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AFRICA
How to build a strong agency network in Africa
[Graham Cruikshanks] What makes a strong and effective African network? Is it the number of partnerships that have been established with local agency businesses in Nigeria, Kenya or Ghana...? read


[African Cristal 2015] Lessons for African creatives

Leigh Andrews

The African Cristal 2015 prove that African awards are being taken far more seriously than before. The call is to do great work based on smart, relevant ideas that tell the authentic African story... Read

Simple solutions for growth: Rules for winning marketing in Africa

Marilyn Dutlow Munga

With a population of 1,1 billion people, 65% under the age of 35, growing economies and increasing middle class spending power, Africa is every marketer's dream... Read

Three key reasons to avoid budget android phones

Nkem Ndem V

Android phones have seen a lot of amendments since it advent. From improved hardware to sophisticated operating systems and downgrades as well for budget types... Read

Biz Takeouts
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 152: IMC Conference Johannesburg with Jonty Fisher
Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show on 8 October 2015, from 9-10am, as show host Warren Harding chats to Jonty Fisher, OFYT - Group Strategy Director... read
Advertising
SOUTH AFRICA
African Cristal 2015 prizelists are out!
Congratulations to everyone who took home a 2015 African Cristal Award... read
Branding
SOUTH AFRICA
Apple tops the 2015 Interbrand Best Global Brands report
The 16th annual Best Global Brands report has been released by Interbrand. The report identifies the 100 most valuable brands around the world... read
Digital
AFRICA
Facebook, Eutelsat in African Internet satellite hook-up
European satellite operator Eutelsat Communications and social media giant Facebook said Monday they are working jointly to deliver satellite broadband Internet to connectivity-hungry sub-Saharan Africa... read
Entrepreneurship
SOUTH AFRICA
Barclays Africa launches third accelerator programme
Barclays Africa has launched Rise, a global start-up community pioneering financial services and unlocking Africa's potential. It allows Africa's innovators and start-ups the ability to scale their ideas in new markets following the launch... read
Social Media
SOUTH AFRICA
How to optimise Twitter for SEO

Charles Mburugu

A few years back, the question was whether to go for search marketing or social media marketing. People did not understand how social data could be used for SEO purposes... read
Media Freedom & Right to Know
SOMALIA
Somali journalist arrests condemned: rights group
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA: Somali journalists and rights groups on Tuesday condemned the arrest of two colleagues and the closure of a key television station by the government... read
TV
SOUTH AFRICA
No joke: DStv viewership record broken by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
International
GERMANY
WAN-IFRA releases World Press Trends report
The World Press Trends 2015 report, the definitive guide to the global newspaper industry published by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), was released Monday 5 October... read
UNITED STATES
Google morphs into Alphabet as new plan takes shape
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google announced that its new corporate structure was to be effective on Friday, with shares of "Alphabet" parent company hitting the stock market on Monday... read
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Business
SOUTH AFRICA
Creativity 101: The secrets of business brainstorming

Leigh Andrews

Play Pictionary, make lists to get the brain going and work in groups of two to five people to improve your business brainstorming, says Ross Chowles - ECD/creative strategist at The Jupiter Drawing Room... read
SOUTH AFRICA
Big data: Man vs the machine

Leigh Andrews

Principa CEO, Jaco Rossouw, explains how they've developed algorithms and models that have been highly accurate in predicting the results of the #RWC2015 rugby matches so far... read
New events to diarise
2015 All Africa Business Leaders Awards
ABN Productions - 26 Aug 2015, Lagos | 17 Sep 2015, Nairobi | 1 Oct 2015, Johannesburg | 13 Nov 2015, Johannesburg


Argus Africa LPG 2015
Argus Media - 20 Oct 2015 to 21 Oct 2015, Cape Town


Retail Congress Africa
i2i Events Group - 3 Nov 2015 to 4 Nov 2015, Cape Town


Angola Procurement, Supply Chains and Logistics
AfriClan Conferences - 16 Nov 2015 to 17 Nov 2015, Luanda


Algeria Foodexpo 2015
ELAN EXPO - 18 Nov 2015 to 21 Nov 2015, Algiers


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