2007 version 1 13/09/2007 2007 presentation to alphabet soup
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INVESTMENTS CURRENTLY HAVE
%59
51
25
24
16
15
14
12
10
9
7
6
5
4
3
3
1
1
74
64
33
28
23
23
21
18
19
15
12
10
10
8
4
3
1
1
Own Home
Total any shares/unit trusts
Unit Trusts
Shares (OM/Sanlam)
Jewellery/Diamonds/Watches
Shares on Stock Exchange
Shares / Share Options in Company
Timeshare / Holiday Club Member
2nd Residential Property
Residential property to rent out
Off Shore
Mortgage Participation Bonds
Commercial Property
Oriental Carpet / Art / Antiques
Gold Coins
Linked Products
Warrants
Derivatives Total SABRE R30 000+ personal income
PERSONALLY HAVE
30
43
49
12
34
38
63
5
HouseholdInsurance
Vehicle Insurance
Combined Package
None
Total SABRE = 320 000 Elite R30 000+ = 64 000
%
20
19
13
10
9
5
7
6
6
3
3
3
3
2
19
18
20
11
9
3
7
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
Outsurance
Mutual and Federal
Santam
ABSA
Auto & General
Standard Bank
Hollard
Budget
Dial Direct
FNB
Nedbank Insurance
SA Eagle
Alexander Forbes Priceless
Glenrand MIB
Any ST insurance = 282 000 Any ST & R30 000+ = 60 000
%
COMPANY USED – ANY SHORT TERM INSURANCE
Please Note: Only Insurance Companies with valid respondent bases are shown
63
55
52
15
10
7
Price
Service
Reputation
Special requirements
Broker's decision
Advertising
Those who haveany short term insurance = 282 000
%
FACTORS INFLUENCING CHOICE OF SHORT TERM INSURANCE COMPANY
PERSONALLY HAVE
75
66
45
57
9
82
77
55
62
5
Whole Life
Retirement Annuity
Endowment
Hospital/MedicalPlan
None
Total SABRE = 320 000 Elite R30 000+ = 64 000
%
40
31
29
21
11
10
7
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
43
37
37
31
13
14
8
5
4
2
4
2
2
2
3
Old Mutual
Discovery Life
Sanlam
Liberty
Metropolitan Odyssey
Momentum Life
ABSA Life
Hollard Life
Alexander Forbes Life
Professional Provident Society
Medscheme Life Insurance
Sage Life
Allan Gray Life
1Lifedirect Insurance
Regent Life Insurance
Total SABRE = 320 000 Elite R30 000+ = 64 000
%
COMPANY USED – ANY LONG TERM INSURANCE
%
FACTORS INFLUENCING CHOICE OF LONG TERM INSURANCE COMPANY
57
54
48
18
13
7
Reputation
Service
Price
Special requirements
Broker's decision
Advertising
Those who have any long term insurance = 293 000
Yes24%
No76%
OVERSEAS AIR TRAVEL - PAST 12 MONTHS
244 000
76 000
Base: Total SABRE Universe = 320 000
Travelled Overseas Reason
40%
60%
19%
Business
Holiday
Combination
Duplication occursBase: Travelled Overseas =76 000
Average number trips
2
2
4
Yes54%
No46%
LOCAL AIR TRAVEL - PAST 12 MONTHS
147 000
173 000
Base: Total SABRE Universe = 320 000
Travelled Locally by Air Reason
54%
58%
14%
Business
Holiday
Combination
Duplication occursBase: Flew Locally = 173 000
Average number trips
2
3
6
72
20
15
11
7
5
5
3
78
11
28
11
7
8
SAA
Kulula.com
Comair / BA
Nationwide
1Time
SA Express
Mango
SA Airlink
SABRE 2007 SABRE 2003
%
AIRLINES USED FOR LOCAL TRAVEL
Business
53
33
15
11
10
5
3
2
73
17
8
17
4
5
SAA
Kulula.com
Mango
1Time
Nationwide
Comair / BA
SA Express
SA Airlink
SABRE 2007 SABRE 2003
Holiday
CAR HIRE
55
27
22
7
6
4
4
49
31
27
8
5
4
18
8
10
2
2
2
2
Avis
Imperial
Budget
Hertz
Tempest
Europcar
National Alamo
SABRE 2007 Business SABRE 2003 Business SABRE 2007 Personal/Holiday
%
70 000 or 22% hired a car in past 12 months
Base: Those who hired a car (business/private purposes)
28
26
25
22
11
11
7
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
3
Hol. Inn / Crow ne Plaza / Garden Court
Protea
B&B / Guest House
City Lodge
Sun International
Southern Sun
Independent Hotel
Tow n Lodge
Sun City
Road Lodge
The Hilton
Game Lodge
Aventura Resorts
The Courtyard
Sheraton
Intercontinental
112 000 or 35% used accommodation to stay for business in past 12 months
STAYED AT FOR BUSINESS PAST 12 MONTHS
%
Base: Stayed in accommodation on business past 12 monthsScores of 3%+ are shown
%
LIFESTYLE
24
54
22
33
86
68
30
23
11
71
50
21
38
5
45
26
11
74
69
54
Travelled Overseas P12M
Travelled Locally Air P12M
Hired a Car Business P12M
M-Net Decoder in Home
DVD Player in Home
Total DStv in home
DStv - single decoder in Home
DStv - dual decoder in Home
DStv - PVR
PC in Home
E-mail at Home
Personally have Electronic Notebook
Personally have Laptop
Personally have Palmtop
Personally have Memory Stick/flashstick
Personally have 3G
Personally have Broadband Wireless technology
Personally have digital camera
Personally Have Home Theatre System
Personally Have Blue Tooth
80
73
69
68
65
61
52
49
46
45
43
36
36
35
32
29
29
27
27
25
Watching TV programmes
Reading newspapers
Watching sport on TV
Dining out
Listen to CDs
Watching DVDs
Listen to the radio
Reading magazines
Shopping for pleasure
Using PC at home
Going to movies / Cinema
Watch sport at match venue
Some exercise program / Running
Surfing the Net
Cooking
Gardening / Growing plants
Reading fiction
Participating in sport
Reading non-fiction
Cars / Interest in cars
%
Top 20 mentions
Reading newspapers moves from third into second position since 2003. Magazine reading has decreased from 60% in 2003 to 49% in 2007
1 in 4 bring work home to catch up with after office hours
ACTIVITIES
%
80
79
76
73
73
70
69
67
64
13
14
18
16
12
14
22
16
22
7
7
6
11
15
16
9
17
14
Trevor Manuel performs well asMinister of Finance
Proud to be South African
I am comfortable with the movein business towards digital
solutions
Companies should haveemployment equity plan
My company will be better offin a year's time
My company is better nowthan it was a year ago
SA companies are valuedacross African continent
2010 Soccer WC will boost SAeconomy
Business environment hasimproved over past 2 years
Strongly agree/agree Neutral Strongly disagree/disagree %
ATTITUDES
%
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55
53
51
48
46
46
46
45
26
26
26
27
27
28
28
26
25
16
19
21
22
25
26
26
28
30
SA current economics willimprove in next year
Government encouragesforeign investment
SA Business environmentsupports small business
Transformation processproceeding adequately
Thabo Mbeki performs well asPresident
Gautrain will provide asustainable boost to SA
economy
Trade Unions have negativeeffect on business
Black empowerment iscontributing to winning
business in SA
China is a threat to doingbusiness on African continent
Strongly agree/agree Neutral Strongly disagree/disagree%
ATTITUDES
44
43
41
38
37
36
35
30
23
17
19
21
25
35
28
28
23
18
39
38
38
37
28
36
37
47
59
HIV/AIDS is a threat toprofitability of company I work
for
Company worked for is likely toexpand into Africa
Business with other Africancountries will increase signif
Don't feel positive about currentSA economics
Concern about inadequateblack empowerment profile of
suppliers
SA business environment onlysupports big business
India is a threat to doingbusiness on African continent
Gautrain will make positivedifference to my life
SA is going same way asZimbabwe
Strongly agree/agree Neutral Strongly disagree/disagree%
ATTITUDES
%
18% 42% 28% 11%
Very Optimistic
Optimistic Neutral Pessimistic
towards current business environment in SA
OPTIMISM
Optimism towards the business environment has declined from 65% in 2003 to 60% in 2007
60% (78% blacks and 51% whites)