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Ask Afrika's Orange Index - accolades of excellence to South Africa's service heroes

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:52:00 +0200

The annual Ask Afrika Orange Index® ended on a high note at a conference held at The Venue, Melrose Arch, on 3 November 2009. The Orange Index® is an annual service benchmark which provides South African companies with a means to service excellence.
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Location intelligence answers the question: where is the market?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:39:00 +0200

“Answering the ‘where' questions - where are my most profitable customers, where are my competitors located, where are my retail locations performing best - in addition to the traditional who, what and when issues, is a fundamental need,” says ST Group CEO, Alan Ellis ST Group, the preferred southern African partner for Pitney Bowes Business Insight.
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Print continues to endure - WAN-IFRA reports

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:10:00 +0200

The Power of Print and Publishing to Targeted Audiences, two new reports from the WAN-IFRA Shaping the Future of the Newspaper project, examine the enduring appeal of print in the digital age, and provide strategic advice on building multimedia strategies that rely on print media for revenue growth.
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Not enough environmentally sustainable business strategies

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:36:00 +0200

The Supply Chain Intelligence Report (SCIR) 2009 found that 41.3% of the companies from the major industries in the country, including the automotive, food and beverage, mining, construction, transportation and chemical sectors did not have, or had no plans to incorporate metrics to measure their impact on the environment.
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Money matters: global Synovate survey on money and finance

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:19:00 +0200

Global market intelligence firm, Synovate, has released data from its global money and finance survey, revealing more than half all respondents across 16 markets have permanently changed their attitudes to saving as a result of the credit crunch, 22% have written or revised budgets in the past six months and six percent have even delayed having a baby.
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Most SA urban cellphone users want to upgrade devices - study

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:24:00 +0200

A recent study conducted by World Wide Worx and backed by First National Bank (FNB) and BlackBerry has revealed that many consumers out of SA's 16 million urban cellphone users are highly aspirational people looking to upgrade their phones, and are looking specifically for devices that have more features.
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Radio audiences declining - Oct RAMS

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:45:00 +0200

SAARF has released the first-ever, national, flooded RAMS (Radio Audience Measurement Survey) database and the largest survey to date, thanks to the introduction of flooding to the small urban/rural component of the survey. However, there is not much good news for radio stations, many of whom have seen their audiences decline in the face of increased TV viewing.
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Economy, retrenchments impact online jobs

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:02:00 +0200

According to the latest CareerJunction Index (CJI), the South African online labour market has experienced a decreasing trend in labour demand since the beginning of 2009 because of a decrease in job availability, as well as retrenchments throughout South Africa. Meanwhile, more career seekers are entering the job market in search of employment.
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Deloitte responds to Bizcommunity readers

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:56:00 +0200

Thank you for your comments under Shock figures of ad broadcasting errors - we've encouraged such lively debate since the launch of Deloitte's Advertising Broadcast Certification, considering the controversial nature of such a certification process.
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Survey on leadership to provide key insights in 2010

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:44:00 +0200

The Leadership Essence Report 2010, a survey on critical areas of leadership and people development, will be launched at the Institute of People Management (IPM) convention taking place at Sun City from 1 - 4 November 2009.
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