Hello, hello, hello and welcome to 2012! This is the future speaking! I know there were a lot of readers out there who couldn't wait to see the back of 2011 and we're all desperately hoping for a bigger, better and brighter year this year... although what's been happening economically in Europe and America does cause some trepidation. Nevertheless, as that immortal line from Galaxy Quest goes, "Never give up, never surrender!" So, we're kicking off the year here at Bizcommunity Marketing & Media South Africa with our annual Biz Trends Report Series and our first two sangomas are Chris Moerdyk and Louise Marsland. There's a stack more of insightful and illuminating trends lined up for you over the next couple of weeks, and don't forget that we'll compile all the submissions into one pdf for ease of reading at the end of the series. Enjoy! Simone Puterman (@SimoneBiz) Managing editor PS To go backwards in time momentarily, Halo Advertising released this Agency 12 Days of Christmas audio gem, which unfortunately missed our last newsletter of 2012. Do yourself a favour and give it a listen.
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