Whilst the role of the marketing department appears to have evolved significantly over the past few years, fundamentally it is still about building relationships. With the rise of social media and other digital platforms, this has increasingly meant that relationships are based less on human contact...

Brand consistency is critical to business success.  It is the key to unpacking your values and building trust with your customers. When companies deliver consistent brand experiences, it reinforces the brand values, establishes a relationship of trust, and meets customer expectations.

While mos...

In the highly competitive business landscape where social media and customer experience add complexity to a global landscape, marketing needs to evolve. This is becoming more critical with the growing use of disruptive technologies which are changing the ways in which customers want to be treated. A...

There are several factors today that can cause serious reputational damage to brands, these range from social media to fake news to cyberattacks. As such companies must have measures in place to minimize the possibility of reputational damage. Brand consistency, which is critical to es...

While people will notice the visual elements of your emails, from the font type to logo and colour used, it is important that your content is written in a consistent brand voice and tone that aligns with the overall brand. Customers will come to recognise the tone of the emails that they receive fro...

Did you know that the font type and colour used in your emails are one of the first things recipients notice before they begin to read the content? The colour of the font and branding elements used in your email are key to increasing brand recognition[1].  

Every organisation should use a s...

Customer privacy is under the spotlight as South Africa follows in the footsteps of Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as other privacy regulations that have come into effect across the globe, says Paula Sartini, founder and CEO at BrandQuantum International. 

The newly ...

What was the last campaign you found out about in an email banner? When used correctly, email banners can help to build trust with recipients while keeping them informed about particular campaigns and promotions that could be of interest to them.

While email banners aim to be eye-catching to alert th...

Have you ever read the disclaimer at the bottom of your email signature? This rather dull-looking piece of information has a very important role to play in protecting the organisation from possible risks. For this reason, it deserves some attention due to the value it can deliver in several instance...

When last did you receive an email and want to phone the sender only to find that they did not include their contact number on their email? Or have you received an email where the signature didn't include sender details or a company name but rather had an image of a hand holding a feather quill and ...