The internet has changed our brains: Has your company stayed the same?

[Claire Cobbledick] The way we think, read and shop has changed for good. The way we shop online and the way we operate offline are distinctly different things...

Spinning branded content

[Louise Burgers] When last did you read a press release to your child at bedtime? Never? So why are you asking your customers to read - and believe - your spin?...

Yo, Bro... Remember yo mo

[Leigh Andrews] A #MoBro is nothing to do with Motown, or a mono-brow... though that's close, it refers to growing hair a little lower down on your face. If you've not taken part in the global #Movember trend before, here's why you should.

From Amos with love

[Eugene Yiga] She's been nominated for nine Grammy Awards and Rolling Stone magazine called her one of the best live performers of all time. And yet this might never have happened for Tori Amos, whose father had different plans for her life.

Spotlight on digital advertising tricks at October Bright Day talk

[Leigh Andrews] The power of paying attention, letting others be your information lemmings and a mangled version of Homer's Odyssey all came into play at the October Bright Day talk on digital advertising... Here's what you missed...

Facebook Rooms: what it could mean for your company

[Jason Perelson] Facebook, Inc has launched its new app, "Rooms" across iOS devices in the US, with an eventual roll-out to more devices and areas. What could this mean for your company?

Instagram success, what business can learn from Khaya Dlanga

[Zimaseka Njomi] It's visual, emotive, social, and addictive. It also lives up to the adage, "A picture tells a thousand words!"...

Bad days never felt this great

[Daniel Dercksen] If there's one bad day that will definitely make your day it's that of 11-year-old Alexander and his wacky family in the delightfully charming film Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. This is wholesome entertainment for all families, or anyone who thinks that awful can never be awesome.

Madness takes its toll in Eliza Graves

[Daniel Dercksen] Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see in Eliza Graves, a deliciously wicked journey into the heart of an asylum in the wilderness.

Extra performance for Thumbelina

[Debbie Hathway] It's heart-warming to see extra shows being scheduled due to popular demand, especially when it's a South African ballet premier. Robin van Wyk's Thumbelina, a Cape Town City Ballet Youth Project that features among the company's 80th birthday celebrations this year, has been an instant hit since it opened on 24 October.

Shimmy into summer

[Ruth Cooper] Shimmy Beach Club is welcoming in the summer season in style, with restaurant and club upgrades, a host of exciting forthcoming events and a new summer menu; Shimmy is putting its name down as one of the top party hangouts to be seen at this summer.

[NewsMaker] Catherine Robson

[Louise Burgers] Louise Marsland chats to Habari's Catherine Robson in our regular [NewsMaker] series...

Recruitment advertising is not doing the job

[Robert Reddick] Most employers are not getting the quality they deserve from their recruitment advertising these days...

Supply chain management concerned about skills shortage

[Mario Landman] Skills shortages continue to bedevil the logistics and supply chain industry, with practitioners reporting shortages of up to 64% in positions that require a bachelor's degree.

Why hiring the right employees is the key to business success

[James Timpson] It's an understated fact that employees are the foundation of every business. It's not easy to find people who are motivated and ambitious - especially in an entry-level position - so if you do, best hold on to them...

Sales made simple

[Pieter Scholtz] No matter what your product or service is, you have to sell to stay in business, so you might as well make up your mind now to become a winner at the sales game...

Six of the worst customer service practices... and how to fix them

[Andrew Cook] Customer experience management (CEM) is a strategic process that companies should implement across the entire organisation to look after their customers...

Psychology of media: effects on emotions

[Aviwe Nomnganga] The human brain has the ability to choose what to take in and what not to, but it can occur that it takes in whatever is in front of it without taking any notice of doing so...