Off-shore companies have viewed South Africa as a business gateway into sub-Saharan Africa ever since the time of Cecil John Rhodes. Since then, attitudes and business practices on the continent have improved vastly, but its market potential has never been fully exploited, and much of what business there has been came at the initiative of [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2010
QlikTech Kicks Off 2010 with “Editors’ Pick” Award from Consumer Goods Technology Magazine
January 29, 2010 – 11:28 am
QlikTech, a leading business intelligence company, has announced that its QlikView analytics product has been named an “Editors’ Pick” by Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) magazine for its impact in helping consumer goods companies enhance their business performance. Global Consumer Products companies including Ahlers, Carlsberg, Dannon, Estrella, Euro-Pro, Fila Europe, Gatorade de Mexico, Gildan Activewear, [...]
Make Twitter work for your business
January 27, 2010 – 9:27 am
According to a study conducted by Global Language Monitor, a service that tracks language trends, the most popular word in the English dictionary in 2009 was Twitter.
In just over a year it has gone from a popular social networking site to a worldwide phenomenon. According to Jason Keath CEO and founder of SocialFresh.com, during 2009 [...]
Business advice for SMMEs 2010 and beyond
January 22, 2010 – 2:46 pm
Operating a successful call centre during a recession is by no means an easy task. As an industry built around cost savings and efficiency, even the smallest factor can have a significant impact on your company’s commercial viability.
In order to survive as a call centre in South Africa during 2010 you need to ensure that [...]
Practice management reporting made simple with QlikView
January 22, 2010 – 12:00 pm
GVI Oncology, South Africa’s largest private oncology practice with nine facilities across the country, has implemented a cutting-edge business intelligence system to streamline its complex practice management reporting needs.
“We see more than 4,500 new patients each year and log about 158,000 patient contacts per year at the moment,” says Knowledge Manager Jan-Hendrik Esterhuyse. “We [...]
Social Media business trends for 2010
January 19, 2010 – 12:42 pm
2009 was a phenomenal year for social media, with Facebook, Twitter and Youtube becoming part and parcel of everyday life. This development has been driven by the unprecedented growth of these and other online channels, resulting in the acknowledgement of social media as more than just a socializing tool.
Social Media provides business value
Despite the number [...]
Why the world needs PR
January 15, 2010 – 4:00 pm
Check out this great article from the economist
http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15276746
Retailers Leverage QlikView Analysis to Increase Revenue, and Enable Agile Operations in Challenging Economy
January 15, 2010 – 3:03 pm
QlikTech, the world’s fastest-growing business intelligence software company, today unveiled how its dynamic analysis of information is delivering top and bottom line results across the retail and wholesale industries. More than 1000 global retail and wholesale companies using QlikView include Alessi, Body Shop Italia, Eden Park, Fila Europe, Grotto (Gas Jeans), HR Group, Magasin, [...]
QlikView Offers the First Business Intelligence Application Built on Android
January 11, 2010 – 3:09 pm
QlikTech, the world’s fastest-growing Business Intelligence (BI) company, today announced its QlikView analytics application will soon be available on the Android operating system. QlikView for Android leverages fully interactive drill down functionality to explore information, not just static reports that traditional BI mobile offerings are limited to provide. The result is fast business answers in [...]
