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 | [Golden Muzanago] African brands are absent from the Interbrand 2013 list of 100 Best Global Brands and had one African brand listed in the Millward Brown BrandZ 2013 survey. No matter which agency you trust between the two, Africa's performance on the top tier global brands is just not up to scratch. Read more >> |
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 | Louise Robinson Telemarketing tends to get a bad rap, because when it is done incorrectly or badly, it can be a great annoyance with which business owners risk driving prospective customers away and even alienating their existing ones. Read more >> |
 | Issued by Right Stuff The introduction of the Spaza Shop Kiosk presented informal traders, rural vendors and corporates with additional business opportunities by expanding into rural communities with a product which was relatively low-cost and easy to set up. Read more >> |
 | Issued by The Brand Union The Brand Union Africa recently hosted an inaugural Brand Experience Conference entitled Own Your Own Brand, in Ikoye, Lagos, for some 40 guests at the Wheatbaker Hotel. The esteemed guests represented some of Nigeria's blue chip brands across a myriad of business sectors. Read more >> |
 | Memeburn reports that Twitter now let's you receive direct messages (DMs) from people you aren't following; and, in what seems to be an effort to combat spam, the micro blogging site's users can no longer include links in DMs, reports ReadWrite. Read more >> |
 | Issued by Everlytic Kenya Everlytic will be hosting workshops in Nairobi, Johannesburg and Cape Town for digital marketers, agencies and start-ups to learn more about integrating social media and email marketing. Read more >> |
 | Hilton Veldsman, Issued by NATIVE Africa is not for sissies, but it presents a land of opportunity for those who are prepared to invest in the growing economies that comprise the continent. Read more >> |
 | Nick Sato Kenyan mobile provider Safaricom has invested KSh24.88 billion (US$293 million) to improve its network coverage in Kenya. Read more >> |
 | The Beat 99.9fm launched a new show, 'The Spinlet Digital Radio' hour, on 15 October 2013. Nigeria's 'Godfather of Music', Olisa Adibua, is set to host the new show. Read more >> |
 | South Africa launched an online, 24-hour radio station on Thursday, 17 October that aims to showcase its foreign policy and shore up its position as a continental economic and political powerhouse. Read more >> |
 | JobMe Nigeria was created to make job search easy and fun. It provides job searchers with the links to the latest job ads daily from as many sources as possible (more than 20 job websites, Twitter and Facebook) and presents them under one roof. Read more >> |
 | FOX International Channels (FIC) and Euroleague Basketball have signed a four-year broadcasting agreement that will bring the fast-paced excitement of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague to basketball fans throughout Europe and Africa. Read more >> |
 | BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - The European Commission called a public review on the remedies offered by South Korean electronics company Samsung concerning allegations it has abused its dominant market position in its fight with Apple. Read more >> |
 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google's shares rose to a record high, and almost broke the US$1,000 mark after quarterly earnings figures showed the Internet company's profits are climbing despite a trend toward cheaper advertising on smartphones and tablets. Read more >> |
 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Microsoft released Windows 8.1 on Thursday, 17 October, after tweaking the operating system designed for various devices that had confused some users. Read more >> |
More International
 | President Jacob Zuma's Cabinet has issued a statement dismissing claims that it is divided over the Control of Marketing of Alcohol Beverages Bill. Read more >> |
More Government news
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