Using advanced AI to stay ahead of cyber criminals

[Doros Hadjizenonos] Staying ahead of today's accelerated cybercrime trends requires adding artificial intelligence (AI) to an organisation's network security strategy...

#FutureFit Yourself: The culture gap conundrum

[Carmen Murray] We can learn a lot from the Human Rights Day narrative - particularly that diversity should not be tolerated or simply managed, but rather accepted and celebrated on a grand scale...

#ECO19: Unpack why your brand story matters before you start telling it

[Leigh Andrews] In a talk titled 'Why your story matters', in the 'driving demand' track of the fifth eCommerce Africa conference, attendees heard from Mike Joubert, founder of the Billybo Group. Dubbed a godfather in SA brands and marketing, he walked us through the virtue of storytelling and why it matters, while shedding light through examples from some of the greatest commercial stories ever told...

The many wrongs of the right to education

[Jackie Carroll] Human Rights Day offers us the chance to assess the Constitution, and an evaluation of the Constitution's right to education reveals stark results. It is a difficult report card to read...

The South African consumer is a real person

[Juanita Pienaar] International trends spotter Marian Salzman joined local trend analysts Nicola Cooper and Khumo Theko in highlighting the top pop culture trends affecting females at an event held at Inner City Ideas Cartel in Cape Town earlier this month...

#SeamlessSA: Stay woke and grow your business

[Maroefah Smith] You don't have to shy away from using your social awareness or 'wokeness' to grow your business. In fact, it might do better if you do...

#SeamlessSA: A holistic approach to delivering great retail customer experience

[Lauren Hartzenberg] Opening her presentation at Seamless Southern Africa, Edcon's Lauren King shared her understanding of customer experience...

Testing the Mahindra XUV 500 W10

[Naresh Maharaj] There is nothing dark about the Mahindra XUV 500 W10, a 7-seater SUV that was launched in October 2018...

#BehindtheSelfie with... Phil de Lange

[Leigh Andrews] This week we go behind the selfie with Phil de Lange, comedian and radio producer at Smile 90.4FM, ahead of his one-man show, The Phil Spectrum, at the Baxter Theatre on Friday, 22 March...

Brands, pay attention to these new urban tribes

[Juanita Pienaar] Khumo Theko, trend spotter at Flux Trends highlights and identifies new urban tribes that brands should be aware of when communicating to their consumers...

#JaguarElectrifies: Jaguar's all-new I-Pace is breathtakingly beautiful

[Evan-Lee Courie] In the previous article, I told you about the battery technology and charging of Jaguar's all-new I-Pace. Here, I will talk about the look and design...

#JaguarElectrifies: The electrifying all-new Jaguar I-Pace

[Evan-Lee Courie] Jaguar's first all-electric SUV, called the I-Pace, has arrived in South Africa and here's what you can expect...

"We are what we see" - Marian Salzman

[Juanita Pienaar] International trends spotter Marian Salzman joined local trend analysts Nicola Cooper and Khumo Theko in highlighting the top pop culture trends affecting females at an event held at Inner City Ideas Cartel in Cape Town last month...

#ECO19: Why brands need to create emotional experiences for Generation CX

[Leigh Andrews] The eCommerce Africa conference kicked off at CTICC on 19 March with a keynote session by Chantel Botha, founder of BrandLove, titled: 'More than a feeling, on why CX is the #1 competitive differentiator'. Here's what you missed...

How to build a corporate culture for your remote team

[Dorine Reinstein] Did you know that almost 80% of knowledge workers worldwide work at least one day of each week remotely? By 2020, analysts expect that more than 1,3-billion people will work remotely...

#StartupStory: Meet new creative production co. Osu

[Jessica Tennant] Executive producer Simoné Bosman recently founded creative production company, Osu, lending her son's name of Japanese origin which means to push, persevere or strive.

Lie low and stay in your lane

[Guy Stehlik] 2018 brought plenty of hours of spring cleaning at BON Hotels: we cleared out the cobwebs and passed on projects, properties and relationships that, like outdated clothing, no longer fit us nicely. The result was an interesting period of introspection and lying low...

The 5 soft skills that will help you become an outstanding video producer

[Jamie Field] The producer role is one of the most sought-after in the video industry. It is simultaneously challenging and rewarding, bringing with it both enormous respect and a huge responsibility...