Key Distributors boosts sales by 25% with ConnectFMCG
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 […]
How brands should prepare for life after #Covid-19
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 […]
Image recognition: Does it actually work for South African retail?
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. The evolution of this new […]
App for merchandisers
Merchandisers are the final piece in the very long chain of warehousing and distribution. Merchies typically work for agencies who represent FMCG brands and are responsible for managing stock and laying out shelves at store level. With the vast number of merchandisers who are employed by such agencies, their tasks and performance is almost impossible […]
Stokvel promotes big brand building
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 […]
Denny dazzles at Spar
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 […]
Advertising in-store; everything you need to know
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 […]
Distributor app enters market
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. Where we differ […]
Retail app solutions
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 […]