Seven deadly SEO sins

[Douglas Gauld] Much like transgressions against the seven deadly biblical sins are, say, frowned upon by custodians of heavenly portals, so too the seven deadly SEO sins can doom you to a lifetime of anguish as you languish on Page 10...

Five factors of successful franchisor leadership

[Anita du Toit] In addition to being concerned about the match between a franchisee and a franchisor, in terms of psychometric testing, franchisors should review their own leadership and management capabilities, as becoming a franchisor changes the nature of a business...

Customers will share a good story, use technology to drive this

[Chantel Nimb] Chantel Nimb at Oracle South Africa shares her experiences with good and bad customer service and points out that South African business need to give their customers good stories, worth sharing. Technology can assist this process...

Starfish Greathearts Foundation's disruptive approach to charity fundraising

[Mike Sharman] An interactive, iPad e-book, it's a first for a South African charity; challenging the traditional business model and providing consumers with a product of value when donating to a cause...

Eskom's anti-green stance and other agendas

[Nicci Botha] Report after report tells us coal is doomed, yet Eskom keeps on perpetuating the myth that renewables aren't sustainable...

Making sense of energy in a chaotic environment

[Nicci Botha] The economic outlook isn't great, the GDP growth is almost non-existent and urbanisation is on the increase, all putting strain on an already stretched infrastructure...

A smooth(ie) breakfast trend

[Nina Timm] Smoothie Bowls are such a breakfast trend at the moment and the health nuts are going crazy for them. Sites like Instagram, Buzzfeed and Pinterest are bursting with recipes and flavour combinations for smoothies.

The case for Security as a Service

[Simeon Tassev] Companies have been hard-pressed for many years to look for ways to do more with less, but when it comes to IT, more focus and budget...

Gastronomy at its most gorgeous with the Galliova Awards

[Leigh Andrews] It was a dark and stormy night... wait, let's dampen that down to just a grey and gloomy day, which cleared as soon as we arrived at the Youngblood Africa studio in the Beautifull Life building in Cape Town's CBD for the 27th annual Galliova Awards in Food Eggcellence on Friday, 21 October 2016...

#Bookmarks2017: Keeping it understandable

[Danette Breitenbach] The key to a successful Bookmarks entry is to keep it simple and as easy as possible for the judges to understand. This was the main message that came out of the Bookmarks entries workshops...

Samsung and the millennial headache

[Jimmy Tembo] The fact that it took Samsung about 40 days to start recalling their product left a void difficult to fill, the millennial market cannot afford and does not like ambiguity...

If Donald Trump wins, this is why

[Sid Peimer] Although Clinton is leading at the polls, when it came to Brexit, the day before the referendum there was 48% 'stay' versus 46% 'leave'. And we know what happened there...

Five value-for-money SUVs

[Ané Theron] Manufacturers are pulling out all the stops to ensure that people keep on buying cars, because the customer wants a car that can do it all...

Sportage fleet sets new world record

[Lauren Hartzenberg] To celebrate the launch of the new Kia Sportage, a fleet of them traversed the roads of six South African provinces with an aim to set an official record...

#SustainabilityMonth: Turning an invasive plant into an eco-friendly opportunity

[Sindy Peters] Nigeria-based green entrepreneur Achenyo Idachaba is helping change the story in the riverine community of Bayeku in Ikorodu, Lagos by turning an invasive water plant that chokes Nigeria's waterways into a source of income...

#SustainabilityMonth: Tap into new-generation thinking or stagnate

[Leigh Andrews] This month's New Generation Awards saw G&G Digital named winner of nine awards for clients, including overall agency of the year. Here, executive creative director, Desiree Gullan explains the importance of digital interaction in the current climate of constant community engagement...

[Orchids & Onions] When going digital, read the fine print

[Brendan Seery] Here's one of those tales with a bizarre little twist. We all know newspapers are dying, don't we? So, if you're a digital security software company, where do you go to advertise your products? Well, if you're mimecast.com, you use the front page of a newspaper... because at least you recognise there is a real audience there - and people in that real audience are quite likely to be decision-makers in companies...