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...

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 ...

Have you ever thought about the emails that you send from your company email address and the impact they have on your brand? For example, what font do you use when you send emails? Do your emails have an email signature, and if so, what details are included? Do some employee emails include a feather...

Identity theft and data breaches are on the rise with Fraudscape[1] stating in its 2019 report that identity theft hit an all-time high of more than 174,000 cases in 2017 in the UK alone.  Locally the figures are just as grim with TransUnion[2] research revealing that 49% of South African consu...

Article first published on Bizcommunity.co.za, written by Paula Sartini, 04 May 2020 | see article here

Many businesses have developed business continuity plans (BCP) to mitigate risks and reduce the impact of a crisis. Further, they would have conducted a business impact analysis (BIA) to deter...