#Loeries2017: Jury president jabber with Keith Cartwright

[Leigh Andrews] I chatted to the international jury presidents ahead of the upcoming Loeries Creative Week. Rounding off the series is Keith Cartwright, executive creative director at BSSP, the largest independent advertising agency in California...

#NewCampaign: Coding a better, prosperous future

[Jessica Tennant] With its 'prosper' philosophy at its core, in ‘helping people achieve their ambitions in the right way', Absa recently released its latest film, ‘Coding a better future', which features three Digital Academy graduates...

#WomensMonth: Mando's women do promotional risk management for SA

[Leigh Andrews] The power woman behind Mando SA lets us in on how their fixed fee or promo risk management model is revolutionising local brands' sales promotions...

#CSIMonth: Agricultural transformation is a multigenerational, multi-stakeholder undertaking

[Cari Coetzee] "We understood that we couldn't create new jobs, facilitate more access to land and opportunity, without providing the means for people to share their skills and technical know-how..."

How Enterprise and Supplier Development can boost SMMEs

[Ryan Ravens] Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) has been identified by corporates as a key pressure point, primarily because of ESD being recognised as one of three priority elements in the amended B-BBEE scorecard, which came into effect in 2015...

#NewCampaign: Standard Bank's next

[Jessica Tennant] Through its current ‘What's your next?' integrated campaign, Standard Bank Personal and Business Banking South Africa (PBBSA) seeks to reconnect with its customers in a way that acknowledges that they're unique individuals with their own unique aspirations and ambitions, in an effort to partner with them on their journey to step up to their ‘next'...

#MusicExchange: MarcAlex

[Martin Myers] Brothers' Alex and Marc Rantseli from band MarcAlex, exploded on to the SA music scene in 1989 with the seminal song, Quick Quick, are now back on stage at the GrandWest Arena, Cape Town, in a show titled Rocking the City 2017 Down Memory Lane...

#NewCampaign: Ever considered ditching your keys?

[Jessica Tennant] Uber recently launched a campaign called ‘Ditch Your Keys' to encourage car owners to switch to Uber and use their time spent travelling more efficiently...

#WomensMonth: Brand Quantum software drives consistent brand experience

[Ilse Burger] In today's digital age where consumers are exposed to brands across various platforms, it can be a challenge for companies to communicate a consistent brand experience at every interaction with the target audience. Paula Sartini has found a solution: Brand Quantum...

#BehindtheSelfie with... Shayne Mann

[Leigh Andrews] This week we go behind the selfie with technophile Shayne Mann, managing director of Mann Made Media...

#CSIMonth: Pro bono services - not just another tick-box

[Shan Radcliffe] Although every attorney is obligated to provide 24 hours of free legal work per year, some firms take a special interest in the pro bono services they offer and go so far as to establish a dedicated department, headed up by a team of specialists. Webber Wentzel is one such firm...

'Ethics of Code' for AI in business

[Kriti Sharma] Building chatbots and AI that helps our customers is the easy part - the wider questions that the rising tide of AI brings are broad and currently very topical...

Can media workers ever really switch off from work?

[Leigh Andrews] With each technological advancement, it becomes easier than ever to work from anywhere. But is that really the ideal we should be aiming for? And can we really reach ‘inbox zero'...

Market conduct and treating the customer right

[Richard Rattue] Market conduct regulations are coming to a place near you soon. Do you know how the changes could impact your advisory business?

#CSIMonth: Leaving a legacy of good

[Ilse Burger] Natasha Reuben, head of transformation at Dell tells us more about the 2020 Legacy of Good plan and how the company is making a difference through technology...

#DigitalMarketing: AI and machine learning

[Louise Burgers] Platinum Seed's new design director, Ally Behr, talks to Bizcommunity.com about how artificial intelligence is dominating conversations in digital marketing...