How significant is DOOH vs static OOH?

[Danette Breitenbach] JCDecaux OneWorld launched AM4DOOH, a research project which exposed 500 people in four European markets to a digital virtual city's adverting...

The tango of Donald Trump and Nike

[Damon Stapleton] Outrage. Hatred. These are not normally words you would say are the way forward for a brand. In the past, a brand has always tried to have a position that was not controversial. A position where you attacked your competitors and nobody else. You stayed in your lane. Stuck to your knitting...

#OrchidsandOnions: Nando's not chicken in deflating egos

[Brendan Seery] A huge fail for your billboard outside the Wanderers featuring the name 'Rabada', Web Africa. Speed over to collect your Onion...

#MusicExchange: Jesse Clegg

[Martin Myers] Jesse Clegg is a singer-songwriter whose three studio albums - When I Wake Up, his 2011 follow up Life On Mars, and his latest album Things Unseen - have made the man a platinum-selling success...

What the recession means for the property market

[Adrian Goslett] Following the recent announcement of a 0.7% drop in GDP in the second quarter of 2018, South Africa has fallen into another technical recession...

Management systems in creative agencies

[Jenni Lawrence] When you're busy with pitches, egos and the relentless 24-7 of the creative industry, it is easy to side-eye this vital, yet often overlooked business management tool. A management system can be the difference between success and failure in a business...

Social media strategies beyond content plans

[Mike Saunders] Content plans are the bedrock of social media strategies for many organisations. They have become the planning and execution portion of social media and, in many ways, are the aspect of social media that takes up the majority of the time for social media professionals...

Kenyan, SA startups winners of MIT African innovation challenge

[Tom Jackson] Three startups from Kenya and one from South Africa have been named winners of the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge in Africa, earning the chance to compete for US$250,000 in prize money at the global final...

Recession? What recession? Now let's talk land reform

[Nicci Botha] Economist, Dr Roelof Botha is quite adamant that South Africa is not in a recession despite what Stats SA said...

Renewables will fuel the 4th Industrial Revolution

[Nicci Botha] The two great disruptions happening in the world economy are the rise of China and renewable energy (RE)...

Is Motsoaledi fiddling while healthcare is burning?

[Nicci Botha] Despite the Life Esidimeni tragedy, non-existent oncology services, striking healthcare workers and a damning quality report...

Are you experiencing Women's Month withdrawal?

[Kirigo Kamore] Caution! Symptoms may include complacency, marketing myopia, and societal regression caused by abrupt discontinuation...

#StartupStory: Xact Communications

[Evan-Lee Courie] We chat to Arshad Ebrahim, founder of XACT Communications and Events, to find out the journey and challenges an entrepreneur faces when starting up a small business...

Just how female-friendly is the advertising industry?

[Kate Wilson] A recent statistic on female representation in the South African ad industry caught my eye: Just 3% of creative heads are female. There is no questioning the exceptional female creative talent in our industry, so why then are we not seeing more female creative heads?...

The new battleground of customer experience

[Wayne Hull] Wayne Hull highlights that for CEOs and CMOs alike, addressing customer experience will be the key imperative in 2018 - and not merely at the B2C level, but B2B and B2B2C too...

The tourism industry will have to put up a tough fight amid the recession

[Enver Duminy] "The word "recession" is an abstract one; it sounds quite depressing, if not terrifying, but its reality is a harsh one that we must face."

Meet the Maker: Sugarbird Cape Fynbos Gin

[Samantha Snedorf] In this week's #MeetTheMakers, Samantha Snedorf visits the Sugarbird Cape Fynbos Gin producers and chats to Brendan Witherspoon, Sugarbird's brand ambassador and trade marketing manager...