 Gabby Cowling has joined the brand alive® team as Brand Relationship Director, as from 1 May 2009. Gabby is one of the most seasoned brand and marketing professionals in the country, having most recently led the Standard Bank business for TBWA Hunt Lascaris. 10 Jun 2009 Read more >>
In an article published on Bizcommunity.com on Friday 27 March, brand alive® announced its appointment to Group Five. A number of aspects of this article conveyed an incorrect sense of the working relationships between the parties. 6 Apr 2009 Read more >>
 Giles Shepherd, managing director of brand alive®, was inaugurated as President of the ABF at its 40th annual AGM at the Inanda Club in Sandton on 18 March. 27 Mar 2009 Read more >>
 When Requisite Business Solutions - South Africa's foremost specialist in operational readiness solutions for the mining industry, approached brand alive® for a brand analysis and recommendations on its development and expression, a few things soon became apparent. 25 Mar 2009 Read more >>
 In late 2007 brand alive® embarked on the first phase of its bespoke brand development programme - an analysis of the HM Timber brand, intended to unearth and then progressively build on the powerful equity of South Africa's foremost forestry and sawmilling group. 19 Mar 2009 Read more >>
Standard Bank CIB was the biggest winner at the 2nd annual South African Graduate Recruiters Awards ceremony, held at Kievits Kroon, Pretoria, on 27 November 2008. The company took Gold in the Best Graduate Recruitment Website category, another Gold in the Best Integrated Campaign category, and Silver in the Best Printed Material category. The Integrated Campaign category was introduced for the first time this year. 11 Dec 2008 Read more >>
It's been a few decades now since the word ‘brand' began to slowly creep out of its product box and assert itself in the corporate world. ‘Branding' was once well understood to simply mean applying a logo to something, and a brand was something you picked off a shelf. Those halcyon days when it was all so easy to understand are long gone, and the brand is the new corporate currency. It's also firmly rooted itself in countries, governments, political parties and individuals. 3 Sep 2008 Read more >>
brand alive™, the brand relationship company, has been awarded the comprehensive brand development and enhancement project for Requisite Business Solutions (RBS). 21 Aug 2008 Read more >>
Volkswagen South Africa, South African Breweries and New Clicks have all chosen brand alive™, the brand relationship company, to develop and express their employment brands. brand alive™ completed and delivered the VW and SAB projects during May 2008, and will be finalising the Clicks project during June 2008. 29 May 2008 Read more >>
brand alive™, the brand relationship company, has been appointed to handle the internal brand engagement and expressions for top South African law firm, Deneys Reitz. 6 Mar 2008 Read more >>
This is a national emergency. Forget soft words like ‘crisis', or even ‘disgrace'. What is currently (if you'll pardon the pun) taking place in South Africa stands not only to do us serious immediate harm, but long-term damage that may be irreparable. Whatever the reasons behind our energy crisis, brand Eskom is in very serious trouble, and brand South Africa is going into a tailspin. And if our powers that be (there are plenty of puns available) cannot create a solution immediately, we may never recover. 22 Jan 2008 Read more >>
 When it was announced that the CEO of Northern Rock Bank in the UK had not only resigned, had stated that he would be leaving with immediate effect, but indeed had already vacated his post, those who understand the basic principles of brands were quietly acknowledging this obvious and inevitable step in the process of a brand decline. And the same people will be slapping money down on the table as to when – not if – the brand Nationwide says ‘cheerio'. They are not psychics or prophets of doom, but can simply see the obvious consequences of a human, not just a business, reality. 8 Jan 2008 Read more >>
Safmarine Maersk Line became the biggest winner at the inaugural South African Graduate Recruiters Awards ceremony, held at Kievits Kroon, Pretoria, on 29 November 2007. The company took Gold in the Best Graduate Recruitment Website (under 30 recruits) category, as well as the Grand Prix award for the Web category, and also took home the Bronze award for the Best Printed Material (under 30 recruits) category. 13 Dec 2007 Read more >>
brand alive™, the brand relationship company, has designed and managed the inaugural South African Graduate Recruitment Awards programme and ceremony, being held at Klevits Kroon, Pretoria on 29th November 2007. Giles Shepherd, Managing Director of brand alive™, was also a judge at this year's awards. 28 Nov 2007 Read more >>
brand alive™, the brand relationship company, has led HM Timber Limited to the Gold Award for the best brand expression at the international Green Building Conference and Exhibition, held at the CSIR in Pretoria from 8th to 10th November. The award was presented in recognition of the innovative and exciting presentation of the HM Timber brand in the expo centre. 15 Nov 2007 Read more >>
 brand alive™, the brand relationship company, has launched a new visual identity for structural engineering firm Shepherd Consulting. The identity is the result of a brand development programme conducted during July and August 2007. 31 Aug 2007 Read more >>
brand alive™, the brand relationship company, has been appointed as the brand development and enhancement consultancy to The South African Graduate Recruiters Association (SAGRA). 14 Aug 2007 Read more >>
brand alive™, the brand relationship company, has been awarded the comprehensive brand development and enhancement project for Hans Merensky Timber Limited. The project begins with immediate effect, and will take Hans Merensky on a journey of identifying, harnessing and ultimately expressing the power of its brand through a unique series of engagements with its stakeholders. 30 Jul 2007 Read more >>
Brand Alive™, the specialist brand relationship company, has sold 30% to Zweli Nkosi and Zam Nkosi in a deal that represents a powerful empowerment and business development move. 20 Jul 2007 Read more >>
 Many years ago I read in ‘Life's Little Instruction Book' by Adam Jackson Brown that there was an address you could write to if you wanted to have your name removed from mailing lists. I puzzled over this idea, wondering how such a central database-name-removal system would work. 18 Jul 2007 Read more >>
Brand Alive TM, the specialist brand relationship company, has been appointed by media innovation firm, Dynasource Holdings and its specialist interactive division IOInteractive, to handle its brand development project. 13 Jul 2007 Read more >>
Brand Alive TM, the specialist employment branding, talent branding and brand engagement consultancy, has announced a call for specialist consultants to apply to become part of its service provider network. 26 Apr 2007 Read more >>
 Even Warren Buffett has publicly declared that ensuring his organisation's development as an employment brand of choice is absolutely key to its future success, writes Giles Shepherd, MD of Brand Alive. 2 Apr 2007 Read more >>
Brand Alive TM, the specialist employment branding, talent branding and brand engagement consultancy, has relaunched with an all-new look, location, and ‘raison d’etre’. This follows the re-acquisition of 100% of Brand Alive TM by Giles Shepherd, co-founder of the company. 23 Mar 2007 Read more >>
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