Person 1: “Do you smoke?” Person 2: “Yes” Person 1: “Do you know that if you stopped smoking you could buy a Ferrari with the money saved?” Person 2: “Do you smoke?” Person 1: “No” Person 2: “Do you own a Ferrari?” I can’t understand why a pack of razor blades costs nearly R200 (ZAR) in some instances. How are they made? And regardless, aren’t they mass-produced? I’ve heard that it is really difficult to make razor blades – there’s a lot of precision work required. Apparently

I recently blogged about the way that entrepreneurship seems addictively fashionable in What Is All The Hype About Entrepreneurs? As it turns out, I have seemingly more friends who are independent entrepreneurs than Suits. They have such a diverse range of services and products between them that I am wondering why I ever actually need to shop online or even step foot into a physical store again. Meet Sam Mhlungu. I’ve known Sam for nearly a decade now. As with most of my soci

Is entrepreneurship fashionable? I cannot help but notice all the magazine articles, blog posts and highlighting of entrepreneurship, and wonder if this is a symptom of age, or the next work evolution, or something else far more philosophical in response to the human psyche. Jason Saltzman, CEO of Alley, said; “In this day and age, being an entrepreneur is truly glamorized. Stories of huge wins resonate through the different startup communities like wild fire. Successful entr

The people I know are strangers I was at a function about 6 months after I left my insanely hectic corporate job when a friend mentioned to me that this was the first time we had had a real conversation – not in real life, but beyond the polite niceties that we had grown accustomed to. It was also the first time that I had asked him about his family. We’ve known each other for 3 years since the launch of the first Twitter Blanket Drive. What on earth had we been speaking abou

One Month of Gratitude – my story. I am grateful for the many opportunities that have presented themselves to me in my lifetime, as well as for the courage to pursue them and the mercy to re-begin again.

Is the Discovery Investment Leadership Summit (@The_Dils) really contributing to.. http://bit.ly/NDLWDz via BarrieBramley.com

Are you in the business of your business, or the business of marketing?. via Are you in the business of your business, or the business of marketing?. via Are you in the business of your business, or the business of marketing?.

The latest South African scenarios: Clem Sunter examines the probabilities of South Africa remaining in the "Premier League" of nations, falling into the "Second Division" or, worse still, becoming a "Failed State".

The digital agency, Creative Ink, mentioned me on their website - www.creativeink.co.za

I was a speaker at the 2008 AMASA 2008 Consumer Connections Boot Camp. The Advertising Media Association of South Africa (AMASA) invites media, marketing and advertising players to attend its annual workshop which take place in the Drakensberg, South Africa. Here is a some info about the 2008 event.

totallyMAd is the newest addition to the Newsclip publication portfolio, and focuses on the marketing and advertising industries. Every week, the newsletter summarises the latest news from these sectors of the media world, including account gains, case studies, and the latest campaigns, with the full stories available online at http://www.totallymad.co.za. My presentation at AMASA’s annual conference in 2008 was covered by totallyMAd. The topic was The Role of CRM in Advertis