Retail vs online shopping

Retail vs online shopping

I’m old enough to remember those crazy, carefree days before the internet where shopping was a physical pursuit and an adventure. Obviously a lot has changed since then and sometimes I have to check myself about my own consumer behaviours, especially over the...
A review is an opinion shared

A review is an opinion shared

Something that came up recently got the ol’ brain box ticking over and took me to what some may call the bleeding obvious – a question that I imagined should have a universal and obvious answer – what is a review? It may sound simple, as we may think...
How to find tradies/businesses on NoCowboys

How to find tradies/businesses on NoCowboys

NoCowboys isn’t a directory in the traditional sense, it is a platform where Kiwis can contact businesses after reading reviews. Our verified reviews are a point of difference to other sites, such as job boards, and they are the best metric to guiding your...
Facebook marketing? Yeah nah

Facebook marketing? Yeah nah

In our last piece I analysed some of the main takeaway points form BrightLocal’s 2022 annual online consumer survey that established the near total reliance consumers have in reading online reviews before contacting businesses. One point in the survey results...
98% read online reviews for local businesses

98% read online reviews for local businesses

For over a decade BrightLocal had conducted and published the results of its annual “Local Consumer review Survey”. Last year’s survey results were released a few weeks ago, but hey, we are in a global pandemic, so who is going to call them out for...