PET PEEVES
12 August 2009
It must be the age I'm at. So far this August – Women's Month - I've been invited to six events to celebrate the fairer sex (brunettes welcome, it seems). The ones I managed to attend were well run, with touching moments and I suspect that intentions are honourable. However, sugary presentations paint a picture of sisters who are doing it for themselves and by themselves. A foreign and sexist concept, surely? Read more »
16 April 2009
Sandra Gordon vents her frustration at outbound call-center agents and their corporate handlers. Read more »
09 April 2009
Cinema audience numbers are down and advertising revenue follows. Sandra Gordon relates her experiences after a recent visit to the local cinema in Johannesburg and places the cinema experience in focus for both marketers and patrons. Read more »
25 February 2009
There's no denying that the media and marketing industries are positively in love with exaggerated social stereotypes. Accents, mannerisms, “quirky” habits are all par for the course. Or so it would seem . . . until a recent radio show appeared to overstep the unwritten boundaries and in so doing, unleashed the wrath of the South African Indian community. Read more »
17 December 2008
Did the cost of Foreign Affairs' year end function show belt-tightening restraint. Coenie Kukkuk thinks not in the last Pet Peeve of 2008. Read more »
04 September 2008
The milk's gone sour for Jonathan Lumley in today's Pet Peeve. Read more »
02 September 2008
Conference companies use some unsavoury practices to recruit speakers, says Brian Hopkins in today's Pet Peeve. Read more »
20 August 2008
Sex sells, but only to half the population, it seems, says Kathryn Robinson in today's Pet Peeves. Read more »
19 August 2008
What does it take to be sexy, asks Billy Michaels in today's Pet Peeve. Read more »
17 July 2008
What is the logic behind having a limit on South African music played on radio stations and the television? Muzi Mohale wants to know. Read more »
08 July 2008
Bette Kun wonders why a family fastfood chain would choose a sexist, dated advert in the 21st century. Read more »
30 June 2008
A big media agency decides their function's entertainment should include out of date sexist jokes and worse. Sandra Gordon wonders what they were thinking in today's Pet Peeve. Read more »
26 June 2008
This is how you stop those sales shpiel calls that always come at the most inconvenient time. Read more »
24 June 2008
How do you stop those sales shpiel calls that always come at the most inconvenient time, and always want to sell you something you definitely don't want. Gillian Jones asks in desperation in today's Pet Peeve. Read more »
10 June 2008
Is it responsible to encourage people to take more time off work, asks Jonathan Lumley in today's Pet Peeve. Read more »
02 June 2008
Are venues delivering the least bang for your buck? Bette Kun thnks so in today's Pet Peeve. Read more »
29 May 2008
The Castle Lite “Make the right choice” radio advert does not make sense to Michelle Nkadimeng in today's Pet Peeve. Read more »
15 May 2008
Why does e.tv randomly slap adverts into its movies regardless of whether it's in the middle of a scene, asks Evan Schiff in today's Pet Peeve. Read more »
22 April 2008
What are shop assistants employed to do? Certainly not assist, reckons Michelle Nkadimeng in today's Pet Peeve. Read more »
18 April 2008
Why do banks in townships treat their customers differently to other branches? Matebello Motloung takes them on in today's Pet Peeve. Read more »
 
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