Mobile: The store of the future

[Danette Breitenbach] '2D is the opportunity to use data to communicate with the consumer on their smart phone. It is now viewed as part of our lives, mobility.'

Korean barbeque gets African twist

[Eugene Yiga] My first visit to Galbi almost didn't happen. Even though the restaurant is visible from Long Street, actually getting inside it required navigating through a back alley and past some shops in an obscure Cape Town mall.

The biggest P in the music business

[Tim Hill] Often musicians, bands, managers, booking agents, publicists and the like sit on their backsides and wait for opportunities to present themselves.

Will POPI become a dirty word for marketers?

[Steve Ferguson] The Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013 (POPI) was signed into law in November. It comes at a time when marketing has just entered the promised land of customer profiling, behavioural advertising, big data, and multiple marketing channels.

Cape Times editor fired

[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: Cape Times' editor Alide Dasnois has been fired, reports Mail & Guardian. Dasnois' removal appears to coincide with the publication of an article on Public Protector Thuli Madonsela's finding on fisheries minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson, reports IOL.

Coconut headsets and other management delusions

[Sid Peimer] The difference between an illusion and a delusion is this: when Usain Bolt broke the 100m and 200m world record, it looked as if he was jogging. That's an illusion. If you think you can beat his time, that's a delusion.

Digital marketing in automotive sector getting up to speed with trends

[Michael Walker] The automotive sector is already one of the world's biggest spenders on digital marketing and advertising, with motor manufacturers and dealers worldwide constantly increasing the portion of their budgets they allocate to digital channels.

New era in HR management through social media

[James McKerrell] Social media and the proliferation of smart devices are sweeping in a new era in HR management, offering businesses an opportunity to engage with the market.

Mud will awaken the hero within

[Daniel Dercksen] Discovery can sometimes uncover the deadliest of secrets and, with the riveting Mud, it's wise to let and sleeping and charismatic fugitive lie low.

Taking a stand with Nik Rabinowitz

[Ruth Cooper] It's been almost two years since likeable Cape Town comedian Nik Rabinowitz has performed at the Baxter Theatre and, as he mentioned, two years away from the stage equals a helluva lot of material - especially if you just so happen to live in this colourfully crazy country of ours.

Once upon an infographic...

[Laura Chiweshe] The storytelling concept has been adapted by marketers in various ways in an attempt to capture the attention of an audience with very short attention spans, too much information to process and very little time to do it in.

Browser & Grazer opens at The Woodstock Foundy

[Evan-Lee Courie] The Woodstock Foundry, a new development in Woodstock, Cape Town, recently welcomed Browser & Grazer, a single-source catering company that provides a full range of catering needs - including healthy menu options, equipment hire, bar service and staffing hire.

CMS: should stand for Customer Management System

[Richard Mullins] Many organisations in South Africa are still using legacy content management systems (CMSs) to run their digital properties, reasoning that the complexity and risk of migrating to a new platform outweighs the potential benefits.

Yuppiechef creams customer service with common sense

[Sindy Peters] Many a retailer will sing to the tune of "The customer is always right", but not a lot actually live the phrase, much less invest any time or innovation in it. Luckily for you and I, this age of short-term vision is drawing to a close.

Honestly now - that Nkandla media leak... Who would you believe?

[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: The ANC insists Thuli Madonsela leaked the provisional Nkandla report to the media, reports Mail & Guardian. She insists she didn't.

Content marketing: Get a head (of content)

[Athar Naser] Most companies are creating original content to keep consumers engaged these days, whether it's a blog post, a social media update, an ebook, a presentation or a full-blown event.

Tips for web translation projects in 2014

[Ian Henderson] With more than a third of the global population online, web content production is growing faster than ever and website translation increasingly features on executive agendas.

Great lessons from today's great marketers

[Chris Moerdyk] I have, over the past year, had some form of interaction with four people whom I believe to be among South Africa's greatest marketers.

Switching on mobile wallets in South Africa retailing

[Howard Moodycliffe] The biggest obstacle to making a mobile phone a wallet has always been the sheer complexity of electronic transactions. However, new technology is bringing this dream closer to reality.