It’s easy to miss a mail, recycle a flyer and let a phone call go to voice mail. And if you aren’t online at the exact right moment, it’s likely that you’ll miss a social media post too. But with text messages, one way or another, you’re probably going to read it whether the message is opened or seen as a preview on your home screen.

By 2022, mobile data traffic is expected to reach 77.5 exabytes per month, globally. And even though mobile phones are part of our taken-for-granted world, the Covid-19 pandemic has put mobile phone usage on an upwards trajectory.

South African SMS marketing platform Mobiz could very well be the next big disruptor in the digital marketing world. We live in a world where brands are baying for the consumer’s attention using every platform on which their customer base is most active.

In a time of email fatigue, as we are bombarded by Covid-19 corporate messaging, communicating with customers via SMS can be far more effective.

As the world starts to emerge from under the shadow of Covid-19 and economic activity resumes at a meaningful level, a few things will set the companies apart that survive and go on to thrive from those that don’t.

Exploring the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on businesses, how they prepared for lockdown and its impacts on operations and employees, as well as lessons learned that we can take into the post-Covid-19 era.‍

If the country is to have any hope of addressing this critical issue of unemployment, creative ideas are needed. Rehashing past solutions will simply see the joblessness rate continue to worsen.

Over the past few months, there’s been a lot of excitement surrounding the rollout of 5G in SA, with the country’s first 5G network going live in September. While some of the buzz is warranted, the new-generation technology will have a limited impact on the typical South African mobile user.

Without similar budgets and resources, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have traditionally found the going a little tougher. But, thanks to advancements in technology, SMEs can now go toe-to-toe with their bigger counterparts.