Q&A with Sello Mosai: Manufacturing industry needs commitment from unions, top management

[Evan-Lee Courie] With just several weeks to go until the 2015 Manufacturing Indaba, we asked Sello Mosai, the executive manager of Value-Chain Competitiveness at Productivity SA, to share some insights into the current state of the manufacturing industry in South Africa and where to from here...

Not your average 'chip off the old Blok' campaign...

[Leigh Andrews] When Blok decided to move away from what property can offer you and focus instead on what urban living can offer a Blok owner, it looked to North agency for more than the traditional property advertising campaign...

Social media is an essential market research tool for savvy marketers

[Andre Steenekamp] Market research has always had an important role to play in shaping brand strategies, from product development and customer service through to marketing and advertising...

The business cloud, demystified

[Leigh Andrews] Data ownership issues, scalability and the benefit of the hybrid cloud - three of the foggiest aspects of doing business in the cloud are clarified by Laurent Dedenis, president of international operations at Acumatica...

Having The Last Word, again

[Brian Berkman] Increasingly, experienced travellers are opting for inclusive holiday packages in response to not, as the Americans put it, "being Nickelled and Dimed"...

Identifying your target market

[Sophie Baker] Your target market is important when selling or conceptualising your product or service. You need to know who you're selling to. If you know your target market well, you know how to market your product and where its value lies...

Bringing the virtual world to marketing

[Beverley Klein] Virtual reality is a phrase synonymous with science-fiction movies and futuristic plots. But that future is now, with the advent of products like Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear, Google Cardboard and more...

Planning for the mobile business cloud? It's already here...

[Leigh Andrews] The cloud and mobile workforce processing may seem like something new and exciting to wrap your head around, but they've been around for a while...

Charles Brewer: 2015 to be a year of growth for the logistics industry in Africa

[Cari Coetzee] The World Economic Forum on Africa 2015 conference, held to mark 25 years of economic change in Africa, concluded last week...

The psychology of advertising

[Chris Brewer] NB: Psychology is the study of normal human behaviour - abnormal behaviour lies within the speciality of Psychiatry, which is why psychiatrists get so many patients from ad agencies...

Masterful Romeo and Juliet ballet on the big screen

[Daniel Dercksen] If there's one ballet that will seduce your senses it's The Royal Ballet's breathtaking Romeo and Juliet, which will be screened at Cinema Nouveau cinemas from 6 June for a limited season.

POPI: the race to data safety

[Gregory Anderson] The passing of POPI into SA law and the imminent appointment of an information regulator has forced local businesses to sit up and listen...

Educational reform for the social media age

[Edzai Conilias Zvobwo] Is the current system in sync with today's reality? How can education stakeholders harness the power of social networks to deliver on the promise of a quality education?

Schools can help in transformation of SA from "rainboo" to rainbow nation

[Edzai Conilias Zvobwo] Nelson Mandela stated during the Rivonia Trial, 1964 that, "I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons will live together in harmony with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for, and to see realised. But my Lord, if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."

Media 10 up their game in southern Africa

[Danette Breitenbach] Grand Designs Live has a reputation as a show that innovates and gets better year on year. In the United Kingdom, where the show originated, it has won numerous awards...

Brand versus price - what to consider when it comes to tablets

[Bruce Byrne] Mobility and always-on connectivity have become a big part of our everyday lives and as such, tablets are now regarded as essential...

The importance of mining an insight

[Cathleen Makhetha] The advertising and marketing landscape has often proved to be an exciting window into the happenings of a particular place or the lives of people...

'Y' we need to focus on brand loyalty from Gen Next

[Leigh Andrews] Cutting through Gen Y/Gen Next/Millennials' short attention spans can be a problem. Nicholas Barenblatt, Group Marketing Manager at Protea Hotels & African Pride Hotels, tells us how they get it right...

Subscribers' quality of experience: bridging the gap between perception and reality

[Sherry Zameer] Consumers and citizens are growing increasingly dependent on mobile networks. The performance of these networks may not always meet the expectations of consumers...