How much time do you spend online?
– Latest research shows international trends The latest Digital 2019 report shows that worldwide people are spending an average of 6 hours and 42 minutes online each day. Half of that is spent on mobile […]
Technologically Speaking
POPI and social media
The purpose of the POPI Act is to ensure all South African institutions conduct themselves in a responsible manner when collecting, processing, storing and sharing another entity’s personal information by holding them accountable […]
Technology Adoption for Financial Advisors – Sink or swim, Jannie
According to Marina Grindle, FMG Suite’s Content Marketing Specialist, technology adoption has become a sink or swim situation for financial advisors. “Innovations are shaking up many of the traditional areas of financial management […]
Rise in data breaches
– Affects banking safety On Monday it was World Data Privacy Day – a day which aimed to highlight that millions of people worldwide are unaware of how their personal information is being […]
Embrace the voice search revolution
Technology is all around us. It’s transforming our business and its transforming our personal lifestyle. This year we will see plenty of exciting new developments. One of these trends is “Voice Search”. In […]
What Does Your Online Presence Say About You?
Have you “googled” your name? Do you come up on the first page of the search results? The fact is you have an online presence, either intentionally or unintentionally, or both. In a […]
What Does Your Online Presence Say About You?
Have you “googled” your name? Do you come up on the first page of the search results? The fact is you have an online presence, either intentionally or unintentionally, or both. In a […]
Integrate Twitter into your marketing plan – 5 tips to achieve results
Despite what people think, Twitter continues to maintain its status as a popular social media platform. The latest statistics show that there are 500 million Tweets sent each day, that’s 6 000 Tweets every […]
Virtual meetings – they make business sense
The number of devices connected to the Internet worldwide is increasing exponentially. Eighty percent of these are mobile devices. In South Africa, PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates that 77.8% of local consumers will have Internet access […]
Re-energise customer relationships
Accenture survey – be digital and re-energise customer relationships One of the major findings of the Accenture Short-term insurance survey was the identification of five strategic imperatives that will help insurers meet changing […]
Fintech triggers regulatory scrutiny in South Africa
In a recent ITNewsAfrica article Dave van Niekerk, Executive Chairman of MyBucks, a Frankfurt-listed fintech with operations in Europe, Africa and Australia, said that fintech is able to take businesses anywhere. “Fintech is […]
Fintech – a catalyst for change in the insurance industry
Digital is the new norm for customers. Big tech companies like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple have paved the way and as a result customers are expecting more from their financial service providers […]
Who owns your LinkedIn profile?
Nowadays everyone has a social media account. In some cases employees also use their personal social networking accounts for work. The question now is: who actually owns those accounts? Even if you’ve never […]
Six technologies to streamline day-to-day business operations
In a recent Bizconnect article Neil Summers of Moonstone mentions that Small business owners are often swamped by day-to-day operations and therefore unable to focus on the overall shape and direction of the […]
Privacy & Digital Marketing
With the recent Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal as well as the European Union’s new set of data privacy laws that were implemented on 25 May 2018, data protection and privacy are two of the most […]
Technology eases Compliance Burden
Schalk Malan, CEO of BrightRock, recently shared five of the major developments that are set to change the insurance industry as we know it. According to Schalk the rise of blockchain, personalised/precision medicine, […]
To tweet or not to tweet
The world of social media can be overwhelming for some. How do you keep up with the latest trends and social media platforms? Do you have to have a presence on all? What […]
