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Does your brand packaging encourage customer engagement?
Does your brand packaging encourage customer engagement?
[Musa Msane] It seems as if even the avalanche of soundbites around the cultivation of genuine brand engagements hasn't reached some of the marketers, as some are still steeped in the 80s mindset when it comes to brand packaging... read



Focus on Shopper Marketing
Focus on Shopper Marketing
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[Shopper Marketing] Menlyn Park raises stakes in retail innovation

Louise Marsland

Menlyn Park shopping centre in Pretoria is undergoing a R2bn redevelopment, which will include futuristic retail innovations... read
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Banking & Finance
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Bidcorp gets warm welcome on the JSE

Mark Allix

The market capitalisation of the former Bidvest Group shot up more than 14% after the listing of Bid Corporation (Bidcorp) on the JSE on Monday, releasing "new energy" in the group's new food services business and in its mainly domestic industrial assets and Namibian operations... read
Feature image via SID Instante EFT.
SID Instant EFT launches next version of its payment solution

Graham van der Made

Startups with e-commerce stores may want to consider EFT payments for their products. Transaction gateway company SID Instant EFT has announced a new version of its solution... read
Brimstone sells its stake in coffee and pizza outlets
Brimstone sells its stake in coffee and pizza outlets

Marc Hasenfuss

Empowerment investment company Brimstone Investment Corporation clearly has no cravings for Starbucks and Dominos Pizza... read

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FMCG
KWV & Cola.
Photographer:
Vasari has big ambitions for KWV

Marc Hasenfuss

The new controlling shareholder of liquor group KWV Holdings will have its work cut out to fortify profits in the brandy sector... read
Awards and recognition for Bouchard Finlayson
Awards and recognition for Bouchard Finlayson
The Hemel-en-Aarde winery Bouchard Finlayson has won a host of awards and accolades for its vintages recently... read
Franchising
Famous Brands CEO Kevin Hedderwick.
Image credit:
Investments help Famous Brands grow

Colleen Goko

While Famous Brands' insatiable hunger for acquisitions has pushed revenue higher, its investment into logistics and manufacturing operations have been the major reason behind the company's 15 consecutive years of record results... read
Health & Safety
Food safety in Africa: International partnership to be 'sealed' at the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit
Food safety in Africa: International partnership to be 'sealed' at the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit

Issued by Atmosphere PR

An estimated 2,000 people in Africa die from food safety-related illnesses every day, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO)... read
Packaging
Do-It Corporation: Manufacturer of hang tabs and display strips
Do-It Corporation: Manufacturer of hang tabs and display strips

Issued by Pyrotec

Do-It Corporation has been manufacturing hang tabs, display strips and point-of-sale display solutions since 1973. They have grown into the largest hang tab manufacturer in the world... read
Retail Marketing
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 176: CloudOne.mobi and Marketing Mix Shopper Path to Purchase 2016
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 176: CloudOne.mobi and Marketing Mix Shopper Path to Purchase 2016
Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show on 2 June 2016, from 9-10am, as show host Warren Harding chats to Dana Buys, CEO of CloudOne.mobi... read
Sales
Photographer:
Bias towards cash sales helps Mr Price survive tough times

Colleen Goko

Mr Price Group reported a 17.1% increase in full-year earnings, reaping the rewards of its focus on cash sales in an environment that is becoming credit unfriendly... read
Business
The most advanced Olympics Games are around the corner - Japan 2020
The most advanced Olympics Games are around the corner - Japan 2020

John Sanei

Japan is promising that they will host the most technologically advanced games in the history of the world. This is how they are planning to do it... read
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