NightVision is designed and developed specifically to tap into load shedding schedules and activate media exposures in real-time.

This first-of-its-kind AdTech, developed with insights into human behaviour, API integrations and geo-fencing capabilities, making it possible to boost investment in areas where we know we can capture a more attentive audience digitally during load shedding.

The negative impact of load shedding on businesses is monumental, with an estimated loss of over R1.2-trillion (USD$65-million) to the economy. Advertising spend is also under scrutiny, because of the effect that these power cuts have on delivering paid-for exposures on channels.

"At dentsu, we have taken first-hand control of managing our clients' investments and exposure to minimise the impact of load shedding and maximise the number of people reached and engaged, whether there is load shedding or not," says the agency.

NightVision automatically boosts investment into areas where we know we can capture a more attentive audience digitally during load shedding, adds dentsu.

"NightVision ensures that every rand spent by our clients still has the potential to create an impact on their consumer base. We can engage with lost TV audiences, who are in a highly attentive state during load shedding, delivering superior campaign performance and limiting wastage," dentsu says.

The agency says that the performance of the test campaign exceeded expectations. NightVision delivered a:
  • 16% increase in click-through rate
  • 175% increase in conversions
  • 366% improvement on click-to-conversion rate, and
  • an astonishing 61% decrease in cost per conversion.

At dentsu, we pride ourselves on being an ideas-led, data-driven, tech-enabled organisation that solves business challenges. NightVision highlights the power of combining the capabilities of more than one service line to maximise the impact and performance of advertising, contributing to brand building and business growth.

"We are excited to be launching NightVision into the South African market, and we are confident that it will provide significant benefits to our clients, helping them navigate the challenges of load shedding while delivering superior advertising performance," concludes Dawn Rowlands, CEO of dentsu Africa.

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