7 must-see locations in Holland

[Charles Mburugu] The Netherlands, also known as Holland, is a densely populated nation located in Western Europe. It is bordered by countries such as Belgium and Germany. From its museums, flower gardens, windmills and canals, to its historic buildings, The Netherlands has plenty to offer visitors.

Lethal Lucy

[Daniel Dercksen] In Luc Besson's first-rate mindbender and superb action-thriller, Scarlet Johansson is in top form as Lucy, examining the possibility of what one human could truly do if she unlocked 100% of her brain capacity and accessed the furthest reaches of her mind.

The shift towards digital video ads

[Estiaan Robbetze] The idea of primetime is somewhat dead. People are still consuming content, but the desire to consume it and pay for it on their own terms based on individual wants and needs has caused a massive shift in behaviour. With the ability to target and track ads at a low price point with online video ads...

DigiChat with Andrea: Social media ROI

[Andrea Mitchell] Recent research conducted by Fuseware and World Wide Worx examined the social media and social business activities of Africa's top 200 companies...

Taking entrepreneurship up a notch

[Gareth Pearson] World Entrepreneurship Day takes place tomorrow, 21 August 2014, and is a time for South Africans to review how we facilitate, nurture and encourage entrepreneurship.

[BizCareers] Interview woes - what to do before and after

[Juliette Attwell] In this week's column, we look at what can you do to really nail that interview and what to do afterwards...

Rocket Creative Design & Display - The Creative Executioner - Rocket Creative Design & Display

[Richard Nilson] In order to achieve any type of success and recognition within the display industry there are a host of factors which come into play...

Blood flows in The Purge: Anarchy

[Daniel Dercksen] Crime gets a violent make-over in The Purge: Anarchy. In 2013, the country responded to the provocative concept that on one night every year, any and all crime is made legal.

Why you need credibility to be successful

[James Hurford] Your ideas are accepted as believable only to the degree that you are credible. If you have credibility, people will place their trust in you...

It's time to wine

[Jason (Frich) Frichol] One of my greatest frustrations is shopping for wine. I, like most winers, have my favourites but I'm also a variety seeker. And in a self-service environment, I can go to a number of stores/channels in close proximity that stock my favourites. But as a variety-seeking wine shopper, no one store is speaking to me.

Unilever sells ice cream to Eskimos

[Jason (Frich) Frichol] Recently I stumbled upon one of the best ideas I've seen in store this year that drives a new consumption occasion... Magnum ice cream hot chocolate. But as exciting as this new idea is, I need to question why the execution fell short?

Sin City: A Dame To Kill For

[Daniel Dercksen] Co- directors Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez reunite to bring Miller's visually stunning Sin City graphic novels back to the screen in 3D in Sin City: A Dame To Kill For.

Social media optimisation - what you need to know

[Stephen Sandmann] South Africa's top brands invest heavily in social media. Research conducted by Fuseware and World Wide Worx this year revealed...

Retailers! One size does not fit all

[Mike Saunders] We live in the age of individuality. No longer is it popular to be following the norm, and looking like everyone else. Consumers want to stand out and have their...

[10 Things I Love About...] Stellenbosch

[Brian Berkman] Following a knockout stay at the historic and charming Coopmanshuijs Hotel in the heart of Stellenbosch, Contributing Editor Brian Berkman asked vivacious general manager Ilzebet Oosthuizen for her 10 Things She Loves About Stellenbosch...

There's no such thing as a strategic plan

[Sid Peimer] So what's your marketing plan, or for that matter, what's your marketing strategy?

Honing PR skills in the construction industry

[James White] The marketing of the construction industry varies from other industries in major ways. Where some companies can focus exclusively on inbound marketing...

SA must put pressure on Swaziland to open society

[Anton Harber] I think SA should recall its ambassador to Swaziland and threaten to close our borders with the country. I am not joking...

Millennials are moving the market

[Louise Burgers] Is it fair to say that marketers and brands don't understand the youth market and need to work a lot harder to collaborate on the right content? Or...