SINGLE SOLUTION FOR RETAIL AND brands
Our vision is to be the partner of choice for retail marketers and brand owners,
and to deliver innovative marketing solutions that help simplify business processes, build brand awareness and grow market share.
and to deliver innovative marketing solutions that help simplify business processes, build brand awareness and grow market share.
We turn possibilities into growth. With the power of technology, insight and seamless execution, we create solutions to enable our brand and retailer partners to connect with their customers at the perfect moment.
solutions
Architect
A composable, comprehensive set of solutions purpose-built around our customers.
WORKFLOW & SYSTEMS
- Workflow Automation - powered by RMS+
- Workflow Design & Integration - customised processes, efficiency, error reduction
ADAPTION & PRODUCTION
- Data Capture & Transfer - accuracy, compliance, readiness
- Content Adaptation - localisation & multi-channel syndication
POST-PRODUCTION
- Broadcast Production - TV & radio editing
- Post-Production Services - video, audio, packaging finishing
- DTP & Retouching - high-skill layout & image editing
- Quality Control - consistency, accuracy, compliance
RMS+ is a complete, integrated, centralised communication and briefing platform for everyone involved in the production of advertising-related media, including marketers, buyers, production and media partners.
CORE FEATURES
- Promotional Planning – campaign/logistics alignment
- Workflow Management – centralised briefing, communication, proofing
- Data & Reporting Dashboards – live dashboards reporting
- Cost & Budget Management – budget planning/management tools
- Data Repository – central storage & access of creative brand assets
BESPOKE DEVELOPMENT
- Bespoke software solutions– custom-built applications tailored to requirements
- AI integration & automation – predictive insights, content automation, and operational optimisation
Price Probe
- Promotional analytics & price checking
Analysis reports
- AI-powered data analysis
- Promotional SOV analytics
- E-commerce price tracking & trend analysis
- Retail category insights reporting
INSIGHT
- Retail Insights & Trends - local & global market/trade show immersions, targeted trend/ innovation reports
- Data Analysis - customer-sourced & purchased data analysis: trade, category, shopper & sales data
STRATEGY
- Shopper Communication & Retail Strategy targeted communication through a defined channel strategy
BRAND ORIGINATION
- Brand CI Development, positioning & identity
- Packaging Design, design development & compliance
CAMPAIGN IDEATION
- Campaign Concept, strategy & mechanics
- Key Visual Development, creative direction & call-to-action
DESIGN
- Design Strategy
- Artwork & Content Adaptation
- Cutting-edge Design Capability
- Strategic Presentation Builds
CAMPAIGN STRATEGY
- Digital Strategy, online & social activation
- Shopper Marketing, in-store & retail engagement
- Content Creation, creative assets, adaptation & Retail Digital Media (RDM)
RETAIL DIGITAL MEDIA
- Media Strategy
- Vendor Management
- Data Analytics
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
- Dynamic Digital Content Creation
- VAS (value-added services), USSD, WhatsApp
SMARTPACK
- Digitally-connected Packaging
COMMERCIALISATION
- Value Engineering
- DTP
- Pre-production Mock-up
PRODUCTION
Capability
- Lithographic
- Digital
- Screen Printing
- Finishing & Packing
Outputs
- Commercial Print
- Bespoke POS Manufacture
- In-store & Outdoor Branding
- Fabric & Vehicle Branding
- Store, Category & POS Execution
LOGISTICS
- Promotional Planning
- Customised Kitted & Packing
- Warehousing & Inventory Management
EXECUTION
- Fulfilment & Distribution
- In-Store Implementation
- Reverse Logistics
- Reporting
PRODUCT MASTER DATA
- Product Master for Imagery & Metadata
- Product Photography & Retouching
MANAGEMENT
- DAM - Digital Asset Management
- PIM - Product Information Management
ENRICHMENT
- Data Enrichment, Optimisation & Governance
- Express Creative Content - styled photography, written, video, 360°& animation
DISTRIBUTION
- Content Syndication (incl. API-based syndication)
LOCAL excellence
With print facilities and regional offices across South Africa,
no-one knows local retail like we do.
no-one knows local retail like we do.
3
Regional Offices
National presence with sales hubs
and pre-media departments for
regional client service.
and pre-media departments for
regional client service.
1,270
Total staff across the
entire group.
entire group.
21K
Retail stores serviced across
the African continent.
the African continent.
A GLOBALfootprint
INSPIRED BY A VISION
FOR OUR CLIENTS’ success
At Hirt & Carter, our clients’ ambitions fuel everything we do. From strategy to implimentation, we help brands connect with their customers at the perfect moment – creating impact that lasts. Your vision, coupled with our execution will unlock what’s next – and Next Starts Now!
OUR accreditations
PROUD partnerships
PROUD partnerships
ARE YOU DRIVEN BY INNOVATION?
Join a dynamic company that invests in its people and builds the future—starting with you.
Durban:
Tel: +27 31 492 9000
Cape Town:
Tel +27 21 492 7500
Johannesburg:
Tel: +27 10 494 4000