 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Dominique Pienaar] Digital disruption in the public relations and communications landscape means that brands and their agencies now need to work closer together than ever, in order to identify new storytelling opportunities, publishing platforms, and harness data analytics to continually refine how and where they place their messaging... |
 | IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
[Eugene Yiga] Marcus Smith, founder and head architect of Hey Jude Technology, chats to Eugene Yiga about outsourcing to-do lists with his innovative app. |
 | First Group's La Vita Health Spa at the Palace in Durban treated the three best Gogos to a day of pampers. As the winners of the 2018 Hillcrest Aids Centre Gogo of the Year competition, they were given a brunch at the hotel's Pesto restaurant, which was followed by body treatments at the La Vita Spa, cosmetic gift hampers, and a travel set from Vaczone. The Gogos also received a mix of beauty treatments and some jacuzzi time along with a bottle of champagne to toast the occasion.   
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| RETAIL
[Maroefah Smith] Nicola Cooper delivered a trend talk on the localisation of global trends at the recent ATF Trade Expo in Cape Town... |
| Moët & Chandon recently unveiled its golden tree at the Silo District of the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.    
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA  Ryan McManus, regional chief creative officer for VML SA. There are a number of South African stars in the VML stable. Most notably, with Tony Granger set to retire, a senior level shake-up means Jason Xenopoulos is now North America CCO, and CEO of VMLY&R New York, with Ryan McManus taking on the reins as regional chief creative officer for VML SA. Here, McManus lets us in on how he's set to steer the group as we head into 2019... |
 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Martin Myers] Born in Zimbabwe, multiple award-winning South African acoustic guitarist Tony Cox has become a veritable icon of the instrument in his own country and has been described as one of South Africa's finest musical exports... |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Mike Laws] Imagine you had only 24 hours to put together a passable mobile marketing plan. What mobile tactics would you prioritise over a day because they are such non-negotiables?... |
 | AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE & FORESTRY
[Wandile Sihlobo] Subsequent to a decline from 54 to 48 points in the third quarter of 2018, the Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index weakened further to 42 in the last quarter of the year. This is the lowest point since the fourth quarter of 2009... |
 | RETAIL
[Lauren Hartzenberg] With a vision to phase out traditional cigarette brands in favour of healthier alternatives, Philip Morris International has invested billions of dollars into the R&D of its IQOS range of devices... |
 | LOGISTICS & TRANSPORT
[Linda Reddy] When people reflect upon 2018, most will reference the volatile markets, but for Nando's, it's been exciting to unlock further value for our customers... |
 | AUTOMOTIVE
[Mike Whitfield] I've been in the automotive industry throughout my career, yet I'm always amazed at the technological progress we've made over the years in developing cars... |
| MARKETING & MEDIA  Warren captions this: “The work never stops at the Brand Cartel.” This week, we go behind the selfie with Dillon Warren, founder and financial director at above-the-line and below-the-line creative agency, The Brand Cartel... |
 | MARKETING & MEDIA
[Jarred Mailer-Lyons] Jarred Mailer-Lyons, digital media strategist at The MediaShop, investigates how 8-million gaming South Africans spend their time... |
 | IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
[Gavin Meyer] "We have connected all of our lives - personal, professional and national - to the internet. That's where the bad guys will go because that's where our lives are, our money, our secrets"... |
| RETAIL
[Maroefah Smith] The moment you provide the South African consumer with what they need, they will start purchasing whatever you are selling. This was the main message from trend analyst Nicola Cooper... |
 | TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
[Enver Duminy] No matter what your reasons are for travelling, be it business or leisure, chances are you are joining the majority of visitors who research, plan, pay for and enjoy visits to destinations... |
 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Ruth Cooper] As of 1 November 2018, Jock Safari has made some significant changes to the two sections of their lodge; the main camp area and the family-friendly Fitzpatrick Lodge.. |
| TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
[Eugene Yiga] Dr Berenice Pendzialek, a Chinese outbound tourism specialist, speaks to Eugene Yiga about China's technological trends and how to connect with Chinese tourists along different touchpoints of the customer journey... |
 | AUTOMOTIVE
[Naresh Maharaj] First launched in April 2015, there have since been several improvements to the Mercedes-Benz X Class... |
