Connect to Disconnect

The year 2022 has shown an influx of technology that claims to help people detach, retrospect – meditate. A simple search of the word ‘meditation’ on Google will get you a surge of apps that claim to help you achieve mindfulness. These popular apps include Headspace, Calm, Mindfulness, Buddhify, among others, and you might be […]

I’m dreaming of a Black Friday…

… just like the ones I didn’t know where the people spendin’ and marketers listen To have great deals in the know I know, I know, I’m a terrible poet, but I just couldn’t resist myself. So far, we’ve discussed how festivals and celebrations are a means of brands and companies to make bank, but […]

Valentine’s Day – A Marketer’s Dream

In my last post I exposed Santa Claus to be a product of clever marketing. This time, I’m going to try and reveal the money-hungry side of love. We’ve heard the popular saying, “money can’t buy happiness”, but this day certainly shows one can buy love. Valentine’s Day is unequivocally accepted as the day we […]

“Mom, is Santa real?”

Watch this space to see your favourite festivals get brutally picked at. This month, I will attempt to look at popular festivals through a marketing lens. Some posts will dissect famous customs or personalities; some might tear down the festival as a whole. The common thread in all will be how our festivals are heavily […]

How to Succeed as a Content Creator in 2019

Content is a large part of our world today, it keeps us informed, answers our questions (most of which we’d never imagine asking our own mothers), it helps us make decisions and so much more. Any good marketer or business owner knows that content creation is a powerful tool in the world of digital marketing, especially in […]