July 5, 2016 9:15 am
Published by Webfluential
The Tour de France 2016 takes place from the 2nd of July until the 24th. Consisting of 3500km and 2 or 3 time trials.
The race moves through some of the most beautiful scenery including Megève in the Alps before finishing in the streets of Paris.
At the end of each stage the Yellow Jersey is awarded to the leading rider of the General Classification. While not all of us can compete in #LeTour – we can definitely talk about it online.
Using Webfluential’s tracking tools we’ll monitor social conversation around #LeTour and #TDF2016 each day for the 22 days. We’ll be awarding the Webfluential Yellow Jersey at the end of each day to the most influential person in the online conversation.
The metric we used to determine the most Influential account for the day is the person who had the top retweet reach. This shows the size of the audience that the content reached.
Congratulations to @CaracolDeportes, our latest Webfluential Yellow Jersey for the Most Influential account managing to maintain its lead from Day 4 right through to Day 17 of Le Tour de France.
In the third week our focus shifted to the Tour de France participating teams. Using each teams handles as well as the official hashtag #TDF2016 we tracked which team had the most influential account.
Congratulations to @TeamSky for winning the Webfluential Yellow Jersey for the most influential account amongst the teams.
Below are all the previous winners so far:
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July 1, 2016 1:20 pm
Published by Kirsty Sharman
Exciting news! I’m heading to Israel in September to represent Webfluential in one of the most incredible start-up economies in the world.
We found out this week that Webfluential won first prize in the Startup-Up Tel Aviv competition – where women founders and business owners of some of South Africa’s most dynamic start-ups competed for the opportunity of a lifetime: five days at the DLD Tel Aviv Innovation Festival.
There are some incredible women doing smart things in the technology space in South Africa, and I was up against some fearsome talent: Annabel Dallamore (founder of Stock Shop), Leeko Makoene (founder of Go Rural), Darlene Menzies (founder of SMEasy) and Catherine Luckhoff (founder of Nichestreem). It was an honour to compete against these ladies.
I realised after the announcement that not everyone understands why winning a competition like this is so important to me, and to Webfluential as a business. This blog post is an effort to explain why.
Over the last two years I’ve learnt an incredible amount about growing, running, scaling and understanding a technology business – together with my business partners. The more I learn, the more I want to learn, the more I need to learn.
Here are two reasons i’m excited to learn more about Tel Aviv.
1. Israel is one of the world’s smallest countries, yet it’s ranked #2 in the world for VC funds
Israel is a tiny blip on the radar in the middle of the world. So how can so much technology be coming out of one of the smallest countries in the Middle East? Companies like WeWork, Hotmail, Waze are just a few on the list.
Israel has a strong track record of building smart tech and scaling it to the rest of the world, and by doing this repeatedly they’ve built a reputation that breeds confidence in the international venture capital space.
As a technology business built in Africa, and scaling globally, Webfluential has a steep learning curve ahead of us. I’m hoping some of the lessons learned on this trip can help accelerate that. We’re learning to navigate with a global mindset, something Israeli start-ups seem to get right from the get go.
2. Israel’s start-ups focus on building products that add value, before building products for a pay out
I’ve heard of the phrase “Tikkun Olam” in conversation, but I never really had a full understanding of how that affects the start-up culture in Israel.
Entrepreneurs in Israel aren’t just driven by monetary payouts. They’re inspired by bringing great new ideas and technologies to the world, and making it a better place by doing so. Don’t get me wrong, we all have to make a living – but I like to work with people who solve big problems first and cash comes second.
That’s why we invest so heavily into building technology for social influencers at Webfluential. For the last two years, our model has been that we only earn revenue on bookings. It’s forced us, as a business, to invest in building technology that helps agencies and influencers add value to the brands they work with long term.
Learning more about Tikkun Olam will help us keep our focus on building products that add value to the market.
During my five-day stay in Tel Aviv, I’ll be attending the DLD Tel Aviv Innovation Festival. I’m super excited to see what hot start-ups are on the rise, not only from Israel, but from all over the world. I’ll be spending time with engineers, entrepreneurs and investors who are looking 10 years down the line and building products for the future. I’m sure I’ll come home with a shift in my perspective of the world.
I’ve had the book ‘Start-Up Nation’ next to my bed for some time now. I think it’s time to read it before I fly out in September. I’ll be sure to report back 🙂
Written by Kirsty Sharman, Global Head Of Operations.
A big, big thank you to the Israeli embassy, Microsoft, and all the individuals who made this competition a reality. #TeamWebfluential will be sure to make the most of it!
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July 1, 2016 7:34 am
Published by Webfluential
Twitter – @patson_shaba
We recently kicked off a new feature on the blog which introduces you to some of the incredible people at Webfluential. We’re a technology company that has some talented individuals who each play a huge role in bringing our tech, service, brand and vision to life.
Our second feature is on the heartbeat of #TeamWebfluential, please meet Patson! Our very own In-house Barista.
1) Hi Patson! Please tell us a little about yourself in two sentences
I am Patson, the driver and office barista. I love being with and around people, through interacting with them one is able to learn a number of things.
2) What inspired you to come work with #TeamWebfluential?
I have never worked for a company before, so when I was offered a chance to work at Webfluential I was quite nervous but then soon realised that it’s a great opportunity to learn new things in life.
3) What is the one thing you hope to accomplish in the next five years?
In the next five years, I hope to learn as well as have more things that will hopefully help me to stand on my own one day.
4) If you could have dinner with any three people in the world, who would they be?
Barack Obama, Nicki Minaj and Murray Legg.
Thank you!
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