Eskom Leaves SA Business’ in the Dark AGAIN !

Posted by on 17 01 2012 in InfinIT News | 0 comments

Ok so surprise, surprise Eskom shocked us this year by saying we can expect rolling load shedding. Their reason was simple yet politically evasive, ” we have shortage of capacity” Well we all know what they are short of !

So even though we have had 120% increase in electricity so that we can avoid this costly exercise, its seems the fat cats need more buck to keep their coffers lined.

They say forewarned is forearmed, so take a look at the load shedding schedules to see where your business fits in so you can take the necessary precautions.

REMEMBER – Electrical equipment such as computers and the like will not be covered by insurance if they are not fitted with surge protectors and a suitable UPS.

Check your insurance policy to make certain what you are and are not covered for.

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Good bye 2011 Out with the old and In with the new !

Posted by on 17 01 2012 in InfinIT News | 0 comments

There is a saying that goes “Good riddance to bad rubbish” and that is how many business owners are feeling after a tough and unpredictable 2011. We saw that South Africa however more resilient is still feeling the after effects of the recession. 2012 does not bring with it all the answers but it does bring about optimism and new opportunities to do things differently.

With the belts tightened in 2011 we still saw small growth in business from the previous year, and in true resilient SA style business people found more cost effective ways to do business. One of the major growth areas were online, where business is South Africa has finally caught up with the social media trends and have begun with social and online marketing.

SA Business has begun to see the value in Facebook, Social Commerce like Groupon, and having an online presence. Businesses also became customer orientated and customer focused, investing time and energy into CRM (Customer Relationship Management) tools. Finding new ways to get and keep new clients is not a small task especially with staff who are used to order taking and not order making.

Business owners began re-skilling their staff to create better and lasting customer relationships, as well as managing them better. Using these varied skills SME’s were able to even grow their customer databases in this unsteady market.

2012 Shows great promise in these areas and we are definitely seeing a trend towards online marketing, social marketing and CRM systems implementation. After all you have the customers already.

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