Curtis Bantjes
Future Proof Your Business
Several businesses have a lifespan as business owners don't always consider how their business will run or evolve in the future...
ABOUT CURTIS BANTJES
My Work, My Thoughts, My History
Curtis Bantjes forged a career in digital marketing, working in the online gaming industry and has over 20 years’ experience in both an agency and publisher environment. He has have designed and project managed numerous digital solutions and owns businesses in the financial marketing, technology and retail space.
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Phones are making our butts bigger!
Harvard biologist Jason Lieberman once said, “We evolved to crave sugar, starch and fat. We evolved to be physically active, but we also...
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Breaking Bad Referrals.
...anyone you refer in business is always a direct reflection on you and your business.
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Allow me to dismantle your Wantrepreneur excuses.
Ever wonder why you’re not earning money from your hobby or passion? The answer is real simple, you’re making excuses. Self-sabotaging is...
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Life AC – After COVID-19:
Firstly, “after COVID-19” does not mean when the virus is gone. Most Infectious Disease Specialists believe this virus will be with us for m
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Will Blockchain Become Mainstream?
Like anything, supply and demand caused a massive rise and fall in the value of Bitcoin.
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A socially distant future...
The reality is the world was not in a good place before COVID-19, but this pandemic has shown us that we can unite as a global village...
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Mass Media Fragmentation, again and again!
By the 1930’s most radio stations in North America were airing commercial advertising and by the 1940’s became self-sufficient by running...
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How to make digital products and services more inclusive?
The challenge is that that smart products and services are often not inclusive to all consumers. If you are a student paying your own way...
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Video ads the double edge sword
Most people do not like video advertising regardless of channel as it is delaying them from watching the content they wanted to in the...
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YouTube as annoying as live TV
When watching interesting videos friends share I now dread seeing the YouTube domain in the video thread. The reason being is that if I...
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Why Augmented Reality is the Next Big Thing…
To set this up I am referring to wearable audio-visual technology that one would use like reading glasses. Similar to the VR headsets...
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How effective is internalising your marketing?
With the world economy in flux, big banks needing bail-outs and large brands closing branches and reducing their human resources I have...
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Big vs. Small Agencies
When I think about adverting agencies my mind goes to Jon Hamm in the TV Series Mad Men. I then remember adverts from the 80’s with big...
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Relevant brand placement better than advertising
At the time of writing this article in March 2019 I had come across an article that bothered me. Rumour has it that Netflix is beta...
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Using Digital for Education
There are literally thousands of training programs, webinars and self-help videos online to educate, inform and bring users up to speed...
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Will AI replace RI (Real Intelligence)?
The short answer is not today but as we rely on technology more and more and stop using our brains to remember facts because it is too...
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Is TV marketing still relevant to digital citizens?
With the variety of streaming media options available to digital citizens these days I ask the question: “Is TV marketing still...