Who We Are

The FORMULA is a full service Digital and Traditional (below & through the line) Agency bringing all your marketing needs together from conceptualisation, strategy, execution of digital campaigns and solutions, interactive Web & Mobi sites, eCommerce, SEO, content managed web solutions, CRM, to traditional marketing services like DTP, Brochures, and Branding by providing holistic solutions that are based on an initial feasibility consultation, in which we determine what marketing activities will be best for your business, followed by the development of targeted, creative and impactful marketing tools and campaigns.

In addition, we have the capacity and expertise to implement and manage your marketing activities from single marketing campaigns to a full scale service as your strategic marketing partner.

Who We Are

At The FORMULA we pride ourselves on providing personalised attention and a customised, individualised solution that is specifically targeted to achieving the goals that our clients are striving for. Our thorough service model ensures that we are able to deliver marketing solutions and services that are intuitive, imaginative and integrated, all with the aim to achieve a favorable return on investment (ROI).


Our team can be described as a ‘Community of Specialists’ dedicated to providing clients with a memorable service that is based on service excellence and our ability to work in partnership with our clients to help them achieve success. The primary objective is to assist our clients optimise acquisition and retention levels by creating an environment that their customers and prospective clients want to return to.


If you are looking for a memorable experience worth returning to, we look forward to hearing from you.

What We Do

The Formula has since 1998 been providing clients with innovative online marketing solutions, ranging from website design and development, to specialised programming and campaigns. By intuitively staying abreast with current and innovative trends and technological advances, The Formula ensures that our digital marketing solutions are technically robust and designed to ensure the highest level of target market acceptance and efficiency which cater to the multitude of considerations that a digital solution demands.


Digital Marketing Traditional Marketing

Web Solutions
Internet Marketing
Mobile Solutions
Social Media

Corporate ID
Design

What We Do

Digital Marketing

Web Solutions Internet Marketing
Web Design Advertising
SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) Email Campaigns
Web Development SMS Campaigns
Ecommerce Newsletters
CMS (Content Management Systems)
Domain Registration
Web Hosting and Email

Mobile Solutions Social Media
Mobi Design SM Design
Mobi SMS SM Integration
Mobi Advertising
Mobi Applications
Campaign Conceptualization & Management CRM Solutions

What We Do

Traditional Marketing

Coporate ID
Logos
Portfolios
Letterheads
Email heads
Business cards

Design
Brochures
Flyers
Catalogues
Banners
Advertisements
Display Boards
Bill Boards
Direct Mail Packs

How We Do It

It is folly to engage on a journey with an outdated map and inappropriate gear – or with none at all. How would you know how to reach your destination and how would you be able to calculate what it would cost to get there. The same can be said of the marketing process. A Marketing Plan and Strategic understanding of how you intend to reach your marketing destination will ensure a smoother journey where your Return on Investment (ROI) can be calculated and understood.


Our Marketing Strategy and Management service is the foundation upon which we advise the digital and traditional marketing services that we provide.


1) Strategic Consultation
2) Viability Assessment
3) Market Analysis
4) Content And Communication
5) Marketing and Sales Plan
6) Implementation
7) Measurement and Maintenance

How We Do It

1) Strategic Consultation

Our initial consultation enables us to gain a solid understanding of your marketing objectives. With this information we are able to conceptualise and present a practical marketing strategy that is designed to achieve the results you seek. Within this process we advise the most appropriate and cost efficient marketing tools and services in line with your expectation and budget.

How We Do It

2) Viability Assessment

The Viability Assessment is an imperative service that The Formula highly recommends. Each and every client marketing need is scrutinized to determine whether the required marketing tool will indeed achieve the results our client seeks. Whether digital marketing, traditional marketing tool or a combination is most suitable, we advise the solution that will achieve the best results for our client and are able to demonstrate the projected viability of our recommendation.

How We Do It

3) Market Analysis

The Formula is experienced in successfully speaking to market segments through delivering appropriate messages that garner tangible results for our clients. By understanding your competitive landscape, we are able to place your company in a leading position through identifying your point of difference and communicating this in a manner that will attract more customers and increase conversion rates from the browsing stage to a confirmed sale.

How We Do It

4) Content & Communication Strategy

Consistent messaging and marketing efforts are the cornerstone to success. By creating and following a solid Before the Brand marketing process – or Content and Communication strategy, you are able to not only deliver the messages that your target market wants to hear, but also entrench a brand personality so fundamental to creating a memorable, long term level of brand awareness.

How We Do It

5) Marketing & Sales Plan

An intuitive, imaginative and integrated Marketing Plan is an asset to any business. The Formula has the experience to strategize, compile and implement a detailed, solid Marketing plan for your business. This document is your marketing ‘Game Plan’ and is an important benchmark when you wish to calculate the success of your marketing activities and your Return on Investment (ROI).

How We Do It

6) Implementation

The Formula is able to manage the implementation and roll out of the Marketing Plan from the development of your Marketing Message, or Content and Communication Strategy through to the professional development of both online and offline marketing tools and the delivery of your Marketing Message through the appropriate media channels. We work in synergy with your team to ensure that any influx of response from your marketing tools can be effectively managed within your organisation.

How We Do It

7) Measurement and Maintenance

The Formula is flexible to manage single campaigns on your behalf, or provide a full scale Marketing Management service in which we act as your outsourced marketing department. In addition, we are able to provide statistical reporting regarding market response to any given marketing campaign. In order for any marketing campaign to be successful, it needs to be closely managed.


The Formula has the capacity to ensure your marketing campaigns are managed proficiently whether you require this service on a once off, daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly basis.

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The Formula – CT/JB

T: +27 21 556 5661

F: +27 21 556 5669

E: engage@theformula.co.za

A: Unit 9 Vision House,

53-55 Blaauwberg Road,

Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, 7441

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