I have been following the series of Direct Marketing articles by Kieth Wiser published on Marketing Web with interest. I have noticed with particular interest, some defensive views from the Above The Line (ATL) crowd who are laying claim to the digit...
Welcome to Let's Talk. This is the first interview of many more to come on my blog.
The aim here of Let's Talk is to provide a fun yet insightful interview platform for readers and industry leaders alike.
The very first interview is with Rob Stok...
The iPhone is on its way to sunny South Africa and the excitement is already beginning to build. The news that the iPhone would be available in South Africa spread rapidly through the MSM and the local blogosphere. Some, however, have been sceptical ...
I started writing a post on how to understand how respect works with developers, that quickly expanded to cover other technology worker types as "passionate technology people". Which is rather unwieldy a term to be throwing around throughout a post ...
A quick reminder, we’re asking questions and trying to answer them in a way that will get people to change. The questions are:
Why is the Internet advertising spend in South Africa one sixth that of Switzerland or even Belgium, when we share si...
It's really hard to summarise the experience of a first visit to San Francisco, assuming you're at least somewhat a technology geek. San Francisco (and by that, one generally means the San Francisco Bay Area) is modern technology's birthplace and st...
Ah, my first, long overdue, Tech Leader post. To start off, thanks to Matt and team for the opportunity and the innovative "X" Leader initiatives that are certainly changing the shape of our media landscape. Thought Leader has been a great success, T...
A person with ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is dimi...
"No economy can grow by excluding any part of its people, and an economy that is not growing cannot integrate all of its citizens in a meaningful way." - from South Africa's black economic empowerment strategy document.
At the end of May I start...
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to take part in a writing project, organised by Darren Gorton. His plan was to bring 13 of South Africa's most passionate bloggers together and have them each contribute a chapter to an online book / series. The t...
