a boutique consultancy

strategy and technology consulting for media, entertainment and digital businesses

a different view

We help businesses define and formulate strategies to capture the opportunities arising from the innovations and changes reshaping the media, entertainment and digital industries.

we craft solutions

We work with executives and senior management teams to drive growth and position companies to take advantage of the dynamic and growing media-tech ecosystem in Africa.

These are exciting and challenging times for media, entertainment and digital companies

New technologies, platforms, distribution models, marketplaces, editorial models and advertising formats are emerging at an ever increasing rate and creating growth opportunities as well as threats to established businesses and business models.
Capturing these growth opportunities isn’t easy. As the business environment gets more competitive, and at an accelerated pace, there is a critical need for new strategies and approaches

That’s where we come in…

Leading companies turn to us to find ways to grow their revenues, take advantage of digital opportunities and get ahead of the forces transforming their businesses.
We also act as advisors for a number of early to mid-stage startups. Our clients benefit from our real-world experience in this regard and our ongoing collaboration with entrepreneurs and tech innovators.
Our clients demand deeply innovative thinking, industry experience, and considered insights. The work we do requires a different background, understanding and approach than regular strategy consulting firms – it requires a specialist and dedicated focus and that is what element36 offers.

What we do

Breakout growth strategy
Identify and exploit new opportunities, define new strategies and create a road map and plan for sustainable growth, for an entire corporation or for key business units.
Integrating into digital eco-systems
We look at the digital media environment holistically and consider how you should be defining or plugging into dynamic and rapidly evolving media and technology platforms, financial technology and commercial systems.
Digital strategy as business strategy
Formulate strategies and identify opportunities to enable established companies to create new and engaging user experiences, products and services that underpin new high growth businesses, revenue streams and audiences.
Africa is mobile first
We help our clients navigate the complex dynamics around mobile devices, platforms and telcos as well as explore and participate in the strongest technology and media growth sector
Value extraction and due-diligence for investors
We help principal investors with strategic and technology due diligence – providing insight into how well target companies are positioned for growth and whether they are advantaged given the likely evolution of their industry sector and, along with their management teams identify and implement growth strategies to exploit these opportunities.
Regulatory
A large element of the media, technology, entertainment and information businesses space is governed by often complex regulatory requirements. We are specialists and have a deep experience in the the regulatory space.
Create new media products and businesses inside companies
Take advantage of the native capabilities of devices and platforms to redefine content, editorial and storytelling for a new generation of audiences. Identify opportunities to create new businesses that take advantage of a company’s assets and capabilities.
We help our clients capture their most significant digital business opportunities and stay in front of the major changes in their industries. To accomplish this, each and every element36 team member has considerable industry experience that’s grounded in developing, and more importantly executing on, strategy. We’re informed both by our successes as well as the key learnings from failures
At element36, we are native to the digital world — experienced business builders, industry experts, practical strategists, creative innovators and fast movers. Team with business operating track records, tech startup experience and blue-chip management consulting and executive management backgrounds. Extensive knowledge, relationships and credibility in the media, technology, information and entertainment industries Highly knowledgeable in the creative and content development and associated rights management process. Expertise and credibility with leading players in the media industry. Ability to infuse start-up culture into established culture.
We have a team and network that is diverse not just in background and experience but in outlook. This makes for some interesting discussions with our clients. We look for smart and practical solutions (and people!)
Our biggest value to our clients is in finding the non-intuitive and most innovative answers. Being firmly rooted in the reality of the media and technology businesses today informs our insights. Real work lessons from the most successful digital initiatives and companies and user experiences inform and are incorporated into our strategies. That means our team and associates are experts, either in established media and entertainment companies or as technology innovators.

As a firm, we believe in the power of real-world connections and networks, so get in touch and let’s see how we can help you.

Michael Markovitz - Founder & Director

Michael has over two decades of experience as an executive and consultant for leading media, technology and entertainment companies. During this time Michael has advised large corporates, start-ups and NGOs as well as heading up a major media company’s digital division where he made acquisitions and set up new businesses.

To add to his strong commercial experience, Michael is also a leading regulatory expert. He remains highly respected for the part he played in drafting new broadcasting and telecommunications legislation in 1993 and the six years of regulatory work he did as special adviser to then ICASA chairman, Mandla Langa until 2005.

Michael has real world understanding of building new businesses. Together with business partner, Manny Teixeira, Michael has taken investment stakes in emerging infrastructure and digital media businesses in South Africa.

Michael also has strong links to SA’s hospitality and property industry.

 

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