Consumers may be able to challenge suppliers if the price seems to be unfair. 20 Jun 2008
They're hip, hot and everywhere on the planet. But despite a drumbeat about mobile phones being the new frontier in the ad world, marketers have been slow to dial it up, particularly in the USA. That's in part because creating a mobile strategy and message remain a challenge. 20 Jun 2008
The audience for video games is zealous but fickle, and because of that, game studios have a unique challenge in attracting and retaining customers. While the tools they use are similar to those of other industries, studios have learned to be creative in the marketing tactics that support the effort. 20 Jun 2008
Avail Intelligence CEO Rolf Elmer on bridging the advertising-merchandising gap. 20 Jun 2008
The Pick n Pay Pharmacy in the new Woodmead Hypermarket recently launched a new concept of a primary care clinic. As a departure from the conventional pharmacy clinic, the retailer has partnered with the Medical Nutritional Institute and a pathology group, Drs. Du Buisson, Bruinette and Kramer, to create a range of services. 20 Jun 2008
Swiss Diamond is said to be one of the most durable cookware ranges in the world, with its innovative diamond base reportedly four times more heat conductive than copper. Its patented process uses up to 200,000 diamond crystals per pan. 19 Jun 2008
The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) says in its second quarter retail survey that while there has been a respite in confidence, the expectations of respondents signal tough times ahead. 19 Jun 2008
The price increases of food and energy are the main drivers of inflation, according to the South African Reserve Bank's (SARB) quarterly bulletin released on Thursday, 19 June 2008. 19 Jun 2008
With food prices having risen dramatically in recent months, Minister of Trade and Industry Mandisi Mpahlwa on Wednesday, 18 June 2008, emphatically ruled out the use of maize as a crop source for biofuels. 19 Jun 2008
Local online retailers hope for a windfall after Amazon take action following thefts. 19 Jun 2008
Retail sales dipped 0.3% in April compared with the same month last year, after a revised annual fall of 1.5% in March. 19 Jun 2008
Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found in polycarbonate baby bottles, won't harm most people, but it can be released when such bottles are heated and could pose risk to newborns and infants. Now, however, there is a baby bottle that is claimed to be totally free of BPA and reputedly completely safe for infants. 19 Jun 2008
E-mail marketing is fast, cheap - and a big mystery. There are very few tools at the marketer's disposal to gauge a campaign's success. Blogger Ron Shevlin, a senior analyst at Aite Group, contends it doesn't have to be that way, and suggests one possible e-marketing feedback mechanism. 19 Jun 2008
Figuring out the state of your security program involves dealing with a lot of noise - vendors, consultants, auditors and other outsiders whose message is coated with layers of personal bias and agendas. Metrics are the objective way to go, writes columnist Ed Moyle. However, tackling a metrics initiative can be overwhelming - unless you start small. 19 Jun 2008
Contact centre pricing and attrition levels are worrying outsourcing providers globally. 19 Jun 2008
You've assembled your team of top tech support ninjas. You've talked to every department in the company, made the necessary compromises, and won them over to your side. Now it's time to face your customers with your new and improved help desk, writes Journyx's Randy Miller. 19 Jun 2008
Three Ships Bourbon Cask Finish, the 100% South African blended whiskey, won gold and Best In Class at the prestigious 2008 International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC), announced in London on Tuesday, 17 June 2008. 19 Jun 2008
This year's Design Achievers Awards have emphasised the wealth of talent inherent in young, ‘up and coming' South African designers. 19 Jun 2008
Small retail businesses are expected to close shop during the course of the year along with job losses in the banking sector as a result of depressed trade conditions. 18 Jun 2008
Franchise fast-food company King Consolidated and technology company Labat Africa have been threatened with suspension from the JSE if they do not submit their results by the end of the month. 18 Jun 2008
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