LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT Understanding the orchestra[Eugene Yiga] Have you ever wondered if the guy playing the cymbals or the triangle (and seemingly doing very little) gets paid the same as the busy violinists in the front row? How about what the slide on a trombone actually does? Well, these and many other questions will be answered at Cape Town's Fugard Theatre on 19 September. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA What's a Loerie really made of?[Chris Gotz] Sometime in 1998 I found myself sitting on the roof of a bar in Rocky Street in Yeoville, Joburg. Perched on beer crates, my art director and I were surrounded by a large ring of people. They were distinctly unhappy. Not a malevolent, nasty kind of unhappy, but grumpy nonetheless. | |
AUTOMOTIVE Fluence oozes French flair[Henrie Geyser] After a rather slow, stuttering sales start the Renault Fluence has picked up market speed and is now one of French brand's three best sellers in this country - and with more than enough reason because it is a well-specced family sedan, pleasant to drive, nice looking and devoid of the quirks one has become accustomed to with some French and Italian cars. | |
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Angela Horn | [Education & Training] New from the Balance & Life blog. How to get over your introverted self and start networking like a pro. Please share! |
MARKETING & MEDIA Should you gamify your brand?[Michael Gullan] Gamification is a digital term that means bringing some of the mechanics and concepts of gaming into brand content. Foursquare is a good example of the use of gamification where users can earn badges and unlock specials by checking in. Gamification used for marketing brands usually involves incentivising users with rewards and exclusive offers, similar to traditional loyalty programmes. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Commission seeks heftier Telkom fine[Craig Wilson] Not only is Telkom appealing against the Competition Tribunal's ruling that found the fixed-line operator guilty of anticompetitive behaviour, but now the Competition Commission has filed a "cross appeal" against sections of the tribunal's findings and wants Telkom to face a higher penalty than the R449m the tribunal imposed in August. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA The importance of multi-channel in the contact centre[Paul Fick] The internet has empowered customers to easily and instantly analyse, compare, search and research products, prices and brands before making a purchasing decision. This has significantly changed the customer-company relationship. Customers now demand instant attention, and if they are not satisfied, obtain good service or the product quality is poor, this knowledge will immediately be shared with their peers via a variety of media channels. | |
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT When a bench becomes a confession booth[Daniel Dercksen] A bench in a park might just be a bench, but in the absolutely delicious Bench you will not look at a bench in the same way ever again. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA The heady mix of information and spin[Janine Lazarus] It's not every day that you are afforded the opportunity to debate with a government minister live on national radio - especially when the topic under discussion is what works or doesn't work in government communications. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA The media dilemma that is Malema[Marion Scher] As a journalist you learn to develop a thick skin pretty early on in your career. Over the years I've been blamed (with a finger pointing firmly in my face) for everything from Princess Diana's death to maligning Michael Jackson and now of course giving Malema too much exposure. | |
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT First of the Season - Sprung 2012[Justin Williams] September has arrived, which means so has the season of outdoor trance parties. Finally! Alien Safari's annual outdoor season-starter event, Sprung, happened this weekend past and it was certainly a memorable beginning to what is shaping up to be a big summer of outdoor events. | |
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MARKETING & MEDIA Unpacking Protection of Personal Information Bill (POPI)[Danie Strachan] Up to now, South Africa has not had comprehensive legislation that governs the protection of personal information and similar data. However, this situation will change when the Protection of Personal Information Bill (POPI) comes into force. | |
MARKETING & MEDIA Paying more for less: the devastating tale of media inflation[Gill Moodie] The big story for print media these days is circulation decline but something else piqued my interest in the presentation of the most recent figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa (ABC) - for the second quarter of this year. It's the devastating tale of "media inflation" or, broadly speaking, the cost of reaching consumers by buying adverts in the media. | |
Jelly Huang | [Marketing & Media] LED displays for outdoor advertising.any interesting to get digital billboard?? |
TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY [10 Things I Love About...] Cruising[Brian Berkman] Contributing Travel Editor Brian Berkman had a chat to George Argyropolous, managing director of Cruises International, which is South Africa's largest cruise operator, and represents nine cruise lines including six-star Crystal and Seabourn cruise lines. | |
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LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT Springtime - strawberry time![Nina Timm] Yes, spring is finally here and it is wonderful to be woken up by the birds every morning. It is not quite light when I wake up (5-ish) so my early-morning coffee in the garden will still have to wait for another week or so, but, nevertheless, it is time to spring-clean the house, body and soul. |