[NewsMaker] Shauna Carter

[Louise Burgers] Shauna Carter has just taken up the position of National Sales Director for MaxAxion. Carter is the former regional head of sales at Mxit. She joined Mxit in 2008 as account manager...

[Orchids & Onions] When the going gets tough, winners show that value and flair endure

[Brendan Seery] Retail advertising is sometimes regarded as the toilet bowl of the industry - it's not stylish, but everyone needs it...

The changing face of the pitch process

[Johanna McDowell] The new business pitch is the way agencies win most of their business, and it is the job of a selection company to help reduce long lead times, long pitch lists, layers of consensus needed to select a partner...

The state of digital in South Africa

[Richard Lord] New media! That is how many people still refer to digital...

Hair today, gone tomorrow

[Brian Berkman] What began as an attempt to shave extra seconds off a finish time for cyclists has morphed into a growing trend of men electing to defuzz for cosmetic and hygienic reasons.

Bruce Good's OurHood unites neighbourhood communities

[Leigh Andrews] Collaborative consumption, increasing internet penetration and the rise of digital trust all point to the importance of the OurHood app...

The world changed at midnight - marketing, too

[Walter Pike] The business of marketing is the business of spreading ideas. We may want to spread the idea that people should trust in us, to believe in us...

The increasingly relevant role of the flagship

[Adrian Morris] Long live the flagship store! The PSFK Manifesto to 'Reinvent the Store' (Retail Report 2015) affirms that the role of the store has not diminished as a result of the emergence of e-commerce...

Help your business go green

[Sophie Baker] Going green is not only a great way to contribute to maintaining (or even saving) our environment, but it can set you apart from the competition and help you stand out...

A relook into the term 'Glocal'

[Mogorosi Mashilo] The term "Glocal" has been a buzz word in the marketing world for some time. A combination of the words "Global" and "Local", it is used to describe global brands entering new markets...

Skip those stains with social media and the #FabulousDressProject

[Leigh Andrews] What do #FirstThursdays, The Jupiter Drawing Room and Skip washing powder have in common? The #FabulousDressProject, of course...

[Gartner Digital Business] Top ten strategic tech trends for 2015

[Leigh Andrews] "Take everything you've learned about IT in the last 30 years and throw it away, as IT in the next 30 years will be completely different..."

[Loeries 2015] Agency expectations with... Joe Public

[Leigh Andrews] In our feature running until Loeries Creative Week in Durban this August (yes, August, not September and Durban, not Cape Town!), we find out what Joe Public's creative team of Adam Weber and Roanna Williams expect...

Trends in ecotourism: how businesses can engage in sustainable travel

[Eran Feinstein] Ecotourism is defined by responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the welfare of local people...

What's that hairy, smelly thing in the corner?

[Chris Brewer] Oh that - that's our Creative Director! This week, we find out all about the money and responsibility juggling that come part and parcel with embarking on a career in the advertising industry...

Letting the sunshine in

[Nicci Botha] Balancing the socio-economic factors driving people to flood into urban areas and the inhabitants' constitutional right to electricity is a conundrum facing the country's already embattled infrastructure...