SA e-business is on the up and up. MasterCard’s recent survey of online shopping habits shows that 51% of connected South Africans shop online -- 75% of them in the last three months.
With these encouraging findings in mind, businesses know the...
As the after-effects of the global recession continue to suppress demand, many businesses are discovering the benefits of an online strategy.
A great example is British retailer Marks & Spencer. Hard hit throughout the recession, M&S reporte...
"The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving."
-- Oliver Wendell Holmes
Writing this post has taken a long time (and it's a long post). It's one of those opinion pieces that moves dangerously be...
Many of the most popular websites in the world offer a free service, yet are hugely profitable. Free search from Google; free messaging with MXit; free news from Mail & Guardian Online, even free photocopies!
Most people who use them haven't eve...
The advent of armchair shopping has turned the consumer space completely on its head. Traditionally the capacity to store and move goods hampered the rate of consumption, which ultimately gave birth to larger brick and mortar stores and faster courie...
VideoProfessor sells computer training videos, mostly through late-night infomercials. Like most companies, it offers a money-back guarantee, but there seem to be endless problems with overcharges, upsells and unclear terms. Some customers got a litt...
