Econet simcards have become the latest commodity not readily available in Zimbabwe but to flood markets in neighbouring countries. 11 Jan 2008
Identity theft grew by more than 100% last year, and older black people are the main target and are hit hardest. 11 Jan 2008
I've heard it time and again, "Paying for online marketing is killing my business." Many of the small businesses I consult with, and even some of the larger ones continually complain about the cost of online marketing and advertising, especially when it comes to pay per click advertising. 11 Jan 2008
Whether you are an Internet marketer or generalist, turning prospects into buyers is a top priority. Many marketers are continually testing the success of various media and integrated campaigns. One of the most frequently asked questions is the effectiveness of "off-line marketing" as it related to driving traffic and conversions on your website of landing page. 11 Jan 2008
Next year US$1.38 billion is expected to be spent on ads on social networks - here's the bang for the buck and the pitfalls, Harry… 11 Jan 2008
Wasabi flavoured sorbet, powdered peanut butter, beer with nicotine and hot dogs coated with yogurt were among the most unusual new product innovations reported worldwide in 2007 by Datamonitor's Productscan Online database of new products. 11 Jan 2008
For a customer intent on renting rather than owning movies, visiting a store full of empty shelves and scratched DVDs is an exercise in frustration. Downloading movies on a rental basis could potentially solve the problem, if a service could do it right. iTunes has already mastered the art of selling music. If reports of a rental service pan out, does it have the power to kick the whole field into gear? 11 Jan 2008
The South African Gourmet Festival, producers of the Good Food & Wine Shows, has been invited to take a team of leading SA chefs to represent the country at the St Moritz Gourmet Festival, taking place at the end of January. 11 Jan 2008
The Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) is a statutory development agency for promoting, supporting and ensuring media development and diversity, set up as a partnership between the South African Government and major print and broadcasting media companies, in terms of the MDDA Act No. 14 of 2002. 11 Jan 2008
Table 2: The top three retailers in each retail sector 2008. (Source: Verdict Research)
A clean sweep for the Partnership as department store group is voted UK's favourite retailer and Waitrose comes in second. 11 Jan 2008
‘Digital lifestyle' is a term to which many people can relate. Its prevalence in society as a way to describe the mass appeal and acquisition of next generation multi-media, multi-functional equipment reinforces the ubiquitous quality of the technology itself. 11 Jan 2008
Food prices have risen nearly 75% within a decade and will continue to do so, hurting the poor, warned the World Bank's annual Global Economic Prospects 2008, which suggested that governments ease control over food prices and provide targeted safety nets. 10 Jan 2008
"People are inherently selfish - they want to read about what directly affects them, such as local or community news," said Steve Boriss, associate director at Washington University's Center for the Application of Information Technology. He envisions a future news community consisting of millions of local sites that use technologies similar to RSS feeds to deliver content. 10 Jan 2008
OpenITWorks CEO Michael Grove contends that it is a mistake to think of commercial open source as its own business model. Instead, open source is one of many possible means to an end of making a single software business model successful -- that of selling value to customers through software. Businesses should focus their strategic planning on how to best monetize their value propositions, through open source or something else. 10 Jan 2008
We use our senses every day to assess the environment around us, but up until now marketers have operated in a two-dimensional world and have missed the benefits of sensory branding. In this article, we look in particular at the benefits that smell can have on sales and brand loyalty. 10 Jan 2008
It seems South Africans are far too lax when it comes to managing their finances. 10 Jan 2008
Study shows that SA stores are keen to get in on the act. 10 Jan 2008
Consumers, already hit by petrol price increases, soaring food prices and several successive interest rate hikes, will now have to pay more for their pint after SAB implemented its annual price increase. 9 Jan 2008
The latest salvo in the war between the Blu-ray and HD DVD camps over which high definition format will replace the ubiquitous DVD may be little more than pop and flash - but effective nonetheless. Sony's Blu-ray and Toshiba's HD DVD formats have various technology industry supporters behind them, but the biggest backers come in the form of the Hollywood studios. 9 Jan 2008
Consumers have been advised to borrow money responsibly and wisely, around this time of the year. 9 Jan 2008
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