 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Andy Walker] Load shedding apps first came to the fore in 2014, back when it was common practice for our glorious electricity provider to switch off our lights at the most inconvenient times. Some five years later, South Africa's once again facing long nights lit only by ever-shortening candles... |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Leigh Andrews] On 13 February - World Radio Day - media veteran John Maytham shared memories, insights and impersonations from his radio career in a full-to-the-rafters lunchtime lecture held at Red & Yellow School... |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Danette Breitenbach] The Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa's Total Magazine circulation was disappointing for both the quarter and year as percentage decline for both are higher than the other quarters in 2018... |
| MARKETING & MEDIA
[Danette Breitenbach] The Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa (ABC) last quarter (quarter 4) for 2018 ended on a disappointing note for the newspaper industry, with total newspaper circulation declining 1.6% on the previous quarter... |
 | HUMAN RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT
[Michelle Moss] Valentine's Day is not just about flowers and candle-lit dinners. It's an annual opportunity to contemplate the power of love and the promise of happiness when you find the only one for you... |
 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Daniel Dercksen] Daniel Dercksen chats to filmmaker Hendrik Cronje about his debut feature Liewe Lisa - a gentle, charming film that will definitely warm the hearts of filmgoers who need to fill their lives with love and dreams... |
 | RETAIL
[Dean McCoubrey] At present, e-business in Africa remains a challenge. It may be better than it ever has been, but the truth is that lower literacy and internet penetration levels continue to limit the growth on the continent... |
 | IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
[Evan-Lee Courie] Shifts in customer behaviour and market trends have altered the traditional insurance business model as we know it... |
 | [Music] Spoegwolf release the official music video for Blou. |
| MARKETING & MEDIA
[Leigh Andrews] Call them emojis or emoticons, you're sure to see even more of those colourful little symbols in all forms of digital communication, with the Unicode Consortium confirming featuring we'll have at least 230 new emojis to choose from in 2019 when different skin tones and genders are included... |
 | CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING
[Jason McNeil] Despite the large impact mines have on the environment, mining is a significant contributor to the local economy from both a financial and employment perspective... |
 | IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
[Craig Johnston] Craig Johnston, marketing manager at Seidor Bluekey, says that data and knowledge are not the same thing... |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Gareth Pearson] Necessity is the mother of all invention, Plato said. Never has this sentiment been more relevant than right now, when brand owners, manufacturers and retailers are being forced to innovate to remain competitive in an increasingly difficult business environment...
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Kelly McGillivray] Event planners and managers from Johannesburg and beyond quake in their Nike's when certain things are suggested in the catering arena. Be it a brand activation, product launch or year-end function, some concepts and food you steer clear of when feeding large groups of hungry people... |
 | [Health & Welfare] Cape Town may be known for its coffee culture, but Valerie Steinmann’s café offers more than a freshly-brewed espresso. Instead, servings of plain milk or water are the order of the day, with a side serving of catnip. That’s because the patrons here are mostly feline. Inspired by her travels to Asia where cat cafés are a trend, Steinmann returned to open South Africa’s first. But rather than exclusively indulging the novelty of being surrounded by kittens while enjoying a meal, she decided to expand on the idea for a greater purpose. Read Valerie Steinmann's full story here. |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA  Jonathan Houston Two different Forrester reports published in 2018 ring the alarm bells for branding, communications and traditional advertising agencies... |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Sugeshni Subroyen] Never has the emphasis on customer centricity been more rampant than it is in the era of the connected customer who, thanks to technology, has become more powerful and vocal than ever before, marking only the beginning of an era where failure to listen equals a rapid demise of your brand... |
 | PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE
[Tony Clarke] Every generation has its own idiosyncrasies when it comes to property, and knowing what these are can be an ace in the sleeve for existing owners and investors... |
