Authentic loyalty through brand utility

[Mike Saunders] We are now in the age of the empowered consumer, and these customers are skeptical of traditional marketing tactics, all they see is a gimmick...

Don't miss The Two Gentlemen of Verona

[Daniel Dercksen] Experience the excess and exuberance of love at its most potent with The Two Gentlemen of Verona.

UDZ tax incentive extended for six years

[Graeme Palmer] In 2003 the Urban Development Zone (UDZ) tax incentive was introduced under section 13quat of the Income Tax Act, 1962 to promote urban renewal in demarcated areas.

Five tips on how designers can deal with criticism

[Alun Davies] How do you avoid the anguish that comes with a client not liking the design you worked on all weekend, through the night, blew off your mates for, and made your partner mad at you after another cancelled date...?

Don't forget about SMS

[Charles Stretch] With the proliferation of BBM and Whatsapp, it's easy to imagine that instant messaging is overtaking SMS. But this perception can be halted due to one simple statistic...

Fear of our dark depths keeps Farlam in shadows

[Anton Harber] News editing is the art of deciding what is important and what is less important. Faced with a barrage of potential stories, events, people and issues to cover and huge competition for audience attention...

Are machines seizing control of language?

[Ian Henderson] Technological innovation in translation is rapid and ongoing, and recent developments have again raised the spectre of a future in where machines reign supreme...

New packaging trends reflect environment, recessionary impacts

[Estee Cockcroft] With the consumer making more in-store product comparisons, adding value and differentiating through packaging has become more pertinent than ever...

Influential use of colour in store design

[Callie van der Merwe] Colour has a profound influence on the emotion of a consumer. It affects how a person behaves, can alter movement patterns of consumers and influence their shopping patterns...

20 tips to being a better speaker

[James Hurford] No matter who you are or what you do, speaking well is one of the most important skills you can develop. Personal relationships, social interactions and work situations all require you to communicate to other people...

Fringe benefits

[Eugene Yiga] Ismail Mahomed, artistic director of the National Arts Festival, chats about the inaugural Cape Town Fringe.

Five digital myths around performance media

[Matthew Arnold] Digital media has been around for over 20 years, but with the rapid pace at which platforms, technology and opportunities move, you will be hard pressed to find a marketer who knows everything about digital media...

Music and emotion: A soprano on song

[Roger Metcalfe] What is it about a singer that can bring a house down? I recently attended a performance of Carmina Burana at the Cape Town City Hall and was astounded by the degree of emotion that coloratura soprano Beverley Chiat managed to evoke in the nearly 1000-strong audience.

Don't miss this vibrant Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

[Daniel Dercksen] Lies breed lies in the Constantiaberg Theatre Players striking Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. This first-rate production is only on for one week at the cosy Masque Theatre, so cancel all other theatre events and take a trip to Muizenberg where you will experience an evening of full-blooded theatre.

Cape Town City Ballet Spring & Fall preparations reach fever pitch

[Debbie Hathway] Hamburg Ballet stars Alexander (Sascha) Riabko and Silvia Azzoni have arrived in the Mother City for final rehearsals ahead of Cape Town City Ballet's presentation of Spring & Fall.

Sunshine on Leith - the feel-good musical of the year!

[Daniel Dercksen] The feel-good musical film of the year is here! It's Sunshine On Leith, which weaves an entertaining and significant romance around the songs of Scottish band The Proclaimers.