Tag: consumers
Good news for consumers as lower inflation forecasts reduce risks of...
With a unanimous decision, members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) voted on 17 January to keep interest rates unchanged, in line with analyst expectations. This follows an interest rate hike of 25 basis points (bps) in November 2018, which brought the repo and prime lending rates to 6.75% and 10.25%, respectively.
Economic consequences of Black Friday and understanding consumer behaviour
The Black Friday sales frenzy can trigger our deepest emotional and cognitive responses and can lead us down a path of unnecessary spending. However, consumers can use insights from behavioural economics to empower them to make decisions that align with their individual financial goals.
Will blockchain bring truth to marketing?
Mike Jones | Strategic Planning Director | NATIVE VML | mike@native.co.za | https://www.vml.com/native-vml/ |
In many ways technology has brought about some growing pains to the...
Big data for human behavior
Hulya Balikci | Online Reputation Manager | NATIVE VML| hulya.balikci@native.co.za | www.vml.com |
“Big Data” has became a popular term recently and it refers to the huge...
The POPI poser of data protection vs mining?
The office of the Information Regulator is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2017. From then, organisations will have just 12...
Blockchain is poised to shake up the media!
Blockchain technology has the potential to disrupt existing business models and enable new ones, and the media industry will be the first to feel...
Your brand in a digital world – more useful, more relevant?
Imagine you are going for a weekend away…you’ve Googled how to get there and what to do, you’ve Uber’d a car to the airport...
How smart supply chains drive shift to convenience shopping
Around the world, consumers are becoming increasingly focused on convenience within every sphere of their lives.
With technology fuelling an ever-quickening pace of life,...
Mobile data prices must fall
Third world data prices have no place in SA’s first world mobile industry.
South Africa scored a massive quality of life victory for the majority...
Rise of the Machines!
How is AI changing the world as we know it? Imagine a world ruled by robots, where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used to wield commercial influence and drive our daily decisions. Imagine if your every move was predictable, your behaviours easily anticipated, your world reduced to a set of probabilities.
