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Millward Brown has announced the
Best Liked Ads from Q4 2013 with Coca-Cola's 'Share A Coke With Bobby' taking the number one spot. Have a look and see if your favourite ad made the list...
This week, have a look at how to make a complete change in your career direction for the better in
Juliette Attwell's BizCareers column.
In other news, Shoprite has launched its
first outlet in northern Nigeria despite concerns about security in the region; and the second edition of the
Colours of the Nile International Film Festival kicks off today, highlighting 48 African film offerings from around the continent.
Keep up to date with the Loeries Africa Roadshow which travels to Lagos, Nigeria tomorrow, 25 March, followed by Nairobi on 28 March and Accra on 16 April. Those interested in attending can email
africa@loeries.com.
Cheers!
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 | The second edition of Colours of the Nile International Film Festival (CONIFF) launched today, Monday, 24 March 2014 highlighting 48 African film offerings from around the continent. Read more >>
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 | Su-Mari Du Bruyn Too many businesses are getting customer service wrong. Bureaucratic business processes are making it incredibly difficult for employees to be flexible and accommodate unique customer needs. Read more >>
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 | The lives of millions of people across the world can potentially be improved through two new international networks formed between universities in the global north and south. Read more >>
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 | The University of Technology, Mauritius (UTM) and Bourse Africa have jointly launched a virtual trading simulation laborotory with the aim of fostering financial talent and further development of Mauritian financial markets. Read more >>
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 | The first stop of the Loeries African Roadshow was reportedly an all-round success, with around 180 attendees from Zimbabwe's brand communication industry. Read more >>
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 | The second stop of the Loeries African Roadshow took place in in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania at the Best Western Coral Beach Hotel with a crowd of around 70 representatives from the brand communications industry. Read more >>
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 | African journalists are encouraged to apply for a scholarship, offered by Global Integrity, to attend the international investigative journalism conference Holding Power to Account. Read more >>
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 | Issued by C Squared Pottermore's CEO, Susan Jurevics, speaker at this year's Festival of Media Global, talks to M&M Global about the website that has carried on the popularity of the world-renowned children's book series and gives her thoughts on this year's festival. Read more >>
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 | Telecoms service provider, Airtel, has announced that from mid April 2014 the new Nokia X smartphone will be made available for purchase in 17 African countries. Read more >>
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 | Smart Telecom, launched earlier this week, is expected to intensify the competition in the market. Company officials say the company's strength lies in offering cheaper calls. Read more >>
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 | What do the fatal Pinetown truck crash, Miley Cyrus and a skincare company have in common? Read more >>
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 | African filmmakers are invited to submit short films for Africa in Motion's prestigious annual short film competition, to which a substantial cash prize is attached. Read more >>
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 | Recent research from global IT market intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC) states that more than 45% of enterprises in Nigeria are planning to deploy unified communications and collaboration (UCC) solutions in the next three years. Read more >>
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 | Thursday, 20 March 2014 saw Shoprite open its doors in northern Nigeria, adding to its already 1,800 outlets globally. Read more >>
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 | Danette Breitenbach The African Retail Development Index (ARDI) launched on 17 March 2014 in Johannesburg. Compiled by A.T. Kearney, which has undertaken a similar global retail Index for years, this is the first time an African Index has been compiled. Read more >>
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 | ANKARA, TURKEY: Turkey's defiant Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a blistering new attack on social media on Sunday, 23 April, after his government banned Twitter just days before crucial local elections. Read more >>
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 | CANNES, FRANCE: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the members of the juries in the new Product Design, Film, Media and Promo & Activation Lions categories. Read more >>
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 | MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Russia has blocked three major opposition news websites as well as the popular blog of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, the latest in a media crackdown that comes amid Moscow's standoff with the West over Ukraine. Read more >>
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 | Anton Harber A journalist has to take obscure matters and turn them into engaging and understandable stories, showing people why they should care about them. Sometimes it seems impossible. Read more >>
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 | South Africans and visitors to the country can now explore South Africa using a Madiba-inspired tourist attraction map, which has just been launched by Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk. Read more >>
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 | Nthambeleni Gabara The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says 33 political parties have indicated their intention to contest the upcoming general election. Read more >>
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 | Rod Baker Feel like a getaway without the kids? Feel like getting married and need a romantic venue? Try Ambre... now Adults Only Read more >>
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 | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor Kia has updated its popular Sportage range and smartened it up with bits of fancy make-up, exterior and inside enhancements, engine and transmission upgrades and glossy cabin comforts, which are likely to push up sales, which already stand at more than 9,000 units since it was introduced to the local market three years ago. Read more >>
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