RETAIL Craft beer - for the haves and the Germans[Owen Mbundu] There is a rather interesting development that caught my attention recently. No, the micro beer industry is not new, however its nascent ubiquity in Cape Town city is... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA It's all about ME!!![Charles Maynard] I am writing this article to make marketers aware of what I have dubbed "The Me Generation"... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Time to lay these digital publishing myths to rest[pierre cassuto] Digital publishing and advertising is a sophisticated, high-tech industry where we have an array of statistics and metrics at our fingertips... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Creating the elusive single customer view[Gary Allemann] Many organisations are investing significant sums and extensive time into implementing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems for their purported ability to deliver improved customer relations and client retention... | |
PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE The reality of property[Myles Wakefield] There is a valuable, but not easy, lesson property investors must learn about their asset... | |
LEGAL Taxpayer must prove that a transaction is exempt[Graeme Palmer] A taxpayer bears the burden of proving that an amount or transaction is exempt or otherwise untaxable. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Does your social media team know the CPA?[Gareth Cremen] Companies who have client-facing staff either online or offline should ensure that every staff member has a basic working knowledge of the Consumer Protection Act... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Accurate databases boost insurance sales[Louise Robinson] There is no doubt that knowledge is power, and any compilation of information is valuable. Databases are extremely hot commodities... | |
HUMAN RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT Dealing with absenteeism[Su-Mari Du Bruyn] With flu season in full swing, we are seeing renewed focus on absenteeism as businesses face the impact of reduced staff availability on their business. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Reap what ye sow[Louise Burgers] A few years ago, international trends forecaster, Li Edelkoort told a Design Indaba audience to "go farming". | |
MARKETING & MEDIA DigiChat with Andrea: Mobile Advertising & Marketing[Andrea Mitchell] Various research studies site South Africa as one of the leading countries in terms of mobile penetration (with access growing rapidly thanks to smart phones). It seems though... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA It's all in the logo[Jay Clark] A logo is simply well thought out art to be acknowledged by all who view it. The first impression the majority of consumers experience with a brand is through the logo. Hence it becomes your trademark... | |
LEGAL Section 75 introduced significant changes to Companies Act[Nozipho Bhengu] In the interest of ensuring that the integrity of board decisions are not compromised by directors' personal financial interests, section 75 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008, has introduced some significant changes to the provisions of its predecessor, the Companies Act 61 of 1973 (the old Companies Act). | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Augmented reality could rejuvenate print[Diane Charton] As South African newspapers and magazines come under increasing pressure from digital competition, so must they look to digital innovations such as augmented reality to rejuvenate their business models. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Consumer Science lands in SA[Danette Breitenbach] Mondelez International has opened a new Sensory Laboratory in South Africa. | |
RETAIL Businesses have to adapt to survive constantly changing retail landscape[Stuart HIll] Businesses have to adapt to survive a constantly changing landscape. Certainly, in the mall marketing industry, budgets have shrunk but client's demands are higher than ever... | |
TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY The Queen - fit for a king[Brian Berkman] When you're staying in the land's third oldest hotel you expect to see cracks showing and the plaster crumbling from the walls. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA The future of communicating in a digital space[Laurie Sloan] Mobile technology is significantly changing the way businesses interact with their customers, and to put it simply, engagement is everything... | |
MARKETING & MEDIA A salesman that never sleeps: the persuasive power of video[Adrian Burger] In a global marketplace where people are bombarded with a neverending stream of information from hundreds of companies every day, how do you stand out from the crowd and make sure you're understood? | |
MARKETING & MEDIA There will be no (South) African Spring[Sid Peimer] Clem Sunter points out a number of red flags that will lead us to a ruinous state. The flags include nationalisation, gagging the media and land grabs. |