When you're tearing your hair out wondering what to cook for the family tonight, there's nothing better than a daily SMS filled with innovative and convenient meal ideas to get rid of oven doubt. 4 Apr 2008
kulula, which offers complete travel packages online, has contracted paid-for-search expert Clicks2Customers to boost bookings for its flight, car, hotel and holiday package offerings by driving more search-engine traffic to its website. 4 Apr 2008
Recently arrived from the Mediterranean shores of sunny Italy, Viander is bringing a food revolution to the culinary industry of South Africa. 4 Apr 2008
Do you dress in style? Are you up with the latest fashions? Then get to Mdantsane City Mall in NU6; it officially opens on April 24. And while you're about it... feel like enjoying a meal? 4 Apr 2008
Three young female entrepreneurs in the hospitality and tourism industries have received a cash injection from the South African Breweries (SAB) Ltd totalling R95,000. 4 Apr 2008
After 16 judges debated the merits of the winners of 12 Creative Circle Monthly Awards, JWT SA's Ford Bantam 'Ubuntu' commercial won the 2007 Creative Circle Award in the film category. 4 Apr 2008
Savanna says its first online campaign is a massive success. 3 Apr 2008
Magnum, one of the world's leading ice-cream brands, synonymous with indulgent pleasure and temptation, has appointed the breathtaking Eva Longoria as the spokesperson for the brand globally for 2008. 3 Apr 2008
As from 2008, Pyrotec is hosting the Pyro Inspirations Awards on a bi-monthly basis where a panel of judges representing various industries evaluates on-pack promotional labelling in terms of originality, impact and clever use of space. From seven finalists, Purple Hat's BIC Megalighter Fix-a-Form booklet label was announced as the winner for the March award. 3 Apr 2008
Meat processor and retailer Best Cut aims to grow its customer base and boost production to benefit from rising meat prices that make its products an attractive alternative. 3 Apr 2008
Appletiser's expansion into global markets continues to show strong returns, the company says, with the successful launch of Peartiser supporting double-digit global growth for the South African-born beverage brand. The brand's growth in the United Kingdom has been particularly strong over 2007, coming in at over 30%. 3 Apr 2008
Sony Pictures Television has unveiled a movie network for mobile TV called "Pix." Subscribers of the AT&T Mobile TV services - which will launch in May - will have access to Pix content. 3 Apr 2008
We've spent a lot of time laughing in our office this past week. Why? "Builder's tea", "a cup of Joe": these are just two of the terms our mix of Americans and Brits have been translating and teaching one another. 3 Apr 2008
South Africa's recently launched ‘socia media-cum-online retail outlet' Springleap isn't closing down – it was just another April Fool's prank designed to garner publicity. 3 Apr 2008
An insurance industry group in New York has created a program for training customer service representatives. 3 Apr 2008
There is a big difference between active and passive customer communities. For an example of a passive community, take a look at Starbucks' new MyStarbucksIdea.com community site. These sites are useful ways to gather customer input, and I have referred to them as automating the suggestion box. There's nothing wrong with that, but a suggestion box is not a community. 3 Apr 2008
South Africa, Brazil and other emerging economies are likely to face emissions caps come 2012. Can South Africa's solar energy ventures compete with its vast supply of cheap coal? 2 Apr 2008
The result is a substantial loss in revenue to local artists and the government. 2 Apr 2008
Full service PR agency, Greater Than, won the Silver PRISM award for PR on a shoestring at the 11th annual PRISA awards, held last week at Vodaworld. The agency was briefed by client, MARS Africa, to create a successful PR campaign for international multi-billion dollar brand, M&M's. 2 Apr 2008
Stimorol has launched another new variant on the market, Stimorol Vision, which is available in two flavours: Melon Blackberry and Strawberry Lime. 2 Apr 2008
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