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Julia Strachan

Maximise December Without Discounting: 5 Things to Tick Off Your Festive Marketing List

The festive season brings opportunity – but it also brings chaos. For service-based businesses, it’s the final push before out-of-office mode. For a lot of ...read more

Julia Strachan

How Much Do Google Ads Cost? A Guide to Setting the Right Budget

When considering Google Ads for your business, one of the first questions that comes up is: How much do Google Ads cost? The answer depends ...read more

Using a podcast to amplify your brand’s voice and reach in South Africa

Podcasting has exploded in popularity across the globe, and nowhere is this more evident than in South Africa. From daily news roundups to in-depth interviews, ...read more

Website Google Rankings: why your new website isn’t ranking well (yet)

Your website Google rankings is an important factor to consider when evaluating the success of your new site. The question about your website not being ...read more

Creeping it real: Brand Candy’s still Durban’s best marketing agency

We’re thrilled to share that Brand Candy has once again been named a Durban’s Best Marketing Agency. However this year, we walked away with not ...read more

Julia Strachan

The Benefits of Google Ads for Business: Why Search Ads Are a Game-Changer

In today’s digital world, businesses need to be where their customers are searching—and that place is Google. With billions of searches happening daily, Google Ads ...read more

Best Practice for Website Images

Treating your website images according to best practices is very important for user experience and Search Engine Optimisation. ...read more

How to Draw a Zombie Character – Brand Candy’s Illustrations

Watch Richard, our director with a background in fine art, show how he illustrates Brand Candy’s zombie characters. These zombies are part of our ‘useless ...read more

The digital marketer’s guide: Getting to know Google Analytics 4

Change is often difficult, but it is inevitable in our digital world. We know all about this as digital marketers. Growth, however, is optional. As ...read more

How to increase landing page conversions

So you’ve got a goal for your marketing campaign. For example, to spread brand awareness, generate leads, promote products and services, gain valuable data about ...read more