 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Walter Pike] A few Mother's Days ago Bic insulted women, then there was Helen Zille, Rivers Church, Spur Steakranches, Chris Hart and Penny Sparrow. Last week it was Outsurance's Father's Day ad. The list of social media disasters goes on and on... |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Jessica Tennant] Publicis Groupe's newly appointed CEO, Arthur Sadoun, has forbidden all of its agencies from participating in award shows for the next year, which means it will sit out of the 2018 Cannes Lions Festival... |
 | AUTOMOTIVE  © lightwise via 123RF In light of #YouthMonth, we had a chat with Engen's Paul Leask and Savtec's Hennie Richter about the Engen Engine Restoration Challenge 2017 and how it impacts the youth of South Africa... |
 | [Music] Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys release the music video for Black Spot. The video was created by Joff and was shot in Port Elizabeth, with a team of local artists, who transformed an old warehouse into a surreal and infinite space that would become home to a cast of necessary creatures. |
 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Martin Myers] Belinda Davids is the lead singer in The Greatest Love of All - The Whitney Houston Show, which starts today, 21 June at Artscape Theatre in Cape Town and runs until Sunday, 16 July 2017. We caught up with her during rehearsals last week. |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Ann Nurock] A subject very close to my heart is that of purpose-driven brands. One just has to look at companies like Unilever to know that ‘purpose leads to purchase'. However, finding a real brand purpose is not easy... |
| IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
[Ilse Burger] NEWSWATCH: Today, Wednesday, 21 June 2017, South Africans were encouraged to join the #SocialMediaBlackout campaign... |
| LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Ruth Cooper] Winter really is the best time to visit our myriad of amazing wine farms in my opinion, cashing in on some great winter specials is an added bonus. The acclaimed Terroir at Kleine Zalze in Stellenbosch just launched their new winter menu and it's a goodie. |
 | RETAIL
[Wynand Smit] Recently I came across a radio interview with a “personal branding specialist”. Addressing the listeners, the guest spoke of the importance of clearly defining who you are... |
 | CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING
[Sindy Peters] Situated in Germiston, Sun Silicates is currently the only company in South Africa that supplies both vermiculite and perlite-based insulating media used in the construction industry... |
| MARKETING & MEDIA  Clare Bowen In an exclusive interview between sessions, Bowen and I discussed why creativity and effectiveness go hand in hand and why radio is still very much an effective medium for advertising when done well... |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Douglas Kruger] Are you using the power of digital to make things worse? |
 | AUTOMOTIVE
[Henrie Geyser] Volkswagen has rejuvenated its popular Golf range with some sporty makeup and fancy technology and a tot of extra vooma under the bonnet of the flagship GTI. |
 | RETAIL
[Lee Naik] Just when you're starting to get the hang of millennials, here comes Generation Z. Their oldest members may only just be starting to enter tertiary education, but they pack a purchasing punch... |
 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Janine Fourie] Gin is the hot topic at the moment in 2017 in clubs, cocktail bars, bottle stores... even in the kitchen! |
 | IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
[Riaan Graham] Wi-Fi is so alive and kicking, it has its own dedicated day. Today, 20 June 2017 marks the inaugural World Wi-Fi Day - a day celebrated around the globe... |
| AUTOMOTIVE
[Ilse Burger] NEWSWATCH: According to various recent reports, McLaren might ditch Honda engines and switch to Mercedes for the next Formula One season... |
