The Strategy Room

The Performance Marketing Trap: Why Brands Are Losing the Long Game

Marketers today are completely obsessed with performance. Every Rand must be tracked, every click measured, every funnel optimised. The dashboards are addictive; ROAS, ROI, CPA, CTR. If the numbers move in the right direction, the campaign is hailed a success. But here’s the problem: in the pursuit of short-term sales, many companies are quietly eroding […]