26 Sep 2012

Africa | Marketing & Media

 
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NIGERIA
Nigeria's LASAA boosts stakeholder engagement with Skype
Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency, reportedly Nigeria's first structured outdoor media regulator, is set to introduce Skype video as part of steps to improve customer engagement and delivery of its services to stakeholders. Read more >>

Cinema


KENYA
Canon launches filmmaking clubs in Kenya
Reaffirming its commitment to the filmmaking industry, Canon Middle East, recently announced its support for young, aspiring filmmakers in Africa by backing the 'Youth Film Makers' organisation, an NGO registered in Kenya. Read more >>

Events & Conferencing


ZIMBABWE
Africa's ICT experts to converge in Zimbabwe
[Marcus Mushonga] The growth of ICT in Africa and how companies operating in the continent can utilize technology to enhance operations will come under spotlight when ICT experts meet for a five day e-Tech Africa Expo to be held in Harare, Zimbabwe from 1-5 October 2012. Read more >>

NIGERIA
iROKO Partners joins Rancard at NigeriaCom
iROKO Partners, the online distributor of Nigerian movies and music, will be partner with Rancard, provider of cloud-based software for mobile content discovery and delivery, at this year's NigeriaCom. Read more >>

PR & Communications


SOUTH AFRICA
Why PR practitioners may have more power than ad agencies (Part II)
[Peter Mann] Even though ad agency bosses and media owners sit on a veritable pile of money, they live in the land of declining returns - where you have to run harder just to stay in the same place. Read more >>

Radio


ANGOLA
Minister congratulates LAC Radio on 20th anniversary
The minister of Social Communication, Carolina Cerqueira, congratulated Luanda Commercial Radio (LAC) on its 20th founding anniversary, on Tuesday, 25 September 2012. Read more >>

Retail


SOUTH AFRICA
Tiger Brands acquires majority share in Nigeria flour mill
SA consumer goods group Tiger Brands (TBS) has acquired a 63.35% shareholding in Dangote Flour Mills Plc in Nigeria for approximately R1.5 billion. The transaction is expected to be effected during the first week of October. Read more >>

Sales


AFRICA
Minus 40 finds mobile CRM solution with Maximizer
This case study shows how web-accessible Customer Relationship Management system fuels far-flung business growth, as salespeople can tap in anywhere, anytime. Read more >>


International
UNITED KINGDOM
Apple and the lost landmarks
LONDON, UK: Apple is facing growing criticism from users around the world who complained that the tech giant's new mapping system is riddled with errors. Read more >>

INDIA
Wal-Mart aims for first India store within 18 months
NEW DELHI, INDIA: US giant Wal-Mart said on Friday it aims to open its first store in India within the next 12-18 months after the government opened the vast consumer market to foreign chains. Read more >>

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Company news

Digital


KENYA
Everlytic launches in Kenya, gets set to raise the bar - Everlytic Kenya
Johannesburg-based email and SMS marketing software provider, Everlytic, has launched in Kenya. As part of its expansion into emerging markets, the company recently unveiled its Kenyan website, and is set to establish itself as the ultimate platform for sharing content via email and social media in Kenya. Read more >>


Government
SOUTH AFRICA
Govt meets parties for final e-toll talks
A final round of talks between government and stakeholders on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Programme (GFIP) got underway in Pretoria on Tuesday afternoon. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Road freight sector strike
Over 20 000 employees of the road freight sector were on strike over their pay increase yesterday, the SA Transport and Allied Workers' Union (Satawu) said. Read more >>

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Travel
SOUTH AFRICA
1time does it one more time
1time Airline's reputation as a professional, efficient and world-class airline has once again been publicly acknowledged by winning the 2012 World Travel Award (WTA) as Africa's Leading Low Cost Airline. Read more >>

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