By targeting specific market segments, rival phone makers are taking on the seemingly unstoppable Samsung and Apple.
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In SA Samsung tablet sales figures are closing in on iPad numbers
by Arthur Goldstuck The days of the iPad’s dominance of the tablet market are numbered. Until recently, more than two thirds of tablets sold across the world have been made by Apple. That has afforded the manufacturer the luxury of dictating the direction of the market, from size to functionality to case studies of ideal …
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The most popular mobile phone in South Africa is …
With the world’s attention on the Mobile World Congress and the very latest in smartphones, we ask: which is the most popular mobile phone in South Africa? You may never have heard of it.
South Africans embracing mobile apps
The latest download statistics from the Vodacom App Store reveal much about The South African mobile market and its users, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.
Samsung responds to greenwashing story
Samsung has issued a press statement responding to my story that it had been caught misrepresenting its eco credentials to South African consumers.
Samsung remains committed to environment-friendly practices
26 March 2010
Samsung Electronics South Africa (Pty) Ltd has noted the recent ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASA) and believes that the ASA has adopted a different interpretation to what was intended.
EXCLUSIVE: Campbell moves from HelloFCB+ to Machine_
by Herman Manson. Robyn Campbell is joining Machine_ as its new MD, overseeing both the Cape Town and Joburg offices.
MarkLives Agency Revenue Rankings 2021
We’ve updated our revenue rankings to give an overview of the relative scale of agencies in the South African communications landscape.
Clicks ’n Tricks: The frustrating opacity of customer acquisition
by Charlie Stewart. We marketers continue to think we’re the only people who should be trusted to handle the complex process of customer acquisition.
#Transformers: Bank invests in hope for brand transformation [video]
By Charlie Mathews. In this video interview, Standard Bank CMO Thulani Sibeko talks about insights that drove the brand transformation of the consumer bank.
#CoronavirusSA: Live concerts cancelled but music innovates connections
by Thabiet Allie. This is a scary time for the music industry at large and most artists have lost 90% of their income due to show cancellations. But it’s not all doom and gloom.