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Read the World's ‘Best' Customer Complaint. Trashing A Brand Can Be Positive When the CEO Responds

For an established brand, staying in the public's good graces is key. Richard Branson took the latest assault on his VIRGIN airline like a man. Business owners would do well to follow his example. After all, as one of the best dictionary definitions puts it: “A brand is a collection of perceptions in the mind of the consumer"

 
Virtual Marketing Services on your Mobile

Imagine if you could take a virtual tour on your cellphone of a property you've been eyeing? Or that you could view a clip of the latest movie on circuit? Now, imagine what benefits a virtual marketing service on your mobile could provide for small businesses.


The GiiNii Movit Mini Supports the Moblie SME

Technology Journalist, Toby Bennett, reviews another nifty piece of communication technology for the mobile SME.


Tips to Keep your Website Secure in 2009

While we cannot cover every aspect of website security in one article, here are some basic tips for SME's who are dependent on their website and the internet for business.

Congratulations to our December and January Prize Winners!
Zongezile Makom of the Eastern Cape won a copy of the Business PlanWriter and
Laverne Jacobs of Gauteng won a Deluxe Skycam. The winners of the Super Surfboard
4 and the Luminous Message will be announced in your next issue of BizSmarts.
Watch this space for more exciting competitions!

our editorial team
Warwick Smith-Chandler  [ Editor ]

Warwick Smith-Chandler has motivated and inspired entrepreneurs ever since he launched South Africa's first entrepreneurial magazine, ‘Your Own Business'. A pioneer in internet publishing, he launched Bizassist.co.za in 1998, which has become South Africa's most widely-read SME business portal.

Toby Bennett  [ Author ]

Toby Bennett has a wealth of writing experience in various fields. With a degree in philosophy, a keen interest in IT and the experience of having setup and managed a small design company, Toby is able to draw on extensive experience in business and technology and pass it onto the reader. The author of four books to date, Toby manages to merge equal measures of wit and insight to produce articles that both inform and entertain.

Technology Reviews & Content: Jaqueline Martinez
Design & Distribution: Shawn Hancock

     
Issue 71 17 January 2009

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product reviews

Garmap Africa Series 2009 launched

Garmap has announced the launch of the next major update of its Garmap Africa Series map data – version 2009 – which positions Garmap's mapping data as the most complete and comprehensive data available in Africa.



The new Blackberry Curve 8900 Smartphone is Here!

With an expansive feature-set including a powerful media player and 3.2 megapixel camera, as well as advanced phone, email, messaging, organiser and web browser applications, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone makes it incredibly easy to connect with family, friends and co-workers and to stay both productive and entertained while on the go.

book reviews

Instant Entrepreneur: The Faster Way to Start-up Success

More than 300,000 people start a business every year and twice that number run an enterprise that is less than three years old.

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