Data shows that SABC1 takes the lead from a spend perspective – at over R43-million at the time of sourcing data – across telecommunications, mobile and broadband connectivity providers.

Ornico analysed advertising data for new commercials focusing on 1 November 2017 to 31 January 2018, compared to the same period in 2019. Banks took the lead with the highest spend, where findings show a decline of 38% in both the number of commercials and how much was spent.

This infographic provides key media themes on SONA including #SONA2019 conversations on Twitter, which are geographically tagged as being in South Africa as the time of this research. 

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of The Nation Address (SONA,) held on 7 February 2019, was mostly a subdued affair compared to the previous years’ major disruptions and theatrics. Brand Intelligence® firm, Ornico, analysed conversations from 1 February 2019 until 12 February 2019, across leading media and social media sources to provide a sense of how this year’s SONA influenced opinions.

Social media is growing rapidly in South Africa, with users constantly finding ways to use each platform effectively and brands finding better ways to engage. Have a look at this infographic for snippets of some of the findings.

As part of Measurement Month in 2018 AMEC compiled a free downloadable e-book “Demonstrating the Value of Communication - Part II” which contains thoughts and contributions from the top PR Measurement experts from across the world.

The SA Social Media Landscape 2019 by Ornico and World Wide Worx, shows that there is little difference in Facebook penetration across demographics.

The mentions of Women’s Month and topics relating to Women’s Day went over 90 000 across various media platforms from print, broadcast and social media. Influencer from politics to business led the narratives, with everyone from President Cyril Ramaphosa to Facebook's Nunu Ntshingila contributing positive commentary.