Four steps to deal positively with negative feedback

Four steps to deal positively with negative feedback

As discussed in our last blog, the messages customers create and share have now been described as user-generated content (UGC). UGC could be described as word-of-mouth, amplified. As with traditional word-of-mouth, what’s being said or created isn’t always positive,...
Engage with your customers to share their stories, it’s worth it

Engage with your customers to share their stories, it’s worth it

The messages curated and shared by a brand have, historically, been perceived as the brand story with its loci of control being within the organisation. Customer feedback has been taken in by an organisation and managed. However, with the addition of the digital space...
2 Social Platforms to Consider Afresh

2 Social Platforms to Consider Afresh

As we said in our last blog, social media is ever-evolving, so today we highlight a newcomer to social media, TikTok, as well as an expansion in services from an old favourite, WhatsApp: TikTok:The widely used and increasingly popular site is gaining more attention....
3 New Things to Do on Social

3 New Things to Do on Social

Overwhelmed with the way social media continually changes and expands? In this blog, we will share a short summary of the key players in South Africa and the features they have recently added with which you may want to engage. Create a Facebook group: This social...
Leveraging the “Messy Middle”

Leveraging the “Messy Middle”

Exposure surrounds the purchase decision-making process. Google defines exposure as  “…the sum total of all the advertising emanating from a category that you’ve seen or heard…is not a stage, or a phase or a step. It’s an always on, constantly...
Identifying the “Messy Middle”

Identifying the “Messy Middle”

Over time, we’ve evolved in terms of how we’ve used technology to assist us with our buying decisions.  The attributes we used to use to narrow down the range of brands we consider has changed. We don’t want any ‘product name’, we want the one that best meets our...