the company of wine people recently won the JF Hillebrand Supply Chain Partner of the Year Award for 2008. 20 Jun 2008
We're all familiar with branded content and are used to seeing brands featuring in our favourite TV shows. But when does it become too much? Some US groups reckon the line has been reached when a script is crafted around a brand, and they reckon branded content needs to be curbed. 20 Jun 2008
Virgin Active and Vida e have teamed up to keep caffeine lovers warm this winter with a new campaign offering a free workout session. 20 Jun 2008
How do we interact with search pages and the impact on brand relationships? Let's look at why we search in the first place. 20 Jun 2008
If insurance premiums for manufacturers and suppliers increase once the Consumer Protection Bill is passed into law, is it likely that those costs will be passed on to the consumer? 20 Jun 2008
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
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