Making hay
By Kim Browne I've been thinking a lot recently about the the things they never tell you about owning your own business. Or maybe "they" do, but I just wasn't listening. Let's talk about control [...]
It’s a matter of heritage
September we looked forward to celebrating Heritage Day, with a braai-day. It also marked Spring Equinox and the imminent arrival of summer! Getting back from the Loeries in Cape Town, it also offered us a [...]
A spring in your step!
At a recent voice over recording, the artist said -- according to his grandmother, stress is a choice. I was quick to agree, but it got me thinking about what is stressing me out at [...]
Why content is big news at Coca-Cola
The Mildenhall way Jonathan Mildenhall, VP of Global Advertising Strategy and Creative Excellence at the Coca-Cola Company is fresh from one of Coke's biggest years at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. In June the company was awarded the prestigious title of Creative Marketer of the Year at the festival, something Mildenhall has strived for since he joined the beverage group six years ago.
Open for busy-ness
By Kim Browne The truth in clichés Talk is cheap, money (or in our case signed cost estimates, or CEs for short), buy the whiskey. The reasons why clichés are so popular is in fact [...]
Talking about a revolution
By Kim Browne Listening to my kids arguing about the meaning of revolution was rather enlightening. “In history, a revolution means a complete change,” Zoe explains patiently to her 11-year-old brother Dylan. He counters that [...]
The bright side of winter blues
The bright side of winter blues By Kim Browne Hello winter. Not my favourite time of the year, I’ll confess – but this year I’m adamant about concentrating on the positives associated with Jo’burg winters [...]
Save Billabong with content
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here — Your Content Goes Here UPDATE (8 June 2013): Billabong International Ltd is now on the [...]
Found online…
By Kim Browne On the eve of our official second birthday (1 April 2013), we continue to delight in the joys of running our own little enterprise. March has been a fabulously busy month at [...]