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Lidl's global holiday campaign was created by BBDO Germany and its chief creative officer, South African-born Jonathan Deeb and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Tom Hooper (Image supplied)

BBDO Germany's 6 minute brand film for Lidl's global holiday campaign

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SA’s MellowVans brings mobile EV stores to African telcos

SA’s MellowVans brings mobile EV stores to African telcos

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25 Jul 2018

Brands should help combat smuggling in clothing and textile manufacturing sector

Brands should help combat smuggling in clothing and textile manufacturing sector

25 Jul 2018

#MobileCommerce: E-commerce starts to connect with South African consumers

#MobileCommerce: E-commerce starts to connect with South African consumers

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Burberry burns £28.6m worth of unsold products to be more exclusive

23 Jul 2018

(L-R): Allen Semboze, Regional Head Africa of Unimoni, and Promoth Manghat, Executive Director of Finablr.

Unimoni rebrand targets 14 African markets

23 Jul 2018

#MobileCommerce: From search to checkout, the top 5 features likely to make your user tap "buy now"

#MobileCommerce: From search to checkout, the top 5 features likely to make your user tap "buy now"

Lynette Hundermark 20 Jul 2018

5 expectations of the African millennial consumer

5 expectations of the African millennial consumer

19 Jul 2018

#MobileCommerce: The right product, to the right customer, at the right time

#MobileCommerce: The right product, to the right customer, at the right time

Lauren Hartzenberg 18 Jul 2018

AGOA must support AfCFTA

AGOA must support AfCFTA

16 Jul 2018

#MobileCommerce: The growth of mobile shopping in South Africa

#MobileCommerce: The growth of mobile shopping in South Africa

Graham Du Plessis 13 Jul 2018

The future of retail: Clicks, bricks and data-driven insights

The future of retail: Clicks, bricks and data-driven insights

Sarah Quinlan 13 Jul 2018

Edcon bids farewell to Boardmans and Red Square brands

Edcon bids farewell to Boardmans and Red Square brands

Lauren Hartzenberg 9 Jul 2018

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

5 Jul 2018

Woolies celebrates #Mandela100 with 3 cause-related products

Woolies celebrates #Mandela100 with 3 cause-related products

4 Jul 2018

#MobileCommerce: Step into the future with mobile

#MobileCommerce: Step into the future with mobile

Dave Nemeth 4 Jul 2018

#MobileCommerce: The rise of mobile shopping and its impact on business

#MobileCommerce: The rise of mobile shopping and its impact on business

Robyn Cooke 2 Jul 2018

Implement GDPR or organisations risk losing business

Implement GDPR or organisations risk losing business

21 Jun 2018

Juliet Anammah, Jumia Nigeria CEO.

Building tomorrow's African e-commerce infrastructure

21 Jun 2018

Experience, it's more than entertainment

Experience, it's more than entertainment

Bronwyn Williams 21 Jun 2018

The 2018 Cannes Lions Experience track Grand Prix winners.

#CannesLions2018: Experience Lions winners!

20 Jun 2018

Customer experience: you're most probably doing it wrong

Customer experience: you're most probably doing it wrong

Juanita Vorster 19 Jun 2018

Investing in your customers yields returns

Investing in your customers yields returns

14 Jun 2018

#AfricaMonth: Brands and cultural diversity across Africa

#AfricaMonth: Brands and cultural diversity across Africa

Trevor Chueu 25 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Beware - Africa's brand growth comes with counterfeiting challenges

Vanessa Ferguson 25 May 2018

Nielsen Consumer 360 event unpacks major shifts in SA's consumer landscape

Nielsen Consumer 360 event unpacks major shifts in SA's consumer landscape

21 May 2018

Global e-commerce communities are disrupting the retail marketplace

Global e-commerce communities are disrupting the retail marketplace

21 May 2018

Mommy's little cyborg: Meet Generation Alpha

Mommy's little cyborg: Meet Generation Alpha

Bronwyn Williams 11 May 2018

Jaza Duka benefits local communities by giving them quicker, more reliable access to the products they need most to support their families.

Pilot study to overcome cash constraints for entrepreneurs

9 May 2018

Responsiveness, the only way to go for future-fit brands

Responsiveness, the only way to go for future-fit brands

James Maposa 26 Apr 2018

'Africa Rising' is a global megatrend - Euromonitor

'Africa Rising' is a global megatrend - Euromonitor

Louise Marsland 24 Apr 2018

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Burberry burns £28.6m worth of unsold products to be more exclusive

23 Jul 2018

(L-R): Allen Semboze, Regional Head Africa of Unimoni, and Promoth Manghat, Executive Director of Finablr.

Unimoni rebrand targets 14 African markets

23 Jul 2018

#MobileCommerce: From search to checkout, the top 5 features likely to make your user tap "buy now"

#MobileCommerce: From search to checkout, the top 5 features likely to make your user tap "buy now"

Lynette Hundermark 20 Jul 2018

5 expectations of the African millennial consumer

5 expectations of the African millennial consumer

19 Jul 2018

#MobileCommerce: The right product, to the right customer, at the right time

#MobileCommerce: The right product, to the right customer, at the right time

Lauren Hartzenberg 18 Jul 2018

AGOA must support AfCFTA

AGOA must support AfCFTA

16 Jul 2018

#MobileCommerce: The growth of mobile shopping in South Africa

#MobileCommerce: The growth of mobile shopping in South Africa

Graham Du Plessis 13 Jul 2018

The future of retail: Clicks, bricks and data-driven insights

The future of retail: Clicks, bricks and data-driven insights

Sarah Quinlan 13 Jul 2018

Edcon bids farewell to Boardmans and Red Square brands

Edcon bids farewell to Boardmans and Red Square brands

Lauren Hartzenberg 9 Jul 2018

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

5 Jul 2018

Woolies celebrates #Mandela100 with 3 cause-related products

Woolies celebrates #Mandela100 with 3 cause-related products

4 Jul 2018

#MobileCommerce: Step into the future with mobile

#MobileCommerce: Step into the future with mobile

Dave Nemeth 4 Jul 2018

#MobileCommerce: The rise of mobile shopping and its impact on business

#MobileCommerce: The rise of mobile shopping and its impact on business

Robyn Cooke 2 Jul 2018

Implement GDPR or organisations risk losing business

Implement GDPR or organisations risk losing business

21 Jun 2018

Juliet Anammah, Jumia Nigeria CEO.

Building tomorrow's African e-commerce infrastructure

21 Jun 2018

Experience, it's more than entertainment

Experience, it's more than entertainment

Bronwyn Williams 21 Jun 2018

The 2018 Cannes Lions Experience track Grand Prix winners.

#CannesLions2018: Experience Lions winners!

20 Jun 2018

Customer experience: you're most probably doing it wrong

Customer experience: you're most probably doing it wrong

Juanita Vorster 19 Jun 2018

Investing in your customers yields returns

Investing in your customers yields returns

14 Jun 2018

#AfricaMonth: Brands and cultural diversity across Africa

#AfricaMonth: Brands and cultural diversity across Africa

Trevor Chueu 25 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Beware - Africa's brand growth comes with counterfeiting challenges

Vanessa Ferguson 25 May 2018

Nielsen Consumer 360 event unpacks major shifts in SA's consumer landscape

Nielsen Consumer 360 event unpacks major shifts in SA's consumer landscape

21 May 2018

Global e-commerce communities are disrupting the retail marketplace

Global e-commerce communities are disrupting the retail marketplace

21 May 2018

Mommy's little cyborg: Meet Generation Alpha

Mommy's little cyborg: Meet Generation Alpha

Bronwyn Williams 11 May 2018

Jaza Duka benefits local communities by giving them quicker, more reliable access to the products they need most to support their families.

Pilot study to overcome cash constraints for entrepreneurs

9 May 2018

Responsiveness, the only way to go for future-fit brands

Responsiveness, the only way to go for future-fit brands

James Maposa 26 Apr 2018

'Africa Rising' is a global megatrend - Euromonitor

'Africa Rising' is a global megatrend - Euromonitor

Louise Marsland 24 Apr 2018

Empathy - a two-way street in customer service

Empathy - a two-way street in customer service

Wynand Smit 18 Apr 2018

Are you asking the why beyond the why?

Are you asking the why beyond the why?

Lara-Anne Derbyshire 18 Apr 2018

E-commerce and millennials

E-commerce and millennials

Fiona Brauns 18 Apr 2018

The role of mobile in building brand loyalty

Nicholas Bednall 16 Apr 2018

Ghana's Kudobuzz makes second acquisition of year

Ghana's Kudobuzz makes second acquisition of year

Tom Jackson 12 Apr 2018

H&M’s New Routine sportswear campaign featuring graffiti artist Revok’s unauthorised artwork in the background. © H&M

Big brands ripping off street art is not cool: why illegal graffiti should be protected by copyright

Enrico Bonadio 9 Apr 2018

Easy steps to effective crisis communication

Easy steps to effective crisis communication

Madelain Roscher 3 Apr 2018

Caroline Kende-Robb is chief advisor to Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown, chair of the UK Education Commission.

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Caroline Kende-Robb 27 Mar 2018

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#ECMA18: It's not an apocalypse, it's a retail revolution

Lauren Hartzenberg 26 Mar 2018

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Collins Mwai 22 Mar 2018

Sharpening African manufacturers' competitive edge with technology

Sharpening African manufacturers' competitive edge with technology

Matthew Kibby 20 Mar 2018

IFEC product standpoints for African airlines, tech-savvy passengers and content producers

IFEC product standpoints for African airlines, tech-savvy passengers and content producers

Kevin Odhiambo Opiyo 19 Mar 2018

Online delivery startup Gulivery scales across Somalia

Tom Jackson 16 Mar 2018

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