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Milk, popcorn... and NigeriaAhmed Bulbulia, writing from Nigeria, looks into the curious case of milk & popcorn in Nigeria, and still on the West African giant, we look at the nation and how it is among the 20 fastest growing economies and what that might mean. And just in case you haven't had enough of Nigeria, Burson-Marsteller has announced a new partnership in Nigeria... the launch of CMC Connect Burson-Marsteller in Lagos and Abuja. Leigh Andrews writes on the epic impact of global-local acquisitions and mergers... and spoke to Elian Wiener, founder and CEO of Epic Communications - recently acquired by Publicis Groupe - on the subject. Comment online in our ed's column archive. Go mobile with apps and m.bizcommunity.com. Engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Subscribe to YouTube and via RSS. Send all your African marketing and media news and event invitations to africanews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-africa@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read "How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news".![](https://biz-file.com/res/img/sprite/social/biz_24.png) | Today's top stories |
| | [Ahmed Bulbulia] I never fully appreciated the phrase "We are a product of our environment" until coming to Lagos. Small, seemingly inconsequential aspects of a society have a ripple effect affecting culture as a whole... read more>>
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According to latest survey released by New York based financial newswire service, Bloomberg, Africa's largest economy Nigeria has been ranked among 20 fastest growing economies in the World... Read more >> | Global public relations and communications firm, Burson-Marsteller, today announced the launch of CMC Connect Burson-Marsteller in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria. Read more >> | Leigh Andrews Independent agencies are few and far between. Elian Wiener, founder and CEO of Epic Communications - recently acquired by Publicis Groupe - tells us about the benefits of being an 'acquired agency'... Read more >> |
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![](https://biz-file.com/c/1503/265920.jpg) | Carat Division and Isobar, network brands of Dentsu Aegis Network Sub-Saharan Africa, have won bronze at the Global Dentsu Aegis Network Innovation Awards for 'Best Use of the Dentsu Aegis Operating Model'...(video) read more>> | | ![](https://biz-file.com/c/1503/265697.jpg) | Louise Marsland Is the 'Internet of Things' the biggest marketing trend for the next five years? International research shows that marketers and CEOs are prioritising the Internet of Things and believe it will have the biggest impact on marketers by 2020... read more>> | | |
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1503/265633.jpg) | Edward Lawrence From the recent South African SONA and Budget Speech 2015, it is clear that the development of the country's ICT sector has become a focus area for South African government... read more>> | | |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/b/1503/277880.jpg?3) | Anton Vukic Mobile methods of payment first came on the scene around ten years ago. At first, adoption was slow, as mobile technology was not on the level it needed to be to support the functions needed... read more>> | | |
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1503/265570.jpg) | Neville De Lucia Mastering communication skills can improve your professional image and expand your authority... read more>> | | |
![](https://biz-file.com/c/1503/265498.jpg) | We've all heard the saying, 'it's not what you know, but who you know'... read more>> | | | ![](https://biz-file.com/c/1503/266036.jpg) | HANOVER, GERMANY: China's huge IT sector is out in force in Germany this week, signalling to the world it is ready to not just copy but lead as a tech superpower... read more>> | | ![](https://biz-file.com/c/1503/266022.jpg) | WASHINGTON DC, US: Yahoo said Sunday it plans to introduce "end-to-end encryption" for email this year to boost privacy protection for users concerned about snooping from governments or hackers... read more>> | | | | More International | |
| ![](https://biz-file.com/c/1503/265825.jpg) | Condolences continued to pour in from all corners of the country on Sunday as news of the passing away of Public Service and Administration Minister Collins Chabane spread... read more>> | | ![](https://biz-file.com/c/1503/265859.jpg) | Linda Ensor The Department of Energy freeze on rolling out the solar water heating programme has created an uncertain environment that has deterred investors, Parliament heard on Wednesday, 11 March... read more>> | | ![](https://biz-file.com/c/1503/265779.jpg) | Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa acknowledged that waste is a serious problem in South Africa, which adversely affects the integrity of the natural environment... read more>> | | Ahmore Burger-Smidt | | More Government news | |
| ![](https://biz-file.com/c/1503/265880.jpg) | Brian Berkman What's not to love about 113 hectares of pristine fynbos...? read more>> | | More Travel news | |
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