The Business of Election Campaigns

Loading player...
GUEST - Thebe Ikalafeng - Founder and CEO of Brand Leadership Group
It’s Presidential election season and that can only mean one thing. Political ads galore! We will mute the TV, turn down the radio, look the other way as we pass a campaign worker taking surveys, at the very hint of a political message. We generalize what the ad message will entail – one candidate bashing another, using bits of pieces of material to distort whole truths, and never fully explain how they plan to fix the issue at hand.
For advertisers, however, it’s a season of opportunity. During this visceral political season, the needs of every candidate from their campaign and marketing teams are similar– the best outreach, the best strategy, use of funds, and proof of how it will get them elected.
27 May 2024 3PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

Other recent episodes

SA's role in annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos

At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos this week, South Africa is presenting a pipeline of investment-ready infrastructure projects aimed at attracting global capital and long-term partnerships.Is it still useful for South Africa to be there, or would the effort be better spent fixing problems back home? Chief Economist…
19 Jan 1PM 19 min

Careers Corner: Job Guide for 2026

Pnet has released its latest Job Market Trends Report, including the Pnet Job Guide for 2026, revealing where joand Customer success at Pnet. Paul Byrne, Head of Insights, Customers Success at Pnet.
19 Jan 1PM 19 min

EXPLAINER - Why some sports stars are worth more than companies.

An 18-year-old footballer valued at more than R6 billion has reignited a global debate: how do we really put a price on modern sports stars? Following a new long-term contract at Barcelona, teenage sensation Lamine Yamal has been named the world’s most valuable footballer — outranking established global icons and…
15 Jan 3PM 22 min