The National Credit Regulator (NCR) has released its third Consumer Credit Report, which is based on data submitted to it by registered credit providers. This third edition covers credit market information on the five quarters up to June 2009. 19 Nov 2009 11:57
[Richard Mulholland] In my first article on this subject, I focused on why conferences suck and what we need to do about it (adhere to our objectives). In this article, I will talk about some of the techniques we use to make our conferences kick more ass than yours. 12 Nov 2009 11:40
Primador, a PG Group company and one of South Africa's largest suppliers of aluminium and glass doors, has maintained its revenues and increased its margins and market share with targeted customers, despite the recession and building slowdown, through the implementation of Tracer CQM, the handheld sales effectiveness solution from the company of the same name. 11 Nov 2009 09:45
[Peter Gilbert] Two trillion dollars worth of transactions every day. Planet Earth is open for business. And it never stops. Businesses selling to consumers. Businesses selling to other businesses. The global economy is expanding rapidly. Each year over fifty million businesses are created. It's chaotic, hyper-competitive. What does this mean for sales? 6 Nov 2009 12:28
[Douglas Kruger] As a professional speaker, I spend more time at airports than I do eating, sleeping or singing in the shower. Recently, after dragging my bags across the semi-dark of the OR Tambo parking garage, I found a little pink Post-It note attached to the side-view mirror of my car. It had a name and a phone number, and, ominously, nothing more. 5 Nov 2009 12:59
[Katharina Scholtz] Setting goals based on your client's and your organisation's needs can dictate design and navigation choices and ultimately determine how you measure the return on investment. 27 Oct 2009 12:23
[Peter Gilbert] The old debate about whether salespeople are born or made rages on, but it is really a non-argument these days, and great salespeople require a combination of natural talent and the skills acquired through training, practice, coaching, reading, continuous self-improvement and motivation. Here are a few suggestions on working smart 27 Oct 2009 11:42
[Luke Doig] There can be little doubt that retailers face a bleak peak spending season and they are going to have to make a supreme effort to retain market share and attempt to ensure that the declining share of Christmas sales to annual retail sales is arrested. 20 Oct 2009 09:55
Tracer CQM has appointed Rollout, a Stellenbosch-based company, to resell its solutions. As a leading sales productivity methodology and mobile sales company, Tracer CQM combines sector-leading sales and customer value insights; new-generation technology and handheld computers to boost the overall sales process. 8 Oct 2009 11:10
The University of Pretoria and the National Credit Regulator (NCR) have produced a 331-page report entitled The debt counselling process: challenges to consumers and the credit industry in general that spells out the shortcomings in the debt restructuring process and applicable law and identifies the parties responsible for delays or prevention of the process finalisation. 1 Oct 2009 12:47
Digital marketing in South Africa is a fairly young industry and as a result it has a lot to learn. At the same time however, it is becoming progressively skilful and more advanced as an evolving discipline. 28 Sep 2009 07:42
As with everything in life, we can't hope to achieve an objective, if we don't have one to start with. And if we did, what would it be without a plan to reach it? Although this seems obvious, it's alarming how little an objective is considered when embarking on an advertising campaign. And then there's digital... digiVOX, in partnership with Bizcommunity.com, is tackling these issues through a series of one-day training workshops for those involved in digital media planning, or sales. 15 Sep 2009 10:58
[Chris Moerdyk] There is an enormous opportunity for the advertising agency with even the vaguest semblance of balls. 14 Sep 2009 10:58