Wake up, folks! It’s the era of the ‘always-on’ consumer. We’ve all been there, right? That frustrating moment when you need help with a product or service, but it’s 2 a.m. and there’s no one available to assist. Puts a dampener on your day, doesn’t it? But let’s flip the script. What if I told …
Over the past year, we’ve all been told to tighten our belts and think outside the box, along with a host of other platitudes and clichés which may help us get through another month. The fact is, when it comes to business, we know that the market is tight. We are fully aware that we …
Are you guilty of reinventing the wheel in your business? When we look around at the incredible technical innovations available in business today and the amazing minds behind them, there’s very little that we can conceive of that hasn’t already been done. This fact has created a massive white label market which has opened doors …
Founded in 2009, WhatsApp has risen to become one of the most used instant communication applications with around 300 million active users daily. Since its launch, this easy-to-use application has mostly been used for casual chats between friends and family, however, with WhatsApp’s new business solution, there is a lot of buzz around its benefits …
No one likes to listen to bad news but when knowledge means power to protect our children, we are all ears. According to Missing Children South Africa, one child goes missing every five hours in this country alone. That sends chills down the spine – parents or not. The ramifications of equipping children with electronic …
Most of us are more than familiar with the ‘ping’ of a WhatsApp message. In fact, global numbers are showing WhatsApp to be one of the most popular and most commonly downloaded apps in use daily by some 1.5 billion people as of 2017. Consider some of these stats: (Source) 5 billion users in 180 …
As South Africans, we’re frequently guilty of following European or American trends when it comes to finding “better” ways to do things. We think that if something works well overseas, it must surely be what we need here in South Africa. To be honest, it’s not a bad way to think – sometimes. Benefitting from …
Retailers, large and small, are always on the lookout for ways to increase margins and expand their offerings in the simplest and most cost-effective way possible. This is one of the reasons why franchises are such efficient business models; the hard work has been done for you. The same applies to the Value-Added Reseller (VAR) …
The shaky voice on the other side of the phone was that of a middle-aged lady from a quiet, suburban neighbourhood. It was 22:06, she was holed up in her cupboard, her trembling hands fumbling in the dark as she pressed her mobile panic button. Her silent plea for help was immediately received by her …
There’s an old saying that goes something along the lines of, “Let he who shouts the loudest be heard first.” And when month end creeps around and payday is just around the corner, this is very often the case for those of us who are expecting payments in. In these uncertain economic times, how will …
