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After a successful year despite tough trading conditions in 2011, Deirdre Fibiger, celebrated with other top achievers from across the country at Sun City from 28 to 29 February 2012.
She once again showed her quality of service and scooped the Top Agent award for the Eastern Cape and Garden Route amidst tight competition from other agents.
In his address to the conference
delegates, Rudi Botha, CEO of mortgage originator, BetterBond, noted
that the year-on-year the volume of bond transactions processed by
Betterbond during February 2012, was 63% higher than during the same
period in 2011.He also pointed out that for the first time in the company's history, January was a better month than December, which is good news for the South African property sector and points to the fact that the market is starting to show good movement.
Nick Christelis kicked off his talk with the progress principle and gave the attendees five key elements to use in their business practises in keep them 'in the zone', which he described as the PH Factor. Christelis highlighted the fact that every nine years there is an economic cycle with a downturn lasting an average of 10 months from the top of the cycle to the bottom.
The bottom of the cycle is generally a period of 24 months and thereafter a solid and steady upturn to recovery for the following 64 months. Business owners who know this can prepare for the downturns and be ready to make the best of the upturns.
The other Michael Jackson, as he is commonly known, brought to light the importance of businesses using social media correctly to interact with their customers. While it took 38 years for radio to reach 50 million users, Facebook had over 200 million users in just 18 months. With over 86 million users in Africa connected to the internet, most via a smart phone of some kind, social media is making the world a smaller place. With more technology in a smart phone than the space shuttle, today people have unlimited information at their fingertips and are using it as a tool to guide and drive their lives. Those who don't acknowledge social media as a tool to enhance their business will simply be left behind by the frightening speed of global adaption to the age of technology and mobile communication.
The talks were concluded with environmental campaigner, maritime lawyer and endurance swimmer, Lewis Gordon Pugh's motivational rendition of his 2007 long-distance swim at the Geographic North Pole. The one kilometre swim in below freezing water was a successful attempt to raise awareness about impact of global warming and the disappearing Arctic sea ice. His message was loud and clear, with the right preparation and focus, it is possible to achieve the impossible.
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