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Burger King's cheap shot
[Erik de Jager & Cole Matthews] We know you're angry and we know you enjoy waving your proverbial pitchforks about on your fickle bandwagon ride. So we're going to ask you to take a chill-pill and objectively consider what just went down... read more>>

Don't let the touch screen replace the personal touch

Scott Cundill

In this always-connected world where anyone is just a click of a button away, too many of us are concentrating on the button instead of the customer...

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Top apps to help your business

Roane Swindon

There is a mobile application for everything nowadays, from monitoring the amount of steps you take and perfecting your photos to tracking loadshedding and getting the latest news...

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Accountability is key to marketing in a recession

Noëleen Bruton

In the 1800s, John Wanamaker, a US businessman considered to be a proponent of advertising and a pioneer in marketing, said, "Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don't know which half"...

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Focus on Digital Marketing
The next digital generation

Louise Marsland

Digital experts are starting to warn of a skills shortage in digital marketing implementation and strategy in South Africa due to the speed with which the local industry has evolved... read more>>
The Principle of AIDA: What are marketers to do?

Vera Romano, Issued by Everlytic

In a bid to be more like a storyteller (another thing us marketers are often told to be in these new "we need content" times) let me give it a bash by telling you about my recent light bulb moment... read more>>
Branding
Sunday Times Top Brands Conference, Top Brands Awards announced
The second annual Top Brands Conference, hosted by Times Media Events, in association with the Sunday Times was held in Sandton earlier this week. This was followed by the Sunday Times Top Brands Awards... read more>>
Business growth across Africa depends on more relevant business action and communication

David Blyth, Issued by Yellowwood Future Architects

When looking to grow in African markets, many business owners have a vague understanding of how truly diverse and complex the continent really is... read more>>

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Design
The craft of customer experience (CX) design

Chantel Botha

To an outsider who does not understand the work it may look like we draw lots of pictures, talk too much, ask people invasive repetitive questions and then play back the answers... read more>>
Digital
Online Tuesday #3 South Africa - What is your craft?

Issued by DQ&A Media Group

On Tuesday, 8 September, the third edition of Online Tuesday South Africa will be held at the Upper East Side Hotel (DoubleTree by Hilton), in Cape Town... read more>>
Exhibitions
Scan Display goes 'green' with solar power

Issued by Scan Display

The Johannesburg office of Scan Display has decreased its reliance on South Africa's electrical grid by installing a Smart Grid solar system... read more>>
Mobile
TuYu sells 25% to Tritech Media
TuYu, the mobile rewards platform that allows users to receive and redeem rewards in a secure and convenient manner by using their mobile phones, has sold 25% of the company to Tritech Media... read more>>
Newspapers
Independent Media launches African Independent

Issued by Independent Media

Independent Media today launched the print edition of its African multimedia publication, African Independent, a new generation media offering that seeks to change the narrative on the African continent... read more>>
Production
A modern classic for reportage - the new Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM

Issued by Canon SA

Canon has introduced the EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM, a new wide angle L-series lens designed for professional photographers wanting to capture their world with a natural perspective... read more>>
Publishing
Sefika Awards announced
The annual Sefika awards were announced on 26 August 2015 in Johannesburg, attended by members of the SA Booksellers Association and the Publishers' Association of South Africa (PASA)... read more>>
International
Index Awards announces five winners

Katie de Klee

At the award ceremony, held last night in Copenhagen (27 August 2015), the five winners of the 2015 biennial Index Awards were announced. The Awards celebrate designs that address serious modern challenges... read more>>
Instagram images no longer just squares
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Instagram on Thursday broke its square mould with an update that adds portrait and landscape formats to the image-sharing smartphone application... read more>>
Apple sends out invitations to a Sept. 9 media event
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Apple on Thursday sent out invitations to a Sept. 9 media event, hinting that Siri virtual assistant software in its mobile devices will play a role... read more>>
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Business
Kenya Finance Bill 2015: How are SMEs affected?

Ngugi Mungai

Small and medium businesses should expect tax changes once the Finance Bill 2015 is signed into law. The bill formulates the proposals announced in the budget for the financial year 2015/2016... read more>>
Six steps to making difficult decisions
Decisions that could have a long-lasting effect on your life, those nearest to you or your organisation often cause anxiety and sleeplessness but such decision making should not keep you hostage... read more>>
Guidance on SARS changes to tax claims for medical disabilities

Ilsa Groenewald

The medical tax calculation has changed for the 2015 tax year... read more>>
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