Nov 20, 2018
South African retailers are gearing up for another major round of Black Friday shopping later this week. Nearly two-thirds of organisations, including online retailers, saw severe exploits targeting their networks during the past quarter. And the number of compromised...
Nov 8, 2018
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are famous for huge deals and steep discounts. That’s why participating in these days can seem like a big retailer’s game. But what about independent retailers? Can small and medium businesses reap the rewards (and profits)...
Oct 9, 2018
Online marketing and digital commerce have opened up new and exciting opportunities like never before. Quite easily, though, these opportunities can turn into obstacles when trying to coordinate multiple systems, channels and campaigns. By Nick Durrant, MD of...
Aug 30, 2018
Personalisation is a key part of the customer experience and it should be a top priority for modern businesses. It’s the answer to successful marketing and it enables businesses to create relevant and unique experiences through intelligent use of customer data....
Aug 17, 2018
According to Google Trends, last year South Africa registered the largest ‘Black Friday’ search interest of any country, even ahead of the US where the retail mega-event was conceived. “South African retailers first began promoting the Thanksgiving...
May 8, 2018
Deseré Orrill, CEO of the Ole! Media Group and MD of HoneyKome, weighs in on why the omni-channel is vital for etailers. By the end of 2017, 2-billion people globally used their mobile devices to shop online. While not all online shoppers make purchases with their...
