#BizTrends2018: The developing cyberthreat landscape

[Riaan Badenhorst] 2017 saw many organisations across the globe fall victim to some very serious cyberattacks. The reality is that the cybercriminal industry is growing - leaving many wondering when, and if, their business will be 'next on the list' and what the consequences will be...

#StartupStory: Sxuirrel platform solves storage space issues

[Ilse Burger] Sxuirrel is a local disruptive tech company that connects individuals with extra space to those in need of storage and parking space...

10 lessons from a successful crowdfunding campaign

[Rob Heyns] After about 45 days of extreme effort, intense co-ordinating, crazy ideas and good luck, we managed to complete the most successful rewards-based crowdfunding campaign in South Africa to date with Sugarbird Gin...

Crash Test Dummies: Q&A with Brad Roberts

[Ruth Cooper] Canadian 90s rock band Crash Test Dummies will be touring their greatest hits in South Africa this February. We sent a few questions through to the lead and the distinctive baritone vocalist Brad Roberts to get the inside scoop.

#BizTrends2018: Zooming in on two top wine trends to watch for 2018

[James Pietersen] A rapidly changing world necessitates that we use the knowledge that has now been garnered to find a way to the future. With the decline in vineyard plantings, ensuing drought and the rising cost of wine growing...

#BizTrends2018: Recycling and other green trends

[Shabeer Jhetam] Being green is certainly seen to be trendy, but while many are claiming to be, are they actually green?

#BizTrends2018: Connecting travel brands in a meaningful way

[Natalia Rosa] Travel marketing and PR is still evolving quite quickly - every year bringing a new tool or method into the mix. The mantra for professionals in this industry right now is integration and meaningful connections...

#BizTrends2018: Travel influence - inspiring authentic and conscious travel in 2018

[Dawn Jorgensen] Travel bloggers and influencers have become responsible for providing authentic travel experience to their readers, from destination travel best practices to providing insight into enhancing travel adventures...

#BizTrends2018: Millennials are not a homogenous group

[Nandi Zambodla] The biggest potential trend for 2018 could be marketers realising it is time to re-evaluate what we know to be true about millennials as a collective...

#BizTrends2018: Radio trends for the year ahead - podcasts, streams and subscriptions

[Colin Cullis] Here are three predictions for what will become more significant for radio broadcasters in 2018: Podcasts, streams and subscriptions...

The dirty side of content marketing

[Bronwyn Williams] The logic of context marketing is simple: To get more conversions you need more leads. To get more leads, you need more traffic, that is web clicks. And, to get clicks, you need content. Lots of it...

#BizTrends2018: Cross border trade set to grow e-commerce in SA

[Efi Dahan] More and more, consumers in sub-Saharan Africa are looking beyond their borders to get the products and services they need...

#BizTrends2017: Three things will drive broadcast innovation

[Colin Cullis] Broadcasters that embrace these three key opportunities have a great future, says Colin Cullis of Business Unusual on The Money Show...

#BizTrends2018: Why the travel industry should be keeping its ear to the social media ground

[Kelvin Jonck] YouKnow Digital, in partnership with consumer insights platform Crimson Hexagon, launched an extensive South African Consumer Trends Report. MD at YouKnow Digital unpacks the report focusing on the travel and hospitality findings...

#BizTrends2018: Move over 2017, flexible work is about to get bigger and better in 2018

[Phillipa Geard] This year has witnessed a giant leap forward for flexible work in our country and across the globe, as more and more companies begin to embrace a new era of time-wise employment...

#OrchidsandOnions: Hey Proteas! We're coming for you! And Appletiser puts the air in airhead...

[Brendan Seery] I sat down to start writing this column just after the First Test between the Proteas and India got under way at Newlands in Cape Town...

#BizTrends2018: Malls think outside the box to win over shoppers

[Paul Gerard] Time. There is never enough of it. It is an increasingly valuable commodity for all South Africans across the entire social and economic spectrum...