LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT Winter warmers[Nina Timm] Yup, winter is definitely here and I can feel Jack Frost nibbling at my nose at night and early mornings when I get up to get everything ready for school. It's the time of year when we start eating more stews and soups. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA The game of clones: Differentiation for the modern business[Claire Cobbledick] Strategic thinkers and marketers have been drilling the concept of a unique selling point or differentiator into our heads. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Do your employees understand professional social media?[Jenny Reid] Social media is a bit like a naïve teen's house party. Think of it as an endless online party where everyone is invited, everyone can listen or join in, or watch, at any time. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Real-time is now the Big Time[Struan Campbell] The ability of sponsoring brands to engage in credible conversations, and produce relevant content in real-time around their properties is a definite requirement, not just a nice-to-have. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Video drives new business success[Lana Hindmarch] Writers have long been using the 'show, don't tell' principle to absorb their readers and recently businesses began doing the same with video. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA How to strut your social media content like a pro[Catherine Milward-Bridges] Content is a key driver on social media. Whether you create it yourself, or simply share it, your content needs to be relevant and useful. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA There's more to training ROI than bleeding-edge technology[Lyndsey Moorhouse] Companies that want to drive the maximum return on investment out of their efforts to train users to use new business systems and processes, should let their training needs dictate the technology they use, rather than allowing technology to drive the training strategy. | |
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS Prevention through awareness[Simon Campbell-Young] Scarcely a day goes by without a report of a breach, or a new threat raising its ugly head. Cyber criminals are increasingly cunning and devious, writing malware to bypass almost every security control. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Creating great B2B content[Susannah Holz] When a lifting equipment dealership servicing almost the entire of West Africa challenged us to help them deepen their customer relationships, I knew that content would be key. | |
HUMAN RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT [BizCareers] Asking for a raise[Juliette Attwell] In this week's column we look at when and how to ask for a raise, whether or not you should wait around for your dream job to become available, and how a period of unemployment looks on your CV. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Retailers need to innovate in-store, not only online[Louise Burgers] There is one massive sector of the market that seems to withstand any and all attempts to provide a better experience for the consumer... in-store retail. | |
RETAIL To tip or not?[Aki Kalliatakis] Where does tipping staff end - I just stopped off at a garage next to the highway to fill up my Smart and grab some breakfast. Petrol cost me R360, plus a R10 tip, breakfast was R63 plus a R17 tip. I also gave the roaming car park attendant another R5 for "looking after my car." | |
MARKETING & MEDIA How to write a thrilling newsletter[JS Smit] The newsletter always had the odds stacked against it. If it's not hard news and it's not a letter what exactly is it? I don't know. But here's five tips to make yours a must-read. | |
EDUCATION & TRAINING Private service providers linked to increased funding for primary schools[Genevieve Allen] In January 2014, it was announced that the amended national norms and standards for school funding had been gazetted and implemented. The funding policy details how much government money each public school will receive - depending on their rankings. | |
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS Alan Knott-Craig steps down as Cell C's bossAlan Knott-Craig has stepped down as Cell C's Chief Executive. Image: Cell C. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Attractions Management conference combines tourism expertise[Palvin Naidoo] Based on the US Attractions Management Conference, the inaugural South African Attractions Management conference will open in Cape Town at the Old Mutual Conference and Exhibition Centre at Kirstenbosch on 4-5 June 2014. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA PnP poll results: Mother's Day gifts... the best... and the worst![Palvin Naidoo] Mother's Day is on Sunday, so husbands and partners out there you'd better pay close attention to this PnP survey and make sure A: you don't forget MD, and B: whatever you buy doesn't fall into the 'worst gift' toilet of shame. |