Car Dealer App Launch to Help Dealers Sell More Cars @PriceCheck_SA #SouthAfrica

Hi Guys, 

Gone are the days of trawling through pages and pages of car listings to find your ideal car, only to contact the dealer and not get a response. The launch of a ground-breaking, new, dealer-facing app is changing the way dealers and buyers communicate.

Africa’s largest product discovery and comparison service, PriceCheck, has launched the app to complement its recently added offering, PriceCheck Cars (launched in March 2017).

Kevin Tucker, founder of PriceCheck, says, “The launch of the Car Dealer app is a game-changer for both prospective buyers as well as salespeople and dealerships. The first of its kind in South Africa, the app links buyers directly to the seller of the vehicle they are interested in. Buyers are able to search through a list of vehicles which fit their requirements and contact the seller by in-app message or the in-app calling feature.”

“For dealers, this customer-centric app reduces the likelihood of losing leads via complex ‘broken-telephone-type’ communication processes, allowing them to track and manage their leads efficiently and improve their overall customer experience and satisfaction levels,” he explains.

The app also enhances several innovative features that are inherent across the PriceCheck Cars platform, including:

An inventory management tool to manage listings on PriceCheck cars. If a car is sold it can be removed in the app and it will automatically be removed from the PriceCheck Cars platform – resulting in fewer wasted leads.

An in-app photography wizard to guide the dealer through car photography. All photographs taken in the app will be linked directly to the PriceCheck Cars platform.

A rich leads inbox to showcase all incoming leads from PriceCheck Cars, including messages and phone calls. Each lead has detailed information about the particular vehicle the buyer is interested in.

A mini-CRM for taking notes on customer interactions.

Tucker says, “The use of smart phones and mobile applications has enabled us to bring cutting-edge tech to a mature market. Buying and selling cars is going to get much easier!”

The app is now available for both Android and Apple users.

With the launch of PriceCheck Cars, along with the new app, PriceCheck Cars has been dubbed by its users as the best platform to find new and used cars, bakkies, motorcycles and commercial vehicles online.

Now, the brand is looking for the perfect name to summarise the new vehicle platform offering, and who better to decide on the name than those who actually use the platform?

Members of the public can enter their suggestions on the PriceCheck website until the 31st of August. “The person whose suggestion gets the most votes in Mission Ignition competition stands a chance to win an amazing prize - a brand new car. Each participant can only enter once, so be sure to put your best suggestion forward and by doing so, you stand a chance of winning a car too, even if your suggestion is not selected,” Tucker concludes.

For more information on PriceCheck, please visit www.pricecheck.co.za.

 

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Books Galore To Browse On @PriceCheck_SA #Reading

Hi Guys,

Are you an enthusiastic bibliophile who just loves to add to your ever-expanding book collection? Thanks to online shopping platforms, which showcase top titles on a variety of subjects, the days of book lovers having to navigate rows upon rows in store are long gone.

With over 100 000 titles to explore and categories ranging from novels and textbooks, to cookery and collectibles on the site, leading online price comparison guide, PriceCheck have compiled a list of their favourite page-turners to simplify your search. As an added bonus, not only do you get to browse the site for your favourite fable, but you can also purchase it right there and then thanks to PriceCheck’s Marketplace.

Great graphic novels
Readers who love the art form of anime can click to their cult favourite Naruto and enjoy catching up with 12 -year-old Ninjya in-training; whilst those that are eager for a bit of Westeros action should get their hands on the mystical Game of Thrones graphic novel. Tots will love the colourful illustrations of The Smurfs, whilst teens will enjoy the adventures of Darren Shan’s Cirque du Freak.

Travel time
Planning your next holiday escape? From bush to beach, from city to wilderness, Perfect Hideaways in South Africa, a paperback byPaul Duncan and published by Africa Press features a range of “local is best” holiday homes that, by virtue of their unique locations, offer varieties of different experiences.

Looking for a getaway further afield? Start planning a trip to Italy with Italy's Most Wanted. With fifty chapters on Italian culture, cuisine, and history, it’s a wonderful book for tourists-to-be, those who have visited Italy, and those who have come from Italy.

Cooking up a (celebrity) storm
Are you ready to roll up your sleeves and cook like a celebrity? Certainly one of TV’s most famous cooks, Jamie Oliver’s recipes will not disappoint in Cook With Jamie in which he shares secrets that will help you transform into a culinary genius. Fans of actor Stanley Tucci will enjoy the Devil Wears Prada star’s favourite recipes in The Tucci Table.

DIY? Ditto!
In need of some DIY inspiration in order to make your Pinterest board a reality? Why not let online sensation Suzelle help you create the perfect pallet swing with Suzelle’s Fun Take on Daily DIY. If you have some more elbow grease to spare, Black & Decker’s Home How-to and Outdoor tips will provide great direction to put that to good use.

Great school project reads
Gone are the days where scholars had to spend hours in the library searching for the perfect books that will earn them an A on their next school project or class speech. Now with the click of a button they can dip into The Huge Book of Facts & Wonderous Things or How things work.

For more book browsing, visit www.pricecheck.co.za. Just look out for the orange buy now and PriceCheck will handle the rest.

Source: http://business.financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/e-book-sales-shrink-as-paperbacks-fight-back-but-majority-of-books-bought-on-line-report

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@MTNza Business Empowers App of Developers #MTNAppAwards @AppofTheYearZA

Hi Guys, 

Submissions for the MTN Business SA App of the Year Awards 2016, the biggest and most prestigious app development awards has been extended for 8th July, 2016.

The App of the Year Awards is a springboard for creative developers and their original solutions. Previous winners of the awards have gone on to launch their apps internationally, been acquired by blue chip corporates, or become well-known and loved South African digital products in their own right. Previous winners and categories winners include SnapScan, Wumdrop, FNB Banking, Money4Jam, Zapper, Vula Mobile, and PriceCheck.

Speaking at the MTN App of the Year breakfast session in Sunnyside Park Hotel, Greg Hatfield, MTN Business General Manager Product and Solutions says: “The awards are not only about the big prize that developers and businesses stand to win, but most importantly the awards are about empowering developers and businesses to thrive in the Bold, New Digital World.”

“At MTN Business, we fully support the awards as a vehicle, which recognises local talent that create solutions to respond to real South African needs,” says Greg.

Award participants benefit from the rigorous judging process through receiving constructive input from industry experts that in turn helps them to refine their pitch. In addition, participants receive extensive media coverage exposure from the event, as well as a networking opportunity and potentially taking home some fantastic prizes. 

Entries are now open for developers to enter their apps into one or more of the following categories and subcategories:

Best Enterprise 

• Media and communications

• Ecommerce

• Business solutions and sales

• Utilities

Navigation (and geo location apps)

Best Consumer

• Finance and banking

• Entertainment and gaming (incl. kids apps)

• Media and communications (incl. community and social)

• Lifestyle (incl. health and fitness, and personal education)

• Productivity (incl. utilities)

• Creative apps (incl. Photo and video)

• Best Enterprise Development App: Drawn from the MTN Foundation app development programme alumni

• Best Breakthrough Developer

• Most Innovative App

Ultimately, the judges will crown the overall MTN Business App of the Year from entrants of the above categories. The judging panel for this year’s MTN Business App of the Year Awards are Andile Khumalo, Jonathan Hoehler, Andrew McHenry, Nafisa Akabor, Tanya Kovorsky and Augus Robinson. 

Descriptions of the categories, entry fees, and the entry form are all available on www.appoftheyear.co.za. The deadline for entries is Friday 8th July, 2016. The MTN Business App of the Year Awards ceremony will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre on 4 August, 2016. Join the conversation by following and using #MTNAppAwards.

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#Lumia apps for the busy mom @MicrosoftSA

Hi Guys,

Being a working mom or even a stay home mom can be quite a challenging job with tasks from running errands, ensuring that the kids’ needs are met, helping with homework etc. Knowing how hectic things get we thought we’d share some apps from the Windows Phone store that all moms will love making use of (even dads!). We hope this list includes something all moms will find useful, no matter her interests from gaming to baking, to the creative or entrepreneur.

PicknPay

The Pick n Pay app is free and lets you manage your account anywhere and everywhere. Keep track of your Smart Shopper points, view shopping history, see current promotions and view or use vouchers. You will really appreciate the convenience the PicknPay apps brings to your Lumia handset with features like getting cash back on your card or getting airtime, in exchange for points. Other services include getting travel rewards with Avios or purchasing Webtickets.

PriceCheck
Are you too busy to shop around for deals in store? Download the PriceCheck app and at your convenience, compare the best deals on an extensive range of products before heading out. PriceCheck says it has more than 30 million products listed. You can sift through by category or location. It’s also useful when you are in-store and want to scan a barcode. Results include prices, description, images and user reviews.

Home Remedies

For moms who rely on home remedies to keep the family in good health, look no further than the Home Remedies app. It has more than 50 recipes made from herbs, vegetables, spices or fruit, and claims no side effects. There are options for colds, coughs, acne, hair loss, etc. You can also sift through kids, women, obesity, diabetes etc.

 

Dictate Now!
For the moms who always have their hands full, the Dictate Now! app is a life saver. We all know that typing takes up more time, so why not just speak to your phone? If you are on any app, just hold down the Windows button (WP8) or Search button (WP8.1) and say “dictate now to clipboard”. The Dictate Now! app will then listen to what you say next and copy it to the clipboard, which you can then paste into whatever app you are in. Or, you can run the app on its own. 

Cozi Family Organiser

Cozi Family Organiser has won the award for Best Family App in the Appy awards and for good reason. It has a colour-coded shared calendar to view schedules of individuals or the family, set reminders, shared shopping lists, see items added by family members, and to do lists. The whole family shares one account but each individual can access it using their own email addresses. Another bonus is the cross platform support. 

 

Sometimes these mobile apps really makes it very easy for us to order stuff and other times we want to De-stress ourselves via going to the actual stores and have our own say what to buy and what not? Smartphones have taken the market via storm and Windows Phones is also gaining market share from Android and iOS as more and more apps are being developed for this platform also. 

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