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AUTOMOTIVE

MX-5 retains fun-and-smile spirit

[Henrie Geyser] The new fourth-generation Mazda MX-5 retains the same winning smile-on-your-dial recipe which made it one of the top selling two-seater rag tops of all time and it has already raked in a number of prestigious awards...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

OOH measurement currency should bring even more growth

[Terry Murphy] The launch of SA's first measurement currency for OOH advertising is just around the corner. What does this mean for the industry? Here's how the introduction of similar currencies has impacted other countries...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

Video surveys: The next big thing

[Leigh Andrews] Much has been said about the need to conduct consumer research on different devices, but what about completely switching up the format by choosing video over static ads? Here's why it works...

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

How to drive entrepreneurial spirit within your business - Meltwater

[Zubair Timol] The spirit of entrepreneurship is something typically associated with people who have innovative ideas and are looking to start or grow their business. But that this kind of spirit and drive should be incorporated into the business model of every company...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

#AfricaMonth: Hitting the buzzer for local TV format

The Launch Factory team at the SAFTAs

[Leigh Andrews] 'Local game show' doesn't necessarily mean endless reruns of Noot vir Noot. Launch Factory's GM: branded content Apollo Zake explains how Down for the Guap scooped a SAFTA after running for just one season, and the importance of creating African content...

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TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY

Radical innovation necessary to revive tourism in the Bay

Ngrund via Wikimedia Commons

[Glenn van Eck] Dramatic action is needed to change the tourism momentum for Nelson Mandela Bay, and the Eastern Cape in general...

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LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

Captain America: Civil War

[Charles Siboto] I was sick for a week and on my return to the land of the living I found out that we were getting Civil War on 27 April (Freedom Day)...

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RETAIL

#CommerceMonth: Online sales vs in-store sales

[Angie Lawrence] The digital landscape is booming, but now that it seems possible to do and buy almost everything online, what's happening to our counterparts out there in the 'real' world?

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ENERGY & MINING

Fukushima - the story continues...

Fukushima nuclear power plant after the 11 March 2011 earthquake. Source: creativecommons.org/Digital Globe

[Roger Metcalfe] The fifth anniversary of the meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear power plant has come and gone, and still the whole story hasn't been told...

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MARKETING & MEDIA

[Behind the Loeries] with... Suhana Gordhan

Sometimes you need to put your head in the clouds.

[Leigh Andrews] In addition to her role as creative director at FCB Africa, where she's the creative lead on Famous Brands' Wimpy and Coca-Cola South Africa, Suhana Gordhan is a member of the Loeries board...

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TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY

Travelling dry and light without sacrificing comfort

[Brian Berkman] In one of my few he-man travel experiences, kayaking in Madagascar, I needed a range of super portable toiletry items like sheets of biodegradable shaving cream and...

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FINANCE & INSURANCE

#CommerceMonth: Cashing in on the sport of kings

[Nicci Botha] Besides the glitz and glamour of premier events such as the J&B Met and the Durban July, horse racing contributes R1,9bn to the economy, just from a sports betting perspective...

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IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

What does SSDC mean for your business?

[Martin Walshaw] Shifting a lot of the management and, therefore, the intelligence, to software makes a lot of sense and it's where the industry is heading...

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TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY

#CommerceMonth: online bookings scaled to grow

[Cari Coetzee] We spoke to Tom Williams, COO of online booking site SafariNow, to find out how e-commerce has changed the way business works...

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Wallpost South Africa

How to drive entrepreneurial spirit within your business - Meltwater