Media strategy
Channel mix, budgets, and CPA / ROAS targets mapped to your pipeline — before a rand is spent.
Cape Town · Paid media · Since 2003
Cape Town digital marketing agency: every rand has a job — and a report.
Zero8 runs your paid media. We’re a performance marketing agency in Cape Town for South African brands that want accountable paid media — strategy, buying, optimisation, and creative tied to CPA, ROAS, and pipeline. Not vanity reach.
Brands we’ve worked with
From national names to local favourites, since 2003.
- Jive
- Dursots
- Moto Mart
- OneUp
- Marlin
- Victoria BrandsHarare
Digital marketing & paid media services
Four levers, one outcome: paid media that earns its keep — for Cape Town and South African brands. Looking for a Facebook ads agency or a Google Ads agency in Cape Town? We plan, buy and optimise Facebook, Instagram, Google Search and YouTube ads, and make the creative too.
Media buying
Hands-on buying across Meta, Google, TikTok, and SA-first inventory so reach hits the right audiences. Paid ads management →
Optimisation
Always-on testing and reallocation against cost-per-acquisition, ROAS, and qualified pipeline — not vanity metrics.
Performance creative
Ads built and iterated for paid: hooks, offers, and cutdowns tied to what the numbers say is working. Video ad production →
AI SEO: get found in Google and AI Overviews
Technical checks, Google Business Profile, structured data and content written to be quoted by Google AI Overviews, AI Mode, ChatGPT and Gemini. See AI SEO and pricing →
Zero8 Paid Social Ads
Paid Social Ads packages from R2,025/month excl. VAT: your ad spend plus a 35% Zero8 fee, on one invoice. See pricing →
Social media management
R7,500/month excl. VAT: up to 12 posts a month from your own photos plus branded graphics, posting and scheduling, replies to comments and DMs from 10am to 10pm, and a monthly report. See what's included →
How we work
Simple engagement. Clear reporting. No black box.
1
Diagnose
We audit channels, creative, and conversion paths, then set CPA / ROAS targets that match your pipeline.
2
Deploy
Strategy, buying, and performance creative go live together — every rand assigned a job.
3
Prove & scale
Weekly optimisation and reporting. Kill what doesn’t earn; scale what does.
About our Cape Town marketing agency
Zero8 Media is a digital marketing agency in Cape Town built for South African brands that are done paying for impressions and hoping for results. We’ve been making media since 2003 for brands including Vodacom, Eskom, DStv, HomeChoice and Carrol Boyes, as well as Cape Town favourites like Jive, Giant Hyper and Spice Mecca.
Led by Shuhad Ismail from Cape Town, we run accountable paid media — strategy, buying, optimisation, and creative — so every rand has a job and a report. Think of us as a Cape Town advertising agency and media buyer in one team: we make the ads, buy the media and report on what every rand brought in. As a marketing agency in Cape Town, based at 59A Goldsmith Road, Salt River, we also run social media management, video production and VodaMedia audience targeting.
Start here
AI video that ships. Paid media that scales with VodaMedia.
R650 per video
Minimum 4 videos (R2,600), excl. VAT. Product, promo, and social cutdowns for IG, TikTok, LinkedIn, and Meta — low risk before media budget.
Creative + Vodacom-scale reach
~24 months partnered. First-party SA audiences, mobile, programmatic, DOOH, messaging, and performance — with reporting so every rand has a job.
Music videos
Got a track? We'll make the video.
R3,500 excl. VAT
A full AI-produced music video for your track, edited for YouTube and socials.
Up to 3:30 minutes · 1 week turnaround · 50% deposit upfront, balance once approved and signed off.
Made in Cape Town by Zero8 Media.
Previous client work
Ads we've made for South African clients.
Economic Motor Spares
Flambos
Moto Mart
Topwatch
FAQ
Quick answers for brands looking for a Cape Town paid media partner.
What does Zero8 Media do?
We’re a digital marketing agency in Cape Town. We run accountable paid media — strategy, buying, optimisation, and performance creative — tied to CPA, ROAS, and pipeline. Not vanity reach.
Where are you based?
Cape Town, South Africa. We work with SA brands that need media that reports back.
What is the AI Video Sprint?
R650 per video, minimum 4 (R2,600), excl. VAT. Product, promo, and social cutdowns for IG, TikTok, LinkedIn, and Meta — then scale with paid.
How do I book?
Use the booking form or email shuhad@zero8.org for a 15-minute intro.
Book a 15-minute intro
Tell us a little about your brand and we'll come back to you within one working day.
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Ready for paid media that reports back?
Email or call Shuhad — we’ll map a growth call around your channels and targets.
59A Goldsmith Road, Salt River, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
