Business and Arts South Africa

BASA's model positively received at African Creative Economy Conference

[Issued by Business and Arts South Africa] Business and Arts South Africa's model of engagement between business and arts was positively received at the recent African Creative Economy Conference. 21 Nov 2012 10:02

Global Mobile Consumer Survey shows increase in mobile banking

MEF, the global community for mobile content and commerce announced the results of its annual Global Consumer Survey, carried out in partnership with On Device Research that reveals the behaviour of mobile media users from across the world, giving data and intelligence into mobile engagement and purchasing habits. 21 Nov 2012 10:01

Tweet that braai

The team at Trigger Isobar set about closing the 1411km gap between its offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg by coming up with the idea of a tweeting braai. 21 Nov 2012 09:47

Billads

Absa drives consumers online with Billads

[Issued by Billads] Now you can do all of your Absa banking in the time it takes you to drink your cup of coffee. To get this message across to consumers Absa is running an advertising campaign inside Nine Mile Media's Billads bill folders at upmarket coffee shops and restaurants from 1 to 30 November. 21 Nov 2012 09:36

Rally today against Secrecy Bill outside Parliament

Right2Know is calling on the public to join it outside Parliament in the Western Cape today, Wednesday, 21 November 2012, to rally against the passing of the Protection of Information Bill. The rally starts at 1pm, with the entering of Parliament at 2pm. Those entering Parliament will need to carry their ID books. 21 Nov 2012 09:22

Interbrand Sampson De Villiers

Myths of branding in Africa

[Doug de Villiers, Issued by Interbrand Sampson De Villiers] Voted the most hated talking body language in the world, the four-finger quotation marks (" "). This is of course only made worse when used whilst referring to "Africa". 21 Nov 2012 09:15

Difference between content marketing, SEO

[Athar Naser] Content marketing is not SEO. While they might overlap, content marketing and SEO are two distinct types of digital marketing. They are, however, mutually beneficial. 21 Nov 2012 07:00

To hell in a handcart: Good news for smart businesses

[Aki Kalliatakis] Consumers who have never had it so bad are presenting service-led businesses with an unprecedented opportunity to stand out. Smart business simply has to offer respite from a perfect storm of rising prices, strikes, violence and failures of leadership. 21 Nov 2012 06:31

Employees - brand champions of organisations

[Zimkhitha Mqutheni] Focusing on employee-centric strategy before being client-centric should be the key of every organisation's success. It seems most organisations have made clients their first priority instead of those serving the needs/wants of the clients. Customer advocacy is important but it begins with ensuring that the employees live and breathe the brand before any external stakeholder, which will result in customer satisfaction. 21 Nov 2012 06:02

CSA appointed to handle PR for L'Ormarins Queen's Plate 2013

SAIL Event Promoters has appointed Communication Services Africa, the communication strategist division of Celebrity Services Africa, to handle the PR and communication for the 152nd L'Ormarins Queen's Plate taking place at Kenilworth Race Course on 12 January 2013. 20 Nov 2012 17:04

International incentive brand hits SA shores

[Donna Benton] Since its launch in Dubai in 2001, The Entertainer has grown exponentially. We now have 21 books across 14 destinations and 11 countries across the Middle East, Asia and Europe. This year, we are also very excited to announce our further expansion into South Africa and our launch of the new 2013 Cape Town edition. 20 Nov 2012 13:15

Striata SA

Be generous with your electronic communication budget

[Alison Treadaway, Issued by Striata SA] A generous electronic communication budget will save costs elsewhere in your business, according to Alison Treadaway, MD, Striata SA. "When organisations look to remove cost from the business, they should in fact increase the budget assigned to electronic communication and aggressively chase a greater decrease elsewhere." 20 Nov 2012 11:31

Die Burger

Make a donation and support Die Burger's Christmas Fund

[Issued by Die Burger] Die Burger's Christmas fund (Die Kersfonds) invites all their readers, schools and businesses to open their hearts and wallets and contribute. The fund has already raised more than R300 000 but still needs to achieve its goal of R1.3 million. The fund supports and accommodates young children in the newspaper's distribution area. 20 Nov 2012 11:31

BizAssist

Getting into the home brew

[Issued by BizAssist] Who wants to buy industrially brewed beer when you can choose to sup on locally produced, fresh brewed beer made from the best natural ingredients? The future promises an ever-increasing shift to focus on the individual and their needs and tastes; microbrewing represents an opportunity because it allows you to tap into this changing demand. 20 Nov 2012 11:08