[Brian Berkman] The staggering increase in rhino poaching globally has many corporations placing rhino-saving programmes on the top of the CSI agendas, and &Beyond has stepped up to the plate...
15 Mar 2013 05:23
[Dave Nemeth] No matter how slow off the mark, we have all come to the realisation that, no matter what line of business we are in, drastic measures are needed in order for us to not only increase market share but also to survive. It is not, however, all doom and gloom and for those who are embracing innovation and prepared to experiment with new ideas, a lot of opportunity awaits to reconnect with consumers and rise above the negative economic factors.
30 Jan 2013 10:44
[Mike Silver] It's that time of the year where agencies are asked to haul out the old crystal ball and provide pearls of thumb-sucking wisdom. Before we do so, it would be wise to see how history might repeat itself. Reflecting briefly, for experiential marketing, 2012 was quite a year locally and abroad. Oh, and mazeltov on surviving the Mayan apocalypse - it was touch-and-go for a second there.
29 Jan 2013 11:18
[Gisele Wertheim Aymes] The world is more interdependent and interconnected than ever before. Technology is ensuring the free flow of ideas, information and energy; creative co-operation and influence; and is bringing change across the globe that is happening at an unprecedented and accelerated rate.
25 Jan 2013 12:59
[Gareth Pearson] A transformation is in motion amongst shoppers and retailers country-wide. Consumers are becoming more discerning and demanding, and retailers and manufacturers are under pressure to innovate, offer quality and savings - all in one eco-friendly package! Here are some interesting trends for the retail sector that I've identified for 2013.
23 Jan 2013 12:48
[Thomas Kolster] There's a transformational shift happening and it's picking up pace in the New Year. Business and its far-reaching (some might say overreaching) arm, advertising, are becoming more responsible, more caring and more sustainable.
22 Jan 2013 10:53
[Karen Ashwin] In reviewing the past few years from an events perspective, I'm tempted to ask: "Where did all the fun go?" As both the South African and the international events industries have grown, developed, matured and become increasingly competitive - all within the context of the global economic crisis - I might be forgiven for thinking that the game plan has changed.
16 Jan 2013 10:40
[Nick van Rensburg] Over the years, Anglo American's enterprise development arm, Zimele, has discovered a pool of businesses and individuals in various communities with the entrepreneurial capacity to be incorporated successfully into its supply chain.
1 Jun 2012 10:01
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] South Africa, Africa's economic powerhouse and the world's 11th greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter, will have to restructure its economy away from capital and energy-intensive growth and strive to shift it towards the green line due to severe implications of
climate change, Nedbank chief economist Dennis Dykes said last week in Sandton, Johannesburg, while addressing a media seminar on sustainability.
26 Oct 2011 12:18
[Amelia Jones] Mandela Day today, Monday 18 July 2011, is an important day because it rallies people to think about what they can do to improve the world around them. It's easy to be dismissive about such events; after all, is 67 minutes of someone's time or some commercially inspired corporate gesture really going to make much difference? Probably not, but it's an argument that somewhat misses the point.
18 Jul 2011 13:49
[Gwen Watkins] At a media launch for the Bidvest World Chefs' Tour Against Hunger, held yesterday 24 May 2011 at Punchinellos at Southern Sun Montecasino, Dr Bill Gallagher made a plea for support from corporates and the public for the forthcoming event, scheduled for 21-30 August 2011.
25 May 2011 14:41
[Brian Berkman] While there may be a better safari experience, many will say there is no dispute that Singita is the bespoke safari product with the best marketing. As
Singita's public relations and trade relations manager, the softly spoken Lew Rood has had a deft hand in creating arguably the most sought-after safari brand. We met at The Taj Hotel, Cape Town for coffee.
4 Mar 2011 09:35
[Terry Levin] You don't have to be clairvoyant to figure that this is the time of year for scenario planning - but this, the year that kicked off so neatly with its demonstration of pure binary code 1111, that has had mathematicians all atwitter about its status not only as the first prime year since 2003, but also the year that is the sum of no less than 11 consecutive prime numbers, will be more than different. So what does 'primeness' mean now?
24 Jan 2011 12:55
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Informal traders have been offered a 'golden' opportunity to formalise their business and change the face of their trading processes through the Drink & Snack franchise. The project, an initiative of Innovative Franchise Concepts (IFC) and funded by National Brands Limited (NBL), will kick off today, Wednesday, 13 October 2010, in selected areas of Johannesburg.
13 Oct 2010 08:23[Issa Sikiti da Silva] In an industry prone to sensationalism, hearsay journalism, reporting keener on settling scores than informing, pathetic wages, mass exodus of skills and lack of ongoing training, environmental reporting in Africa is almost non-existent. Some believe African media's indifference towards green issues constitutes an affront to impoverished populations that pin their hopes on newsrooms to hold profit-obsessed businesses to account for hurting the planet.
8 Jul 2010 12:01 
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Free-to-air TV station e.tv this year joined forces with Edcon Group to take the seven-year-old Jet Community Awards to another level - to create awareness around community projects participation and give exposure to those who are working hard under difficult conditions to improve the lives of ‘forgotten' people living in socially-disadvantaged areas of Southern Africa.
5 Nov 2009 08:20
[ActivRetail] The Molenbeek School, a school for mentally handicapped learners in Maitland Cape Town, visited the Fair Cape Dairies on Monday, 21 September 2009, and one of them became the 10,000th child to visit the dairy.
25 Sep 2009 13:22
[ActivRetail] Grand-Pa will launch its Regeneration Project in Khayelitsha in the Western Cape on 4 July 2009. The project will give individuals within the community the chance to earn an income through recycling, as well as contribute to the upgrading a communal property of their choice.
3 Jul 2009 12:40
[ActivRetail] Now in its fifth year, the Med-Lemon winter campaign is on a roll with groups of committed women gathering to knit thousands of scarves to keep orphaned children warm.
30 Jun 2009 13:05[Issa Sikiti da Silva] In the 21st century, when many companies have become obsessed with huge profits and executives are eager to pocket fat bonuses and please anxious shareholders, sometimes corporate social responsibility has been almost buried and forgotten. Day and night, brand managers are looking for strategies to ensure that their product stays at the top.
19 Jun 2009 09:11 
[ActivRetail] FMCG giant Foodcorp recently donated R50,000 to Cotlands, a non-profit organisation, which supports South African children living with or affected by HIV/AIDS.
21 Apr 2009 13:33
[ActivRetail] Appletiser SA and Jenna Clifford will be launching a promotional competition in January, taking place in Pick n Pay Hypers around the country.
9 Dec 2008 14:03
[Sindy Peters] The relationship between CEOs and chief marketing officers (CMOs), as well as the role marketing should play in corporate social investment projects, were topics of discussion at the second annual CMO Council board meeting held in Cape Town last month. Bizcommunity.com spoke to Donovan Neale-May, executive director of the CMO Council, regarding feedback from the meeting, as well as Brand South Africa and Africa's place within the CMO Council global network.
12 Nov 2008 12:14
[ActivRetail] Affordable Mixed Brewed Brands has recently embarked on a campaign to reward traders in the community; by offering immediate gratification prizes in return for the support they have given the brands, Mona, Ace, and Kloof.
23 Oct 2008 11:50
[ActivRetail] With 8.5 million South African citizens who are unable to read or write, Papermate is joining hands with 1 in 1 out, a charitable organisation committed to reaching out to the poorest of the poor, with the aim to improve South Africa's literacy rate through the established PaperMate Literacy Project.
3 Oct 2008 11:36[Tshepiso Seopa] Samsung Electronics has chosen soccer heroes Itumeleng Khune and Shaun Bartlett as the brand ambassadors of its new corporate social responsibility programme, the NextHero Campaign. The aim of this sports sponsorship initiative is find the young players who will in future fill the shoes of Bartlett and Khune.
27 Aug 2008 08:50 
[ActivRetail] In celebration of the unique relationship shared between women, as well as National Women's Day this year, the Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust hosted a ladies evening, with Appletiser as the soft-drink beverage sponsor.
26 Aug 2008 14:05
[Eve Dmochowska] Gerhard Pieterse, the executive director of Autism Western Cape, has committed himself to voluntary imprisonment as a fund-raising exercise in support of autism. With the goal of reaching R1 000 000 in raised funds, initially, the marketing of Jail4Bail has been much as you would expect: using traditional press releases, and relying on conventional media to spread the word.
19 Aug 2008 10:59
[ActivRetail] Med-Lemon is celebrating the success of its fourth consecutive winter campaign, which has employed 383 community members and produced over 5,700 scarves since its launch in May 2008. The handover of warm winter woollens to needy communities during the cold months is a crowning moment for the dedicated knitters and the organisations that co-ordinate this annual income-generating scheme.
4 Jul 2008 12:52
[ActivRetail] Four brave Danone Clover employees seized the initiative and faced the challenge of Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain to raise money for the perennial Danone Clover Kids ‘Caring for Our Children' campaign, a fundraiser for the CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation.
15 May 2008 10:09
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