{"id":768000,"date":"2024-04-15T14:45:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T12:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=768000"},"modified":"2024-04-15T14:45:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T12:45:09","slug":"dont-leave-chaos-in-your-wake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/768000\/dont-leave-chaos-in-your-wake\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t leave chaos in your wake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Imagine trying to create a marketing campaign to get people to do their wills. There is probably nothing less exciting than talking about death planning, but nothing more important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitallegacy.co.za\/your-will?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=April+2024\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.capitallegacy.co.za\/your-will?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=April+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to learn more about Capital Legacy&#8217;s will drafting services.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In a country with over 70% of people with no wills in place, this is exactly the challenge we had \u2013 get more people to do their wills. Why? Because if you die without a will, it\u2019s a mess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When someone passes away, there\u2019s a whole lot of complicated administration and costs and unplanned-for fees that ensue. Ask anyone who has had to deal with a death in the family. It\u2019s not easy. It\u2019s made even worse when there\u2019s no will in place and no planning for administration and legal costs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Couple this with the fact that you\u2019re still grieving the loss, it\u2019s a recipe for drama and chaos. So, when <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitallegacy.co.za\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=April+2024\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.capitallegacy.co.za\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=April+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Capital Legacy<\/a><\/strong> launched just over 12 years ago, we had a simple dream to help make the loss of a loved one easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our first mandate was to make getting your will drafted easier. Our second was to ensure that clients didn\u2019t face hefty fees and costs that eroded inheritances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twelve years later we\u2019re seeing this dream come true. We\u2019ve helped South Africans draft more than 800,000 wills and have saved our clients nearly half a billion Rand in legal fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of our success is that we always approach things differently. Our products and solutions are unique\u2026 and so is our advertising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of our first campaigns ever, in 2019, was about unusual ways people die. \u201cDid you know that every year over 150 die from falling coconuts? Life can be unexpected. Get your will sorted today.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We adopted a unique way of talking about death and people sat up and took notice. We had started a conversation that had not been started before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, we year launched two TV ads that had the same tongue-in-cheek tone that got people talking \u2013 which, obviously, is exactly what we want. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both themed \u201cWhere there\u2019s no will, there\u2019s drama\u201d, instantly resonated with audiences and we were proud to receive several awards and industry recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our first TV ad plays out a family feud scene, backwards, in slow motion \u2013 obviously.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UNXS4ybBUWg?si=4iTQy2pJ7hpBHE85\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Our second TV ad shows a well-to-do family running around grandpa\u2019s house placing stickers over all the heirlooms they want to book for themselves \u2013 with grampa watching this, nogal.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ImSnlZsr4N8?si=3QnxecLWLJQkqtwQ\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Fictional dramas that have played out in real life far too many times before. You wouldn\u2019t believe half the stories we could tell you about feuding families and drama when there\u2019s no will in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So this year, we\u2019re continuing the conversation about the potential drama and chaos \u2013 but making it a little more real for specific audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people now know the statistic that 70% of South Africans don\u2019t have a will, but don\u2019t actually realise how scary the numbers are: 8.7 million homeowners, 5 million single moms, 5.4 million car owners and even 1.4 million pet owners\u2026 all without a will! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means potentially having no say in who looks after or raises your child, what happens with your home or car, and not knowing whether your pets will be cared for, or \u2013 worst-case scenario \u2013 may have to be put down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, we\u2019re calling it out. Homeowners. Single moms. Car owners. Even pet owners. If you don\u2019t have a will &#8211; don\u2019t leave chaos and drama in your wake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve come a long way as a company, but we\u2019ve got a long way to go as a country! We still have the same mission we had when we started, and we\u2019re brave enough to keep starting tough conversations. We\u2019ll keep doing it until we can change these terrible statistics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every client we help with their will is one more family that we\u2019ve helped save from potential mess and uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitallegacy.co.za\/your-will?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=April+2024\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.capitallegacy.co.za\/your-will?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=April+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to learn more about Capital Legacy&#8217;s will drafting services.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Chaos-1200x675-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Chaos-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-768008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Chaos-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Chaos-1200x675-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Chaos-1200x675-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Chaos-1200x675-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Failing to have an updated will upon your death will leave your family with a difficult mess to clean up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":768003,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[14063],"class_list":["post-768000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-capital-legacy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=768000"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":768010,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768000\/revisions\/768010"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/768003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=768000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=768000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=768000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}