{"id":59289,"date":"2014-05-30T14:57:09","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T12:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=59289"},"modified":"2014-05-30T14:57:09","modified_gmt":"2014-05-30T12:57:09","slug":"south-africas-coolest-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/banking\/59289\/south-africas-coolest-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa’s coolest bank"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new survey amongst South Africa’s youth finds First National Bank to be the ‘coolest’ bank in the country.<\/p>\n

Now in its 10th year, the 2014 Sunday Times Generation Next Brand Survey Awards, reveals what the South African youth, aged between 8 and 22, deem cool.<\/p>\n

The survey polled a sample group of 5,500 South African youngsters, with FNB coming out tops.<\/p>\n

“Coolest” Bank<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. FNB<\/li>\n
  2. Standard Bank<\/li>\n
  3. Absa<\/li>\n
  4. Nedbank<\/li>\n
  5. Capitec<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    BMW South Africa walked away with the \u201cCoolest Brand Overall\u201d award, while Coca Cola came in second, and Nike third.<\/p>\n

    Last year BlackBerry was the coolest brand in South Africa, but a trend from this year\u2019s Generation Next results was that the smartphone maker seems to have lost its edge among the youth.<\/p>\n

    Coolest Cellphone Application<\/h3>\n
      \n
    1. WhatsApp<\/li>\n
    2. BlackBerry Messenger<\/li>\n
    3. Facebook<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      WhatsApp has taken the top spot as the SA youth\u2019s coolest cellphone application, unseating BBM in the process.<\/p>\n

      Coolest Cellphone<\/h3>\n
        \n
      1. Apple iPhone<\/li>\n
      2. Samsung<\/li>\n
      3. BlackBerry<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Awarded by international YouTube celebrity Casper Lee, a South African, BlackBerry dropped two places since last year while Samsung rose two, with Apple\u2019s iPhone walking away with the prize.<\/p>\n

        Coolest Telecommunications Provider<\/h3>\n
          \n
        1. Vodacom<\/li>\n
        2. MTN South Africa<\/li>\n
        3. Cell C<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Little has changed in the rankings of South Africa\u2019s coolest network operators among youth, with Vodacom, MTN, and Cell C making up the top 3.<\/p>\n

          Coolest Hi-Tech Gadget<\/h3>\n
            \n
          1. Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet PCs<\/li>\n
          2. Xbox<\/li>\n
          3. iPad<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            BlackBerry and the iPhone have dropped out of the top 3 coolest hi-tech gadget rankings, with the Samsung Galaxy Tab and Xbox stepping in to take their places.<\/p>\n

            Coolest Computer Brand<\/h3>\n
              \n
            1. Samsung<\/li>\n
            2. Apple<\/li>\n
            3. Sony<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Apple lost ground to Samsung in the battle for the coolest computer brand. Unfortunately for those youth who love Samsung\u2019s PC brand, the company has announced that it will no longer be selling its notebook computers<\/a> in South Africa.<\/p>\n

              Coolest Console\/Computer Game<\/h3>\n
                \n
              1. FIFA 14<\/li>\n
              2. Grand Theft Auto<\/li>\n
              3. Need for Speed<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Need for Speed has lost its place as second coolest video game to Grand Theft Auto. GTA carries an age restriction of 18 in South Africa, so here\u2019s hoping its popularity is drive by the 18\u201323 year old segment interviewed by HDI.<\/p>\n

                Coolest SA Company<\/h3>\n
                  \n
                1. Google<\/li>\n
                2. BMW<\/li>\n
                3. Apple<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Google has come from below the top 5 to take the top spot among the youth\u2019s coolest South African companies, unseating DStv, which dropped to the sixth spot.<\/p>\n

                  The full results will be published on Sunday, 1 June 2014 as a supplement with the Sunday Times newspaper.<\/p>\n

                  More on South Africa<\/h3>\n

                  The world\u2019s biggest brands<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

                  Best and worst company brands in SA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

                  Top banking and telecoms brands in SA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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