By Victor Koaho, Business Unit Manager, The MediaShop I remember growing up on the dusty streets of the Vaal as a radio addict who used to love listening to Radio Bop. Radio Bop had some of the coolest voices on radio, and was broadcast out of the then Bophuthatswana. I could only catch Radio Bop […]
In the competitive world of retail, shopping centres need to provide exposure for their tenants in unique and innovative ways. One such offering is experiential events. Over the last few years, Caxton Magazines has partnered with many shopping centres all over South Africa to offer their readers bespoke retail experiences in an everyday setting. Although […]
The urgent need for businesses to attract and retain customers in today’s fiercely competitive market has revolutionised customer interaction and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). This is now a technology-driven business discipline underpinned by the advent of big data analytics, AI and the cloud. What used to serve primarily as an application to manage a customer […]
South Africa’s premier online retail aggregator Guzzle, which allows consumers to browse the best deals from South Africa’s largest retailers, has revamped its look and feel. Partnering with SPARK Media and Caxton, Guzzle has led the online retail catalogue aggregator space since its inception in 2011 and has seen some impressive growth. “By July 2018, […]
We’ve all heard about chatbots, says Belinda Kayton, Media Strategist at The MediaShop. Some of us might even have interacted with one without knowing it! But what are they all about and what is the potential of this Artificial Intelligence for brands? Basically, chatbots function within messaging apps(enabling businesses to provide customer support 24/7, answer customer queries or […]
Tini Sevak has joined CNN to lead its international data strategy, create new solutions that further inform business intelligence and provide commercial partners with sophisticated ways to utilise campaign insight. As Vice President, Audiences and Data, at CNN International Commercial (CNNIC), Sevak oversees a global team of data and research specialists using Turner resources as […]
Paul McIntyre, Chief Sales Officer at Elingo says: Communication in the workplace has evolved beyond telephone calls and emails. Instead, the digital business environment is all about real-time messaging to provide stakeholders with instantaneous responses to their queries. Think of email as a more enhanced push system. An employee will send one out and then […]
