SAB anticipates customer requirements through behavioural scorecards designed to help the brewer really understand its customers. 27 Jun 2008
Sony's PlayStation 3 has taken a thumping from Nintendo's Wii and Microsoft's Xbox, but the company hopes to attract more devotees to its gaming console with a slew of new services, including movies and TV shows on demand, as well as global news and weather reports. 27 Jun 2008
Candy bar maker Mars is working with IBM and the United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) to apply their scientific experience and computing resources to sequence and analyse the entire cocoa genome. 27 Jun 2008
In March 2008, online product sourcing directory SaleHoo conducted an e-commerce behavioral survey of its members. SaleHoo's members are dedicated online sellers and retailers, and they are knowledgeable and savvy e-commerce users. The survey was comprised of eight questions - four demographic questions and four individual response questions - and it was a follow-up to a similar survey conducted three years earlier. 27 Jun 2008
Governments throughout Africa must unite against the high fuel prices, says Deputy Director General in the Department of Minerals and Energy, Nhlanhla Gumede. 26 Jun 2008
The South African National Treasury has welcomed the recommendations of the Executive Overview of the Banking Enquiry Report by the Competition Commission which was released on Wednesday, 25 June 2008. 26 Jun 2008
The year-on-year producer price inflation (PPI) for all commodities in South Africa came at an unexpectedly high 16.4% for May 2008 compared to the 12.4% in May 2007. 26 Jun 2008
Global cosmetics brand, Maybelline, and SA's youth title, seventeen, have announced the inaugural Maybelline/seventeen 'Cover Look' competition. 26 Jun 2008
Learn more about wine and get up close and personal with leading winemakers at the hands-on Wine Magazine Tasting Theatre at this year's Stellenbosch Wine Festival taking place from 31 July - 3 August 2008 at the Paul Roos Centre in Stellenbosch. 26 Jun 2008
The more diverse a company's range, the better it will be able to fend in a time of down-trading and belt tightening. 26 Jun 2008
Government is making biosafety a priority not only in terms of genetically-modified organisms in food but also in terms of food products entering the country's borders. 26 Jun 2008
How important is service to maintaining brand equity? While intuitively most brand managers know that service excellence is one of the contributors to brand equity, its contribution is rarely quantified. In fact, doubts may exist as to whether service excellence even matters - especially in markets where both product and service appear to be essential to the value offered. 26 Jun 2008
For most companies, a corporate ad that spreads virally on YouTube is nothing short of a dream come true. Not so for JCPenney, which is protesting a racy and unauthorised ad that took the video sharing site by storm - until YouTube removed it. 26 Jun 2008
The recently released PricewaterhouseCoopers' Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2008-2012, underscores the importance of continuing to extract revenues from traditional business segments while emerging technologies continue to solidify their consumer position. The report shows global compound annual growth rate (CAGR) at 6.6% for the sector, anticipating it reaching $2.2 trillion in 2012. 26 Jun 2008
NEWSWATCH: The Consumer Price Index (CPIX), excluding interest on mortgage bonds, has breached expectation to hit 10.9% in May, it was announced earlier today, 25 June 2008. It was anticipated to reach only 10.8% after it's rise to 10.4% in April. Analysts have forewarned consumers that interest rates may go up again. 25 Jun 2008
The price of oil and the disruptive force of a changing energy infrastructure is touching nearly every corner of the world's economy, and that includes CRM. Get ready for fewer face-to-face meetings and even more reliance on technology and over-the-Web interactions. 25 Jun 2008
The proliferation of portable computing is fueling the need for mobile embedded security solutions. By enabling new applications while overcoming the risk of thefts and infringements, mobile security has become a vital requirement for both consumer and enterprise applications. 25 Jun 2008
Vendor meetings and site stress tests are just a couple of the typical daily tasks for IT department executives at e-commerce companies. Then there are long-term goals - such as overall site redesigns - that they try to work toward each day. 25 Jun 2008
The Westwood Mall, the 35,000m² regional shopping centre situated on the southern edge of the newly developed Westwood Estate in KwaZulu-Natal, is rapidly taking shape. This R650 million development is co-owned by Retail Africa and Spencer Gore Developments and is the retail component of recently completed Westwood Estate. 25 Jun 2008
Starting the Wimbledon tennis season with a dash of glamour and style, Maria Sharapova served up an ace on the catwalk with the unveiling of the Sony Ericsson Maria Sharapova Design Collection of mobile phone accessories to a select audience of international lifestyle journalists flown into London for the occasion. 25 Jun 2008
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