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Post his recent trip to Paris for the September 2012 season of Maison & Objet (one of the major global decor & design fairs) as well as Paris Design Week. Dion gave us a sneak peak of findings and developments in the retail sector, specifically focused on retailers and businesses grappling with the new online/offline customer mindset, but if you want Dion to tell you more, be sure to bring yourself up to speed with the latest lifestyle and design trends for 2013 at the Flux Open Session, which will be presented on the 3rd October in Cape Town and the 4th October in Johannesburg.…

It will come as a real surprise to many to learn that Africa has eight countries with a higher GDP per capita than China and about 15 higher than India. Not surprisingly, a recent survey confirms that 94% of South Africa’s CEOs expect growth from the rest of Africa this year. However, despite the progress made to expand into Africa by South African companies, they have been slow to realise the real and massive potential of the region – particularly its growing middle-class sector and its combined purchasing power estimated by economists to exceed $1-trillion. By population Nigeria is the…

Opinion piece by Craig Page-Lee – Managing Director – Posterscope SA  “Out-of-Home (OOH) is the oldest communications medium in the world and was used long before television and radio were even invented.” That said, there has been a fundamental shift in how advertising and communications channels have been planned and bought over the past few decades and OOH in particular, has seen a radical step-change in the importance that the medium holds in the overall marketing mix of the 21st century. OOH is no longer the medium for static broadcast message delivery utilising the likes of billboards, posters, street-poles, and…

The very talented Claire Phillips (@Claire952) joined us in studio for #MusicBiz. We chatted about her new album By Request, her take on the Biz of Music and choice to move from being signed with a label to independent. She also did a fantastic live performance in studio. Follow her on Facebook: facebook/clairephillipssa Podcast | Click HERE to listen  ***Claire Phillips performs live on BizRadio: Click HERE to listen A big thanks to @claire952 for joining us in studio this morning. What a cool chick and stunning voice. Going to be a great podcast. — BizRadio (@Biz_Radio) September 11, 2012 Join Chris Kolbe…

We had a chat with Jason Hartman (@J_asonHartman) Jason has been very busy since Idols having had 4 play listed singles, including two number one hits on national radio stations. He is currently recording his album and also starred as a lead actor in the film, A Million Colours. Jason also is the celebrity ambassador for the International Anti Poaching Foundation, He sits on the board of Monaco-based Conservation Guardians and involved with many other great sustainable projects. He gave us a great run down on everything he is busy with and his take on the Biz of music.  Podcast | Click HERE to listen Find out more and…

#BizInsight with Jason Cumming (@JasonCumming) from LeftField (@leftfieldtweet). From an informal economy comes a burgeoning market filled with business opportunities and challenges for brands. Jason unpacks some of these. Then moving slightly left field he chats about HOME GROWN coffee – Beaver Creek (@BeaverCreek_ZA) Podcast | Click HERE to listen @leftfieldtweet are doing amazing things! marklives.com/wordpress/2012… They are also responsible for all our branding/packaging design. Proud! — Beaver Creek Coffee (@BeaverCreek_ZA) August 31, 2012 Join Chris Kolbe every weekday morning from 9 to 11am for the Daily Biz on Biz Radio. Stay in touch with Chris at @Biz_Radio on twitter,…