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Satisfied customers don't mean repeat business

Sid Peimer

We ask customers how satisfied they are, because we think that satisfaction means profitability and growth. That's not necessarily true...

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How harnessing consumers' sense of smell can boost sales

Stephen Sandmann

I consider the power of smell to be the most intriguing of all the senses. It is a scientific fact that humans can remember about 10,000 distinct odours and, in turn, these can trigger important memories...

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Consumers wary of high-tech devices

According to a new report from Accenture, titled Engaging the Digital Consumer in the New Connected World, most consumers experience challenges using several new types of smart high-tech devices...

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Banking & Finance
Steinhoff deal tops list as acquisitions rebound

Gillian Jones

Steinhoff's R62.8bn acquisition of Pepkor was the highest-valued deal in Africa and the Middle East in 2014, a year that saw the level of global mergers and acquisitions return to post-crisis numbers... read more>>
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Latest Nivea TV commercial features real people and their inspirational stories
Michael Shabalala, Gogo Hazel Myezo and Boitumelo all feature in Nivea's new television commercial which flighted nationally from 5 December 2014... read more>>
Exhibitions & Events
Barrels of fun at Grande Provence Harvest Festival
Celebrate the 2015 grape harvest with Grand Provence on Saturday, 28 February at its annual Harvest Festival... read more>>
Technology
Fifth generation Intel Core Processors across Acer mobiles
Acer has announced it will be including the fifth generation Intel Core Processors across its mobile lines, starting with its line of R13 convertible notebooks and award-winning S7 Ultrabooks... read more>>
International
MSC Cruises picks McCann to lead 2015-2016 brand-building campaign
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: MSC Cruises has entrusted global ad firm McCann with spearheading its international brand-building campaign... read more>>
Top 10 digital trends for 2015 [infographic]
LONDON, UK: It's a brand new year that is likely to bring a brand new set of challenges for marketers to get their heads around... read more>>
New York Festivals 2015 Torch Awards open for entries
NEW YORK, CITY, US: The 2015 Torch Awards is now open for entries... read more>>
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Government news
Probe into matric group copying continues
The Department of Basic Education on Sunday said the first phase of the investigation into irregularities involving mass copying in the 2014 National Senior Certificate examination has been completed... read more>>
SARS boss suspended again after court relief

Natasha Marrian

SARS has upped the ante in its bid to discipline its staffers, suspending senior executive Peter Richer for the second time... read more>>
Economy, not politics, may decide land reform model

Nan Smith

Pupil transport again hit by tender dispute

Mphumzi Zuzile and Bongani Fuzile

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