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Blow the whistle for reason not reward

Whistle Blowers is receiving a growing number of calls from companies seeking advice on the pros and cons with regard to the offering of rewards for information that leads to a fraud conviction...

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CRM can be really magical - when it works

Aki Kalliatakis

Are you doing everything in your power to ensure that you use your CRM system properly to ensure your customers have a positive experience and leave happy...?

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US raises Agoa issues over SA poultry sales

Linda Ensor

South African and US poultry producers have so far failed to agree on a mutually acceptable volume of imported US chicken which could enter SA free of anti-dumping duties...

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Biz Takeouts
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 126: The PRISM Awards, SMEasy software and more...
Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show tomorrow, 9 April 2015, from 9-10am, as show host Warren Harding chats to Darlene Menzies, Andy Gilder, Bridget von Holdt and Yossi Hasson... read more>>
Banking & Finance
Yay nor nay to multi-banking way
Multi-banking is becoming a common trend in South Africa, as various businesses, public sector institutions as well as individuals prefer to bank with more than one banking partner... read more>>
Brand News
Ketel One now available in SA
Ketel One Vodka, a liquor brand of the Nolet Distillery in Schiedam, the Netherlands was recently launched in South Africa... read more>>
FMCG
Green tea goes pear-shaped with new Lipton flavour
The first combination flavour, Green Ice Tea Pear and Peach, released by Lipton Ice Tea, is launching now at retailers nationwide... read more>>
Manufacturing
Innovative technology is a key trend in the manufacturing industry

Issued by Pyrotec

Over the past decade, packaging has evolved from a purely functional device intended to convey vital information and protect the product, to a key role-player in the purchasing and decision-making process... read more>>
Retail Services
Edgars Zimbabwe adds IT structure
Edgars Zimbabwe has selected 3i InfoTech, a global technology solutions and services provider, to provide Orion ERP across its 53 stores... read more>>
Retailers
How the cookie crumbles at Oreo pop-up café
Oreo has opened a pop-up café, #PlayWithOreo at The Zone @ Rosebank until 3 May 2015. The experiential café characterises the brand's imaginative spirit... read more>>
Supply Chain
Local grains weaken as rand firms
South African grain futures edged slightly lower as the rand strengthened against the dollar... read more>>
International
Prince Harry - not so 'selfie' assured
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: 'Selfies are bad', Prince Harry tells Aussie teen... read more>>
Turkey restores access to social networks after images pulled
ISTANBUL, TURKEY: Twitter, Facebook and YouTube were functioning normally in Turkey on Tuesday after Ankara lifted a ban it imposed on them over images of a Turkish prosecutor killed in a hostage standoff... read more>>
New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards announces 2015 awards ceremony presenters and e-program
NEW YORK CITY, US: New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards has announced this year's prominent media professionals slated to present awards at the 2015 TV & Film Gala... read more>>
Encouraging young readers? - Enter WAN-IFRA 2015 World Young Reader Prizes
PARIS & FRANKFURT: News media that develop strategies and projects to engage children, teenagers and young adults effectively is encouraged to enter the WAN-IFRA 2015 World Young Reader Prizes before 5 May 2015... read more>>
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Business
Would I do it again? My four days at SXSW...

Heidi Brauer

My four days at SXSW left me feeling like I'd eaten a huge, shiny, red, American-grown apple that should've been delicious, but looked better than it tasted... read more>>
Your CV has just seconds to impress: make them count

Niteske Marshall

Eight seconds is all it takes to knock the socks off potential employers reading your CV and entice them to read more... read more>>
Government news
No application to remove statues
The Department of Arts and Culture says it has not received a formal request to remove any of the statues in the country... read more>>
Biodiversity Management Plan for white rhino gazetted
On 31 March 2015 the Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, has published the Biodiversity Management Plan for white rhinoceros in the Government Gazette for public comment... read more>>
Small businesses apprehensive about economic challenges
According to the fourth quarter 2014 Business Partners Limited SME Index (BPLSI), small and medium enterprise (SME) owners continue to be apprehensive about the regulatory and economic challenges facing the sector and country as a whole... read more>>
Investments in Coega IDZ create 7,000 jobs
Based on projections by the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) on foreign and domestic direct investment flows to the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ), more than 7,000 jobs will be created from the latest investor signings... read more>>
Nigerian economy remains strong - Okonjo Iweala
The peaceful election in Nigeria, with a new government coming in, bodes well for the Nigerian economy, which is good news for those in the marketing and retail sectors... A healthy economy usually means people have more money to spend... (Videos) read more>>
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Lifestyle
Raise your teacups

Sindy Peters

Once upon a time, on a forested farm in Helderstroom, both young and old threw on their fanciest threads to raise their teacups to a summer well spent ... read more>>
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New events to diarise
Supplier Relationship Management
Bespoke - 14 Apr 2015 to 15 Apr 2015, Cape Town

Retail Banking Transactions Conference 2015
Trade Conferences International - 15 Apr 2015 to 16 Apr 2015, Johannesburg

Startup Picnic JHB
Startup Picnic - 2 May 2015, Johannesburg

Executive Think Tank 2015
nlighten - 14 May 2015, Johannesburg

TITIIC 2015
Scatterlings Conference & Events - 20 May 2015 to 22 May 2015, Pretoria

Forging Enterprise and INSME
MCI South Africa - 26 May 2015 to 28 May 2015, Cape Town

Mobile Business Seminar
Knowledge Integration Web (Pty) Ltd - 28 May 2015, Windhoek

How to plan for and manage a product recall crisis
Deon Binneman - The Reputation Go-to Guy - 4 Jun 2015, Johannesburg

The East Rand Wedding Show
East Rand Wedding Show - 25 Jul 2015 to 26 Jul 2015, Johannesburg

5th Annual Customer Experience
Fexton Conferences - 17 Aug 2015 to 18 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

Upcoming events
Taste of Cape Town 2015
Errieda du Toit PR - 10 Apr 2015 to 12 Apr 2015, Cape Town

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