With the hundreds of thousands of fans descending on South Africa for the 2010 World Cup, headline beer sponsor Anheuser-Busch is anxious that it will be unable to provide enough Budweiser to the stadiums, and has decided to enlist local help. 1 Apr 2010
An astonishingly large percentage of companies build the CRM selection team around the people least likely to use the system on a daily basis - the IT director, the CMO, the CIO, and perhaps the vice president or director of sales. While the input of these players is critical, it's also vital to have input from the rank-and-file sales, marketing and service staff. 31 Mar 2010
TAIPEI, TAIWAN: A Taiwanese company said on Tuesday, 30 March 2010, it had filed a complaint against Apple urging the US to prevent the electronics giant from selling touchscreen products such as the iPhone, iPod and the new iPad. 31 Mar 2010
Retail chain Clicks Group advised on Tuesday, 30 March 2010, that the group's diluted headline earnings per share for the six month period ended 28 February 2010 are expected to be between 20% and 25% higher than the corresponding period last year. 31 Mar 2010
As if further evidence were needed of the battle brewing in SA's changed beer landscape, local giant SAB and deep pocketed foreign challenger Brandhouse have filed official complaints about each other's advertisements. 31 Mar 2010
In the international Chardonnay du Monde competition in Burgundy, France recently, the Lourensford Winemaker's Selection Chardonnay 2009 was rated in the Top 10 overall as the only South African wine to do so. Of the 887 wines entered from 37 countries, only 65 received Gold, of which only two were South African. 31 Mar 2010
Carducci Woman has launched its inaugural ‘Face of Carducci Woman' competition, which closes on 6 April 2010. Designed to become an annual event, this competition is set to uncover the woman who represents the spirit and the dynamism of the brand. 31 Mar 2010
Kellogg's is currently running a nationwide in-store and intersection sampling campaign to promote the launch of its Coco Rocks Cereal Bars and the improved versions of Coco Pops Cereal and Milk Bars. 31 Mar 2010
From the Easter weekend, Protea badges will be available to the public for the Bafana replica jersey. 30 Mar 2010
Supplychainforesight, the industry research study sponsored and initiated by Barloworld Logistics, has produced its 2010 annual survey with a focus on how the FMCG and retail sectors intend to deploy supply chains for growth. The following extracts are from the report, which is available free online. 30 Mar 2010
Nature's Garden, a local frozen food manufacturer, is increasing its brand awareness through television commercials highlighting ordinary South African's, in quirky, vibrant and brilliantly colourful settings, each enjoying a mouthful of vegetables whilst trying to convey in words how tasty each mouthful is. For the benefit of the viewer, subtitles are at the bottom of the screen. The commercial ends with a cheerful South African voice saying that: “No matter how you say it, we're big on taste.” 30 Mar 2010
Gerome Plaatjies, founder and MD of the business, has launched Kazam, a website offering SMMES an opportunity to source and sell products and services. It will enable South African businesses to find what they need at a single online location, thereby saving time and money. 30 Mar 2010
"While Amarula Cream is well-established locally, as well as in Angola, Germany, Canada and Brazil, we have seen other markets with a strong interest in football record double-digit sales volume increases year-on-year for the 12 months to February, notably Nigeria, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain, Argentina and Japan. Duty-free is another channel to benefit," states Werner Swanepoel, global brand spokesperson. 30 Mar 2010
The release of the second Industrial Policy Action Plan predictably drew bland support from industry and criticism from economists of the support measures for “sunset” industries. What has been lacking in the debate is the context of the plan in SA's socioeconomic environment. 30 Mar 2010
Following a recent hefty fine imposed by the Competition Tribunal for anticompetitive behaviour, Pioneer Foods yesterday, 29 March 2010, announced new board members in a move that analysts said was not unexpected. 30 Mar 2010
McDonald's, the fast-food chain that uses a clown and a yellow M to sell burgers, will not exercise its rights as a Fifa World Cup sponsor to provide food at the stadiums or official fan parks. 30 Mar 2010
Marketer and advertisers will leave women and children off their target lists this June and July, as men flood the country for the 2010 World Cup. 30 Mar 2010
In anticipation of a pick-up in consumer spending, restaurant franchisor Taste Holdings will be launching a jewellery brand, Davidowns, a premium jewellery division that will operate within selected Makro stores. 29 Mar 2010
Entries have opened for the ‘Make it at Bushmills' competition which will see one person spend 30 days at Bushmills in Northern Ireland and be the first person outside of the distillery to create their own blend of Bushmills Irish Whiskey. The competition closes on 30 June 2010. 29 Mar 2010
To offer decision makers a clear perspective on South Africa's industrial policy, Frost & Sullivan will be hosting a free online analyst briefing on Tuesday 6 April 2010 at 3:00pm CAT. The briefing will provide an overview of the key sectors affected by DTI's Industrial Policy Framework Action Plan (IPAP2) and the opportunities it presents. 29 Mar 2010
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