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Leading South African martech provider Everlytic expands into UK and Europe
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – African Media Agency – 24 May 2021 – Everlytic, South Africa’s leading provider of an all-in-one platform for data-charged, automated, multi-channel messaging, launched its Channel Partnership Programme with the aim of partnering with like-minded businesses and agencies in the UK and Europe. The pioneering company, which has been ranked the fastest-growing tech company in SA and third fastest in Africa by Deloitte, is looking for channel partners which have existing, complementary relationships with customers who have a need for a targeted, automated digital messaging solution.
Everlytic is no stranger to the global market, already servicing international customers – but expansion has never been a focus until now. New channel partners would ideally include marketing agencies; consultancies with expertise in CRM; companies selling other similar solutions looking to round out their offering; as well as distributors, particularly data-focused marketing software and technology providers.
“We are looking to identify channel partners selling related solutions to clients who need to communicate with consumers across multiple direct channels, whether in bulk or through targeted automation. Our value proposition is simple: we share upwards of 20% of all qualifying monthly recurring receipts with partners, whilst we take care of the tech, support, service, billing, and our sales specialists sell with you,” explained JD Engelbrecht, MD, Everlytic. “With this model, no restructuring or investment from partners is required; instead, we come on board as a trusted partner that enables you to grow your profits with very little effort and no risk.”
Often referred to as ‘the best-kept secret’ in the SA technology industry, Everlytic has become the most chosen enterprise solution in its field, and the business has grown to employ over 80 talented employees. The company has a proven track record with customers that span industries and has become synonymous with excellent support, which stems from personal, transparent relationships with customers. When working with new channel partners located abroad, support will be provided by well-versed South African-based teams.
“We believe that our marketing and automation communication software solves customer pain points that are universal – and our bold approach to harnessing data to drive engagement and enable customers to create personalised, impactful content is widely applicable in markets around the world,” added Engelbrecht. “Our customers have come to expect advanced functionality, customised solutions and a close working relationship, at a price point that makes it both affordable and sustainable. Customers very rarely leave us – we are strategic partners to our customers.”
Having become the clear frontrunner in marketing and automation technology in South Africa, the natural next step for Everlytic is to seek forward-thinking channel partners across geographies.
About Everlytic
Everlytic is an all-in-one bulk email, text message, voice broadcasting, push notifications, and marketing automation software that sends billions of emails a year.
Everlytic customers are delighted with the effectiveness, ease of use, and support that its solutions and teams offer. Everlytic stands proud as a world-class South African messaging platform, recognised and endorsed by leading industry experts.
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BTS Fans Army Spread their Love for ‘Butter’ with 300 Million Tweets around the world
Twitter helps fans to share their excitement for the new single with special emojis like #BTS_Butter, lyric
#SmoothLikeButter and BTSARMY shoutout
#Got_ARMY_Behind_Us
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – Media OutReach – 24 May 2021 – BTS fans ‘ARMY’ are loving BTS’ new single, ‘Butter’, and are showing their passion on Twitter, where fans Tweeted about ‘Butter’ over 31 million times worldwide on launch day, and more than 300 million Tweets in a month leading up to the single’s release. ‘Butter’ was released on May 21st at midnight ET, followed by a world premiere performance on May 23rd at 8pm ET at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs).
The most tweeted time was from midnight to 1AM ET on May 21st when ‘Butter’ was released, with 5 million tweets per hour.
Prior to the release of ‘Butter’, Twitter launched special emojis for BTS’s fans around the world to share their excitement for the single’s launch. Each emoji could be added to Tweets using the hashtags #BTS_Butter with Butter logo, as well as
#BTS,
#방탄소년단 and
#BTSARMY with BTS and ARMY’s yellow logo. Twitter also surprised ARMY by releasing two new hashtags
#SmoothLikeButter, with a melting butter image reflecting the lyrics, and
#Got_ARMY_Behind_Us, to show BTS’s love towards ARMY, following the single’s release on May 21st.
BTS also released Tweets for ‘Butter’ via BTS’s official handle, @
bts_bighit, and BTS members’ handle,
@BTS_twt. Following the release of ‘Butter’, BTS won the ‘Top Social Artist Award’, ‘Top Duo/Group’, ‘Top Selling Song’, and ‘Top Song Sales Artist’ at the Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) held on May 24th. Of note, BTS won the ‘Top Social Artist Award’ for the fifth consecutive year. During the BBMAs, BTS also performed ‘Butter’ and expressed their gratitude to fans around the world. During the three hours from 2pm to 5pm ET when the BBMAs were held, fans worldwide sent over 14.4 million Tweets related to BTS.
Embeddable Link: https://twitter.com/bts_bighit/status/1395641306429284360
Fans in countries including South Korea, the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Japan, the Philippines, Mexico, Thailand, India, and Peru were among the most vocal in their anticipation for and celebration of ‘Butter’ on Twitter, driving the most conversations. Fans across the world used the following hashtags to talk about ‘Butter’ and share their excitement:
YeonJeong Kim, Head of Global K-pop Partnerships at Twitter, said, “#BTSARMY is very passionate and well-known for their love for new BTS releases, and ‘Butter’ showed their fans reaching new heights in celebrating their favorite artists. From sharing their anticipation for the new single, to sharing their reactions as it happened, to commemorating the sights and sounds of the music video starting right after the release, BTS’ fans shared all of this together via Twitter. Twitter will continue to support BTS and ARMY staying connected through public conversations worldwide without any barriers.”
K-pop fans are finding more ways to stay informed about their favorite artists by using Twitter Topics. Topics are another way to see the most interesting and relevant content about the things that they care about, whether it is BTS, BLACKPINK, NCT, SEVENTEEN, ITZY or any of their other favorite K-pop artists. Music fans can join the conversations about #KpopTwitter right now to get real-time updates about their favorite K-pop artists and more.
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Save the Children Hong Kong’s Study: 42% of Secondary School Students Felt Sad for a Long Time and 3 in 5 had worried that someone they know will harm themselves
Children want to have a say in matters that affect them, Young Voices study reveals
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 24 May 2021 – The latest research conducted by Save the Children Hong Kong, a leading international NGO supporting the most deprived and marginalised children, reveals concerns of young people in Hong Kong including family and academic pressure, bullying in school, and safety in the digital world. They urge leaders and decision-makers to do more to address social problems and help children with mental wellbeing issues and combat different forms of discrimination.
Originated by Save the Children Sweden in 2014, the Young Voices research is a unique, child-centred study developed to make the voices of young people heard on matters that affect their daily lives at school, at home and in the community. Save the Children Hong Kong conducted focus groups with 58 secondary school students in May-June 2019 and surveyed 1,151 children aged between 12 and 17 in July 2020. The results presented in the Young Voices report launched today are the views and opinions of these youth, representing different socio-economic and demographic backgrounds.
According to the survey:
- 42% of the responding students said they often or always felt sad and down for a long time.
- 3 in 5 had worried that someone they knew would practice self-harm.
- 64% often or always felt stressed over schoolwork or academic results.
- 46% said they have often or always worried about being punished by parents.
- Nearly 1 out of 4 youth never or seldom feels safe on the internet, ranking the internet the least safe environment for them.
- 57% think their future is positive.
- Around half of them would like to have more opportunities to address issues concerning them in school, their communities and their homes.
- More than 80% of the responding students felt that leaders and decision-makers need to do more to improve the situation for low-income families and disabled children, stop bullying and online harassment and abuse, help children with mental health issues, and also work to address different forms of discrimination against ethnic minorities, gender and sexual orientation.
Carol Szeto, CEO of Save the Children Hong Kong, said: “At Save the Children, we put children’s wellbeing at the heart of all we do. The findings of our Young Voices study have signaled some worrying aspects of our young people’s realities, which I hope would inspire actors at all levels of our society to prioritise and address these needs of our children. Together, we have to deepen our accountability to children and help build a brighter future for our next generation.”
Save the Children Hong Kong has been supporting parent-child communication and relationships through our signature Heart to Heart Parent-Child Programme, while helping to ensure that the physical and mental health needs of children are being addressed through our mental wellbeing programmes.
For detailed research results, please visit: https://savethechildren.org.hk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/YV_report_202105_page.pdf
About Save the Children Hong Kong
Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. Since our founding more than 100 years ago, we have changed the lives of more than 1 billion children. Established in April 2009, Save the Children Hong Kong is part of the Save the Children global movement which is made up of 30 member organisations and operates in almost 120 countries. In Hong Kong and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share. Visit our website, or follow us on Facebook,
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