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Online retail in SA soared to R30bn in 2020, comprising 2.8% of total retail bizcom.to/1/4mgl via @Biz_Retail #OnlineRetail #OnlineRetailSA @WorldWideWorx @MastercardMEA @StandardBankZA @platinumseed

Online retail in South Africa more than doubled in 2 years due to the demand for home deliveries brought about by #COVID19, according to #OnlineRetailSA, a study conducted by @WorldWideWorx with the support of Mastercard, @StandardBankZA & @PlatinumSeed. mstr.cd/3f5iKKU

Growing a business can be tough, you need a good idea, from there you need to sell your idea. To do that you have to define a target audience, brand message and great pricing. This is to say, your business needs a good strategy to help you grow.

What should brands do when they get “cancelled” on the internet? Brands getting cancelled online is not a new thing, in a world where outrage travels at the speed of light on Twitter, what should your brand do if it were to get thrown into PR crisis? bit.ly/2FMSnfn

“Marketing is about spreading ideas, and spreading ideas is the single most important output of our civilization.” @SethGodinBlog

It has now become mission-critical for all businesses to update their eCommerce strategy in order to discover ways in which to make the lives of customers not only easier, but safer. #DigitalTransformation #Ecommerce

Through the chaos, a new breed of consumer has arrived. Empowered by mobile but limited by lockdown restrictions, these consumers have come to rely on apps and websites to make purchases instantly and effortlessly without ever leaving their home.

What Happens Next? While we can’t say exactly what happens next in the grand scheme of things relating to lockdowns, restrictions and business trading, we can certainly assist in the steps to keeping your brand or business in the mind of your clients and customers.

All you need to do is send a customised Google Cardboard, along with a curated list of awesome experiences that tie in your brand positioning, to any number of clients and customers.

Connecting Your Brand To Your Customers While Social Distancing #TwitterThread #MarketingDuringCovid Even as things outside go back to some semblance of normality, many businesses are having to make big shifts in the output of their offerings and services.