[BizTrends 2016] Five logistics trends to look out for in 2016

[Nicci Botha] By embracing technology, supply chains will be able to deliver on time and within budget this year, despite slow economic growth, increasing costs...

[BizTrends 2016] The 2016 podcast push in South Africa

[Warren Harding] Podcasts are not new and there has been much talk about them over the last 10 years. The turning point for podcasts came in 2006, when iTunes added podcasts to its menu...

[BizTrends 2016] Marketing spend under pressure

[James Cloete] I'd like to see a resurgence of client spend during 2016 - but I'm not anticipating it. Instead, I think that the economy will continue to be under pressure, and this will shape the way that brands and marketers behave...

[BizTrends 2016] Social media marketing trends

[Emma Odendaal] Remember when social media was the domain of the team renegade or, better yet, the intern? Social strategies are a critical part of overall marketing strategies, often leading the charge in having a direct effect on the bottom line...

[BizTrends 2016] Top five trends for Agriculture 2016

[Cari Coetzee] With a difficult year ahead there are certain trends that will, more than others, influence the day to day of every farmer and agribusiness and how they put food on our plates...

Avoiding the nuclear landmines of social commentary

[Hugo Venter] We are barely into the first two weeks of the New Year and already Twitter is seeing some very heated and contentious debates taking place around the themes of economics, racism and politics in South Africa...

Strategic planning needed for DSTV programming

[Bonnie Ramaila] I was completely gutted by DSTV programming over the December holidays. Firstly, the amount of repetitive TV series, programmes, movies, documentaries etc we (my daughter and I) were exposed to was not kosher...

Selfies, the new way to die

[Leigh-Anne Acquisto] We live in an age where personal brands are as, if not more, important than where people work or what brands they surround themselves with...

What will you do for your brand in 2016?

[Mike Taberner] As brand builders and ambassadors we are bound to extract the most out of marketing budgets, tasked with helping grow our businesses by developing strong brands...

Fiction lives on social media

[Cecilia Mohlala] Wow, another week, another social media bang. Hey, I don't know about you but I certainly feel social media is becoming more and more frightening...

[BizTrends 2016] New frontiers in travel and tourism

[Candice Winterboer] Tailor-made messaging, a strong online presence and the power of word-of-mouth marketing are sure to characterise...

[BizTrends 2016] The ins and outs for energy in 2016

[Sindy Peters] Prices are going up, the nuclear deal's going down, natural gas wants in, renewables are certainly not out, and lithium-ion batteries are here to stay. These are some of the trends in the energy sector for 2016...

[BizTrends 2016] Slow but steady towards a sustainable future

[Sindy Peters] In 2015 the UN adopted the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda along with 17 Global Goals. These goals provide guidance for a slow but steady march towards a more sustainable future...

[BizTrends 2016] Fashion forward

[Jackie Burger] Neo-Trans, wearables and curated self-expression seem to be the stylish buzzwords of 2016. Jackie Burger, style icon and editor-at-large, gives her thoughts on this year's ever-shifting fashion landscape.

Supply chain trends for 2016

[Grant Marshbank] Supply chains - the series of events needed to get goods and services to customers at the right place, time, quality, and price - face a number of impending challenges in 2016...

[BizTrends 2016] Steady ship, choppy waters

[Jon Copestake] Although most retail markets will expand steadily in 2016, consumers and retailers alike could be vulnerable to crises of confidence...

Drought an opportunity to change the agribusiness landscape

[Nico Groenewald] While the drought is affecting the summer rainfall areas and overall food security negatively during 2016, it should also stimulate the agricultural sector...

Let's punish them for being loyal to us!

[Johan Botha] I recently read a post on social media about one unfortunate individual who had been treated very unfairly by a business...

[BizTrends 2016] Ideas of substance and independence

[Sizakele Marutlulle] Creativity is critical to business, as are ideas that generate substance and marketing campaigns that don't play on stereotyping...