Africa's five major trends for potential growth

[Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] Population growth, rapid urbanisation, adoption of new technologies, unlocking of abundant resources and the deepening of the financial sector are the five major trends that are set to drive Africa's economic growth, Simon Freemantle, Standard Bank Africa senior analyst, told a media roundtable in Johannesburg, South Africa, yesterday, Thursday 6 October 2011. 7 Oct 2011 09:56

[2011 trends] It's a Wild. Wired. Wellthy. World!

[Gisele Wertheim Aymes] The recent global recession has changed our world forever. In a new digital age, characterised by oversupply and too many product types in almost every market, the challenge for companies will be to locate and capture pools of high-profit demand and be able to move with speed and flexibility to take advantage of them. Here are 11 trends for 2011. 18 Jan 2011 14:17

Mobile: 'world-first' virtual payment card launches in Kenya

NAIROBI, KENYA: Airtel Africa, Standard Chartered Bank and MasterCard have rolled out what is claimed to be the world's first virtual payment card on a mobile phone. 15 Sep 2011 09:37

Training essential in IT sales environment

[Daniel Silke] I am a good example of a connected, discerning customer who already has done most of his research even before entering a store and I usually shop around looking for the best deals from different vendors. Therefore, I was armed with all the information I needed and I knew the different offerings from the two major outlets selling the new Apple iMac. I was setting the outlets up for a bit of healthy competition by visiting both just before making my decision where to lay down my credit card. 29 Dec 2010 16:25

Bizcommunity

Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Bizcommunity.com - South Africa's largest online B2B publisher - is set to grow even more with the introduction of 16 new content channels, with weekly newsletters, as from yesterday Tuesday, 20 September 2011. 20 Sep 2011 15:45

SMS becomes a business, healthcare tool

[Jennigay Coetzer] SMS is used more in customer relationship management (CRM) in developing countries like SA than in other markets because more individuals have cellphones than internet access. 17 Mar 2011 13:40

Research shows entertainment banners impact box office revenues

NEW YORK, US: A recent joint study from MediaMind and comScore provides insights into ad effectiveness and user behaviour in entertainment verticals. 23 Jul 2010 09:43

Investment in speech analytics in call centres set to double

[Published by Ovum, part of the Datamonitor group] GLOBAL: Call centre spending on speech analytics is set to double worldwide, growing from around US$95 million in 2009 to US$180 million (about R720 million to about R1.36 billion, respectively) by 2014 according to Ovum. 23 Jun 2010 11:03

Uchumi hunts for loyal customers

[Walter Wafula] Uchumi, a Kampala supermarket, has unveiled the first retail shopping club in a bid to attract and retain its customers. The supermarket launched the U-Club, a customer loyalty initiative, which comes with a U-Club Card. 23 Sep 2008 10:46

Right Stuff

Markex Parasol special

Right Stuff will be exhibiting at Markex and World of Events 2008, where we will have several of our portable advertising products on display. The show runs from 10 to 12 June 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre. In conjunction, we will be running a special on the 1.9m Parasol for the month of June only. 10 Jun 2008 13:31

Right Stuff

Dart Ad June special

The Dart Ad® has become immensely popular over the past couple of years, which we feel can be attributed to its unique appearance and functionality. Due to its patented design, which is a rotating pole system with three double-sided banner panels, the Dart Ad is like no other in the world of event advertising, making it extremely popular for companies looking for fresh ideas. 5 Jun 2008 15:36

Right Stuff

Micro Dart Ad revolutionises point-of-purchase

The Micro Dart Ad® is the latest addition to our ever-growing, ever-popular Dart Ad® range. Standing at around 50cm in height, the Micro Dart Ad® enters the point-of-purchase sector with an impact far greater than its diminutive size suggests. 13 May 2008 15:40

Right Stuff

Rope barrier system makes a grand entrance

Book your space in the queue with our all-new stylish and practical rope barrier queue management systems, the ideal solution for crowd control, queue management and point-of-purchase. 9 May 2008 11:20