How mobile can reward loyalty - through thick and thin

[Craig Rossouw] Mobile has become a great tool for brands to reward loyal customers. A faithful customer will stay loyal to a brand, and also steer future business in the right direction...

(Not) in praise of the ubiquitous, obfuscating press release

[Chris Moerdyk] PR people and their clients need some serious mentoring on how they can both profit once ego and stupidity have been removed from the equation...

Advertising industry well represented at inaugural Social Media Week

[Danette Breitenbach] It's ground breaking and it's here. Johannesburg has joined cities such as Barcelona, Sao Paulo, London and New York as a host city of Social Media Week...

Not siff Newski

[Ruth Cooper] American power folk artist Brett Newski seems to have fallen in love with our charming South Africa, so much so that he is visiting and touring SA for the third time while promoting his new album: "American Folk Armageddon". We emailed him a few questions to find out more.

Let's stop throwing stones in the well

[Anton Ressel] There is a song called 'Traffic in the Sky' by laid-back musician Jack Johnson that contains a lyric that has always stuck with me...

A justifiable sense of déjà vu for SA's mass media

[Chris Moerdyk] Anyone who worked in South African media from the 1960s until 1990, when Nelson Mandela was released from prison, could be forgiven for feeling an ugly, disturbing sense of déjà vu today.

When love and hate collide

[Adam Weber] What could be more true to a brand than when its advertising elicits - and celebrates - the same response from the audience as the product itself? (Video)

Commercial store design neglected by interior design schools

[Callie van der Merwe] Despite the strides made in interior design and retail design, most design schools are failing to cover this in their curricula and there is a need for a business approach to this rapidly growing industry.

Boyhood is charming

[Daniel Dercksen] If there's one way to relive your childhood, it's through the charming Boyhood. Growing up is never easy and what better way to experience growing pains than taking a 12-year journey with the actors, who passionately breathe life into their colourful characters.

[NewsMaker] Candice Baker

[Louise Burgers] Creating a taste for whisky and marketing the allure of Scottish whiskies to a South African public is something Candice Baker is passionate about...

Zebra & Giraffe knuckle down

[Ruth Cooper] Zebra & Giraffe are soon to be releasing their fourth studio album: "Knuckles". With first single I've Been Bad already making an impact on the interwebs and at festivals, we chatted to lead singer Greg Carlin about what fans can expect from the new album and tour.

Samson(ite) and delightful

[Brian Berkman] What's worse than sitting next to someone on a long haul flight with garlic breath and smelly feet?

Will broadcasting history repeat itself?

[Ed Herbst] Thinking of the Snuki Zikalala example: If Cyril Ramaphosa succeeds President Jacob Zuma, can he, given his apparently sincere convictions about media and broadcast freedom, retain Hlaudi Motsoeneng at the SABC?

Write reports people will actually read

[Marion Scher] I was recently asked to coach two young women whose sole job was to prepare their company's annual general report. That was all they did...

Into The Storm

[Daniel Dercksen] The wrath of Mother Nature unleashes hell in the epical and super-spectacular disaster film Into The Storm in which a small town is ravaged by an unprecedented onslaught of the most furious twisters you'll ever experience.

Spring-clean your business

[Aki Kalliatakis] Spring is a great time to re-energise your business and a good time to reorganise and spruce up what your customers' experience. Here are six top tips to revitalise the experiences that they have...

The fundamentals for unbreakable business bonds

[Kerry Evans] Forming long-lasting business partnerships is a task that requires the building of strong and trusting bonds between IT and business. There are some fundamental tips IT needs to follow if it is going to form strong business partnerships that last.