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How Pokémon Go could benefit your business
How Pokémon Go could benefit your business
[Leigh Andrews] You've heard of B2B and B2C, but are you ready for O2O? The new online-to-offline trend is lighting up markets across the globe, particularly with the growing Pokémon Go phenomenon... read



Mandela Month
Mandela Month
#MandelaMonth - Give more than 67 minutes, change lives
#MandelaMonth - Give more than 67 minutes, change lives

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For the rest of Mandela Month, customers can purchase soccer balls, shin guards, goalkeeper gloves, water bottles or socks via the Totalsports online gift registry to donate to the African Passions soccer charity... read
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E-commerce
Amazon delivery via Prime Air drone.
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Amazon to test delivery drones in Britain
SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon announced Monday plans to test delivery drone technology in Britain, as the US online commerce giant tries to advance the idea safely... read

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Packaging
Case study: Winning with Namaqua Wines
Case study: Winning with Namaqua Wines

Issued by Pyrotec

It made strategic sense for Namaqua Wines to advertise a competition at point of sale and an on-pack communication device provided the ideal solution... read
Retail Marketing
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What pester power can do for your business
There is a surge of freebie campaigns at three major grocery retailers, with Pick n Pay's animal card collection, Spar's Angry Bird 3D cards and Checkers' mini grocery items, leaving parents reeling as to where to shop... read
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 183: The CEM Africa Summit and NATIVE VML's trends report
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 183: The CEM Africa Summit and NATIVE VML's trends report
Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show on 28 July 2016, from 9-10am, as show host Warren Harding chats to Simon Cranswick and Mike Jones... read

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Retailers
Raymond Ackerman.
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Pick n Pay's new structure 'not enough'

Ann Crotty

The pyramid structure that secured control of Pick n Pay in the hands of the Ackerman family is set to be unwound, 36 years after it was put in place to ward off a suspected hostile bid... read
Technology
Four lessons learned from Pokémon Go
Four lessons learned from Pokémon Go

Lee Naik

The global phenomenon that is Pokémon Go has taken over America. The augmented reality (AR) based smartphone game is now making waves... read
International
McDonald's franchise spinoffs tamp down earnings
McDonald's franchise spinoffs tamp down earnings
NEW YORK - McDonald's' "All-Day Breakfast" fueled firm sales gains in the second quarter despite weak growth across the fast food industry, the company reported Tuesday... read
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Business
How soon will conference venues follow travel agencies?
How soon will conference venues follow travel agencies?

Peter Carruthers

I earn my living from talking to people. Between 1995 and 2007 I booked 500 small events at hotels and conference venues in SA, each three hours long with 50 seats... read
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New events to diarise
Business management and leadership excellence
AO Development - 27 Jul 2016 to 29 Jul 2016, Ruimsig, Roodepoort


Cavendish Square Winter Sale
Cavendish Square - 28 Jul 2016 to 30 Jul 2016, Cape Town


African Stomach Trade Industry Conference 2016
Ntsiki Business and IT International (Paty) Ltd. - 5 Aug 2016, Cape Town


Professional sales
The Peer Training Group - 11 Aug 2016, Cape Town


Cashless Payment Summit
Vukani Communications - 18 Aug 2016 to 19 Aug 2016, Johannesburg


Advanced programme in event management
Enterprises University of Pretoria - 25 Aug 2016 to 11 Nov 2016, Pretoria


GIBS Employee engagement for better performance
GIBS - 30 Aug 2016, Johannesburg


Cape HOMEMAKERS Expo 2016
Cape Homemakers Expo - 15 Sep 2016 to 18 Sep 2016, Cape Town


Fundamentals of customer service
Sobethu (Pty) LTD - 19 Sep 2016 to 20 Sep 2016, Johannesburg


Handling conflict in the workplace
Sobethu (Pty) LTD - 13 Oct 2016 to 14 Oct 2016, Johannesburg



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