Whether you're a publisher, magazine editor, retailer or someone in the entertainment or hospitality industry, your business is better geared to fly if you're up-to-speed on the latest trends. And when the competition gets tough, it's the well-informed who come out on top. Day two of multi-topic trend conference, the 2007 Flux Trend Review, presents an overview of the “state we're in” across several disciplines. 3 Sep 2007
The previous columns looked at the circumstances and knowledge surrounding climate change, the impacts and aspects of consumer branding. To recap, climate change is having severe impacts on most facets of life, consumers are developing varying degrees of awareness and preference for environmentally sound brands but price premiums and resource scarcity complicate the process. 3 Sep 2007
South Africa, August 2007: Key findings from a global health survey conducted by The Nielsen Company has found that headaches, colds, sleeping problems and back ache are the most common ailments of the world's consumers, and when it comes to treatment, consumers are loyal and habitual purchasers of over-the-counter (OTC) self-medication products. 3 Sep 2007
If I ask you to think about the word “PINK” what would you envisage? 3 Sep 2007
BMW has just unveiled its latest red-hot sizzler, the fourth generation M3 road-going super sports car that rockets from 0-100km/h in just 4.8 seconds. That's fast. Awesomely fast. 31 Aug 2007
Effective 1 October 2007, South Africa's Airlink airline will be introducing an additional Monday flight from Johannesburg to Antananarivo, Madagascar. 31 Aug 2007
JetMart, part of retailer Edcon's discount division, has handed over stationery worth more than R2 million to schools throughout South Africa. 31 Aug 2007
The disabled are becoming increasingly marginalised, with the state and civil society neglecting their basic needs, says The forgotten tribe, people with disabilities in Zimbabwe, a new report. 31 Aug 2007
How often have you heard stories of customers shouting at the top of their voice in a store or when calling into a call centre when complaining? How often have you just lost it yourself when you received poor service and you got upset to a point where your blood pressure increased significantly? 30 Aug 2007
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Evithrom (human thrombin), a blood-clotting protein used to help control bleeding during surgery. 29 Aug 2007
Comic strip duo Madam & Eve are about to hit supermarket shelves under a new range of household cleaning products branded Magicmaid, thanks to a co-branding venture between Rapid Phase and industrial cleaning group SAFIC Holdings, conceptualised and orchestrated by marketing expert Roman Cylkowski. 29 Aug 2007
Within the next two to three years Telkom will no longer be able to control telecoms pricing in South Africa, says Chris Wortt of handset manufacturer Polycom – and South African businesses will have real choices among telecommunications service providers. 28 Aug 2007
YSL, South African integrated communications provider, has launched its Hosted Exchange 2007 offering. 28 Aug 2007
Old Mutual's Masisizane Fund has announced that it will be donating R20 million to Jobs for Growth (J4G) - a national programme that is part of government's Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (AsgiSA). The donation will be put toward the establishment of the Jobs for Growth Women's Fund. 28 Aug 2007
With the pace of technology constantly bringing with it new options, the old phenomenon of going to the movies is being replaced by the ‘let the movies come to us' revolution. Intuitively it would appear that the local cinema industry seems to be losing the war to the emerging ‘let's catch a flick at home' market. 28 Aug 2007
Telogis has released OnTrack 5, its latest real-time GPS Fleet Tracking solution. The new features in this release include Routing, Find Nearest, Giant Maps, and Quicklinks. 28 Aug 2007
The Advertising Performance Excellence (APEX) awards have just increased in magnitude following a decision by the custodians of the awards, the Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA), to extend entry to the rest of the continent. 28 Aug 2007
Zimbabwean MPs reacted with outrage last night after a World Health Organisation official claimed 40% of Zimbabweans suffer “mental disorders”. 27 Aug 2007
Recently-elected Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar' Adua has suspended the construction of 774 healthcare centres throughout his country, drawing questions on how his administration plans to tackle the increasingly dire health care situation in Africa's most populous nation. 27 Aug 2007
Many parents and others who transport children are ignorant of the importance of correct safety restraints for small children to ensure their safety. 27 Aug 2007
