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Managing online retail risks

[Brendon Williamson] Retailers moving into the online space for the first time face risks that do not exist in the bricks-and-mortar world and they need to ensure they are well protected.

Digital TV chaos shows government lack of interest

[Anton Harber] A journalist has to take obscure matters and turn them into engaging and understandable stories, showing people why they should care about them. Sometimes it seems impossible.

Collaborative brand building: Striving towards higher goals

[Dr Carla Enslin] It may not be a stunning revelation that for humanity, the need to compete is regarded as natural - but only as natural as the need to cooperate. These two driving forces and the interaction between them are central to human nature and as certainly of brand nature.

Janet Heard resigns from Cape Times

[Rod Baker] Janet Heard, assistant editor (head of news) at the Cape Times, has resigned.

What do your customers really think of you?

[Bruce von Maltitz] Whether it is the fault of social media, or a failing to demonstrate true innovation in a rapidly changing market, customer satisfaction has become vitally important.

'That changeroom experience was amazing,' said no one ever

[Kelly Summerfield] Waiting in line to try on clothes can be a tiresome process and the least the customer expects is a friendly employee and a clean changeroom. Is that too much to ask?

Pistorius and the art of PR

[Chris Moerdyk] When it comes to sentencing time in major court cases, juries and judges always look for remorse from the accused. It's a really big thing when it comes to mitigation of sentence. And it seems to me that Oscar Pistorius and his legal team are taking no chances.

From mad men to measured creativity

[John Cooney] The advertising industry has evolved at a rapid clip over the past 60 years, sprinting to keep up with an acceleration in social and technology change in the second half of the 20th century.

Rwanda ready for retail investment

[Danette Breitenbach] The African Retail Development Index (ARDI) launched on 17 March 2014 in Johannesburg. Compiled by A.T. Kearney, which has undertaken a similar global retail Index for years, this is the first time an African Index has been compiled.

Is this one way Oscar Pistorius will get off?

[Sid Peimer] There are a number of high-profile trials, notably the OJ Simpson one, which captured the imagination of the world - only for the accused to evade punishment.

Operation Kindle and the ASA

[Ed Herbst] 'We should never allow expedience to triumph over our history and our values...' - Trevor Manuel

Tweaks add extra gloss to Sportage

[Henrie Geyser] Kia has updated its popular Sportage range and smartened it up with bits of fancy make-up, exterior and inside enhancements, engine and transmission upgrades and glossy cabin comforts, which are likely to push up sales, which already stand at more than 9,000 units since it was introduced to the local market three years ago.

Why nurtured business leads buy more

[Graeme Wilson] There's one main reason why purchases made by nurtured business leads are typically so much larger than those made by leads that haven't been nurtured: nurtured leads buy more because they know more.

Prison drama steals the show

[Eugene Yiga] The 49th Annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards took place at Cape Town's Baxter Theatre on Sunday, 16 March 2014.

Winning advertising creative - you get what you brief

[Dina Saffer-Myers] A brand manager's dream: Produce a TV advert showcasing the benefits of a product whilst bringing a tear to the consumer's eye and galvanising them to rush out to purchase it.