14 Jun 2013

Marketing & Media Africa

Today's top stories

MAURITIUS
CNBC Africa to launch Mauritius bureau
CNBC Africa, Africa's business television news channel, will launch its eleventh African bureau in Mauritius next month as it continues to widen its African reporting footprint. Read more >>

AdFu partners with Yookos to reach into Africa

Marketing
SOUTH AFRICA
Red Bull gives you...content marketing!
[Athar Naser] In our ongoing exploration of content marketing and our attempts to bring it to life, we're going to shed a little more light through a real-life example of 'stratospheric' proportion. Read more >>



SOUTH AFRICA
The many problems with working on risk
[Chemory Gunko] I'm not sure if it's particular to the marketing industry or just a sign of our economic times, but lately there seems to be an enormous amount of people who have come to the conclusion that the solution to their business woes is to have their marketing done on risk. Read more >>


Events & Conferencing
SOUTH AFRICA
The Africa Loudness summit appears at Mediatech 2013
[Issued by Mediatech] Asikhule, a business offering customised vendor certification and bespoke technical training, is proud to introduce the very first Africa Loudness summit. Read more >>


Exhibitions
SOUTH AFRICA
Hospitality and Foodbiz West Africa benefits from SA experience
Johannesburg-based expo organiser, Exhibition Management Services (EMS) has joined forces with Ghana-based Events and Projects International (EPI) to stage Hospitality and Foodbiz West Africa in Ghana at the Accra International Conference Centre from 2-4 October 2013. Read more >>


Mobile
GABON
Airtel reiterates its commitment to Gabon
Senior executives from Airtel Africa paid a courtesy visit on Thursday, 13 June 2013, to Gabon's Minister for Telecommunications, along with the president of ARCEP (Gabon's Regulatory Body). The visit was to discuss possible areas of synergy with the Gabon Emergent program and reinforce the company's long term commitment to Gabon. Read more >>


Online Media
SOUTH AFRICA
2013 and still chasing "Likes"
[Mark Schefermann] A sad reality is that in 2013 there are still brands wanting to set Facebook "Likes" as their main objective. The question is not how many "Likes" you have but rather what you do with them and whether they come from relevant "fans" - ultimately brand advocates. (video) Read more >>

AFRICA
AdFu partners with Yookos to reach into Africa
AdFu, the audience and display inventory network of sites owned by Kagiso Media, has extended its reach into the African online market by adding the Africa-born social network, Yookos, to its portfolio. This adds even more inventory to AdFu's African value proposition while also helping Yookos to drive revenue growth by maximising inventory yield. Read more >>


Retail
AFRICA
Nexans signs Redington as distributor for East Africa
Nexans, the worldwide cables and cabling systems company, has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Redington Gulf, a value added distributor and service provider that supports global IT and telecommunications brands in the Middle East and Africa. Read more >>


Sales
AFRICA
Engel & Völkers Southern Africa`s growth in sales
The growth in the property market has been relatively flat over the past few years, only showing signs of an increase in the last couple of months. With the subdued real estate market being so competitive, only a few agencies have managed to increase their turnover. Read more >>


Sponsorship
AFRICA
Pepsi confirms Konshens & Alaine Kampala concert
[Walter Wafula] International musicians Konshens and Alaine, are set for a Kampala show, according to Crown Beverages Limited, the maker of Pepsi in Uganda. Read more >>


TV
MAURITIUS
CNBC Africa to launch Mauritius bureau
CNBC Africa, Africa's business television news channel, will launch its eleventh African bureau in Mauritius next month as it continues to widen its African reporting footprint. Read more >>


International

UNITED STATES
Yahoo! says GhostBird after sale is sorted
SAN FRANCISCO,USA: Yahoo! has bought GhostBird - a startup that makes picture-taking applications for iPhones - to enhance its Flickr photo service. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
Google gets US$4.6bn in ad revenue
WASHINGTON, USA: Google captured more than half of the US$8.8bn spent on mobile Internet advertising worldwide last year and is expected to boost its share in 2013, a market watcher said on Thursday (13 June). Read more >>

UNITED STATES
Festival fans don't protect phones
WASHINGTON, USA: At least 92% of music festival goers are more likely to take a smartphone to an event than cash or and identity document, but many fail to guard against loss or theft, an industry survey released on Wednesday (12 June) showed. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
2013 NYF International Radio Programs & Promos Awards
NEW YORK, US: New York Festivals International Radio Awards honouring "The World's Best Radio Programs & Promos," will host the 2013 New York Festivals International Radio Awards Gala on 17 June. Read more >>


More International


Government

SOUTH AFRICA
Madiba's health improving but remains serious
Madiba's health continues to improve but his condition remains serious, says President Jacob Zuma. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Modise writes off R42m in youth bursary debt
The North West Provincial Government has announced that it will write off over R42m for the benefit of young people from poor and disadvantaged backgrounds who had studied through the Office of the Premier Bursary Scheme. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Ministers tackle rhino poaching
Environment Minister Edna Molewa will discuss rhino poaching with Mozambique's Tourism Minister Carvalho Muaria, an official said on Wednesday (12 June). Read more >>


More Government news


People on the move


SOUTH AFRICA
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