Wow!! What a way for Bafana Bafana to go out last week … By delivering a fantastic “WOW!” performance, our soccer team managed to win the hearts and minds of a country.  This is even more impressive when you think how many people even bothered to watch their previous games.  Ask any South African now and I’m pretty sure that they’ll say they’ll now continue to support Bafana! [...]

Magic To Motivate & Inspire! Marcel combines the power of Magic and Message, using tried and tested techniques and tools, to help create valuable relationships that will directly influence your bottom-line. For the past 5 years, Marcel has presented customized performances for team-building events, keynote speaking, marketing presentations, entrepreneurial training & sales events. Marcel’s strength [...]

Thanks to my friend Dave Duarte (who many consider to be a thought leader of marketing in South Africa), I once again presented my keynote presentation, “Branding & Illusion”, to his “Nomadic Marketing” course.  Normally this course is run at the UCT Graduate School of Business, but this one was done with the Old Mutual Business School. I really do enjoy these presentations because the class & I have a lot [...]

When I am asked to perform or speak for an audience larger than 70 people, I request the use of a microphone. While some corporate event planners may see this an unnecessary expense, it is important to realize the I, like my colleagues in the professional speaking industry, need to protect my voice as it is an essential asset for my business. More importantly, I want to make sure that I am able to consistently and reliably provide a presentation where your [...]

One of the most popular posts on my other/old blog is “Free Tools To Plan Your Year-End Event Or Function”. I decided to take a look at the post to see if I could find any new resources so that I could compile a  new list that would have helpful hints, tips, resources or free software that would be appropriate to South African event planners & event management companies.  I have found [...]