Articles The Top 10 Most Relevant Brands of 2019 What makes a brand relevant? Relevant brands are those that have a close relationship with their customers, they understand their needs and wants, and relentlessly innovate new ways of satisfying those needs.
Articles South Africa's carbon emissions are higher than those of France and the UK South Africa is ranked #14 in the world of worst polluters - ahead of France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and Turkey.
Articles Rugby World Cup 2019 ads The Rugby World Cup 2019 kicks off in Japan this weekend. Here is a collection of the best Rugby World Cup 2019 ads, that we could find so far, to whet your appetite.
Articles How to give yourself more time How might we stop the rampant theft and take back more of our time for ourselves?
Articles A look at some of the new words for 2019 Every year the Merriam-Webster dictionary updates their list of recognised English words and phrases with new ones that have entered the general course of language use.
Articles Castle Lite innovates with new packaging that keeps beer ice cold for 3 hours Castle Lite is one of the biggest premium beer brands on the African continent. To differentiate and secure more of that massive emerging market, Castle Lite have adopted a clever strategy of innovation to grow their business.
Articles Nordstrom Local - a shop where you can't buy anything Nordstrom - the big American retailer - has opened up an interesting anti-shop in New York City, which they have branded Nordstrom Local. It's an anti-shop because it actually doesn't sell anything.
Articles Sanlam says there has never been a better time to be an investor Change brings opportunity and in their latest TVC - Sanlam are suggesting that there has never been better to be an investor.
Articles What kind of character do you need to develop to thrive in the future? What specific character traits or personal virtues will it be useful to develop in an uncertain future?
Articles Study finds that the marriage rate in the US is falling due to a shortage of economically attractive men A study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family suggests that in the US the number of people getting married has declined sharply, due in part to a shortage of economically attractive men.
Articles VW goes for a 'no bullshit advertising' approach in their latest campaign VW marketing people can't afford to shop in fancy shopping malls - so they made an honest ad featuring the truly gnarly stuff that family life entails.
Articles Alma Nomad in Budapest: The world's best almond croissant Apart from the remarkable experience of enjoying probably the best almond croissant in the world, what I realised is that Alma Nomad is the perfect definition of a small business.
Articles The Top 10 cities of the future Where then are the best cities in the world for Gen Z to launch their explorations into the future? A study by Nestpick has revealed the Top 10 cities of the future
Articles The age at which people get married around the world varies hugely Getting married is an important event in most people's lives, but the definition of what that day entails and when it happens, varies wildly around the world.
Tools How to recruit the right staff for your business in 8 easy steps Strong companies and brands are powered by great people. But finding and recruiting the right people for your business is no easy task. Here are my 8 key steps to finding the hiring the best staff for your business.
Articles Branding lessons from the world's greatest bands In many ways - building a legendary band is similar to building a great brand. It takes commitment, hard work, planning, foresight and a leveraging of core strengths to achieve.
Articles The rise of the Avatar Generation For older generations (Boomers, Gen X) our masks may be a power suit, a BMW, or an MBA, but for younger members of society; it's how you portray your life on Instagram, your Fortnite avatar, your cosplay character and now...wearing extreme makeup.
Articles Featured The secret to getting buy-in for your all-important strategy presentation Having worked countless hours, often late into the night, on the strategy - everything rested on Porky's personal charism and charming ability to get buy-in from the company's exco.
Articles Why the South African government is totally wrong about their focus on creating jobs If you want to win an election - promise people jobs.
Articles Featured 6 things I learnt from a recent trip to Tokyo, Japan Last month — my fiance and I realised that crazy, ‘Post-It note ambition’ by spending a very memorable week in Tokyo. I would be lying if I told you that it was everything that I expected, because Tokyo is so much more than anyone could wildly imagine.
Articles Why South Africa's economy will not get any better There is a worn out old saying that states: "Culture eats strategy for breakfast." And in South Africa there is no more relevant a saying than this.
Articles Banksy pops up in Venice Banksy made a brief appearance in the form of a pop up art stall in Venice Italy – before being told to shove off by police, because the stall didn’t have a trading licence.
Articles Forecasting: With weather and business, forewarned is forearmed While watching the live broadcast of Hurricane Irma smashing its way through Florida on CNN yesterday, it really struck me as to how powerful forecasting is, in many aspects of life. Without the accurate hurricane forecasting models that the US authorities used to inform them of which regions needed the
Articles Namibian landscapes Some people love the Namibian landscape – others find the sparseness of the desert too much to bare.
