Jonathan Deeb on the blurring lines between Cannes categories

[Ann Nurock] Jonathan Deeb, Executive Creative Director of FCB Johannesburg, spoke to our Cannes Lions media correspondent, Ann Nurock, on his experience of being part of this year's Press Jury...

Terminator makes an explosive return

[Daniel Dercksen] Thirty years after a new cinematic icon named Terminator changed the future of sci-fi films, it's time to reset the future with Terminator Genisys.

SA growing with AGOA, Q&A with Matthew Conroy

[Cari Coetzee] The African Growth and Opportunity Act, legislation that focusses on assisting economies of sub-Saharan Africa as well as improving economic relations between...

Top five Instagram trends for 2015

[Desiree Gullan] Since the trail-blazing millennials and too-cool-for-Facebook hipsters started the migration to Instagram five years ago, we've seen a visual content explosion...

[NewsMaker] Michelle Vahl

[Louise Burgers] Michelle Vahl has been appointed NAB Sales Manager (Johannesburg). She oversees a team of 13 sales people across both NAB and Habari Media...

Marketing to the modern family: Getting real about their realities

[Mike dos Santos] In order to understand how best we can leverage and tap into the new realities of the "Modern Family", it is important to answer the following question: What are the key trends defining families (and parenting) today?...

Entropy explained - South Africa's dilemma on visa regulations

[Gaby Gramm] South Africa's advancement as a global tourist destination of choice faced further disruption beginning of June as the requirement kicked in for children to be in possession of unabridged birth certificates before being allowed into the country...

Damon Stapleton on the changing state of advertising

[Ann Nurock] Having attended Cannes for 11 years now, Damon Stapleton sat down with our media correspondent at Cannes, Ann Nurock, to chat about the evolution of advertising he's witnessed...

Communication perception and how it takes place

[Chris Brewer] There are a number of steps that our minds go through between, say, an advertising message and the purchase of a product...

Customer centric innovation - the heart of sustainable business growth

[John Simpson] Global competition and a weak economy have made growth more challenging than ever before. As products have become easily replicable and budgets slashed, companies are forced to find the next frontier of differentiation...

Ideas are like goldfish... easy to kill

[Damon Stapleton] Ideas are truly the most beautiful things. They have such power and at the same time they are completely fragile...

[Behind the Selfie] with... Lani Carstens

[Leigh Andrews] This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Lani Carstens, Managing and Executive Director at John Brown Media, South Africa ...

Sustainability: a lever for growth

[Danette Breitenbach] Sustainability is becoming more and more about business as companies realise that it can be a lever for growth...

Somewhere over the rainbow...

[Louise Burgers] The kaleidoscope of colour that greeted the US Supreme Court decision on marriage equality on Friday, was significant for many reasons, not least, as a case study for brands following key news events...

Working towards a green economy - change is afoot

[Danette Breitenbach] In the world today, 1.2 billion people live in poverty, with 70% directly dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods...

Mix FM's Bish & Fish on the on-air passion mix

[Leigh Andrews] Mix FM's new look Afternoon Drive show took to the airwaves on 1 June, with Steve Bishop and Elise Fish. The seasoned radio duo, known as Bish and Fish, are one of the only real-life couples on air in South Africa...

Making efficient use of mobile screen real-estate, Q&A with Lynette Hundermark

[Cari Coetzee] With the rapid rise of tech trends such as mobility, cloud, the Internet of Things, and big data across all industries, more and more companies are pressed to enter the digital realm...

Kasi-youth: Disillusioned or empowered?

[Amelia Richards] Delivering the keynote address at the National Youth Day celebrations in Pretoria, Zuma placed the importance of education at the centre of his speech followed by the importance of job creation.

Improve your networking skills

[Sophie Baker] Networking is important to build relationships and increase your circle of contacts. These contacts can help you, refer you to people (or refer other people to you) and teach you valuable lessons...