With a broad range of skills under his belt, RocoMamas national brand manager Adam Deane sits comfortably in the coveted 'unicorn' category of employees...
Lauren Hartzenberg 26 Mar 2021
The company is introducing drive-thru formats for its RocoMamas and Spur franchises and a drive-thru, click-and-collect option for Bento franchises...
Uber Eats has it all figured out from food, groceries and stationery to suit your unique work and schooling situation...
Issued by Uber 1 Mar 2021
Spur Corporation expects first-half profit to slump as much as 77%, following Covid-19 lockdowns, retrenchment costs and reduced franchise fees...
Nike continued its winning streak with its sixth win in a row as the Overall Coolest Brand at the 16th annual Sunday Times Gen Next Awards, announced online on 21 August 2020. The winners span 71 categories and are based on the outcome of research conducted by Yellowwood.
Pierre van Tonder, the long-serving chief executive officer of Spur Corporation, will retire on 31 December 2020 after 38 years of service...
An analysis of the South African fast food industry in 2019 showed that there was opportunity for the continued expansion of fast food outlets but that the market was beginning to saturate...
Craig Schwabe 3 Jul 2020
The Sunday Times Gen Next survey has announced the finalists across each of the 69 categories of the 16th annual Awards. The winners will be celebrated during an online event on 21 August 2020...
Marketing, as much as it may sometimes feel as if it's changing every hour, is based on certain fundamentals that have been around since long before Lord Leverhulme is supposed to have uttered his famous phrase about advertising spend...
Stuart Walsh 11 May 2020
Digital-led, creative agency, Retroviral has added both Lil-Lets and Gumtree to its challenger brand portfolio, which will lead to a 50% increase in agency billings YOY'...
To help support its franchisees during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Spur Corporation suspended franchise fees for the second half of March and the whole of April...
Fifteen years ago Nadine von Moltke-Todd did not think she would ever get a chance to write for a living until someone gave her a chance...
The IAB SA has announced the finalists for the 12th Annual Bookmark Awards being held at The Galleria in Sandton on Thursday, 19 March 2020...
Issued by IAB South Africa 24 Feb 2020
This week, we go behind the selfie with Sibongile 'Sbosh' Mbuzwana, client partner at BrandTruth DTGL...
Leigh Andrews 3 Dec 2019
The Mobile Marketing Association South Africa's Smarties Awards took place on Wednesday, 30 October at Monte Casino, Johannesburg, awarding bronze, silver and gold winners as well as Marketer of the Year, Agency of the Year and Agency of the Future...
An effective strategy for responding to online reviews is good for business and can help companies enhance their reputation and improve operations...
Issued by Social Places 15 Oct 2019
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has announced the South Africa MMA 2019 Smarties shortlist...
The results of the 2019 Sunday Times Top Brands Survey (now in its 21st year) was announced last night at an awards ceremony hosted at The Venue at the Houghton Hotel, Johannesburg...
Canal Walk Shopping Centre is welcoming a host of new flagship and concept stores this year. The shopping mall is now home to the largest iStore in Africa...
Entrepreneurs with a strong inner game live, breathe and work according to a set of principles that define everything they do...
Matt Brown, Issued by Digital Kungfu 18 Jul 2019
For the fifth consecutive year Nike was once again awarded as the Uber Cool overall winner at the 15th Sunday Times Generation Next Awards. The global manufacturer was also awarded as the Coolest Clothing Brand, the Coolest Footwear Brand and continues to hold the Coolest Brand Slogan...
Boo-Yah! founder Carmen Murray walked away with the award for the 'Best Individual Contribution to Digital' at this year's Bookmarks and explains why she believes that the importance of digital is to be of service to humans first...
Juanita Pienaar 15 Apr 2019
Following on from RocoMamas' #EatingIsBelieving campaign, whereby digital testimonials were turned into out of home executions, RocoMamas decided to take this a step further with agency Retroviral in launching a TVC as a statement of its standpoint as a brand that strongly believes that what you see is what you should get...
Jessica Tennant 12 Apr 2019
Meanwhile, theft is not a great business model, Vodacom. And treating customers as prey will get you an Onion every time...
Brendan Seery 8 Apr 2019
The 11th annual Bookmark Awards, hosted at The Forum in Bryanston last night, 28 March 2019, culminated in 142 winners, all truly representative of the South African digital landscape...
Issued by IAB South Africa 29 Mar 2019
The IAB has announced its finalists for the 11th Annual Bookmark Awards that will be held at The Forum, Bryanston on 28 March 2019...
Issued by IAB South Africa 1 Mar 2019
Effective from 1 March, founder of Spur Corporation Allen Ambor has officially retired after more than 50 years of service at the food franchise business...
The country's franchising industry has grown from contributing 13,3% to the South African Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2017 to its current figure of 15,7%, despite the tough economic climate...
With the launch of its combos, RocoMamas took real-life testimonial tweets about the new offering and applied them to billboard sites across the country, including the Twitter handles of their customers...
Jessica Tennant 18 Dec 2018
Over three-quarters of franchisee owners are optimistic about the future. This optimism is translated into the growth of franchises' contribution to the GDP of South Africa - growing from 9% in 2014 to 15% today...
Danette Breitenbach 13 Nov 2018
The results of the annual Sunday Times Top Brands survey were announced at an awards ceremony hosted at The Empire venue in Parktown, Johannesburg on Wednesday...
The finalists for the 2018 New Generation Awards have been announced, with a record number of entries received, from a record number of agencies, corporates and individuals, representing hundreds of South African brands...
Spur Corporation is acquiring a 51% stake in the franchise restaurant group Nikos Coalgrill Greek. The Greek chain will be the eighth restaurant brand in Spur Corporation's growing portfolio...
The 2018 Sunday Times Generation Next youth survey announced the top performing brands the at the highly anticipated Sunday Times Generation Next Awards that took place in Sandton on Thursday, 14 June.
There really is no secret to winning the South African Campaign of the Year, says last year's winners from Tribeca PR. The secret is creating a winning campaign for your client, regardless of the 'sexiness' of the product or service you're working with...
Nicky James, director and Roxanne Marais, account 22 Apr 2018
The first phase of Loftus Park in Pretoria - a dynamic, green mixed-use precinct being developed by Redefine Properties together with Abland - has been opened, introducing 34,000m² A-grade office space, a premium gym, open-air piazza with restaurants and convenience retail...
Liberty Midlands Mall's third phase expansion will be completed and ready for trade this March. The expansion will introduce retail and leisure space of almost 22,000m2, increasing the size of the mall to 78,000m2...
Restaurant group Spur on Thursday reported lower first-half earnings, after attracting fewer feet through its doors...
Andries Mahlangu 23 Feb 2018
Restaurant group Spur's share price fell 7% to R26.01 on Monday morning after it warned shareholders of a decline in interim sales...
Robert Laing 30 Jan 2018
2017 has been a very tough year for businesses and consumers. However, according to Morne Cronje, head of franchising at FNB Business, the franchise sector continues to perform well...
This extended #EntrepreneurMonth, we go behind the selfie with Dale Ferreira, MD of creative digital marketing agency, Sconetent (it rhymes with 'content', if you're not sure)...
Leigh Andrews 21 Nov 2017
If one is going to be a dick, then one should be the Best Dick. At least that's what Mike Sharman believes and to prove his point he put pen to paper and wrote the book, The Best Dick...
Danette Breitenbach 1 Nov 2017
Tsogo Sun recently announced the finalists for its Tsogo Sun Entrepreneur of the Year Award competition. We take a closer look at the five who beat the two hundred eligible to enter the awards this year....
Finding an analyst who sees any compelling reason to buy any of SA's fast-food stocks these days is as rare as spotting a Naspers naysayer...
Over the past four years, the franchising sector has displayed resilience, consistently growing its contribution to the country's GDP from 9.7% in 2014 to 13.3%...
The 2017 Top Brands survey polled 3,500 individuals, aged 18 years and older in both metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas of South Africa to establish a ranking of Top Brands in 32 consumer categories...
Issued by Kantar 2 Oct 2017
Finalists have been announced in the Loeries' Live Events, Activations, Sponsorships, PR and Media Communication categories...