Guest post by the Rocking the Daisies team.
Working on the basis that we should all take small steps everyday to help save energy, and that a white web page uses more power than a black one, the team at Australian Heap Media have come up with Blackle.
Blackle is a black version of the Google search [...]
Are you wanting to send out a newsletter, promotion, invitation or press release? Vanessa highly recommends using Graphicmail. She submitted this fantastic compliment for them using getclosure!:
“Despite Graphicmail’s service being easy to use (and very cost-effective) I needed help yesterday with some of the advanced features as I was new to the system. Nathan helped [...]
The South African National Consumer Union has challenged retailers to pass on savings from dramatically falling fuel prices to customers, reports Eyewitness News.
Despite an expected increase in petrol price of 50 cents in February 2009, fuel prices have almost halved since June last year. Diesel and paraffin prices are not expected to drop in February.
The [...]
GHD hair irons are becoming more and more popular amongst women (and men) who crave super-straight sleek hair. It is not a cheap purchase - authentic GHDs cost around R1900, which is a high price to pay for straight hair.
Because a GHD is so expensive, and in such demand, Chinese manufacturers (real GHDs are made [...]
Certain insurance companies have been raising the customer services bar recently by providing their customers with top-notch service. Miway Insurance, for example, is dedicated to being honest and transparent with their customers.
Trevor recently received great service from one of Miway’s employees, and here is what he had to say:
“I am a very, very satisfied [...]
Well done to Pick n Pay for being named the best retailer in the world! They were given the award by the National Retail Federation for their excellence in service to South African customers.
The award was presented to the CEO of Pick n Pay, Nick Badminton, at the NRF’s Annual Convention and Expo in New [...]
It is common sense to most of us that customer retention is the best way to ensure your business survives - of ‘recession proofing’ your business. Paradoxically it can seem common sense to cut customer service costs and customer retention costs during hard times. It may be that cost-cutting across the board is necessary to [...]
Guest post by Marcel Oudejans.
We’re living in the “Google world” where virtually any information you’re looking for can be found within seconds. We’ve become accustomed to instant meals, pizzas that get delivered “within 40 minutes or less” and up-to-the-second news. This desire for instant gratification is a marketing tactic that has almost been overused. [...]
Lesley recently submitted this short and sweet compliment for Juicy Lucy, as she was really impressed with the service they provided!
“Excellent food, environment and service. Perfection down to the very last detail.”
Well done, Juicy Lucy!
If you would like to submit a compliment for great service you have recently received, please click here.
Heather Hunter, the President of the National Accommodation Association of South Africa, was recently interviewed by getclosure!. She tells us how the association operates and how consumers can go about lodging complaints against small tourism and hospitality establishments.
1. What is the primary function of the National Accommodation Association?
The National Accommodation Association of South Africa [...]
