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'Green' marketing: separating myth from fact Any company worth the name has embraced 'green' in all its forms, but there are some myths and misconceptions around the whole issue of 'sustainability', 'green', carbon footprints and so on. Melissa Baird uncovers the myths about 'green' marketing - and to do so, she tells you what 'green' marketing is not... Good news for the Western Cape... Chinese consumer electronics company Hisense is considering setting up a centre for Cape Town. Finally, the Ogilvy earth Sustainability Survey shows how doing good is good for business, and reveals how consumers want businesses to give them the right reasons to buy their products and services. Rod Baker, Content Director (@Biz_Retail)
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 | Former President Nelson Mandela's prolonged illness has sparked intense interest in the anti-apartheid icon's life and times with books, shirts and other merchandise flying off the shelves Read more >> |
 | [Zeenat Moorad] Having weathered the financial crisis better than developed economies‚ the focus on emerging markets‚ including that of SA‚ has increased‚ Standa Vecera‚ vice-president of Procter & Gamble (P&G) South Africa and Expansion Markets‚ said on Monday, 1 July 2013. Read more >> |
 | When Scottish craft beer brewer BrewDog needs capital it knows where to find it. "We look to our customers," says BrewDog co-founder James Watt "We never consider a bank or an investment group when we need money." Read more >> |
 | Old Mutual has bought a third company, Faulu Kenya, as it expands its footprint on the African continent, the company said on Wednesday (3 July). Read more >> |
 | Prospective clients for funeral policies in North West have been warned not to deal with two shady funeral schemes that are currently under investigation. Read more >> |
 | [Gillian Jones] Old Mutual Investment Group has launched a fourth private equity fund targeted at high net worth individuals and institutions. Read more >> |
 | [Thabiso Mochiko] Frost & Sullivan's Ian Duvenhage says Telkom's proposed tariffs hike will, among other things, see an increase in fixed-line rentals and that this move represents a "the central weakness in Telkom's consumer strategy". Read more >> |
 | With the launch in South Africa of Koleston Colour Crème, a home beauty hair colour range from Wella, a brand ambassador has been appointed and a hair and beauty expert. The ambassador is model, TV anchor, businesswoman and socialite, Shashi Naidoo and internationally acclaimed hair and make-up guru, Carl Isaacs is the lead expert. Read more >> |
 | Sanral's spending on advertising has increased 200% in the past two years, Transport Minister Ben Martins indicated in a parliamentary reply. Read more >> |
 | Within five years‚ Vodacom Business could account for 25% of Vodacom South Africa's service revenue according to new plans revealed by Vuyani Jarana‚ chief executive of the company Read more >> |
 | 2013 represents a significant milestone for Sheaffer Pen: its 100th anniversary in the fine-writing industry - and it's celebrating with two limited Edition Collections. Read more >> |
 | Poultry producer Rainbow Chicken (RBW) is to change its name to RCL Foods Ltd‚ if shareholders approve a resolution to this effect which will be put to a general meeting of shareholders on 2 August 2013. Read more >> |
 | Renowned homeopath, naturopath and acupuncturist, Dr Philip Sherwin, from Cape Town, who has more than 40 years' experience in this field, has developed Yungskin, described as a groundbreaking organic face cream developed using advanced technologies. Read more >> |
 | Rainbow Chicken announced on Monday, 1 July2013, that it has bought Foodcorp management's 23.9% stake in the company bringing its total effective holding in Foodcorp to 88.1%. Read more >> |
JSE-listed Emira Property Fund, which owns a diversified portfolio of office, retail and industrial properties, has been granted REIT status by the JSE and has won the Fulton Awards Innovative Construction Award for the Podium in Menlyn. Read more >>
 | A new residential property forum has formed in Pretoria to display residential property opportunities for members seeking to acquire prime real estate, including buy-to-let property. Read more >> |
 | [Alistair Anderson] Highly volatile bond markets have turned investors away from SA's listed-property sector, but the opportunities are still there, thanks to higher yields and sound market fundamentals, said Estienne de Klerk, an executive director of Growthpoint Properties. Read more >> |
Mark Bradford, currently MD of Jones Lang LaSalle South Africa, has been appointed as the firm's first chairman for Sub-Saharan Africa, with a broad remit overseeing the firm's growth strategy across the whole African continent, as part of a global real estate services firm. Craig Hean succeeds Bradford as MD for South Africa. Read more >>
 | [Zeenat Moorad] Redefine International plc‚ the London-listed subsidiary of JSE-listed Redefine Properties International‚ said on Monday (1 July) it had bought the remaining minority interests in its Newington House‚ Ciref Malthurst and Trito Kwik-Fit entities for £1.9m. Read more >> |
 | In Gauteng, students at Monash University South Africa, working under the guidance of Dr Stephen Saunders, volunteered to provide the most vulnerable members of the community with ideas and possible solutions for consumer-related issues. Read more >> |
[Andrew Pyper] Worldwide, the power has shifted from the control of the retailer into the hands of the customer and this seismic shift in customer behaviour is transforming the retail landscape, driving customer centricity as the competitive differentiator of the early 21st Century. Read more >>
 | [Derek Buchanan] Consumers expect companies to be consistent and accurate in their communications and are less and less tolerant of mistakes. J.P Rattie said, "Miscommunication is endless," and these three words aptly describe what happens when words and messages are miscommunicated. Read more >> |
 | Citymob, the online deign site, launched its own unique e-gifting solution last week. It offers exact value, email confirmation of opening and ties in with Facebook for birthdays etc. Read more >> |
 | South African online retailer, Takealot.com recently appointed Declan Hollywood to be its new chief marketing officer. Read more >> |
 | [Thabiso Mochiko] E-commerce in Africa has grown dramatically over the past year‚ and is poised to support the massive consumer boom on the continent‚ according to Robin Philip of payment services provider PayGate. Read more >> |
The Robertson Wine Valley is hosting two festivals next month - one in Kievits Kroon in Pretoria from 3-4 August 2013 and the Slow Festival in the Valley from 9-11 August. Read more >>
 | At Decorex Johannesburg, taking place from 7-11 August 2013 at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Dave Nemeth will present the 2014 Trend Report at a free presentation for people interested in the latest décor and design trends. Read more >> |
 | [Amanda Visser] Merlog Foods, an importer and wholesaler of frozen and chilled food products, has applied to the International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) for a reduction in the import duties on chicken carcasses and offal. Read more >> |
| Winter warmer wine from Du ToitskloofThe Du Toitskloof Pinotage Merlot Ruby Cabernet is ideal for winter with smoked chicken, flavourful bredies and venison pie. The 750ml bottle retails for about R32.50 per bottle and about R75 for a 3-litre box, ideal for picnics and braais, from most liquor outlets. |
 | King Pie will enter the retail sector with a range of its frozen pasties in response to consumer demand for quality convenience goods in-store. The range will include its oven-ready savoury pies and sausage rolls and puff pastry. Read more >> |
 | The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) plans to spend R10m on helping 100 young South Africans set up 10 fish-and-chip franchises in different parts of the country. Read more >> |
 | With their minds mostly centred on acquiring the best store in a prime location and advertising to potential customers, many new franchisees tend to overlook the importance of acquiring the best staff for the business. Read more >> |
 | [Zeenat Moorad] The rest of Africa is fast becoming a playground for opportunistic investors and Famous Brands believes its strategy to deepen its presence in targeted markets will continue to serve it well‚ the restaurant franchise group's CE Kevin Hedderwick says. Read more >> |
Dulux' Ecosure range of products has been specified and applied in more than 50% of the major building projects that have achieved a Four Star Green Rating since 2009. Read more >>
 | Ogilvyearth Sustainability Survey reveals that consumers want businesses to give them the right reasons to buy their products and services. Read more >> |
 | Honda is preparing to recall more than 20,000 cars from its previous Jazz series, manufactured between 2002 and 2008, to repair the window control mechanism next to the driver's seat, Beeld reported on Wednesday, 3 July 2013. Read more >> |
 | The popular international concept 'Dine with Us' has launched in South Africa in both Cape Town and Johannesburg. The social dining network urges South Africans to get offline, out of their comfort zone and meet new people for networking purposes, in the real world. Read more >> |
LekkeSlaap.co.za, the Afrikaans online accommodation finder, has improved its search tool to allow users to narrow down accommodation searches using such specific criteria such as 'Pet Friendly', 'Braai Facilities', 'Secure Parking', to name just a few. Read more >>
 | The IDC has invested R5 million in I-Slices Manufacturing to increase its international expansion of its locally developed and produced range of eye masks, eyeSlices. Read more >> |
 | [Grant Marshbank] As the new fuel prices loom, bringing South Africa to its highest recorded fuel price, companies heavily invested in distribution need to manage and reduce logistics costs. Read more >> |
 | [Issued by IMPERIAL Logistics] When female ragged-tooth shark Kay was released back into the ocean off Gordon's Bay - after a four-year sojourn at the Two Oceans Aquarium - IMPERIAL Truck Rental was proud to play a role in her heartwarming homecoming. Read more >> visit press office >> |
 | Chinese consumer electronics company Hisense is considering setting up a research and development centre in the Western Cape. Read more >> |
 | Aggregate Industry sales of 53‚562 units for June reflected an increase of 3.3% or 1‚690 vehicles from the 51‚872 units sold in June last year‚ according to the National Association for Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA). Read more >> |
 | Castle Lite launches 440ml NRB 8 pack to trade, consumer drive over next two months. Read more >> |
 | [Neil Kirby] There is currently a range of proposed legislation to assist South Africans with eating properly. The regulations and statutes range from the control of foodstuffs for infants and the manner in which these products are advertised and packaged, the levels of salt in certain foods and the planned control of advertising and labelling of alcoholic beverages. Read more >> |
Figures in the annual MasterCard online shopping survey revealed that 90% of respondents indicated that secure payment facilities and convenient payment methods were the most important considerations when making an online purchase. Read more >>
 | [Melissa Baird] You hear the word bandied about in boardrooms ...'sustainability'... and are left wondering what this actually means to advertisers who have a brief to follow and strategists who have communications plans to develop. Read more >> |
 | As part of its Rewards&More programme, started in November 2012, TFG (the Foschini Group) created instant rewards activation at Cape Town's Canal Walk Shopping Centre, as a physical manifestation of the instant and tailored rewards that characterises its loyalty and rewards programme. (Video) Read more >> |
 | Kids are invited to scream their hearts out in a specially designed screaming booth, the adidas Scream-O-Meter to launch its collaborative Disney Pixar range of footwear, apparel and accessories called 'monsters in training', inspired by the new Monsters University animated movie (now in theatres). Read more >> |
Leave your tribute to AdVantage magazineOn Tuesday, 2 July 2013, AdVantage Magazine announced that after 20 years of covering the South African media, marketing and advertising industry, final edition had been sent to the printers. We at Bizcommunity invite you to honour this iconic industry print title - and our now former media partner - on our special tribute page. If you have any images or multimedia you'd like to submit, please email them to production@bizcommunity.com.
 | [Issued by Moving Tactics] In line with the growing success of Moving Tactics SA, a leading South African digital signage solutions company, several new appointments have recently been made in their Cape Town office. Read more >> visit press office >> |
Engen has launched an online tool that makes real-time recommendations about the best possible lubricating oil for a customer's make and model of vehicle. Read more >>
Through a recently concluded partnership with Dimension Data, occupants of Growthpoint Properties' properties could enjoy faster, more reliable Internet connectivity. Read more >>
The fall in retail shares has been overdone and valuations are now more attractive. Read more >>
Bain will probably be a part of the business for many years to come... Read more >>
| Win a wedding with Boxer, ClereBoxer Superstores and Clere have partnered to create a 'Win A Wedding' competition that offers a winning couple a wedding worth R100,000. Customers need to purchase one 400ml Clere Hand and Body lotion for her and one 400ml Clere Active Body lotion for him at any Boxer store. They attach their till slip as proof of purchase to their entry form, which can be found in-store and fill in their details and the reason why they believe they deserve to win. An entry box can be found in every Boxer store. The competition closes on 30 September 2013, with the winning couple being selected based on their story. Their wedding will be featured in Bona Magazine in a double-page story. |
 | Users can encounter online identity theft on a daily basis, from the well publicised Facebook cloning to low-tech clone accounts, where hackers send friend requests to the user's friends and then message them asking for help or money. Read more >> |
 | The recent E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) will be covered in a 3D 32-page special supplement in the July issue of PCFormat, out now. Read more >> |
MUMBAI, INDIA: Anglo-Dutch food giant Unilever said it has paid US$3.2bn for an additional 14.8% in its Indian subsidiary as part of its strategy of expanding in emerging markets. Read more >>
DHAKA, Bangladesh: Seventy top retailers have pledged to improve worker safety and allow inspection of all of their garment factories in Bangladesh within nine months under a pact signed with unions after a deadly factory collapse, a statement said today. Read more >>
MADRID, SPAIN: Spanish factories slowed output for the 21st straight month in May, official data showed Friday, as demand collapsed in a long recession that has pushed unemployment above 27%. Read more >>
 | SHANGHAI, CHINA: China is investigating global packaging giant Tetra Pak for "abusing" its dominant market role, an official said last week. This is the latest in a series of probes aimed at foreign companies operating in that country. Read more >> |
 | Kontor entertains creative directors with real vinyl. Read more >> |
 | SAN FRANCISCO, US: Yahoo on Wednesday continued a months-long take-over binge with word that it had bought Xobni, a start-up behind tools for better managing contact lists and email inboxes. Read more >> |
[Zeenat Moorad] SA's quick-service restaurant groups are seeing an improvement in the UK market‚ where trading over the past few years has been difficult as rising labour costs and depressed consumer spending weighed on operations. Read more >>
 | WASHINGTON, USA: - The US State Department came under fire on Wednesday (3 July) for spending US$630,000 over two years to win millions of "likes" on its Facebook pages at a time of severe government austerity measures. Read more >> |
 | MADRID, SPAIN: A smartphone powered by the Firefox operating system has been launched in Spain. Read more >> |
 | WASHINGTON, USA: Two genes that are resistant to fungal wheat disease may help ward off a growing epidemic of stem rust that threatens crops in Africa, the Middle East and beyond, researchers said. Read more >> |
 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google closed its Google Reader service on Monday (1 July) and is unlikely to re-open it. Read more >> |
 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Technology shopaholic Marissa Mayer, chief executive of Yahoo! on Tuesday (2 July) announced the company had bought Qwiki, a smartphone movie application. Read more >> |
 | LONDON, UK: EasyJet is likely to go ahead and buy 135 Airbus single-aisle A320 passenger planes even though EasyJet's founder and biggest shareholder, Stelios Haji-Ioannou, said on Monday (1 July) that he would vote against this plan. Read more >> |
 | LONDON, UK: British publisher Pearson and Germany's Bertelsmann have completed a deal to create a publishing firm, Penguin Random House, the parent groups announced on Monday (1 July). Read more >> |
More International
 | South Africa's proposed once-off sale of its stockpile of rhino horn will create "more problems than solutions" says Pelham Jones, chairman of the SA Private Rhino Owners' Association. Read more >> |
 | [Mpho Sibanyoni] The proposed amendments to the Unemployment Insurance Act have come under heavy criticism as Loane Sharp, a labour market analyst at Adcorp, claimed the amendments amounted to "political engineering" ahead of next year's elections. Read more >> |
 | Government, organised labour and business have signed the Framework Agreement for a Sustainable Mining Industry, which is aimed at, among other things, resolving problems in the industry. Read more >> |
 | The Ministry of Finance has warned the public against accepting any requests from fake Facebook accounts purporting to be those of Minister Pravin Gordhan. Read more >> |
 | [Paddy Hartdegen] Anyone with half a brain and no mathematical training can follow this simple reasoning: it is cheaper to do a job properly the first time without taking shortcuts than to do it badly, using inferior methods and materials in the hope that it will save money. It should be obvious to everyone that this is never the case. Sadly it isn't. Read more >> |
 | [Johan Botes] The Minister of Labour has announced an increase in the minimum remuneration payable to employees engaged in either the taxi or the hospitality sectors. The salary increase is effective from 1 July 2013, and follows hot on the heels of the increase in the general Earnings Threshold communicated by the minister recently. Read more >> |
 | PRETORIA: The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) has said that media reports that do not fully capture the processes proposed to address and enhance efficiencies in the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act are baseless. Read more >> |
 | PRETORIA: International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Marius Fransman is to travel to Geneva, Switzerland to attend the 2013 Substantive Session of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) session. Read more >> |
 | PRETORIA: Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele says the roll-out of electronic monitoring will address overcrowding in correctional centres and contribute to a safer South Africa. Read more >> |
 | PRETORIA: Government has encouraged South Africans to observe what has become known as Mandela Month by giving at least 67 minutes of their time on 18 July 2013, to create a better tomorrow for all. Read more >> |
More Government news
 | [Brian Berkman] Freshly back from cruising Scandinavia and St Petersburg with Royal Caribbean, I am already planning my next cruise. Once the cruise bug bites, land-based travel seems less appealing even when there is the prospect of staying at so many superb hotels. Read more >> |
 | Tsogo Sun will, from this year, join Amorim as sponsor of the wine industry competition for Cap Classique wines, the Cap Classique Challenge, which will now be known as the Amorim Tsogo Sun Cap Classique Challenge. Read more >> |
 | [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Way back in 1994 Toyota became the first vehicle manufacturer to introduce a "Light Sports Utility Vehicle" to the world in the shape of its RAV4 (Recreational Active Vehicle with four-wheel Drive) and since then several others have joined the party, with each trying to outdo the rest - and now Volvo has taken it even further by crossing a station-wagon and hatchback with an SUV and dubbing it the V40 Cross Country. Read more >> |
 | Online travel agency Travelstart recently carried out its Inflight Sex Survey on 7,600 South African travellers. The results reveal that more South Africans are cottoning on to the idea of the Mile High Club. Read more >> |
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