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Columnist:
07 September 2010
I went away for a few days and don't really want to tell you where, because the next time I try to book a little winter or early spring getaway, you'll all be there . . .
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Opinion:
07 September 2010
A PR coup: The increasing requirement of the majority of clients employing a PR consultancy... A single event that catalyses public perception about the client from negative to overwhelmingly positive; sells their goods or services on an unprecedented scale and - simultaneously - fast-tracks them into South Africa's halls of leadership fame, alongside the likes of Madiba and Desmond Tutu.
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Marketing:
07 September 2010
A business that is starting out has to keep a close watch on its pocketbook, and many entrepreneurs are taken aback by the seemingly high costs of creating and maintaining a website. There are three avenues that you can take to build your internet marketing platforms, each with their own risks and expenses.
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Trends:
07 September 2010
Imagine if you knew which web surfers might be most interested in your product and if you could advertise directly to them without wasting money reaching people who aren't potential customers.
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Opinion:
07 September 2010
Some South African companies are still finding business tough as the economy climbs out the financial trough that followed the 2008/9 recession. One sector that is not feeling the pain - and booming - is consultancies, says John Farquhar.
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Marketing:
02 September 2010
Although business owners and marketer's are coming to recognise the importance of having a website for their business, how those websites are being designed and built is still very much a problem. In most cases, a website that replicates an online brochure is what most businesses have. The result thereof is ultimately a poor return on investment for the (often large amounts of) money they have spent on the site. Here are five essential elements that every business website should have.
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Columnist:
02 September 2010
So a friend of mine made her first trip from the USA to South Africa this week. Because travel to darkest Africa has not been on her agenda before, we decided to fly her from her home state to Atlanta and then direct to Oliver Tambo International. Costs a fair bit more, but we opted for the "less stress" route.
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Research:
02 September 2010
Renowned research innovator Barbara Cooke has been appointed as the interim executive director of Out of Home Media South Africa (OHMSA) following Les Holley's resignation effective 1 September 2010.
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Trends:
02 September 2010
The Marketing Fundamentalist Howard Fox asks: In spite of all our differences, are we all virtually the same?
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News:
02 September 2010
Spring Day - 1 September 2010 - brought a crowd of over 500 enthusiastic industry folk together at The Venue in Melrose Arch to celebrate the winners of this year's highly anticipated MOST Awards.
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Memo to chartered marketers, marketing practitioners
Dear Colleagues,
Strategic Marketing questionnaire for Chartered Marketers: issue 4, 2009
Each questionnaire submitted will result in one verifiable CPD point being awarded towards the Chartered Marketer designation. Only one questionnaire is permitted for submission per Chartered Marketer.
Dear Colleagues,
Strategic Marketing questionnaire for Chartered Marketers: issue 4, 2009
Each questionnaire submitted will result in one verifiable CPD point being awarded towards the Chartered Marketer designation. Only one questionnaire is permitted for submission per Chartered Marketer.
Adrian Gore: Saving private health?
For 17 years, Adrian Gore has led the company that changed the face of private healthcare in South Africa. Mike Simpson, Editor of Strategic Marketing, speaks to him.
Attention all shoppers
Tough economic times are seeing seismic shifts in consumer shopping habits. Monique Leech looks at the trends and their long-term impact on brand loyalty
For 17 years, Adrian Gore has led the company that changed the face of private healthcare in South Africa. Mike Simpson, Editor of Strategic Marketing, speaks to him.
Attention all shoppers
Tough economic times are seeing seismic shifts in consumer shopping habits. Monique Leech looks at the trends and their long-term impact on brand loyalty
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The swop from Radmark to United Stations marks a new and exciting beginning for the station that is delivering the most highly marketable audience in its history
ICASA denies Cape Town TV (CTV) right to broadcast
Cape Town TV (CTV), has been running for the past two years on temporary (one-year) broadcast licenses. Following the example of Soweto TV, which was granted a seven-year class license earlier this year, CTV also applied for a class license to enable it to continue broadcasting on a more sustainable basis
The swop from Radmark to United Stations marks a new and exciting beginning for the station that is delivering the most highly marketable audience in its history
ICASA denies Cape Town TV (CTV) right to broadcast
Cape Town TV (CTV), has been running for the past two years on temporary (one-year) broadcast licenses. Following the example of Soweto TV, which was granted a seven-year class license earlier this year, CTV also applied for a class license to enable it to continue broadcasting on a more sustainable basis



