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Tatenda Chiweshe
MARKETING & MEDIA
The BRICS effect on Africa's OOH industry

Tatenda Chiweshe[Tatenda Chiweshe] While Out of Home Media South Africa (OHMSA) is talking about increasing OOH share of spend from about 4% to 10%, a parallel opportunity is lurking in the wings.

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Robert Volker
MARKETING & MEDIA
Why marketers need graphic design skills

Robert Volker[Robert Volker] One of the results of the Information Age is that visual imagery has come to the forefront of our attention. Therefore, a basic understanding of graphic design, and acquiring basic graphic design skills, will have a positive influence on your potential contributions in the workplace.

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Chris James
MARKETING & MEDIA
Why are there so many bad adverts?

Chris James[Chris James] The short answer? Because there are a lot of bad marketers and advertisers out there.

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FINANCE & INSURANCE
Market cycles - investors should set a firm foundation

Market cycles - investors should set a firm foundation
[Samantha Matthew] "You know, people talk about this being an uncertain time. You know, all time is uncertain. I mean, it was uncertain back in - in 2007, we just didn't know it was uncertain. It was uncertain on 10 September, 2001. It was uncertain on 18 October, 1987, you just didn't know it." Warren Buffett.

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HUMAN RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT
Graduate employment success from matching skills to business needs

[Dr Felicity Coughlan] Top private education experts have found a good way to improve the employment prospects of new graduates by focusing specifically on what employers want, over and above the skills and knowledge that come directly from the curriculum.

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GREENBIZ
Extensive rhino horn toxification to counter poaching upsurge

[Andrew Parker] Toxic infusions are the latest weapon to counter the thriving industry of rhino poaching in the big game areas adjoining South Africa's Kruger Park. Consumers of the powdered horn in Asia risk becoming seriously ill from ingesting a so-called "medicinal product", which is now contaminated with a non-lethal chemical package.

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Brian Berkman
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
Here's something to meditate on... Mauritius' Shanti Maurice resort

Here's something to meditate on... Mauritius' Shanti Maurice resort
[Brian Berkman] Although the Shanti Maurice resort on the east cost of Mauritius has always had holistic health at its epicentre, they continue to be en trend with their announcement of a Health & Fitness Week in June this year.

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Daniel Dercksen
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
A feast of opera on the big screen and on stage

A feast of opera on the big screen and on stage
[Daniel Dercksen] From 6 April opera lovers can indulge in Wagner's sumptuous Parsifal on the big screen and also experience Verdi's Otello live at the Artscape Opera.

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Rod Baker
MARKETING & MEDIA
SABC... Doomed to fail?

SABC... Doomed to fail?
[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: According to an article by Nickolaus Bauer in Mail & Guardian, State-owned enterprises - SABC, SAA et al are more than likely doomed to fail. The paper also reports that one of its cameramen was assaulted by Sandton City security guards, and IOL reports the ANC is very miffed with DStv after it inadvertently broadcast an advert for an obituary for Madiba. To end, TechCental reports ICASA has acted against iBurst's parent company.

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Chris Moerdyk
MARKETING & MEDIA
Guptas sue Sunday Times for R500m

Chris Moerdyk[Chris Moerdyk] Atul Gupta, the MD of Sahara Holdings and executive chairman of TNA Holdings, owners of the New Age newspaper, has issued summons through the North Gauteng High Court against the editor of the Sunday Times and the newspaper's management, demanding defamation damages to the tune of half a billion rands.

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Carolyn Holgate
MARKETING & MEDIA
Be proactive in your online safety

Carolyn Holgate[Carolyn Holgate] The internet is a part of our daily lives; we use it for everything - communication, reading, research, education, current events, exploring the world, entertainment, shopping, networking and business.

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Henrie Geyser
AUTOMOTIVE
Pathfinder cuts prices by dumping fancies

Pathfinder cuts prices by dumping fancies
[Henrie Geyser] Nissan has given its Pathfinder range a much sharper competitive edge with the addition of two slimmed down, priced down SE models, which start at more than R100,000 less than the outgoing range entry level LE models.

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Drew van Vuuren
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Why South Africa needs more information security experts

Drew van Vuuren[Drew van Vuuren] Skills shortages in information security disciplines critical to managing business security pose a threat to South African organisations. The result is that business and government could end up employing inadequately skilled resources that offer short-term or tactical solutions to security issues, leaving company systems vulnerable to cybercrime.

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Naseem Javed
MARKETING & MEDIA
The world of 542 superpower words

Naseem Javed[Naseem Javed] There are 542 words that will start to impact the business world very soon. These are the 542 dictionary words applied for as generic top-level domain from the Internet Authority as gTLDs at an average cost of a million dollars each.

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FINANCE & INSURANCE
Google's driverless car's zero accident rate to shape motor industry

Google's driverless car's zero accident rate to shape motor industry
[Warwick Scott-Rodger] Google's driverless car has now clocked more than 300 000 miles without a single accident whilst under the computer's control, raising the possibility of a future of driverless vehicles. Should such technology be widely adopted in South Africa it could also be the answer to reducing the high number of road accidents and may even result in reduced insurance premiums.

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Matt Rose
MARKETING & MEDIA
Different Light: Category Marketing

Different Light: Category Marketing
[Matt Rose] What is category marketing? It's looking at your brand/consumer relationship in a totally 'different light' of possibility in categories of which you do not find yourself as part (video).

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Sanele Mgaga
MARKETING & MEDIA
Advertising works... subliminally

Sanele Mgaga[Sanele Mgaga] Most advertising works subliminally. In fact, I could push it to an extreme and say that all advertising works unconsciously...

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Chemory Gunko
MARKETING & MEDIA
Dear Job Seeker

Chemory Gunko[Chemory Gunko] With our staggering unemployment rates and high competition for every advertised post, you'd think job seekers would put more effort into how they present themselves.

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Ann Druce
MARKETING & MEDIA
Make the most of results driven content marketing

Make the most of results driven content marketing
[Ann Druce] South Africans love Google, even more than the rest of the world. 93% of all our internet searches are on Google, and it's every marketer's dream to get their website onto page one.

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