBUTOR, ConnectACTIVATION and ConnectRETAIL are two of our retail and FMCG specific platforms and fall into both categories. The solutions are implemented and customised based on the fundamental needs within each business. 2 Mar 2018 Read more Innovative outdoor point-of-sale material creates opportunities for brands to stick out. 1 Nov 2017 Read more WeAreConnect, the Digital arm of MegaVision Media, exhibited at this years first ever Africa Hotel Show which was held at Gallagher Estate in June. 19 Jul 2017 Read more MegaVision Media is thrilled, once again, with the outstanding work done by our team. Mageu No.1, a renowned and well-loved South African brand, added an invigorating splash of colour at Big Save Waltloo with new and improved fridge branding. 14 Jun 2017 Read more In support of Makro Woodmead's “going green” efforts, we removed our famous Makro MegaStatics from the parking lot in order for the installation of their solar panels to take place. 24 Apr 2017 Read more We are always taking it to the next level and this time around MegaVision Media branded a sky-high crane for Shancon Projects. 17 Mar 2017 Read more MegaVision Media BrandingBoards grow in footprint reach with the opening of the new 20 519 m² Makro store in Carnival City on the 20 April 2016. 8 Apr 2016 Read more |
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