Yaron Assabi

Yaron Assabi

Founder @ Digital Solutions Group

About

I am an entrepreneur with a passion for ICT & founded what is known today as the Digital Solutions Group (www.dsg.co.za) in 1998. Devoted to building successful brands by delivering great integrated customer experiences; I have served as the ICT strategist for the Nelson Mandela Foundation and formulated the strategy for the 46664 global communities. In 2005, I served as the technology director of Contact in Gauteng NPO focused on promoting the BPO(Business process outsourcing) industry in the region. DSG was recognised as a Top Technology 100 enterprise and won several innovation awards in the contact centre, mobile and e-business industries. DSG was also awarded the Public Sector Innovation award for the most effective use of IT within government jointly with the IEC for its work for the South African Elections 2004-2006. I also designed the ebusiness strategy for Telesure in 2006 which resulted in the “ Hippo `” concept, the insurance aggregator which became very popular in South Africa, and later launched in the UK known as “ Comparethemarket “. I am currently the Chairman Emeritus of the Mobile Marketing Association of South Africa and serves as a non-executive director on the IAB board. I do speaking engagements and consulting on thought leadership subjects involving technology and new business models and I am passionate about ❤️ #DoingSomethingGreat.

Country

South Africa

City

City of Johannesburg

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Mobile, Entrepreneur, Telecommunications, VAS, Strategic Partnerships, Business Strategy, Start-ups, Strategy Development, Entrepreneurship, Outsourcing, SMS, E-commerce, International Business, Cloud Computing, Business Management, Mobile Marketing, New Business Development, Marketing Strategy, IT Strategy, Consultancy

Experience

Digital Solutions Group

Founder

Digital Solutions Group

LinkedIn
1998-9 - Present · 28 yrs 1 mo

Johannesburg Metropolitan Area

“In the future, the most powerful brands will be customer-centric. Successful companies will know their customers and will become their advocates!” Customer Experience Group (CXG) We offer our clients fully managed and integrated expertise and services, aimed at delivering a differentiated customer experience across multiple touch points – a true Omni-channel, integrated customer experience. Digitalise With our award-winning development team and design studio, we architect digital properties that help your business grow. We have a flexible engagement model and can provide strategy consulting, outsourcing , co -sourcing , SaaS (software as a service ) or DBOT ( design , build, operate and transfer) solutions. We focus on talent experience management and employee engagement as happy employees lead to happy customers . We help our customers with their customer experience management strategy across multiple channels to ensure they offer consistent experiences across all channels . We deliver a platform and build a business case for each channel based on its relevance to the target market. We provide comprehensive Digital solutions and Cloud based services which include an event management solution , web/mobile application development , a digital publication platform , on line project management & collaboration , digital learning solutions, mHealth , enterprise mobility solutions and a crowd sourcing quality management and usability solution to enhance customer experience . We deliver a comprehensive solution suite for a Mobile Application Ecosystem to MNO's which covers every critical success factor . Digital Solutions Group has developed substantial infrastructure, intellectual property and goodwill within the African market and has developed an international roll out strategy.

Chilled

Founder

Chilled

LinkedIn
2022-10 - Present · 4 yrs

Our mission at Chilled is to redefine nutrition with our plant-powered delights. Committed to sustainability, inclusivity, and uncompromising flavour, we aim to inspire a world where every bite of the nutritious and delicious food or scoop of our ice cre*m brings joy to both taste buds and conscience. We are dedicated to only sourcing the finest, ethically sourced ingredients, we strive to create a guilt-free indulgence that nourishes the body, delights the senses, and celebrates the beauty of natural food. Join us on this journey as we scoop up smiles, one tub at a time.

Digital Resilience

Founder

Digital Resilience

LinkedIn
2018-10 - Present · 8 yrs

South Africa

Delivering cyber resilience solutions that ensure business continuity in the face of adverse cyber threats, Digital Resilience interlocks best in class IT, Network and Behavioural Cybersecurity strategies to form an armoury of digital security assurances. Digital Resilience equips large enterprises, SMME’s and remote office networks with Cybersecurity efficiencies that anticipate and adjust to changes in cyber risk profiles and adheres to regulatory requirements. From MICRO cyber risks posed by end-point-users, individuals, or customers to MESO threats faced by groups or organizations and MACRO cybersecurity vulnerabilities at an inter-organizational level, Digital Resilience strategies and solutions drive a continuous circuit of cyber defence, custom fit to address client-specific cybersecurity and digital resilience requirements. Using a systematic, risk-based assessment of an organizations technical, operational, and behavioural vulnerabilities, the Digital Resilience risk management approach ensures the implementation of prioritised cyber resilience solutions.

CXG Customer Experience Group

Co-Founder

CXG Customer Experience Group

LinkedIn
2016-1 - Present · 10 yrs 9 mos
IAB South Africa

Non Executive Director

IAB South Africa

LinkedIn
2015-5 - Present · 11 yrs 5 mos

South Africa

The Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa, formerly the DMMA, is an independent, voluntary, non-profit association focused on growing and sustaining a vibrant and profitable digital industry within South Africa. We research, compile and share smart, motivating and actionable insights for you to make better digital marketing decisions. Email: debbie@iabsa.net to become a member. The IAB South Africa represents the digital industry across all sectors including the media, the marketing community, government and the public, and also acts as the channel through which international bodies can enter the South African digital market. The IAB South Africa currently represents over 200 members including online publishers, creative, media and digital agencies, brands and educators between them accounting for over 35 million local unique browsers and just under 1 billion page impressions. The IAB South Africa strives to provide members with a platform through which they can engage, interact and address digital issues of common interest, thereby stimulating learning and commerce within the South African digital space.

MVNE (Pty) Ltd

Founder

MVNE (Pty) Ltd

LinkedIn
2013-1 - Present · 13 yrs 9 mos

South Africa

MVNE is a South African company established in 2013 to exploit the opportunity created by the increasing diversification of South African mobile customers’s needs, and the related convergence of mobile and other industries. The primary objective of MVNE is to efficiently enable and aggregate multiple brands as MVNOs. While each MVNO sets its own strategy, creates its own unique products and tariff packages, distributes and sells them through its own channels. MVNE will provide the remaining expertise, strategic advisory, marketing services, IT implementation of the products, on-going management of traffic, rating, billing, pre-paid airtime management, and customer care.

BroadBrand (Pty)  Ltd

Founder

BroadBrand (Pty) Ltd

2012-3 - Present · 14 yrs 7 mos

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

BroadBrand offers comprehensive mobile advertising solutions to brands, publishers, mobile operators, app developers , agencies and media buyers. Broadbrand empowers its customers to exceed their mobile advertising objectives and achieve unparalleled ROI through the use of big data analytics to decide what is valuable to consumers, advertisers and publishers

Digital Asset Mangement Network

Executive Director

Digital Asset Mangement Network

2007-7 - Present · 19 yrs 3 mos

A leading provider of rights management solutions to the music and entertainment industries.

Connect Digital

Founder

Connect Digital

LinkedIn
2006-6 - Present · 20 yrs 4 mos

South Africa

Digital Connect is a next-generation telecommunications solution provider focusing on cloud and mobile

Experience iT (Pty) Ltd

Founder

Experience iT (Pty) Ltd

LinkedIn
2005-3 - Present · 21 yrs 7 mos

Campaign & Event Management (ExperienceIT) Designed specifically for Event Planners and Campaign Managers, ExperienceIT offers more than just communication and RSVP management. It has the ability to centrally manage key event components, to ensure information is delivered and captured accurately and instantly, maximising efficiency while being cost-effective and scalable, whether as a Managed Service OR as Software as a Service. DSG Events Our Events Solution is perfect for exhibitions, conferences, team building, product launches, mall exhibitions and social media launches. DSG ExperienceIT Events is a full-service event planning solution that provides complete planning, consulting, and supervision for both corporate and social events. Full-Campaign Management The DSG Events Solution offers full campaign management, which includes: Multiple log-ins and supplier log-ins, anytime anywhere access, South African hosting, design, project timelines and support, fully managed and partly managed events, scheduled communications, RSVP management, registration, onsite support, surveys and real-time reporting and database management for event. CPA and POPI compliance in one single solution.

Education

University of the Witwatersrand

University of the Witwatersrand

LinkedIn

Economics

1988 - 2001 · 13 yrs

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