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Ads24 wanted to break the stereotype and change perceptions to see us as more than a media owner, but as a thought leader and innovative pioneer. We successfully brought together VIPs

from media agencies and gave them a one-of-a-kind, integrated, multi-platform experience they’d never forget.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

CASE STUDY AT A GLANCE

DIRECT VENUE CUISINE SOCIAL PRDISCUSSIONS RESULTS

Style guide 3Style guide 3LOGO

LOGO ON WHITEWhen our logo is applied on whiteit should always sit in our primary blue.

LOGO ON COLOUR When our logo is applied on coloured backgroundit should always sit in white.

DIGITAL

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GUEST SPEAKERS

The Venue, Green Park, 20th �oor, 3 Lower Road, Morningside, Sandton

Let us know by Friday, 9 May 2017 if you’ll be joining us. RSVP by email to [email protected]

WHERE

SPEAK UP!

Join us for an in-depth, interactive discussion, shaping the future by engaging with the latest technology trends and the socio-economic and political forces shaping business. Keynote speakers, Prof. Nick Binedell and Pieter Geldenhuys will share their views of the future during a morning of insights, meaningful debate and networking.

08:30 – 13:00, Thursday, 25 May 2017

Dear <Name of recipient>

WHEN

Prof. Nick Binedell Pieter GeldenhuysNick o�ers an insightful understanding Nick o�ers an insightful understanding of how today’s socio-economic and political forces are shaping the businesses of tomor-row. He is a professor at the Gordon Institute of Business Science in the area of strategic leadership. He was the founding dean of GIBS and holds an MBA from UCT and a PhD from the University of Washington, Seattle.

Pieter is a renowned Futurist, Academic and Innovation expert known for his provocative and novel predictions about the future. He does far more than predict the future; he guides companies to become pro-active agents in creating it. When the only way to e�ectively predict the future is to create it, Pieter o�ers insights into how businesses and industries, like media, can remain relevant by using and co-creating technology.

F D F R TH UGHT

DIGITAL

We started things off with a digital invitation with a teaser of what they could look forward to.GUEST SPEAKERS

The Venue, Green Park, 20th �oor, 3 Lower Road, Morningside, Sandton

Let us know by Friday, 9 May 2017 if you’ll be joining us. RSVP by email to [email protected]

WHERE

SPEAK UP!

Join us for an in-depth, interactive discussion, shaping the future by engaging with the latest technology trends and the socio-economic and political forces shaping business. Keynote speakers, Prof. Nick Binedell and Pieter Geldenhuys will share their views of the future during a morning of insights, meaningful debate and networking.

08:30 – 13:00, Thursday, 25 May 2017

Dear <Name of recipient>

WHEN

Prof. Nick Binedell Pieter GeldenhuysNick o�ers an insightful understanding Nick o�ers an insightful understanding of how today’s socio-economic and political forces are shaping the businesses of tomor-row. He is a professor at the Gordon Institute of Business Science in the area of strategic leadership. He was the founding dean of GIBS and holds an MBA from UCT and a PhD from the University of Washington, Seattle.

Pieter is a renowned Futurist, Academic and Innovation expert known for his provocative and novel predictions about the future. He does far more than predict the future; he guides companies to become pro-active agents in creating it. When the only way to e�ectively predict the future is to create it, Pieter o�ers insights into how businesses and industries, like media, can remain relevant by using and co-creating technology.

F D F R TH UGHT

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A direct mail piece that encouraged interaction and incorporated a visual and taste sensory experience – literally, a taste of things to come.

DIRECT

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We chose the 20th floor of The Venue Green Park in the heart of Sandton and designed the space to create contrasts between rich urban living, the developing urban market as well as rampant consumerism

and a sustainable future.

VENUE

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We didn’t just want to challenge thinking; we wanted to challenge every sense. We called on Hannerie Visser from Studio H to create an interactive culinary experience and multi-sensory space that drew on future culinary trends

CUISINE

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DISCUSSIONS

To get people talking we let some experts in their field take the floor and share their future-inspired thinking around how technology, social trends and political forces are altering our future and how we need to adapt

and evolve to survive.

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SOCIAL

Delegates were asked to choose a single word to describe their Food4Thought experience on Twitter.

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PR

PR coverage gave us extra media brand exposure.

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RESULTS

We got a lot of people talking and a lot of them thinking too.

R 3.5 mil

20 000 60reach for the top performing event tweet

top media industry executives

4.8% 5%increase in social media engagement

increase in Twitter followers

of overall PR ave

And brand building, positioning and awareness we can’t put a value on!