Marketers positive about IT budget increases
In a recent survey of senior marketers at technology companies, the International Data Corporation (IDC) CMO Advisory Service found that two-thirds are expecting budget increases for 2014. Additionally, IDC forecasts that marketing budgets within the technology...Africa booms for Orange Money with 10m users
Orange Money has signed up 10-million customers in Africa. Stéphane Richard, chairman and CEO of Orange, gave an Orange Money credit to the company’s 10-millionth customer, Kanny G, who opened an account in Dakar, Senegal. “Orange Money is a revolution in terms of...Retail banking drives Africa’s growth
DHL is seeing robust growth from its financial services customers in Africa and, while the banking sector continues to play a significant role in economic development for the continent, the sector also fuelled DHL’s expansion into Africa in 1978 when global banks...Acer joins Space Geodesy
Acer Africa, together with partners Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the National Research Foundation (NRF), is set to become a part of the only Space Geodesy and Geophysics Observatory (SGGO) in the southern hemisphere, which was officially launched in...Clear link between social and retail
With the rapid increase of consumer access to the Internet in South Africa, the phenomenon of online shopping has grown significantly in the country over the past decade. Now, in a more competitive environment than ever before, retailers need to better understand the...