Well, well, well…things are definitely changing around here. I believe Kenya has its first internet sensation and truly viral video. Unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably already heard about Makmende. Had you heard of him before last week? It all started when Just a Band released one of the most innovative Kenyan music […]
[Continue reading…]Improve Business Using Your Website
March 23, 2010 by 2 Comments
Most people have websites these days (and most sites are not well done, really). Most websites are used to market a company’s products and services. Almost all websites are just offering information about the company, goals, target group, products and more. Why stop there? Did you spend all that money on the site to see […]
[Continue reading…]What If?
March 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I spent the weekend with a lively group of people and we talked a lot about the state of e-commerce in Kenya (more on this in a later article). Things seem to be really really picking up – for example, Nickel Pro has built more online shops this year than the whole of 2009 (and […]
[Continue reading…]Brainwashed!
March 19, 2010 by 9 Comments
A while back, I wrote about 8-4-4 robots. Specifically, I wrote this: Do we go to school so that we can be able to get a job? Am I missing something here? Don’t we all go to school so that when we come of age we are able to build a good life for ourselves […]
[Continue reading…]Email Marketing
March 15, 2010 by 6 Comments
E-mail marketing is a form of direct marketing which uses electronic mail as a means of communicating commercial or fundraising messages to an audience. In its broadest sense, every e-mail sent to a potential or current customer could be considered e-mail marketing. However, the term is usually used to refer to: sending e-mails with the […]
[Continue reading…]Taxi Driver In India Uses Youtube to Find Customers
March 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment
So, I read this over at Alootechie and felt that I had to share it with you, dear readers. Apparently, Divesh Mishra, an Indian taxi driver was worried that his business was going down. This was in January 2008 when the Indian travel industry was experiencing a downturn. Divesh knew he had to do something […]
[Continue reading…]8-4-4 Robots
March 11, 2010 by 2 Comments
Are you a product of the 8-4-4 system? Well, whether you are or you are not you have probably heard about this: “8-4-4 produces robots”. Is it true? It is said that the 8-4-4 system of education has a workload so heavy that that students go through school without getting a real education; it is […]
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