The Lead Creative

The Lead Creative: Client agency partnerships that deliver

Subscribe & Follow

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Google's country director, Kabelo Makwane: Collaboration is key for Africa

Advertise your job vacancies

Jobs

Senior PR Writer (Editor) & Content Specialist Johannesburg
PR Account Director Johannesburg
PR Manager Cape Town

More jobs Submit a job Open account

Riding out the economic storm

PR-Net is hosting a meeting in Cape Town on 24 February 2009 in an attempt to identify practical ways in which PR practitioners can deal with the global financial crisis. The guest speaker is Colin Douglas, a management consultant and writer who will share his experiences from the business world and the ocean.

5 Feb 2009

Colin Douglas, according to PR-Net has advised corporations such as Anglo American, BP and Woolworths on how to adapt to major change and thrive in it. He is a keen sea kayaker, and believes that paddling on a stormy ocean offers lessons for managers and entrepreneurs during crises including:

Panicking will just make you more likely to capsize; staying calm under pressure is the way to find safe passage

Fixed ideas are more hindrance than help; be flexible enough to roll with the waves

Don't expend all your energy on fighting the immediate crisis; conserve your resources for the long haul

The venue for the meeting is Signal, a new restaurant at The Cape Grace Hotel, Waterfront from 5.30pm - 7.30pm
To book, click here.

Top stories

Source: GCIS. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Finance#Budget2026: Major tax breaks announced - what you need to know

Katja Hamilton 14 hours

Source:

Marketing & MediaCountdown to TDC72: Jurors share type insights before Friday deadline

1 hour

Source: (Journalist in the Gaza Strip)

Marketing & MediaRecord number of journalists killed in 2025

1

Source:

Marketing & MediaARB bursts consumer bubble in Sunlight complaint

Karabo Ledwaba 23 hours

#BudgetSpeech2026: SRD grant unchanged, other Sassa social grants see hike

ESG & Sustainability#BudgetSpeech2026: SRD grant unchanged, other Sassa social grants see hike

17 hours

Promoted

Epic Outdoor unlocks the final piece of the funnel with national Shell Retail Network

Marketing & MediaEpic Outdoor unlocks the final piece of the funnel with national Shell Retail Network

Epic Outdoor 2 days

More news

South Africa's digital stars shine in first Humanz Top 20 Awards

Marketing & Media

South Africa's digital stars shine in first Humanz Top 20 Awards

22 hours

Discovery rebrands Vitality Health International to meet Africa's evolving health needs

Healthcare

Discovery rebrands Vitality Health International to meet Africa's evolving health needs

17 hours

BOOST Rewards by LayUp

Finance

BOOST Rewards by LayUp

LayUp 3 days

Samsung unveils Galaxy S26 Series: The most intuitive Galaxy AI phone yet

ICT

Samsung unveils Galaxy S26 Series: The most intuitive Galaxy AI phone yet

13 hours

Will there be a “B” in the budget?

Finance

Will there be a “B” in the budget?

SAICA 16 hours

Split Grade 10, 11, or 12 subjects over 2 years to ease pressure and protect learning standards

Education

Split Grade 10, 11, or 12 subjects over 2 years to ease pressure and protect learning standards

Impaq 2 days

SA's coffee market defies price hikes with quality-driven consumption

Retail

SA's coffee market defies price hikes with quality-driven consumption

18 hours

Tech stock rally set for a test as Nvidia results due

ICT

Tech stock rally set for a test as Nvidia results due

Alun John and Scott Murdoch 18 hours

Behind the campaign: Reframing fairness in ride-hailing: The inDrive success story

Marketing & Media

Behind the campaign: Reframing fairness in ride-hailing: The inDrive success story

inDrive 2 days

ICT

Samsung unveils Galaxy S26 Series: The most intuitive Galaxy AI phone yet

13 hours

Meetings Africa 2026 drives economic impact in SA

Tourism & Travel

Meetings Africa 2026 drives economic impact in SA

1 hour

Ghana cocoa buyers owe banks up to $750m, raising liquidity concerns

Agriculture

Ghana cocoa buyers owe banks up to $750m, raising liquidity concerns

Emmanuel Bruce 1 hour

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

ESG & Sustainability

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

Britta Rennkamp et al. 19 hours

The Constitutional Court has ruled that an employee cannot claim constructive dismissal claim based on the anticipation that working conditions will become intolerable. Archive photo: Ciaran Ryan / GroundUp

Legal

ConCourt rules on constructive dismissal after 18 months

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 17 hours

The health revolution is real, but SA will win or lose on governance, not gadgets

Healthcare

The health revolution is real, but SA will win or lose on governance, not gadgets

17 hours

Supplied image: Johan De Ru, Head: Education Sector at Standard Bank Business and Commercial Banking South Africa

Education

#BizTrends2026 | Standard Bank's Johan De Ru: Navigating the 4IR - SA’s digital leap in education

Johan De Ru 20 hours

LeanTechnovations launches AI push for SA’s small businesses

Entrepreneurship

LeanTechnovations launches AI push for SA’s small businesses

18 hours

2026 Luxe Restaurant Awards: SA’s culinary trailblazers honoured

Lifestyle

2026 Luxe Restaurant Awards: SA’s culinary trailblazers honoured

28 minutes

Mass FMD vaccination to begin in KZN with 1 million doses

Agriculture

Mass FMD vaccination to begin in KZN with 1 million doses

19 hours

#Budget2026: 600 Transalloys jobs at risk if power price cut isn't announced

Energy & Mining

#Budget2026: 600 Transalloys jobs at risk if power price cut isn't announced

20 hours

Source: Skatebiker via

Tourism & Travel

Operations return to normal at Cape Town Airport after fire

21 hours

Source: Supplied

Tourism & Travel

Kerzner International adds Shamwari to Rare Finds portfolio

20 hours

How SMEs can build AI-ready businesses starting with the right technology foundation

Entrepreneurship

How SMEs can build AI-ready businesses starting with the right technology foundation

Sudesh Pillay, WhyMAcForSME 23 hours

Supplied image: Pierre Burger: Partner at Alchemy Law Africa

Legal

Is generative AI a threat to corporate legal privilege?

Pierre Burger 23 hours

The overturned food pyramid redefines nutrition

Lifestyle

The overturned food pyramid redefines nutrition

Mark Myerson, Managing Director, REVIVE 2 hours

Source: jplenio1 via

Agriculture

Free State pilot targets key agricultural road corridors to cut logistics costs

21 hours

SA welcomes over 1.1 million tourists in January 2026

Tourism & Travel

SA welcomes over 1.1 million tourists in January 2026

22 hours

Let's do Biz