Hello, welcome to Strawberry Milkshake Media.

About us

We are a Full-Service Marketing and PR Agency with double thick intentions to serve your life’s work.

Here, we believe in the overall nourishment of your brand and with 25 years of experience, our only mission is getting your brand the recognition it deserves.

Here, is where your brand vision is always realised with a strawberry on top.

CONCEPTUALISATION

We transform thoughts into action-driven solutions, drizzled with innovation and creativity.

MARKETING

We certainly aren’t here just to sell; we are here to compel.

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT

We want to whip up the social performance of your communication campaigns with data-driven insights.

BRAND MANAGEMENT

Perception is absolutely everything, let us be your eyes.

PUBLIC RELATIONS (PR)

We sprinkle just a touch of awareness and a pinch of exposure while simultaneously adding a key human element to your brand.

Your team

Rachelle Crous

Director

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Has a LLB Law Degree from the University of Stellenbosch, as well as a Social Media Marketing and Brand & Marketing Management qualiﬁcation (both Cum Laude) from VEGA.

She has specialized PR and media experience of more than 10 years, working with a variety of clients ranging from brands, artists, events, ﬁlms and more. Her current and past clients include the likes of Universal Music South Africa (including The Voice SA), The Film Factory (including ﬁlms Vaselinetjie, Meerkat Maantuig, Fiela Se Kind, Toorbos), Playtopia, Mix 93.8 FM, Jackal Creek Golf Estate, and many more.

She has also successfully launched brands such as Hotpod Yoga and FitKey in South Africa. She is also the owner of Rachelle Crous Publicity and has co-produced a short- and feature ﬁlm as part time producer.

Chanel van der Merwe

Art Director

Chanél van der Merwe graduated from the Open Window with a double major in Visual Communication and Interactive Arts.

She's an established Art Director, designer and photographer based in Johannesburg.

She has a pragmatic, connective way of working by helping to develop brands and businesses, as well as building onto existing identities to ensure they keep evolving.

Jason Knell

Picture

Jason Wayne Knell finished his Bachelor's Degree in Visual Communication, with a Major in Photography, from Open Window in 2020.

He has been in the photography field since 2016 and has used every opportunity to hone his craft. His main focus has been commercial and documentary work with previous clients such as Audi & Volkswagen South Africa, SEFA, Cars.co.za and USPE&E to name a few.

Floris Groenewald

Video

Floris Groenewald finished his BTech degree in Motion Picture Production from the Tshwane University of Technology in 2010.

He has spent most of his career as Video Editor on various television and corporate productions in genres such as documentary, lifestyle, reality, web and drama, including the kykNET productions 'Sarie Voorbladgesig', 'Ons Boere, Ons Inspirasie', 'Spoorloos', and 'Waarheid met Max', as well as VIA TV shows including 'Geldhelde' and 'Sê Vir Mamma'. In between edits, he occasionally writes, directs, and shoots.