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MARKETING & MEDIA

How BIG is the Chinese opportunity?

[Ian Henderson] Recent reports that Mandarin may be taught in some South African schools got tongues wagging about the size and shape of the 'Chinese opportunity' that may arise from this.

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MARKETING & MEDIA

How to handle negative feedback on social media

[Joseph Neusu] Negative feedback from customers has been part of the business landscape since time immemorial. What is just different now is the velocity and visibility of complaints as a result...

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AUTOMOTIVE

Polo plays, performs with poise

[Henrie Geyser] The Volkswagen Polo is already one of the most popular compact cars in the world having sold nearly 1 million units.

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LEGAL

Application of the CPA to municipalities

[Justine Krige] Included among the objects of the Consumer Protection Act, No. 68 of 2008 (CPA) are the imperatives to strengthen a culture of consumer rights as well as consumer-focused service delivery.

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TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY

[10 Things I love About...] The West Rand

[Brian Berkman] Contributing Editor, Travel, Brian Berkman, asked Shane Collinson, Director of Operations and Complex General Manager at Silverstar about why he loves the West Rand with such passion.

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MARKETING & MEDIA

Quality journalism - alive, dead, or dying?

[Marion Scher] I was once asked by a media organisation to run six-month journalism courses, after which I was informed the 'graduates' would be able to call themselves journalists...

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AUTOMOTIVE

Citroen's people-pleasing Picasso

[Henrie Geyser] Citroen has always been enthusiastic about hoisting the avant garde flag when unwrapping a new model and its latest C4 Picasso people-mover certainly again lifts the bar a good few notches higher than just about everything else in its class and price range.

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MARKETING & MEDIA

[Cannes Lions 2014] SA's Kirk Gainsford on Film category entries

[Hando Sinisalu] South African Kirk Gainsford, Executive Creative Director of Lowe Cape Town, was a Film Jury member at Cannes Lions 2014. We asked him couple of questions about this category. (video)

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MARKETING & MEDIA

[Cannes Lions 2014] SA's 'Street Store' takes Gold at Cannes Lions

[Hando Sinisalu] South Africa's 'Street Store' entry brought home Gold for SA in this year's Cannes Lions.

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MARKETING & MEDIA

Keeping local brands strong, twenty years into democracy

[Al Mackay] Have South African marketers assumed that local brands are automatically more relevant to South African consumers than global brands are?

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PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE

Anti-counterfeiting: holding landlords liable for the crimes of their tenants

[Steven Yeates] The war on counterfeiting takes place on many levels, not all of them successful. However, there is another frontier where anti-counterfeiting can potentially be very effective - and that is by holding landlords liable for the crimes of their tenants.

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IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Five Big Data myths busted

[Gary Allemann] With all the hype around big data it's not surprising that people are confused.

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MARKETING & MEDIA

Just chill

[Ed Herbst] 'My advice to Iqbal Survé: Chill. Just chill.' - Gill Moodie, Grubstreet, 27//2013

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MARKETING & MEDIA

Demystifying the high-res image

[Lorrianne Cloete] In my mind it really is quite straightforward and simple. The quality, deep-etched, high-resolution product jpeg is the basic commodity of lifestyle PR that without, brand managers seriously reduce their chances of being published...

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TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY

The Grand, where only the timber floors are stressed

[Brian Berkman] It takes a special kind of visionary to turn a decrepit piece of real estate into a boutique hotel that is recommended by trendy and upscale group Mr and Mrs Smith.

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AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE & FORESTRY

[Climate changing the face of agriculture]: Part 1 - An African perspective

[Rudi Massyn] The impact of climate change on global agriculture is forcing farmers to speedily adapt to volatile weather conditions to ensure sustainability.

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HEALTHCARE

Medical aid and freedom of choice

[John Harvey] The recent threat by Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters to withdraw from Parliament's medical aid scheme has placed the spotlight firmly on companies insisting that employees make use their preferred service provider(s).

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