Meeting that brand Promise X10

[Leigh Andrews] Promise has seen a decade of impressive results - here's how it lives up to the brand promise it offers clients...

A Jim Jefferies smack down

[Ruth Cooper] Taking on a professional comedian at their game should really be a universal no-no for practically anyone, unless you have a severe death wish.

Presidential even without our national flower

[Brian Berkman] Bantry Bay's Alexander Street has been a go-to address for luxury travellers since the Queen's Hotel opened in the 1800s. Years later, in the early 1970's, I think, it became The President Hotel.

Magento ERP Integration: what you need to consider

[Jyoti Wadhwa] MCONNECT is the complete integration between Microsoft Dynamics NAV, a benchmark ERP solution for mid-sized businesses and Magento...

Find bright new ways to connect to readers

[Anton Harber] News reporting followed a tight style and format for decades, largely driven by technology and deadlines. We call it the inverted pyramid: the most important information should be at the top of a report and the material that can most easily be cut out sits at the bottom...

[Loeries 2015] Reaping the Creative Future Scholarship rewards with Banzi Kasana

[Leigh Andrews] Banzi Kasana is the 2014 recipient of the Loeries Creative Future Scholarship. We found out just how important it is for teachers to share scholarship information with their students... (video)

[CEM Africa Summit]: Keeping your customers connected

[Leigh Andrews] CEM Africa Summit attendees ate popcorn during a presentation by Elouise Kelly, head of marketing at SABC, following afternoon tea on the second day. The popcorn was fitting as she spoke of all things advertising and entertainment-centric...

Cheap and cheerful...and full of tech

[Luke Preston] Small cars are no longer devoid of any comfort and tech features like their spartan predecessors...

Ultimate escapism in West Side Story

[Daniel Dercksen] Musical Theatre is gloriously alive and pulsating vibrantly in South Africa with the super sensational and ultra-spectacular West Side Story.

The four new mobile moments unpacked

[Joseph Neusu] Recent findings published by Google show that there are now four new mobile moments that every brand should be aware of and try to leverage profitably...

Where should I place my advertisement for media efficiency?

[Mercedes Westbrook] Imagine you are in a private train thundering along a super monorail twisting its way around the globe. Would you stay seated in your chair in the same carriage, looking out the same window for the entire journey? Or would you look out at the changing landscape from every imaginable perspective? The train is your brand travelling in a digital world...

Getting smart on mobile security in three steps

[Brendan Mc Aravey] Mobile devices and apps are how work gets done these days. Employees aren't tied to their desks, work doesn't always mean sitting down from 9-5...

Being blue at Belmond Reid's Palace

[Brian Berkman] They say a change is as good as a holiday, but sometimes being in familiar surroundings is more relaxing...

A kidnapping to remember

[Daniel Dercksen] Greediness and ignorance destroy lives in Kidnapping Freddy Heineken, a stirring human drama from Swedish director Daniel Alfredson (who is best known for the Swedish films The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest).

A1 S-Line versus Polo GTI: Which has more muscle?

[Henrie Geyser] Two German pocket rockets, the Audi A1 S-Line (now just "Sport") and the Volkswagen Polo GTI have undergone major changes and improvements and are now similar in many ways with lots of shared DNA...

[Behind the Selfie] with... Alistair Mokoena

[Leigh Andrews] This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with Alistair Mokoena, Managing Director of Ogilvy & Mather Johannesburg...

Woolf at the Fugard - theatre at its best

[Daniel Dercksen] You must see the fiery Afrikaans version of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Fugard Theatre. This is what consummate theatre at its most engaging is all about. It is theatre that you experience and drama you feel.

Brand trust - It's in the eyes

[John Laurence] If you have seen any of the Planet of the Apes movies, you were probably amazed at how eerily human-like the apes are. Unlike some members of my family, they hold the remarkable ability to effectively communicate and display real emotion...

Ciaz up against a gang of toughies

[Henrie Geyser] Suzuki has been churning out new vehicles during the past year with a three-model Ciaz sedan following close behind the local arrival of the Splash, Erigo and Celerio to push the Japanese automaker's local line-up to 36 vehicles...