Ode of farewell to 2006
A talented member of the Bizcommunity.com support team, Shan Radcliffe, has penned an ode of farewell to 2006. 15 Dec 2006
Service delivery/customer service ... whatever it's called these days!
Why as South Africans are we not dealing with the issue of service delivery ... from answering a phone to taking a potential customer through your services or products? 13 Dec 2006
Come in Rostakes - Over !
hie Rostakes .... i need your advice on something, please email me on nhlafrica@yahoo.com 13 Dec 2006
Cost of copyrighted music and models in ads
How much does it cost to use copyrighted music on an ad, plus how much does a regular model in an ad cost? I have seen ads with over 30 people in them. 13 Dec 2006
Conferences about this and that
Why do we have to pay so much for something that is freely available online? 12 Dec 2006
Why can I not use clip-art in my logo?
My client won't believe me when I tell him that I cannot use "Koerêl Drô" (CorelDraw) clip-art in his logo. Can someone help with facts/pointers/things to tell him that will sound reasonable (since he thinks I'm just being a "prima donna arty person" who is being "difficult")? 8 Dec 2006
Industry-fixed pricing?
Is there a governing body which regulates pricing in the graphic and 3D design industry or are companies charging as they deem fit? 8 Dec 2006
Salaries in the design/advertising/digital Industry - how do you know what to pay?
How do you know what to pay your staff, what is a good starting salary, when do you give a raise etc etc? 6 Dec 2006
Old school advertising
There is a billboard on the corner of Rivonia and Katherine streets for a strip club touting it as a great business lunch venue. Isn't it time we acknowledged that strip clubs aren't places to conduct business - but are rather entertainment venues? 6 Dec 2006
Marketing terms cause confusion
I got presented a TV schedule by agency, with the abbreviation AR on it - being too proud to ask (one presumes you know everything), I never figured out what it is. Is there a glossary of marketing terms somewhere? 5 Dec 2006
Marketers or PROs?
Are sales strategies better then publicity and image strats? 4 Dec 2006
Subscription software - a nightmare
To date we have managed our subs via Excel. As the number of publications we have increases, a-web based solution is required - ideas anyone? 1 Dec 2006
There's nobody there - called up by the computer
Over the past two days I have been the unfortunate recipient of two highly annoying phone calls. 29 Nov 2006
Robert Marawa to be fired from Metro FM
The biggest losers will be Robert and Metro FM indeed because they won't find a suitable replacement for Rob's big shoes! 28 Nov 2006
Radio courses
Looking for short intense practical radio courses on offer 28 Nov 2006
Starting a new company... help?
I have been approached to open a new design studio. How would one know when they are getting a good deal? What is a good package? I need some advice please! 28 Nov 2006
Do I miss something in the new Iburst TV ad?
The new Iburst TV ad does not (unless I am missing something) show that going wireless is such a good idea. 28 Nov 2006
OR Tambo/ Mango... where is the branding hoo haa?
Joburg International became OR Tambo and SAA launched Mango but I have seen no big hoo haa branding at the airport. Am I missing something? 28 Nov 2006
The coffee is black and cannot be smelt!
The new survey by the University of Cape Town's Unilever Institute finds black people think that agencies ads directed at them sucks!!! 27 Nov 2006
No to Mo the Meerkat
Can I really be the only one moved to homicidal dislike by Vodacom's creepy meerkat? 27 Nov 2006
Freeing the air waves
The Electronic Communications Act came into being this year. It is very difficult for me to understand the logic behind a clause in the ACT which give new applicants the RIGHT to go on air should they not get any response from the Authority within 30 days. 24 Nov 2006
Presenting creative ideas during pitches
A Cape-based medium sized FMCG company recently asked a few agencies to pitch. Problem is, they insisted on seeing creative work/ideas during the pitch. One agency would get the account but would have all these ideas to work with.
More Mike Wills
What I'd like to know, two months down the line, is how many people still listen to the Cape Talk breakfast show after Mike's departure. Did everybody give up and resign themselves to being dumbed down or do you, like me, now do the SAFM/Cape Talk shuffle? 24 Nov 2006
Ripped off by traffic department
FNB asked us if we believe in the value of values, but time and time again it seems that the people that don't believe in them are the one's that thrive. 24 Nov 2006
Foul Play
In his article "Ban on junk food advertising is misguided", Chris Moerdyk states: "Banning ads isn't going to achieve anything because kids aren't even seeing the ads let alone reacting to them." 24 Nov 2006
Communicating with illiterate rural people.
How does one get a message across to people that don't take media for granted? 24 Nov 2006
