For any organisation, whatever the industry, the concept of a brand is not just important but a business imperative when it comes to establishing a foothold in the market...
Nicci Botha 22 Apr 2021
Let's be honest. At the beginning of our entrepreneurial journeys, the first few months, if not years, are just about making month-end...
Allon Raiz 19 Apr 2021
Why do some small businesses achieve success, and most small businesses fail? One of the biggest factors that leads to business failure is a lack of clear direction...
Issued by Small Business Coach 8 Apr 2021
By now, it's clear that 2020 was a year of managing the unexpected and looking for the silver lining. This is especially true when it comes to customer communication. After years of digital-led evolution, even the biggest laggards were forced to revolutionise their customer communications...
Brent Haumann 11 Feb 2021
Having a well-planned and robust sustainability strategy has become increasingly important for businesses in recent years...
A struggling economy and an unemployment rate approaching 30% is one of the more serious issues in South Africa. One of the methods to tackle these two issues is through entrepreneurship...
Issued by Small Business Coach 24 Jan 2020
Held at the new 44 on Long venue, above Tiger's Milk, the PR2020 Summit shared top insights into PR trends set to continue into 2020. Here are highlights from the five speakers of the day: Robin Tindall of Lead Genius; Regine Le Roux of Reputation Matters; Sasha Knott of Job Crystal; Jody Kolbee of Writers Hand Studios; and Jaco Pienaar of PEAR...
Leigh Andrews 9 Dec 2019
Get ready for a wealth of acronyms! The newly refreshed Publisher Research Council (PRC) showcased the power of the PAMS Brands and People, Products and Platforms (PPP) fused data, providing a teaser of insights on consumer media habits and preferences, media usage throughout the day on different devices and usage of different media at the same time. Here's what you missed...
Leigh Andrews 19 Nov 2019
Whether you're looking to start or grow your existing business, this article is for you! There's an entrepreneur in you ready to be discovered, and now is the time for you to stop, think and move in the direction of your dreams...
Brend Badenhorst, Issued by Small Business Coach 1 Oct 2019
Founders of Brandtruth//DGTL Integrated Content Practice, Wayne Flemming and Zubeida Goolam discusses five key learnings from the SXSW talks they attended, from A$AP Rocky and Trevor Noah to Brené Brown and Gwyneth Paltrow...
Wayne Flemming and Zubeida Goolam 17 Apr 2019
Fashion lifestyle retailer, TFG, was presented with the "Best South African Employer Brand" award at the 14th Employer Branding Awards which took place in Sandton last week...
Issued by TFG (The Foschini Group) 15 Apr 2019
Africa's leading strategic branding and communications agency, HKLM, has maintained its strong growth of 2017 with several solid account wins gathered from across the continent in the 2018 year to date.
Issued by HKLM 30 Jan 2019
The field of digital and social media marketing is constantly changing as technology advances and consumer needs develop. It is paramount for us to stay ahead of the curve with continual innovation and the application thereof...
Zubeida Goolam and Wayne Flemming 27 Dec 2018
Employees today are more loyal to their profession than to the organisation they work for and are prepared to take ownership of their careers and development...
Sonja Lombard 19 Oct 2018
Yes, your social media team can be spread out across the globe. What matters is that they share your work values and that they rock in their zone of genius when it comes to delivery...
Alice Jakins 12 Oct 2018
Joe Public United is celebrating two new business gains from SA's largest alcoholic beverage group, SAB - Flying Fish and Castle Free...
Issued by Joe Public United 26 Jun 2018
A powerful lesson in how to turn vision into reality...
Gil Sperling 15 Jun 2018
In recognising the value and importance of small to medium enterprises (SME) in the South African economy, Retail Capital is partnering with SMEs to help them achieve business growth...
Today's C-suite executives are familiar with customer feedback in ways that colleagues in previous eras could only dream of...
Issued by Ipsos 26 Oct 2017
“You are some of the world's greatest organisations and you are leading through a time of unprecedented change and opportunity. This is your show. It's about how you are changing the world..."
Doug Woolley 14 Sep 2017
eCOIDA is not a 'startup' in the obvious sense of the word. A division of an 18-year-old company, we find out how the Barclays Accelerator is helping it to venture into the short-term insurance industry...
Ilse van den Berg 23 Jun 2017
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On the latest episode of Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show host Warren Harding spoke to Andrew Brand...
Without doubt, today's ever-quickening cycle of change is unprecedented. Change today is faster, more erratic, more elemental than ever before...
The Rutgers-Camden University, in New Jersey US, has conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Business on Pick n Pay founder Raymond Ackerman, hailing him as a global leader...
The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business has developed a new specialisation option designed to support retail managers in difficult economic times - especially those wanting to expand into Africa...
Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 26 Jun 2015
A speaker who took the time to Google each conference attendee's website, an Instagram-friendly plate and the importance of learning to unlearn are some of my Business of Design highlights...
Leigh Andrews 25 May 2015
The area that was formerly a hub for Cape Town's World Design Capital 2014 will now be used to carry the legacy forward by offering the entire shop space to rotating tenants until December 2015...
A major Chinese engineering firm is interested in investing approximately R4 billion in a waterfront-type development in Port Elizabeth...
A major Chinese engineering firm is interested in investing about R4bn in a waterfront-type development in Port Elizabeth...
Xolisa Phillip 17 Nov 2014
On 14 November the CNBC Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards will announce the ultimate business game-changers across five categories in a finale to take place in Johannesburg...
CNBC Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) presented by Johnnie Walker Blue Label, announced the winners of the West African round in a ceremony at Lagos' Oriental Hotel on Thursday, 23 October.
WASHINGTON, USA: Microsoft said that founder Bill Gates was stepping down as chairman to become a technology adviser to the technology company and that Indian-born Satya Nadella would be Microsoft's new chief executive officer.
I'm convinced this is the year where it all finally comes together for business and content in South Africa. The year where the blank bored-room stares are replaced with twinkling eyes.
Travis Bussiahn 28 Jan 2014
Africa's ultimate business game-changers will be named on Friday, 8 November 2013 at the Johnnie Walker Blue Label CNBC Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards grand finale ceremony at Durban's Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre.
Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson and SK Energy Shots are giving African entrepreneurs the chance to bring the energy shot to their country and give back at the same time.
Grove Group, a Google Premier Enterprise partner, has announced its third quarter seminar schedule on the subject of Cloud Computing, Social and Mobile. Grove and Google will be hosting a series of events in London, Cape Town and Johannesburg over the next few weeks.
As you get to the wrong end of your thirties, people occasionally start asking you for advice. This probably has something to do with the grey stubble that starts making an appearance on your chin. But, whatever the reason, I've been approached with questions by a few friends, industry colleagues and people starting a new business or career path.
Charl Thom 4 May 2012
Proxama, a developer of near field communications (NFC) applications for mobile phones, has been named as a winner in the Cambridge Wireless Discovering Start-Ups 2011 competition. The UK-wide awards recognise excellence in technological innovation from start-up companies.
South African low-cost airline Mango has appointed the Gendel Strategic Marketing Group to handle its brand and tactical advertising and supporting through-the-line promotional strategies, effective Thursday, 1 September 2011.
Differentiation is key to positioning your brand above competitors and being a market leader. Cutting through all the marketing and advertising clutter to make a statement in the digital space may be easier said then done. Desiree Gullan, Creative Director of Gullan&Gullan has identified the top 8 traditional and social brand traits to help your brand be different.
Desirée Gullan, Issued by G&G Digital 23 Mar 2011
Amalgamated Appliance Holdings said on Monday that the downturn in the consumer market forced the group to change its model of selling consumer electronics products to the retail trade, resulting in substantial staff retrenchments.
Thebe Tourism Group has announced the appointment of Marilyn Lewis as its commercial director, reporting directly to the CEO of the group. She has, in recent months, consulted on business strategy for Thebe Tourism Group before taking up this permanent senior executive role in a full-time capacity.
Too often when reviewing clients' marketing plans, I notice incongruence between their brand strategy and their marketing plans. Not only that, I see so many businesses marketing their brands without a real understanding of just what their brand stands for and what it promises to consumers.
Desiree Gullan, Issued by G&G Digital 17 Mar 2009
Attempts to align IT strategy with an abstract business vision or strategy are doomed to failure according Butler Group, one of Europe's leading IT research and advisory organisations.
Mark Blowers 30 Sep 2008
Heather Third, the recently appointed business marketing officer for Microsoft South Africa, is focusing on aligning Microsoft's marketing strategy to the local market while driving the company's "people-ready" business vision. Third took on the leadership role in April 2006.
Communications and public relations usually help to improve the image of an organisation or even a person. It's not often that you hear about an attempt to give a town a makeover.
John Bradfield 8 Mar 2005
Most of us have become immune to the hackneyed buzz phrases that characterise many of the discussions about why companies should be online. One of the most popular phrases, "If you're not on the Net, you'll be out of business in 2 (or 5 or 10) years", is also the most ironic when considering how many of the so-called "Dot.com" companies fell from grace in 1999 and 2000.
Linda Ravenhill 26 Aug 2002