Tips To Keep Your Business Afloat From Home
Running a business from home certainly holds many challenges, and if you are a home improvement supplier even more so. These suppliers’ livelihood more often than not depends on meeting face to face with buyers in either a showroom or at the prospects home. ...
Crisis Funding and Financial Assistance During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Many business owners are faced with the harsh reality to keep their businesses afloat in these very uncertain and unusual times while still adhering to their obligations to their employees. In this short article, we have summarized the various relief initiatives and...
A Blog or Newsletters, Which Is Better?
Once the concept of online marketing comes naturally to you, you may consider a blog or newsletters to form part of your online communications. Before deciding what you think is best for your customers, you need to see what each of these online communication channels...
Setting Up Your Home Office
Many people who are used to the office environment may believe that us few who are always working from home have it good. They may assume that we sleep in and stay in our pyjamas all day, but that is a big misconception. Getting the job done does not have to be...
Advertising In Trying Times
There is no better time than now to reflect on your business. COVID-19 is effecting all business owners and it is a harsh reality for many. During this challenging time, you will have to take careful consideration of where you will be spending your money. If you have...
Digital Marketing Basics
One thing we noticed on our client day this year, is that a lot of our guests had questions about digital marketing. We believe in the full integration of both traditional marketing like print and in digital marketing. Digital marketing is now part of your business...
What We Learnt From Exhibitors
Our Johannesburg HOMEMAKERS Expo is done and dusted for 2020. The event was one of our most successful yet because we did a few things differently this year. That being said, our biggest customers are the group of exhibitors, working day in and day out, for one solid...
Digital Business Transformation
We find ourselves in an age where technological advances are jetting past us faster than ever before. 3-D printing, Snapchat, Chromebooks, and Pokemon Go proved that the 2010s were a decade of digital innovation. Amazon introduced the world to Alexa in 2014 and with...
Good Boss, Great Leader
Being a good boss does not show in the profit you make. Your company can have a great turnaround, but that does not necessarily mean you’re the nice guy around the office. A good boss is hard to come by and according to Justyna Polacczy from the LiveChat blog,...
Collaboration in the Workplace
Working in teams has always proved to be successful. With the variety of input available from different employees, collaborating is an invaluable exercise. Encouraging collaboration boosts creativity and promotes healthy employee relationships. It is also proven to...
How To Improve Your Print Ads
Print advertising does not have to be boring. There are many interesting ways to get customers to react positively to your advertising. As a business owner, you need to get creative with your advertising – especially when it comes to print. As we have shared...
4 Ways To Stand Out At Expos
The HOMEMAKERS Johannesburg Expo is only a few weeks away. If you are one of the exhibitors you know how busy things can get before setting up your stand at the show. Visitors find the concept of the expo rewarding because everything they need is all under one roof....