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We design for people. At the heart of this lies our proprietary tool, Consumer Connection System (CCS). It is through CCS that we place real people at the center of our decision making,” Megan Sayle, Carat. At a recent dentsu panel for the 2022 Loeries, Professor Karen Nelson-Field said: “[t]hings went bad when we stopped measuring outward and started measuring inward.” CCS enables us to measure ‘outward’ by building a clear and rich understanding of human behaviour. This, layered with channel consumption and effective reach planning, provides the base from which we work at dentsu, and the base from which…

Thanks to dentsu International over a billion people and key governments across the world have heard the call to action to end malaria. The multi-award-winning dentsu-led Zero Malaria Campaign culminated  recently in New York at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria’s Seventh Replenishment Conference, helping to raise a record US$14.25 billion, with more pledges expected over the coming weeks. With dentsu International’s founding country Japan pledging $1.08 billion, combined with significant pledges from Canada, the European Commission, France, Germany and others, countries met the Global Fund’s call for a 30% increase in funding to the world’s largest…

In 1992, the then Johannesburg Civic Theatre presented writer/director Janice Honeyman’s pantomime ‘Sinbad’s African Adventures’ as its end-of-year festive season attraction. Now, thirty years later – and as the 27th annual Janice Honeyman pantomime on the Nelson Mandela Theatre stage of Joburg Theatre – the Panto of All Pantos, ‘Adventures in Pantoland’, marks the finale of Joburg Theatre’s 60th Anniversary celebrations. Bjorn Salsone chats to Brenda Radloff, actress and entertainer, to explore her career and her role in Adventures in Pantoland “When Joburg Theatre invited me to create a brand new pantomime for its 60th anniversary,” admits Honeyman, “I instantly…

What can we learn from the Jewish Community about celebration, achievements and entrepreneurship? The Jewish Achiever Awards 2002 were held recently. We find out more. Lindi Tshabangu connected with Howard Sackstein, serial entrepreneur and organizer of the annual Jewish Achiever Awards. If you would like to find out more or watch the Jewish Achiever Awards 2022 – please click here (thank you The Jewish Reporter for this.

We have finally reached the last month of 2022. Some are already sighing relief, yet we still have ongoing load-shedding, political battles, FIFA 2022 surprises and the endless stream of sales deals. Lets take a look at what made the news this last week of November 2022. Some of the top stories this past week:  The Transnet auction fails to attract private sector bidders A solution is sought to the ongoing extortion at housing projects

Marketing changed and thank heavens for that. We used to look at the 4 then the 5 P’s of marketing. Between technology adoption and the pandemic, all that went out with the sanitizer and a wonderful, connected, engaging and people centric marketing space is now our communication and engagement space. Kevin Britz & Craig Page-Lee, hosts of Lunchtime Marketing every Thursday share some deep insights, ideas, case studies and delve into the new world of connected marketing. Today they take a deep dive in the Shape of Marketing today and beyond. If you missed any of the previous shows -…

In a 2019 Forbes article, Peter Bender-Samuel observed that software may have been eating the world, but services today are now consuming software like prey. While it’s true that services have become key to business operations, large-scale digitisation has resulted in companies substituting labour, physical assets and legacy IT systems for capital spending on software. The breakneck growth in innovative technologies like machine learning (enabled by big data, artificial intelligence and algorithms) is only adding to the strategic importance of the right software investments, but many organisations are still only a few steps into their digital transformation journeys. This often…

The reason why you loose clients, is not because of price, its because you just don’t care about them.  How do we do what we say, and say what we do. Client care is paramount in your business success and continued growth. Bjorn Salsone and Christian Harbeck today delve into why clients leave and what you can and should be doing to keep them – start by talking to them and find out what matters to them. When you care, they feel and experience it. If you missed the previous shows – click here

What does a virtual assistant do? And how can one help my business? A virtual assistant is an independent worker who assists with administrative, business development, social media, marketing or other tasks. By taking on recurring tasks and administrative work, they free up time for small business owners, entrepreneurs and managers. Lisa Swartz, Virtual Assistant and founder of Taflyn Worx. As the way we work has changed and we now have a mix of remote and hybrid working and having a VA (virtual assistant) has now become the new way of doing business. For many business owners, CEO’s, Managers and…

Stress has a powerful impact on various aspects of our lives. Not only can it affect your mood, energy level, relationships, and work performance, stress can also cause and exacerbate a wide variety of health conditions. We all have stress, but its how we manage it that is important.  Kevin Britz  is joined by Stephanie Grosvenor, a Certified Holistic Nutritionist & Functional Medicine Health Coach and today they will be discussing how to manage daily stress without mediating for an hour a day. Here is the link for them to learn more about Health GAp and book a call https://vitaming.ac-page.com/healthga……

Local fintech iKhokha has continued its mission to challenge the historical dominance of cash-based transactions in informal markets. Their latest payment innovation, iK Tap on Phone, now makes it easier for anyone to accept secure card payments. In doing so, iKhokha is opening the door to digital commerce for businesses that previously could not participate in the digital economy. Their efforts are not only garnering attention on South African soil, but in global financial technology circles, too. The Durban-based fintech was recently recognised at Mastercard’s EMEA Edge Conference in Dubai, scooping the award for Accelerating Digital Acceptance in Africa following the…

People with disabilities (PwDs) can play an invaluable role in South Africa’s Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) whilst carving out a rewarding career for themselves in the country’s thriving ICT sector. That’s according to Prudence Mabitsela, co-founder and managing director of Dynamic DNA, a 51% black female-owned, B-BBEE level two accredited QSE training and skills development provider.   “People living with a disability should not be excluded from participating equally in our economy. If you have the right attitude, aptitude and skill, there is no reason why you should not be able to excel in this booming sector.” Prudence is passionate about…

Kevin Fraser has taken every day experiences we all have as South Africans and captured them, creating a business of content and laughter. He kept us laughing at ourselves during lock-down and on stage. What makes this entrepreneur do what he does everyday? Bjorn Salsone, host of Brunch with Bjorn, is joined by entrepreneur, content creator and stand up comedian,  Kevin Fraser. https://youtu.be/l5C_z3d9j48

We are more similar than you think. In particularly our women. We were joined in studio by Liubov Abravitova, Ukrainian Ambassador to South Africa and found out more about our similar cultures, business and entrepreneur mindsets. Join Lindi Tshabangu, every Monday at 19h00 on her Entrepreneur Show_Word of Mouth.

What are the current work trends and why are they slowing doing business growth? There is no secret, that reaching customers has become more challenging recently, and in order to sustain business growth during these times, many of us are realizing we need to re imagine how we attract, engage, and delight the communities we serve. How do we now overcome the BIG DISCONNECT. Join Kevin Britz & Craig Page-Lee, every Thursday for the Lunchtime Marketing show on www.ebizradio.com. Today we explore the Crisis of Disconnection and the impacts on business and how we try fix this.

Hybrid work is definitely the norm right now globally, but what are the impacts on the business and the people in it? Communications has definitely taking a dive and how can we or do we try and rebuild the human connections. Lets be Intentionally Kind. Kevin Britz  is once again joined by Leoni Coetzee, Raintree , they share insights around how hybrid working has affected the way people communicate both within the business and with their clients. How do we manage this, how do we help everyone cope with this. What is your INTENTION|? Are you on the same page?…

Where is your business going and how do you plan to get there? If you don’t have a road-map then you are just going to go around in circles. So how do you plan to move your business forward and how do you actually get there? Bjorn Salsone in conversation with Christian Harbeck, ActionCoach share key insights and tips on how to plan the way forward for your business. This time of the year is a good time to review your business plans and map out the road forward for 2023. If you missed last week’s show – click here

We have the world’s most tenacious entrepreneurs and we happen to be the world’s leading supplier of essential oils. Lindi Tshabangu is joined by entrepreneur Lezaane Shone, mother, business women, guest house-owner , aromatherapist, seller of do terra , on our weekly entrepreneur show – Word of Mouth. Lets find out more about her business journey and what she can share with other entrepreneurs in navigating their world of business.

South African retailers traditionally look forward to Black Friday because of the potential to drive strong additional sales and increase their revenues. But Black Friday has not been the same since the pandemic; this year, record levels of load shedding and a difficult economic situation muddy the picture even more. Ingrid von Stein, host of Biz Insights connects with Gerhard le Roux, Capital Connect to find out more about the company and how they work with SME’s, and delves into ways retailers can maximize on their sales, not just for Black Friday, but beyond. Research commissioned by Capital Connect forecast…

The MTV Staying Alive Foundation has announced a gripping third season of the multi-award-winning TV drama, MTV Shuga Down South. Bjorn Salsone, host of Brunch with Bjorn connected with Tshireletso Yvonne Diogo, Country Director, MTV Staying Alive Foundation. We find out more about the foundation and MTV Shuga. The announcement, which was made in partnership with UNITAID, Anglo American Foundation and Paramount Africa. MTV Shuga is a 360-multimedia campaign cantered around a fictional television drama informed by true life stories of South African youth. This third season is inspired by the formative research findings from the Centre for Aids Development…