The Boston Consulting Group's (BCG's) fourth annual global survey and report on innovation illuminates deepening executive frustration with innovation returns. It also shows continued recognition that innovation is an imperative for performance and growth. 7 Aug 2007
Two innovative retailers will present new case studies showing how radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies can boost sales and improve the customer shopping experience, at the second annual RFID Journal--AAFA Apparel & Footwear Summit, which takes place from 20 - 22 August 2007, at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. 7 Aug 2007
Nielsen Business Media has announced the full agenda for Marketing to Men 18 - 34, being held on 8 August 2007, at The Altman Building in New York City. Hosted by Adweek, Mediaweek, Brandweek, Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter and presented by Ripe TV® (www.ripetv.com), this one-day conference unites top-level marketing, agency and media executives with thought leaders from the sports, entertainment and lifestyle industries to discuss the lucrative male market. 7 Aug 2007
Lead paint concerns lead to toy recall worldwide. 7 Aug 2007
Danone Clover has come to the end of yet another successful ‘Caring for Our Children' campaign. This annual campaign has benefited children being treated for cancer. 7 Aug 2007
All Gold, a core brand in the Tiger Brands stable, in conjunction with Spar, have launched their 2007 campaign to raise funds for Unite Against Hunger (UAH). 7 Aug 2007
Independent producers, Gary Gerber and Peter Gladwin, of The Gap, host and produce, African Paradise, a travel and leisure show scripted and recorded in East London, South Africa. Gerber and Gladwin joined the Radio Bangkok.net team in May this year. 7 Aug 2007
Nokia Siemens Networks is to expand fixed access networks for Tunisie Telecom in Ennasr, Jardin du Lac and the Kheireddine industrial zone. 7 Aug 2007
In what may be a trend among authors who wish to stay close to their readers, Bill Caskey, author of Same Game New Rules and many other sales training products, is presenting a one-hour complimentary teleseminar called 'The New Rules Workshop' on 10 August 2007, from 9 - 10am EST. 6 Aug 2007
USA - Auction Sentry Software joined the ranks of Microsoft, Adobe and Corel when it was awarded the People's Choice Award 2007 at the Software Industry Conference in Denver, Colorado. The flagship eBay sniping software product, Auction Sentry Deluxe, was voted Best Vertical Market Program or Utility. Users around the world cast votes for the People's Choice Awards on web sites such Download.com, PC World and Tucows. 6 Aug 2007
USA - QSR magazine, a publication for executives and operators in the foodservice industry, has announced the release the 2007 QSR 50. The report is available in the magazine's August issue and online at www.qsrmagazine.com. 6 Aug 2007
USA - Internet marketing firm, AdAuthority, has launched AVIA (Advanced Verification & Integrity Analysis). Utilising a combination of data cross referencing and patented algorithms, it determines consumer demographics and behavior markers for integrity of incoming marketing data. 6 Aug 2007
Earlier this year Pedro de Gouveia, GM, Salient Strategic Advertising and Design, flew to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to attend the city's world-renowned Carnival festivities. This is what he found. 6 Aug 2007
As Web services applications began to be developed, vendors tried to outline ways to secure information at the application level. "Vendors have developed a broad suite of standards to protect Web services transactions," said Randy Heffner, an analyst with Forrester Research. 6 Aug 2007
Eighteen people involved in an Internet pharmacy could face between three and 20 years in prison for each of the many charges against them, along with millions of dollars in fines, for the illegal sale of prescription drugs. A federal grand jury in San Diego has indicted these individuals, who were involved with Affpower, an online pharmaceutical distribution network. 6 Aug 2007
AmazonFresh is Amazon.com's latest stab at yet another branch of retail: groceries. The service currently serves only the Seattle area and requires an invitation to use. The effort is similar to startups like Webvan.com and Kozmo.com, services that offered to deliver goods in urban areas. Both sank due to high operating costs. 6 Aug 2007
NetFlorist, one of South Africa's leading online gifting services, has just delivered its 500,000th floral arrangement amid a recent upsurge in internet–based orders for floral gifts. 6 Aug 2007
Avon Products, Inc. has announced that it has signed Oscar-winning actress, Reese Witherspoon, as the company's first ever global ambassador. In this newly-established role, Witherspoon will serve as the Honorary Chairman of the Avon Foundation, focusing on breast cancer, domestic violence and emergency relief initiatives, and she will be the spokeswoman for Avon's beauty brands and sales representatives. 3 Aug 2007
Clorets has introduced a new convenient 2-piece pack, aimed at making chewing gum more accessible and affordable for all South Africans. 3 Aug 2007
The lifestyle normally associated with an urban society is fast disappearing from Zimbabwe's once bustling capital, Harare, where rural living standards now apply and the shelves are bare. 3 Aug 2007
