Issue: 5
Date: 11 May 2009
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Drawing Customer Loyalty

The global recession is still rife among us with some of the wealthiest and most well-known international brands and companies cutting jobs in the thousands. Some sources preach the gloom that the worst of it is yet to hit South Africa. Retail sales in February alone dropped 4.5%. So, why all this talk of misery? Although managing, protecting and building your brand as well as keeping employees motivated may be difficult in the current economic period, Accor Services considers this a challenge worth taking on.

Earth Guest day 2009

Earth Guest Day in South Africa took place on 15 April 2009 to accommodate the national election that took place on 22 April 2009. Accor Services employees were introduced to the Environmental Charter and t-shirts with the Earth Guest Day logo as well as badges with the Earth Guest Day logo were handed out.

Red Roses, Chocolate Bunnies and now…Jingle Bells

We’re just stepping out of summer into the first chills of winter, with recent memories of Easter Egg hunts and the spicy wafts of hot-cross buns – so why rush over the remaining months of 2009 and wish ourselves into the Festive Season?

News In Brief

Accor Services delivers Gucci Gift Card
The Rewards and Motivation division of Accor Services developed for Gucci the first gift card in Europe, launched simultaneously in 6 countries of Europe...

USA continues to succeed despite economic environment
Despite the US economy downturn, Accor Services USA has added in the last few months several prominent new clients to the Commuter Check program...

UK Giving Back
Accor Services UK is further improving its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by launching a Payroll Giving scheme for its employees...

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