News from our clients, partners and friends

We’ve seen a huge amount of activity in our network of clients, partners and friends in the past few months. Here are some of the highlights:

Ballito Village artist’s impression

Arcis Property Development is a new property company that’s active in the Ballito area of KZN. CN&CO is helping with digital marketing for its first development, BallitoVillage. Check out www.arcis.co.za.

We’ve also been working with Barker Insurance Brokers on a number of client communications, especially relevant and necessary during the Covid-19 pandemic. Here are a few pieces from the Barker world:

“It’s been brilliant working with Mike, Jo and the Bearings 2000 team in implementing their communications to their team and stakeholders,” says CN&CO’s Gianluca Tucci. “Here are two pieces we prepared… ”

We’re delighted to welcome Blue Recruiting to the CN&CO network. Blue Recruiting is a company that has been specialising in video recruitment – specifically for newly qualified chartered accountants – since 2015. Check them out at www.bluerecruiting.co.za.

The finance and broker teams at Brolink have launched a new premium finance product to the market in partnership with another CN&CO partner, Premium Finance Partners.

One of our founding partners, EasyEquities, has been pumping in the past few months. The platform hit 500 000 registered users and spread its wings into Australia. It was also named best tax-free savings account in South Africa for the fifth year in a row by Intellidex. We additionaly saw the recent launch of EasyProperties, which has been hitting it out of the park! If you’re keen to get onto the property ladder, check these guys out immediately. Their properties are selling like hot cakes.

EasyEquities also just launched its new app, which is available in the Apple and Google Play app stores. Check it out…

One of our longest-standing clients, Evalex, has been very innovative on the online front. The talent assessment company has remained ahead of the Covid-19 curve by conducting virtual psychometric assessments and delivering their results and consultations electronically. The team has been communicating regularly with clients and recently released this blog on resilience in the time of Covid-19.

We’ve very recently started working with Global Choices on communication around a revolutionary car hire add-on that ensures a policyholder doesn’t get stuck without a car – even for one day! – after having an accident.

Lilaq honoured Women’s Month by launching a healthcare app for busy, working mothers. Lilaq delivers rapid and affordable access to quality healthcare professionals by allowing users to seamlessly book an appointment according their own schedule and at their preferred location.

Lombard recently launched its new Intermediary Management Solution (IMS) platform, which has been touted by those in the know as “an absolute game-changer.” Read more about it here.

Our friends at Love Our Trails and Imagined Earth have been nominated as finalists in the 2020 Eco-Logic Awards. The winners will be announced virtually on 21 September.

Imagined Earth recently launched the ability for users to purchase airtime with accumulated rewards from recycling. The team is also working with several other loyalty partners to announce further rewards programmes in the coming months and to help motivate more customers to engage in positive action around waste reduction. They are challenging us to see the monetary value that waste has and to make better decisions for our future.

RMB continues to do amazing things in the world of rowing. Here are a few blogs we have posted recently that tell stories of courage and determination among the members of the RMB National Squad:

Kyle Schoonbee

We have been working with the Summercon team on its social and digital marketing strategies, recently launching and managing its Instagram and Facebook pages. We are also in the process of rolling out the new Summercon website, set to go live in September 2020. It’s been an insightful journey, especially learning more about the property landscape and consumers.

Cover Publications Leadership magazine

There were many CN&CO clients, partners and friends featured in the amazing Leadership coffee table book, recently published by Cover Publications. Look out especially for words of wisdom from:

  • Charles Savage of EasyEquities
  • Christelle Colman of Elite Risk Acceptances
  • Douglas Donnelly of CIB
  • Doug Laburn of Lombard Partnerships
  • Howard John of Brolink
  • Justin Naylor of ITOO
  • Miles Japhet of Lombard Insurance
  • Thokozile Mahlangu of the IISA

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