Core Pillar
Retail media has matured. Precision decides who wins now.
One closed-loop system connecting Takealot, Amazon, and retail media networks to programmatic, CTV, and owned ecommerce - so every rand is traceable back to margin, not just sales.
Retail data is the signal everything else gets measured against. With open-web tracking deprecated, retail networks' first-party purchase data is the strongest signal available. We don't treat marketplaces as siloed sales channels - we integrate Takealot, Amazon, and off-site retail audience networks with data clean rooms and programmatic infrastructure to drive highly efficient, margin-aware growth.
Retail data is the signal everything else gets measured against
Retail media has evolved from a simple on-site listing tactic into a multi-dimensional growth engine. With cookie deprecation complete, retail networks represent the single most powerful source of privacy-safe, high-intent transactional data in the world.
First-Party Transactional Gold
The complete signal loss on open web platforms has made retailers' first-party buyer data the ultimate premium asset. Instead of renting loose demographic profiles on search engines or social, brands are bidding directly on verified purchase behaviour, category history, and live basket data.
Off-Site Programmatic Expansion
Retail media is no longer confined to the marketplace search bar. Today, we activate high-intent RMN segments off-platform - delivering programmatic display, video, and Connected TV (CTV) advertisements to verified shoppers across the open web, measured with closed-loop attribution.
Connect off-site programmatic with on-site conversion loops.
Data Clean Rooms & Privacy
As strict privacy regulations take hold globally, secure data clean rooms (like Snowflake and LiveRamp) have become the standard. We design safe environments to query, match, and analyse advertiser and retailer data without exposing raw personally identifiable information (PII).
Margin-Aware AI Optimisation
Top-line ROAS is a vanity metric that hides true margins. Our modern retail media architectures pull live margin and ERP inventory feeds directly. Our AI bids aggressively on high-margin, high-stock products, while cooling down on low-margin or low-stock listings dynamically.
The Multi-RMN Fragmentation Solve
Operating separate budgets across Amazon, Takealot, and regional grocers is a fragmented operational headache. We orchestrate retail campaigns under a unified framework, standardizing measurement schemas to compare relative performance and incrementality across networks objectively.
Unified schemas turn fragmented data consoles into one clean ledger.
Closed-Loop Omni Attribution
Connecting digital ad exposures back to in-store sales and off-marketplace checkouts is the holy grail.
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Modern closed-loop attribution maps digital touchpoints directly to actual till transactions, isolating incremental lift from natural baseline demand.
"We don't view retail media as an isolated tactical spend. We architect it as the central node of a modern commerce engine: where your first-party customer signals, marketplace presence, and off-site branding merge to drive contribution margin."
Core Solutions & Deliverables
01Takealot & Local Marketplace Orchestration
Sponsored product and display strategy, catalogue intelligence, share-of-shelf leadership, and margin-aware bidding on South Africa's leading marketplace.
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Takealot & Local Marketplace Orchestration
Sponsored product and display strategy, catalogue intelligence, share-of-shelf leadership, and margin-aware bidding on South Africa's leading marketplace.
Technical Deliverables & Frameworks Included:
- High-efficiency Sponsored Products and Display setups tied to real-time inventory levels to prevent wasted ad spend on low-stock SKUs.
- Catalogue and product listing intelligence (semantic SEO, optimised imagery, and A+ content) built to dominate organic search algorithms.
- Real-time share-of-shelf and competitor pricing tracking to inform dynamic bidding adjustments.
- Strategic promotions planning aligned with high-impact calendar moments (e.g., Blue Dot Sale, Black Friday).
- Margin-aware bid management that optimises for net profitability rather than raw, misleading top-line ROAS.
02Amazon Advertising & Global Expansion
Strategic Amazon DSP, Sponsored Ads management, and listing conversion rate optimisation for local and cross-border sellers targeting global markets.
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Amazon Advertising & Global Expansion
Strategic Amazon DSP, Sponsored Ads management, and listing conversion rate optimisation for local and cross-border sellers targeting global markets.
Technical Deliverables & Frameworks Included:
- Full-funnel Amazon Ads management including Sponsored Products, Brands, and Video to capture high-intent demand.
- Comprehensive listing optimisation (A+ Content, localised search terms, and product review acquisition playbooks).
- Multi-region account setups, local compliance support, and logistics-aware advertising for cross-border expansion.
- Direct control of ACOS/TACOS targets through granular search term filtering and negative keyword automation.
- Advanced inventory and buy-box monitoring to dynamically toggle ad active states.
03Off-Site Programmatic & Retail Audiences
Activating high-intent retail media network (RMN) first-party purchase signals across open-web programmatic, social, and Connected TV (CTV).
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Off-Site Programmatic & Retail Audiences
Activating high-intent retail media network (RMN) first-party purchase signals across open-web programmatic, social, and Connected TV (CTV).
Technical Deliverables & Frameworks Included:
- Onboarding and audience segment sync across major regional and global retail media networks.
- Off-platform display, video, and CTV targeting using verified first-party buyer transactional data.
- Setting up secure Data Clean Rooms (e.g., Snowflake, LiveRamp) to cross-reference publisher exposure with retail conversions safely.
- Multi-channel retargeting campaigns that move past third-party cookies by utilising robust retail identity graphs.
- Closed-loop attribution reporting to prove incremental lift and true multi-touch purchase outcomes.
04Owned Ecommerce & Margin-Optimised Growth
Full-funnel digital strategy for your Shopify or bespoke storefront, aligning customer acquisition with lifetime value and real bottom-line profitability.
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Owned Ecommerce & Margin-Optimised Growth
Full-funnel digital strategy for your Shopify or bespoke storefront, aligning customer acquisition with lifetime value and real bottom-line profitability.
Technical Deliverables & Frameworks Included:
- Profitability-first acquisition structures across Google, Meta, and TikTok, tracking margins and contribution value over paper ROAS.
- Automated email, SMS, and loyalty workflows designed to drive repeat purchase behaviour and lifetime value (LTV).
- Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO) testing on category pages, PDPs, and checkout flows to squeeze out friction.
- First-party customer data platform (CDP) setup to activate audience lists for hyper-targeted customer reactivation.
- Margin-aware subscription and bundle strategies to increase Average Order Value (AOV) and gross margin percentage.
Related Insights
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"A unified retail commerce engine managed by specialists who connect your marketplace performance, first-party customer data, and media spend into a single closed-loop P&L."
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Browse Adjacent Capabilities
Digital & Performance Strategy
Before we spend a single rand of media budget, we build the strategic foundation (the channel mix, the growth model, and the measurement plan) so campaigns compound instead of starting from zero.
Performance Marketing
Full-funnel performance marketing across search, social, programmatic, connected TV, performance creative, and lead generation, built on performance discipline and measured relentlessly.
Data, Analytics & Measurement
If you can't measure it properly, you're guessing. We build the web analytics, tagging, reporting, and measurement frameworks that turn your data into decisions - not just dashboards.
AI & Web Development
Web development, AI agent development, and AI-powered creative - built as one connected system, starting with the data your website is designed to capture.
