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Andante Lodge’s new Web 3.0 website is launched and working great

Andante Lodge’s new Web 3.0 website is launched and working great

The Sardine News and Online Marketing Team are super stoked to announce that Andante Lodge’s new Web 3.0 website is launched and working just great.

Guests were using the site to research and book in this very first week of operation. Each guest was interviewed as to where they heard about the all new and glamorous Andante Lodge in Waterkloof Holdings area, Pretoria East – and they had all found the newly opened lodge on the web.

Lodge owner Elmo Botha, under the strict direction of his lovely wife and co-host, Ingrid, got off some high quality photographs, which really, make the site what it is. The right lens, the right light, composition, post-processing…and all the efforts paid off with a very handsome website.

Andante Lodge in Pretoria featuring some very effective photography by Elmo Botha.
Andante Lodge in Pretoria featuring some very effective photography by Elmo Botha.

The website has all the bells and whistles, and has been deployed with full SEO and Content Marketing, by thesardine.co.za team. You can check the weather, check for availability, join the news channel, research Pretoria and surrounds…basically get a feel for Pretoria and familiarize yourself with the attractive and peaceful area. And the website assists interact directly with Elmo and Ingrid, as you make your arrangements.

The lodge itself is set as a 4 star establishment and features the best of the best as far as appointments and luxury are concerned. Off street secure parking and security give you a perfectly relaxed nights sleep. And you can have your room serviced, or not.

As you wish!

Pop on over to Andante Lodge’s new website…andantelodge.co.za – leave a comment if you like it!

 

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Instant Share Branded e-Postcards

Instant Share Branded e-Postcards

Instant Share e-Postcards have been developed for marketers to be able to take full advantage of the immense exposure opportunities exploding within the social networks marketing sphere right now.

Instant Share Branded e-Postcards
Instant Share Branded e-Postcards for thesardine.co.za.

thesardine.co.za is offering a comprehensive social networking campaign built utilising this radical new technology. Known as the Instant Share e-Postcard Campaign, the product can be adapted to many social marketing requirements.

Totally unlike spam, e-postcards are created and shared by punters voluntarily, and then again voluntarily distributed through social to specifically defined and therefore targeted social groups. This means a surfing photograph is extremely likely going to end up on a surfers phone…targeting made possible through the relevance of the content distributed.

Shares are easy as clicking share, and the image is downloadable to a punters device for further distribution by wifi, bluetooth or any other PAN (personal area network). Thereby perpetuating the reach of every photo, which is branded, and leads back to the marketers website(s).

The Sardine can hook you up with a FREE one week trial (includes 50 e-Postcards)…just email some cool artwork to umzimkulu@gmail.com and we will set you a-sailing…

More details are available right here…

Other marketing products and services by thesardine.co.za can be checked out right here…

Instant Share Branded e-Postcards
Instant Share Branded e-Postcards for Jungle Monkey on the Wild Coast, KZN
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Programmatic Marketing by thesardine.co.za

Need more bites? Get on a Programmatic Marketing campaign by thesardine.co.za. Contact Sean on umzimkulu@gmail.com

Programmatic Marketing by thesardine.co.za

Need more bites?

Need more bites? Get on a Programmatic Marketing campaign by thesardine.co.za. Contact Sean on umzimkulu@gmail.com
Need more bites? Get on a Programmatic Marketing campaign by thesardine.co.za. Contact Sean on umzimkulu@gmail.com Photo by Captain Duarte Rato

thesardine.co.za is a great source of surfing, fishing, diving and environmental news from around Southern Africa. 30 Years ago, The Sardine Newspaper was a printed tabloid reaching 10’s of thousands of avid ocean and outdoor readers. After having been bought and sold a few times, it is now back in full swing as an online newspaper. We have been online for 6 years now, and are growing from strength to strength.

Contributors from all over the southern African area regularly submit news and information relevant to their areas and their businesses. Lodges, charter operations, restaurants, tackle shops, tackle brands, boat and outboard specialists, bands, construction companies, cottages for rent, adventure companies…all with an interest in thesardine.co.za’s content and it’s wide delivery. This increases exposure for our contributors across the board, and is an example of how programmatic marketing works.

A PROGRAMMATIC MARKETING programme consists of the following:

  • a Web 3.0 website
  • an SEO and keyword strategy
  • a content channel and publishing schedule
  • an active database
  • social network integration
  • B2B network integration

“Programmatic Marketing by thesardine.co.za…Surfing, fishing and diving news…from all over Southern Africa. And an SEO and Content Marketing platform that produces great results. For cutting edge PROGRAMMATIC MARKETING for your business, contact Sean on umzimkulu@gmail.com”

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Rain Check! Kariba Ferries soon to sail for 2016 season

Kariba Ferries - The Sea Lion

Rain Check! Kariba Ferries soon to set sail for 2016 season

Kariba Ferries - The Sea Lion
Kariba Ferries – The Sea Lion

Sporadic but meaningful bursts of rainfall have been experiences all over Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Zambezi is flowing faster and Kariba will be filling up nicely, just in time for Kariba Ferries planned 2016 launch date of the 8 February.
Drive your car straight onto the ferry! The ferry ride up the length of the lake to Milibizi, and then a scenic 250kms of tar to Victoria Falls, saves you 1200 odd kilometres, doing the same trip by road.  The one we just did, due to our lack of rain timing, in this exact instance.

Kariba Ferries have been operating since 1974! The ferry service is well known and has been utilised by many travellers over the years. The ferry operates throughout the year and is not adversely affected by the low water conditions. Provisional bookings are accepted and used to co-ordinate numbers with – the ferry needs a certain number of cars and pax, in order to sail.
Kariba Ferries are contactable via their cool and informative website on http://karibaferries.com

Get on that list!

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Lake Chimipanda Lunkers

Lake Chimipanda Lunkers

Peter Marriott of Casa Msika outside of Chimoio in Manica Province, Central Mozambique, has eagerly joined thesardine.co.za and starts off with these noteable Lake Chimipanda lunker bass caught yesterday.

Lake Chimipanda
A Lake Chimipanda lunker caught yesterday, from out of Casa Msika.

The season for these huge bass, many over 5kgs, has kicked off at Casa Msika, and more fish will be featuring on thesardine.co.za, from this amazing stretch of bassin’ water. This is a really big, healthy bass fishing dam.

Twin linker bass taken in Lake Chimipanda yesterday. Thanks Peter!
Twin lunker bass taken in Lake Chimipanda yesterday. Thanks Peter!

The in thing at Casa Msika is being able to fish for a spot in the Casa Msika 5kg bass club, of which there are dozens of members already.

Check out this previous post for more Casa Msika large mouth bass and information.

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