Loyalty unlocks consumer spend

Loyalty unlocks consumer spend

May 29, 2015

Loyalty payments are holding a steady ground when it comes to chosen methods of purchasing items over the Internet. This is according to a research study by payment provider, PayU, which reveals that South African consumers have put loyalty payments in the top three...
Job hopping still career limiting

Job hopping still career limiting

May 19, 2015

Although the notion of loyalty to a company has changed dramatically over the past decade, 89% of hiring managers from SA’s leading companies polled in a recent survey say that perceived job-hopping will hurt a candidate’s chances of landing a position. The survey, conducted by South African search firm Jack Hammer Executive Headhunters, found that almost 90% of HR managers also say candidates would have to provide a very good explanation for repeated instances of short tenure at the companies they worked for.

Embrace showrooming to ensure customer loyalty

Nov 25, 2014

As trends like online shopping, smartphones and social media have matured, so has the way in which customers research and purchase products and services, says Mark Hiller, GM at Lexmark South Africa. Although physical stores are far from dead, retailers continue to...

Add value, loyalty to sell to SOHOs

Sep 11, 2014

The small office home office (SOHO) segment is a growing market, as many people seek to survive a continued economic downturn by starting their own businesses. This is true of the world in general, but of South Africa in particular, where the majority of businesses...

Airtime could be a loyalty incentive

Jul 10, 2014

Airtime could be used as an incentive to drive the uptake and usage of mobile money services in countries where its growth has been sluggish. This is the word from Ericsson’s head of mobile commerce sales: EMEA, speaking at a mobile money conference in Johannesburg....