Four points to consider before setting up a direct marketing capability

[Gareth Mountain] The insurance and banking industries have led the way in disrupting the face-to-face (broker) sales processes by building very strong internal direct sales capabilities...

Carbon tax: priority air pollutants declared

[Helen Dagut] The Department of Environmental Affairs published two draft notices, most recently in January 2016, in which priority air pollutants have been declared, in terms of the Draft Carbon Tax Bill, 2015...

Why personalising audiences increases profitability

[Rivky Grauman] By the end of 2016, global IP traffic will pass the zettabyte threshold, equating to more than 80 exabytes per month - nearly one billion gigabytes...

PRISM Awards 2016: Creating magic

[Danette Breitenbach] It's the last working day before the PRISM Awards deadline and you are in the midst of our entry and thinking, why are we doing this? It's just an award right... it doesn't mean anything... Right..?

Interview with Ivan Botha and Donnalee Roberts

[Daniel Dercksen] Daniel Dercksen shares a few thoughts with superstars of the local film and TV industry, Ivan Botha and Donnalee Roberts, who charmed film-goers with Pad Na Jou Hart, sizzle in their latest charmer Vir Altyd (Forever)...

#DesignMonth: It's not about passing trends, but a lasting visual language - Q&A with Trevyn McGowan

[Jessica Tennant] As founders and directors of Source and Southern Guild, curators of Watershed and Work Shop New Town, and programme directors of Design Network Africa, it suffices to say that Trevyn and Julian McGowan are doing extraordinary things in support of local design...

#Trending: Can you do the SONA?

[Louise Burgers] From a new song and dance from the EFF, to marketing memes and new social media records, #SONA2016 was a riot - thankfully only figuratively speaking, this year...

Advanced analytics: the key to the customer

[Cari Coetzee] E-commerce continues to grow exponentially and companies in the business to consumer (B2C) environment need to develop seamless customer experience...

Can a new owner be liable for old owner's municipal debts?

[Chantelle Gladwin] A judgement by the Supreme Court of Appeal in City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality v PJ Mitchell, on 29 January 2016, has opened the way for municipalities to take legal action against a present owner of a property for debts owed to it by former owners...

#DesignMonth: Finding the perfect venue

[Cari Coetzee] Two sisters, Moira and Nicky, came together to solve a problem most people and companies struggle with at some point or another - finding the right space for your event...

Where the super growth brands grew (LSM 6 and 7)

[Erik du Plessis and Neil Higgs] Determining (thinking about!) your brand's target market, it is important to know where the market is growing, and from where the growth brands are getting their growth...

[Design Indaba 2016] Continental design disruption

[Leigh Andrews] In this exclusive interview, Ravi Naidoo speaks beyond the borders of this week's Design Indaba conference. He touches on design across Africa, as well the importance of activism in guiding design thinking...

[BizTrends 2016] The new agency talent directive

[Alistair Mokoena] An integration of skills and business-focussed execution is what Alistair Mokoena, Managing Director of Ogilvy & Mather Johannesburg, expects in 2016.

[BizTrends 2016] Producing content at the speed of culture

[Pete Case] When one talks about trends it is important to look at who can deliver on them... how to implement these trends, says Pete Case, chief creative officer, Ogilvy & Mather South Africa...