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anonymous 1
Ad Talent Salary Survey 2015
these figures are wrong and insulting.....the designers are way under paid...shocking
Posted on 22 Jan 2015 16:37
glen Bosman
glen Bosman
Africa wants its own air transport market by 2017
Does she not realise that by SAA getting bailed to the tune of 6billion again that in fact it is job subsidisation and not creation..can somebody explain how this model could possibly work if SAA can't even function?
Posted on 22 Jan 2015 15:47
David72
Electric Vines NYE 2014
what an amazing party, the way to go for new years eve
Posted on 22 Jan 2015 13:49
Anonymous
Survey to assess freelance rates in SA opens for comment
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Posted on 22 Jan 2015 12:15
Anonymous
Survey to assess freelance rates in SA opens for comment
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Posted on 22 Jan 2015 12:15
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Survey to assess freelance rates in SA opens for comment
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Posted on 22 Jan 2015 12:14
Arthur Charlez
Arthur Charlez
[Trends 2015] The year of transformation
I am not entirely convinced that digital belongs in the agency environment. There is a certain train of thought in digital that makes its practitioners effective at deploying technology to build brands. There is no word for it yet, but it has been called "disruptive" by many. Traditional agency professionals cannot see themselves going against the grain of what people like Bernbach, Ogilvy and their ilk has established on Madison Avenue. 90% of the ideas a digital agency come up with WILL be discarded by a traditional agency ECD, despite its effectiveness in doing exactly what a brand needs to grow. There is no room for "disruptive" in traditional agencies and therefore the integration that's currently seen in most agencies will not last. An agency like Quirk will do traditional agency work but their agency is built on a foundation of "disruptive" and therefore they will most probably be the exception to the point I am trying to make. Integration is great in theory. And works in practise - for now.But for how long?? Time will tell.
Posted on 21 Jan 2015 22:41
Langu Marimani
Langu Marimani
Baby in advert
Hy um lukin 4 an advertising agency DAT uses babies for adverts I have a 5 month baby
Posted on 21 Jan 2015 18:29
Anonymous
Musings on the big idea in advertising
Agree with most you say. I as a strategist feel that often the BIG idea often is not credited to the the one that puts the others on the right route ie. the strategist. With the wrong strategy nothing will ever result in the success of a brand
Posted on 21 Jan 2015 17:52
Anonymous
Musings on the big idea in advertising
Agree with most you say. I as a strategist feel that often the BIG idea often is not credited to the the one that puts the others on the right route ie. the strategist. With the wrong strategy nothing will ever result in the success of a brand
Posted on 21 Jan 2015 17:52
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Posted on 21 Jan 2015 15:57
Deon Robbertze
Deon Robbertze
An agribusiness giant rises
March Against Monsanto: Why 50 Countries Are Boycotting the 'Most Evil Corporation in the World'
Posted on 21 Jan 2015 12:46
Deon Robbertze
Deon Robbertze
Monsanto targets smallholder farmers
The World According To Monsanto.A great documentary exposing Monsanto and the story of Roundup and Roundup Ready Soybeans. Featuring, George Bush Sr. ....... And alot of smart people! ENJOY! a 2004 documentary film which makes an in-depth investigation into unlabelled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly made their way onto grocery stores.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJiIuQyStr4March Against Monsanto: Why 50 Countries Are Boycotting the 'Most Evil Corporation in the World'[Edited]
Posted on 21 Jan 2015 12:43
Ryan Roberts
Ryan Roberts
Welcome to the DeskStand
What a great standing desk solution and super cheap! ;-) I found this interesting article on how how sitting is BAD! It Doesn’t Matter How Much You Exercise If You Also Do This.ANDIs sitting killing me?:
Posted on 21 Jan 2015 12:23
Ryan Roberts
Ryan Roberts
Five ways pitching out creative briefs will kill your brand
Great read! ;-)
Posted on 21 Jan 2015 12:06
Simon Roche
Simon Roche
Economy, not politics, may decide land reform model
Hmmm, I'd be very interested to see a follow-up article to this one, by Nan Smith. I am interested to read how Dr Croucamp interprets the presidential speeches on this topic during the ANC's birthday celebrations in Cape Town. I mean, did the good doctor just get it wrong, or is there a more nuanced way of reconciling his forecasts above with what the president said?
Posted on 21 Jan 2015 11:07
Simon Roche
Simon Roche
Meat producers take note
I wish South Afrcan farmers all of the very best from this opportunity.
Posted on 21 Jan 2015 10:59
Marc Hugo
Marc Hugo
NutriTech accused of false advertising
As a free marketer, vehemently in favour of a growing SA economy, it a matter of pleasure for me to call a spade a spade when I see one brandished in this manner. To get things started, and to properly set the scene so that no one thinks this an isolated case or mindset, I am going to quote from an article by Ivo Vegter writing for the Daily Maverick on June 6th last year.“The risks of regulatory capture are well known. It has its roots in a 1971 essay by George Stigler, a Chicago School free market advocate, 1982 Nobel laureate, teacher of Milton Friedman, and Nobel laureate in his own right.“It refers to the ability of powerful interests, usually regulated corporations or industries, to influence government rules to benefit them at the expense of their competitors, and to raise barriers to new entrants to the market.“Regulations do not have to be obviously biased to benefit the establishment. Onerous legal requirements to doing business always benefit large companies with the resources to comply, at the expense of smaller competitors. Consider the pharmaceutical approval process, with its expensive clinical trials, and whether an entrepreneurial lab on a shoestring could possibly compete against the capital clout of Big Pharma.“As I wrote recently: “Powerful money interests are always capable of perverting public policy. The more power the state has, the more there is to corrupt.”“But regulatory capture is not limited to crude bribery or nepotism, nor to corporate interests. It more usually takes the form of persuasive arguments ostensibly made in the public interest. It can involve any kind of lobby, and it is easy to disguise as public-spirited concern.”End of quote.To bring this back to the sports supplements industry where USN makes its home, they assert that in terms of “Labelling of Foodstuffs” legislation effective March 2012 (R146) Nutritech has deliberately, openly and doggedly misled the consumer. It is right to insist that they should be the subject of a formal complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The retail and manufacturing side of the industry has been aware in many quarters that Nutritech has misrepresented the facts on labels and they should be confronted on this matter directly. Independent supplement retailers have also shared this fact with their clients. However, to my knowledge, it is this company only that has flagrantly flouted the truth on its labels and thus the vague and sweeping reference by USN to “rogue brands” has no relevance or meaning nor any basis in fact. Nutritech do not represent the industry; they represent only themselves. The article makes reference to Nutritech’s claims of being ISO 22000 accredited and GMP compliant and on this basis there should be no margin of error. Granted, the GMP standard is superfluous for the industry but as for “error”, since Nutritech quite likely deliberately assembled their products to differ from the label information, there is no error per se. As USN know perfectly well, GMP and ISO 22000 have nothing to do with quality of ingredients or nutritional quality. They measure and standardize cleanliness and record keeping. Nothing is going turn soy protein isolate into whey protein concentrate. When USN states that there are very few or no barriers to entry into the market (which is ultimately the food industry), that is the way it should be. As a free market protagonist, I believe that there should be few or no barriers to entry into commerce if an economy is to grow and unemployment is to decline. Surely that is what the country needs. However, this is not what the big players want. As Ivo Vegter states above, they are disguising their desire for regulatory capture with a pseudo-concern for the well-being of the consumer. They state that the industry should be “cleaned up”, and suggest that the image of South African supplements is at stake. This is akin to suggesting that an awful restaurant ruins the reputation of all other restaurants. Of course this is absurd. Consumers vote with their money and the retail industry is already on top of this problem. If this wasn’t true then the sales volumes of South African supplements would not be at an all time high. USN’s problem is that, while still a major brand, their sales are not at an all time high. Proportionally speaking, their share of the market has been substantially reduced through competition.Herein lies the real problem for USN: They made a bed for themselves and now they have to lie on it. Years ago (although long after they started as a tiny entrepreneurship, an enterprise concept they now decry) they made the decision to stock their brand more or less everywhere that would have it. Mass marts, discount drug stores, corner cafés, supermarkets and airports. These retail venues have absolutely no specialized personnel to consult the potential consumer. Again, stopping short of saying it, they intimate a certain complexity to the nature of the product: nutritional content, standards of manufacture and so forth. And this is true: multiple servings of a pre-workout could make you feel pretty unwell – even put you in medical trouble. If USN are so keen on flying the flag of safety why then are they perfectly willing to have these items sold in discount warehouses and roadhouses without recourse to competent guidance or expertise of any sort?Meanwhile, all their competitors’ products are sold in specialized supplement stores where such expertise is readily available. And these stores, ladies and gentlemen, are the places where we have no hesitation in telling consumers the truth about Nutritech (or any other brand). No need for legislators: proficiency in the field will get the job done.The public and industry with them should be wary about surrendering their freedom to over-regulation in return for the illusion of safety. Supplements are not medicine. They are nutrients formulated to have specific purposes. So beware of monopoly interests masquerading as your friend. They do not want to help you; they want to help themselves: this is exactly the thing we should be fighting against.If Nutritech has transgressed, take them to task by all means, via the ASA and news venues such as this. But bear in mind, the specialist independent retailers are aware of their transgressions and lose no time in informing potential consumers of the facts. Because unlike the mass marts and family grocers out there, we know what those facts are. [Edited]
Posted on 21 Jan 2015 09:51
Walter Pike
Walter Pike
'Zelda: Don't tug on Superman's cape', and other social media lessons
Thank you, But we can even if she doesn't.
Posted on 20 Jan 2015 15:02
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