Gone are the days when the output of media monitoring was a vast clippings folder, usually padded with superfluous extra pages, that would land on the client or the boss’ desk with a satisfying...
This year was all about rebuilding a new post-pandemic reality. No lockdowns. No curfews. Instead, we got economic headwinds, spiralling interest rates and global conflict and uncertainty. Like it...
South Africa’s print media industry is in a precarious position, with growing numbers of titles turning to an online-only publication model to try and recover from declining readership numbers...
Every August, South Africa celebrates Women’s Month, which recognizes the strength and resilience of women and their contribution to society and the country. At Novus Group, we’ve seen several key...
For the past couple of years, it feels like we’ve been operating in permanent crisis mode. Problem is, far too few companies are prepared for when crisis strikes. If they have actually drawn up a...
An increased risk of cyber crime due to remote work, the continued skills gap in the local cybersecurity industry, and the most significant cybersecurity risks for 2022 were three of the most...
Novus Group recently released a report on the Banking Financial Sector and were asked by OFM for an interview. Analysis Manager - Boipelo Motlhamme and Operational Manager - Anri Schwim get...
Novus Group recently monitored the keyword KZN floods and below is an infographic report on the data collected. The data provides us with insightful knowledge on which sources, journalists, reach,...
Higher profits, declared dividends, and economic recovery were the three most popular topics reported on by the media during the recent banking industry financial reporting...
Special Report on the Budget Speech Positive media sentiment on ‘well balanced’ Budget Speech On 23 February, the Minister of Finance Mr Enoch Gondwana delivered his Budget Speech to members of the...
The annual State of the Nation (SONA) address by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 10 February has been predominantly met with neutral media sentiment. However, 28% of publications found something...
When I started out in the industry, ‘media monitoring’ used to be a phrase that struck dread into the hearts of junior PR people. It often meant physically cutting media mentions out of newspapers...
What a year! Now let’s ride this rollercoaster into 2022 If 2020 was a year of ‘unprecedented times’, ‘uncharted waters’ and the ‘new normal’, then 2021 was all about ‘hybrid work’, ‘The Great...
Black Friday – the day after the USA Thanksgiving holiday on the fourth Thursday of November – has been exported to the rest of the world as the premier shopping day of the year. In South Africa, we...