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Just what is Eskom going to do with all this advertising?

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Sunday’s load shedding schedule started at 07h00 with Stage 1.

Straton Solar 150 x 150Coming from a publishing background where one constantly considers where the money will come from it struck me this morning that Eskom is getting loads and loads of free advertising from every single media instance in South Africa (if not the world!).

This free advertising is translating into masses of feet (traffic) to their various web sites. Granted the updating of these sites doesn’t happen at the pace that we would like it to happen, but …..

If I was in charge at Eskom I would do the following:

  1. Create a single domain / page on the Eskom web site that ONLY deals with load shedding announcements
  2. Have links or a fancy script that allows people to view their load shedding schedules with the minimum of two clicks
  3. Place an easy monetisation product like Google AdSense (a Link Unit, a 300×600 ad and a Search Box) on that page

Then use that money for essential stuff like overinflated bonuses, Golden Handshakes and kickbacks.

In Nelson Mandela Bay the following will be affected today:

  • 07h00 to 08h30: Group 1
  • 08h00 to 10h30: Geysers
  • 10h00 to 12h30: Group 2
  • 12h00 to 14h30: Group 3
  • 14h00 to 16h30: Group 4
  • 16h00 to 18h30: Group 5
  • 18h00 to 20h30: Geysers
  • 20h00 to 22h00: Group 6

Click on each of the links below to download the different load shedding stages from 30 March to 5 July 2015:

Sponsored by: Straton Solar

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Alan Straton

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