British band The Kooks were cookin' in Cape Town and Joburg last weekend, all part of the latest #5GumExperience - a brand activation that had fans fighting servere cases of FOMO in their efforts to win tickets. Ruth Cooper travelled to the secret location in Cape Town, a film studio warehouse in Salt River, for a
Flippin' Kooky night.
While being in a band like The Kooks must seem like all play and no work, there's always some ground work to be covered to make sure your IP rights are covered. Phillip Haupt, a trademark attorney at law firm Adams & Adams, explains how "most up-and-coming artists/bands do not appreciate the value of their names and images," and how to remedy this by simply
registering these as trademarks.
Nope, turns out it's not all drugs, sex and rock 'n' roll...
Love a good history fix? Do you find really,
really old ships deeply fascinating? If you're in Cape Town, make your way down to Quay 6 at the Waterfront; you are in for a treat! The
92-year-old Sedov will be docked in the harbour until this Wednesday, 24 April - the last time she was here was in 1936, that's 77 years ago!
On a green note, do you and your company have a recycling progamme in place? No? Well there's no time like the present; this week is
Green Office Week. Dorota Boltman, divisional director of Rainbow Paper Management, explains the negative effects of industrialised paper on the environment, how recycling could benefit a business, and small steps to implementing a recycling strategy at the office.
Have a gloriously green week!
Sindy Peters, Group Head: Content
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Famous Brands has bought a 51% controlling stake in bakery and delicatessen brand The Bread Basket‚ thus furthering the group's goal to build manufacturing capability at the back end of its business. 
Hippo.co.za is the latest in a line of socially concerned corporates to start recycling used and expired billboard faces for a good cause. 
South African businesses are being urged to realise the vast environmental and business benefits of recycling unwanted paper, as paper consumption shows no signs of abating. 
Global brewing giant SABMiller reported a 7% rise in group revenue on an organic‚ constant currency basis for the 12 months ended March. 
LONDON, UK: British household goods and drugs firm Reckitt Benckiser on Monday (22 April) posted higher first-quarter sales, boosted by a prolonged colds and flu seasons in North America and Europe. 
DETROIT, USA: Chrysler stands to lose US$10,000 on every battery-powered Fiat 500 it sells in California, according to chief executive Sergio Marchionne. 
HELSINKI, FINLAND: Finnish mobile phone company Nokia announced on Thursday (18 April) that it lost €272m in the first quarter of the year, reducing the €928m it lost in the same period last year. 
WASHINGTON, USA: Soft drinks king Coca-Cola reported a fall in earnings for the first quarter as sales sagged in the key US and European markets and restructuring costs in the USA hurt the company's profits. 
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Mining giant BHP Billiton affirmed full-year forecast for its major products on Wednesday (17 April), reporting a "robust" quarter of output, despite weather issues, at its premier Australian businesses. 
PARIS, FRANCE: European new car registrations fell by 10.2% in March from the same month a year earlier, marking this the 18th consecutive monthly decline in vehicle sales. 
FRANKFURT, GERMANY: German car manufacturer Opel, the loss-making arm of General Motors, confirmed on Wednesday (17 April) that it will phase out vehicle production at its Bochum factory at the end of next year. 
NEW YORK, USA: US air-safety regulators said on Monday (15 April) that they would inspect more than 1 000 Boeing 737s for a faulty tail part that could cause a pilot to lose control of the jet. 
Whites still dominate South Africa's top management positions, an Employment Equity Commission report revealed on Thursday. (18 April). 
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