Keeping in constant touch with advertising and marketing developments is a necessity within the global retail and general marketing industry. With this in mind, I attended the annual Food Marketing Institute's FMI Show, which was held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA at the beginning of May 2008. Whilst in Vegas, I decided to visit some of the supermarket brands operating in and around this city. 2 Jul 2008
Sony announced a crop of new features and functionalities for the PlayStation 3 on Monday. 2 Jul 2008
With the advent of new personalisation technologies and the integration of user-generated content, social networking, RSS (really simple syndication) feeds, multichannel interaction and Ajax-based user interfaces, online retailers are rushing to upgrade their e-commerce sites to provide better user experiences and increase customer acquisition, retention and loyalty. These upgrade projects can be large and often involve deploying a new e-commerce platform. 2 Jul 2008
Aspen Pharmacare's recent deal with Glaxo is the latest feather in the cap of Aspen CEO Stephen Saad, master innovator and influencer. 2 Jul 2008
Survey finds 9 in 10 Americans say the US is too dependent on foreign oil and many predict SUVs will travel by the wayside, according to American Pulse. 2 Jul 2008
On show at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown this year, and sponsored by Five Roses, the play 'Between Cup and Lip' highlights the connection that can be made between two people over a cup of tea. 2 Jul 2008
SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing Company yesterday, 30 June 2008, announced the closing of the transaction to combine their US and Puerto Rico operations to create MillerCoors. 1 Jul 2008
Building on its camera phone heritage, and with the aim to enable consumers around the world to capture and share photos or videos, Sony Ericsson has announced the launch of its two new camera phones, the C905 Cyber-shot and S302 Snapshot. 1 Jul 2008
The deal would give Aspen a springboard to launch its products into the more than 200 markets where Glaxo already sold these drugs. 1 Jul 2008
Come October next year, shoppers in East London will be able to enjoy a whole new shopping experience. 1 Jul 2008
Chilealimentos, the association for the Chilean food industry, has announced a new voluntary labelling system that will replicate the Guide of Daily Amounts (GDA) system used in the EU. 1 Jul 2008
The enterprise is just beginning to scratch the surface of possibilities for putting video game technologies to smart business uses. One is customer service training. Sophisticated systems that can measure subtleties like employee-customer eye contact, for example, can bring a certain amount of scientific order to the art of effective human interaction. 1 Jul 2008
Put down the vendor white papers and turn down the volume on that webinar. If you want to secure your data and pass a PCI (Payment Card Industry) audit, take a look at the past - the long-ago past. 1 Jul 2008
What's a man's life worth? More than £1 million (US$2 million), it seemed, when bidding began for all of Ian Usher's worldly goods, plus his friends and job. However, when the gavel went down in cyberspace Sunday, ending one of the world's most unusual auctions, the English expatriate's life was snapped up for a more modest £192,000 (US$382,000). 1 Jul 2008
The Department of Minerals and Energy will not be affecting the proposed 5.4 cents per litre wholesale margin on fuel this month. 30 Jun 2008
In the past 25 years, retail stores throughout South Africa have developed a 'Security Guard Mentality'. Whenever a retailer suffers losses in a store or a department, the tendency is to place a security guard to solve the problem. 30 Jun 2008
On the surface, building a big, well-recognised brand with a small budget would appear to be an unattainable goal - but NetFlorist, one of the country's largest online gifting services with an annual turnover of R37-million, has proven than it can be done. 30 Jun 2008
Bandito's Chile Co has been named the SMME Company of the Year at the 4th Proudly South African HomeGrown Awards, which took place at the Birchwood Hotel, Johannesburg on 21 June 2008. 30 Jun 2008
Sony Ericsson, the world's fifth-largest maker of mobile phones, warned Friday that its second-quarter profit and sales figures would miss forecasts due to a combination of lower demand for higher-profit handsets and product delays. 30 Jun 2008
The Medicines Control Council of South Africa (MCC) has requested all manufacturers of cough and cold medicines to provide information regarding the effects of the ingredients on infants. 30 Jun 2008
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