#doDifferent

First impressions are critical when it comes to starting your first job. A professional image sets a good impression and builds confidence. New job market entrants often struggle to afford the professional attire required to create a good impression at their first job. This is a problem DORP (Digital Online Retail Products) have sought to help address via their founding brand Veldskoen. read more »

Massimo’s is a Cape Town based Pizzeria that allows customers to #doDifferent - either through the food they choose from the menu or by choosing to Pay it Forward. In addition, they donate R1 to DARG (a local animal charity) for every frozen pizza sold through select stockists. We love the idea of letting consumers choose where they want to make a difference - it is one of the founding principles of Different.org. Here is how it works at Massimo’s. read more »

Your choice of sunglasses is a way that you could #doDifferent. ‘This Guy’ (no really, that is the brand name) is a sunglasses brand that aims to provide South Africa’s best and most affordable, polarized wooden sunglasses. read more »

Next in our #doDifferent series is something that is a little different to the other brands and campaigns we have shared in that it is about a regular choice we make - where to buy the groceries. Enter The Refillery, a plastic-free, planet-friendly grocery store. read more »

Still on our mission to find brands and businesses that #doDifferent, we came across an idea that is both old and new. So we were delighted to discover the local sneaker brand Vosk, the sneaker brand founded by Wesley Vos. Here is why they #doDifferent. read more »

We have been on the lookout for more companies and campaigns that choose to #dodifferent, that choose to think about business a little differently and, as a result, make a difference. NutriDay ran a campaign called Strength to Strength which celebrated and empowered moms in South Africa, here is how it worked. read more »

We love it when South African businesses #doDifferent so today we would like to give a shout out to Denny Mushrooms for the work they have been doing on the Add Goodness campaign through the Winter. read more »

Covid-19 has disrupted almost every aspect of our lives and restaurants have been particularly hard hit. But what of the farmers that are producing food for those restaurants and what is happening to the produce? read more »

We are all about celebrating South African brands and businesses who seek to make a real difference. So could your choice of chocolate help you #doDifferent? read more »

We would all like the world to be a better, fairer, more just world. But how? What can you do? read more »