Archive for 'Fun Stuff'
What every office needs…
Thanks Jase for sending this through. I’m guessing this is EXACTLY what you’re looking for to manage your team?
Fred Roed is the marketing guy in the Ideate crew. He runs a web marketing company called World Wide Creative and loves writing about people out there doing marketing right. View more articles by Fred.
New Biblioteq ads from FoxP2
We’re huge fans of our boys from FoxP2. They’ve pushed the envelope so many times in their short time in the local advertising industry that it’s getting boring.
Except there’s nothing boring about their latest work for Biblioteq, the ‘alternative’ book sellers.
Check it out…
Click on the pics to view large (the copy bottom right says “Feel [...]
Friday Giveaway: 2 tickets to Jazz in the Park
[NOTE: We have a winner. And the winner is... Warrendean, because we like pin-stripes. Thanks to those who participated. Anyone wanting to attend the concert should go NOW and purchase at Computicket. See you there!]
The Kirstenbosch Concerts are SO last month.
Just kidding (we love you SABNI), but on Sunday March 7th, take a break from [...]
Raffle winners announced
Apologies… this took a little longer than expected, but we have the winners and prizes all sorted. The raffle we held in support of Geoff Brink’s unicycle tour across South Africa is now complete. Thanks to everyone who bought raffle tickets to support The Heart and Sole Tour.
Sue Macquet
3 nights stay at a wonderful villa [...]
4 Business Stories from Behind Bars
I guess being incarcerated doesn’t automatically turn you into a ‘dead man walking’ but it does make keeping your business a float a bit more tricky. Well, Ian Fortey offered 4 bizarre business ideas to run from prison. He highlights 4 entrepreneurs who turned their 2×2 cells into an office. So, here are Ian’s four [...]
Raffle! Raffle! Win! Win! (and feel good at the same time!)
This is the feel good version of a flash flood. We’ve got around 400 raffle tickets to sell to Ideate readers at R25 a pop… all in 2 days! The cause is Geoff Brink’s Heart & Sole unicycle tour that we’ve written about a few times on this forum. Here are the prizes:
1. 3 night [...]
SA online retailer holds Woolworths to ransom
I’m a huge fan of guerrilla marketing. As a business owner, I’m well aware of the limitations of marketing budgets and the ongoing quest to spot snappy marketing opportunities. And so, when I saw this from my colleagues over at Yuppiechef, I rubbed my hands in glee.
I’ve been tweeting about it like crazy, but I [...]
Help this guy… he’s a little crazy
I’ve known Geoff Brink for around 20 years, and he’s one of my best mates in the world. Hence, I can say this with a significant amount of authority: Geoff is not a normal guy. It’s not a bad thing; in fact, I think it is his strong point. Most people who’ve ever spent some [...]
New Year Resolutions To Avoid
New Year was once again a huge celebration around the world. Apart from coming to an end of another chapter in our lives, it’s the beginning of a new and exciting chapter. With new beginnings New Year Resolutions follow. One thing about New Year Resolutions that we all know too well is that they are [...]
Top 10 Ideate articles in 2009
2009 is at it’s end so we felt like refreshing your memory of the greatest posts Ideate brought you this year. We have compiled a list of the Top 10 most popular Ideate posts in 2009. Enjoy.
Yolandi Janse van Rensburg writes about social media, marketing, life and, of course, cars. We say “of course” because [...]

