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Monde Zuma is a seasoned Business Consultant, Business Coach, Mentor, Business Strategist, Inspirational and Motivational Speaker. Monde is the Founder & CEO of MamelodiBiz, Kasi Hosting, MZ Trading & Projects, Mamelodi TV and Startup Grind Pretoria. Monde’s businesses are delivering innovative & disruptive SME business solutions that are within Business Management Consulting & Information and Communications Technology solutions.

8 Best Tools for Taming Your Email Inbox Chaos

8 Best Tools for Taming Your Email Inbox Chaos. Did you know that the average person spends 13 hours a week processing and managing an email inbox? With employees being constantly bombarded by emails, the whopping 13 hours seem like a lot of wasted time. So, how do you reduce the inbox overload without getting frustrated and spending all day organizing and replying to emails? The answer is by using email management tools. Are you the type of person that can’t answer all the emails? Does your inbox get so full you start feeling anxious about checking it and answering all the…

What Is Sales? A Definition and Guide

What Is Sales? A Definition and Guide. “Sales” is a simple little word that we see every day, used in a wide variety of contexts. When a word becomes so ubiquitous, its meaning can become obscured. So even though we all know what this term means in a general sense, you may find yourself asking, “What is sales in a business context, and how does it differ from and relate to other key areas such as marketing and support?” In this post, we’re going to answer that question by taking a deep dive into this concept. We’ll discuss what this…

5 Best Marketing Automation Platforms for Your Business

5 Best Marketing Automation Platforms for Your Business Marketing automation platforms can help you streamline your business. Automatic marketing tasks can save you significant time and money. Using a marketing automation platform for your business can help you get your time back from time-draining tasks. Something every business owner (or marketing person) posting manually can attest is a must. What is Marketing Automation? Marketing automation platforms remove all or part of the human component. This means that time-consuming or repetitive parts of your business happen with less human involvement. Some marketing processes you can automate include: Email marketing Social media…

19 Instagram Marketing Strategies that Work

19 Instagram Marketing Strategies that Work Everyone has Instagram. Dogs and babies have Instagram. Even babies who haven’t been born yet are racking up followers. If you’re feeling behind, know this: making a splash with Instagram marketing has been done over and over, which means you can do it, too. Certain tactics work in a pretty foolproof way. Ninety percent of Instagram accounts follow a business. If you get Instagram marketing right, it can be worth the money and time you invest in the platform. You have to continually create content that grabs your audience’s attention, grow your following and increase your engagement…

12 Great Icebreaker Games Your Employees Will Actually Enjoy

12 Great Icebreaker Games Your Employees Will Actually Enjoy. No matter how much they love their job, work culture and coworkers, employees don’t want to be subjected to embarrassing or lame icebreaker games or team building exercises. Even thinking that a game of charades could be waiting is enough to make some people call in sick if they know a meeting is on that day’s schedule. Icebreakers don’t have to be panic-inducing, though. They don’t have to be boring or evoke eye-rolls, either. What’s the Point of Icebreaker Games and Team Building Exercises? Team building shouldn’t mean shining a spotlight…

10 Top Instagram Scheduler Services

10 Top Instagram Scheduler Services (Free and Paid) Posting to Instagram is relatively simple, right? You take a photo, make a video or design a graphic, then throw it up on your profile along with a caption and a few relevant hashtags. With such an uncomplicated (and fun) social platform, why bother with an Instagram scheduler or marketing tools? As any influencer or marketer (or even casual Instagram user) knows, it’s not nearly that easy. You may take a quick photo now or shoot a video that’s perfect for Stories, but you’re not ready to share it. Or, you may have a…

What is Data Analytics?

What is Data Analytics? No matter what kind of website you run, you’re doing to be digging into data somehow. Most likely, that will either be through the Jetpack plugin and its built-in stats or through Google Analytics and its unbelievably detailed set of tracked metrics. When you sit down to really parse those numbers, you’re getting into data analytics at varying levels. But just what is data analytics? And what can you do with it? Well, that’s what we’re here to tell you. What is Data Analytics? When put as simply as possible, data analytics is the process of…

7 Tips for Building a Consistent Brand Voice

7 Tips for Building a Consistent Brand Voice If you’re running or building a business, then you’re probably familiar with the idea of brand voice. Your brand voice is how your brand sounds and feels each time you communicate with your audience, across all platforms. Alongside your visual design, brand voice is what brings your business to life for everyone who interacts with it. In order to be most effective, your brand voice must be consistent across all platforms. When your brand interacts with your audience, it must always deliver the same experience. Whether it’s on your website, social media,…

How to Find Your Target Audience

How to Find Your Target Audience When it comes to marketing, knowing who you’re talking to is critical to brand success. If you’re not yet sure how to find your target audience, this knowledge is critical for the success of your marketing campaigns. If you don’t know who you’re addressing, you will inevitably have an unclear marketing strategy. You’ll also struggle to refine and maintain a consistent brand voice and tone. As a result, you’ll struggle to build brand awareness and get your content, products, and services seen. So what is a target audience, and how do you find it?…

How to Create an Advertising Media Kit for your Podcast

How to Create an Advertising Media Kit for your Podcast With the explosion in popularity for podcasts, it seems like nearly everyone has started one these days. Launching your own show has never been easier thanks to tools like Anchor.fm and Zencastr (among others). That said, many people who launch a podcast do so with the idea that they’re going to strike it rich by just yakking into a microphone. Unfortunately, it’s not quite that easy. However, it is easier than you might think. If you have a solid advertising media kit that showcases your podcast and its impact among audiences, sponsors will definitely…