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 | On the last Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, host Warren Harding chatted to Hando SiniSalu, Craig Shelley, Trevyn McGowan and Kirsty Henderson. [twitterfall] Read more >>
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 | Issued by Volcano Johannesburg-based full-service advertising agency, Volcano, has been awarded Silver in the Ad Age International Small Agency of the Year Awards, held in Austin, Texas - the first African agency to take... Read more >>
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 | Brand Finance has released the 2014 annual report on South Africa's 50 most valuable brands, with MTN leading the way... Read more >>
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 | Christopher Bell, Interactive Intelligence's Channel Manager for Africa, has recently called for the creation of a call centre association for Nigeria and other African countries as a way of promoting... Read more >>
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 | Ilse van den Berg The fourth annual Habari Media Tuongee brought together the finest of the digital marketing industry to talk about the past, present and future of digital... (video) Read more >>
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 | 'think', the technology incubator in Kigali, Rwanda, has opened applications to startups and developers from all over Africa. The incubator will aim to identify and support leading tech startups seeking to... Read more >>
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 | Pierre Cassuto Digital publishing and advertising is a sophisticated, high-tech industry where we have an array of statistics and metrics at our fingertips... Read more >>
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 | Phatisa, an African private equity fund manager, has launched a free app for use by professionals in African private equity... Read more >>
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 | The African Management Initiative (AMI) has launched the first in a series of free online courses developed with top business schools, aimed at reaching 1 million African managers and entrepreneurs... Read more >>
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 | The Central Working Committee (CWC) of The Future Africa Awards & Summit (TFAAS) has finally released the Nominees List for 2014. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Gearhouse SA Market leaders in equipment rental for live events, the Gearhouse Group of Companies is advancing into Africa with the establishment of Gearhouse Ghana, a fully stocked operation located in Accra... Read more >>
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 | Issued by Inspire Trade Exhibition On 10 July, the doors seamlessly opened to what promises to continue to be the most important decor, furniture and retail event on the African continent... Read more >>
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 | An Egyptian court that jailed three Al Jazeera journalists for alleged ties with Islamists said on Tuesday that "the devil guided" the group to spread false news defaming the country... Read more >>
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 | About 40% of companies are investing in mobile technologies across their business and consider mobility as a key part of their business strategy, according to Accenture Mobility Report 2014. Read more >>
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 | Thabiso Mochiko Not long ago cloud computing and "bring your own device" to work began to change the way businesses and individuals used technology. This is now expanding to include the concept of the "Internet of Things" (IoT). Read more >>
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 | Issued by Adclick Africa Adclick Africa's newly-launched mobile DSP helps connect advertisers with an audience of millions across Africa by aggregating multiple mobile ad exchanges and enabling real-time buying of mobile display inventory... Read more >>
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 | Laurie Sloan, Issued by Amorphous Relevant SMS + appropriate audience + right time = excellent ROI. Laurie Sloan from Hudlr explains that personal relevance of this kind gives marketers a unique and powerful advantage... Read more >>
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 | Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard For a PR professional, scheduling the distribution of press releases from an enterprise or a organisation that is active in several African countries can present certain... Read more >>
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 | GfK, a global market research company, researches and produces an annual syndicated study called 'The Roper Reports Worldwide'. This is an annual quantitative consumer trends study conducted in 25 countries... Read more >>
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 | Perago (SIA Group) has officially partnered with Swish Payments to launch an m-commerce solution in Africa and Europe. Read more >>
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 | Small businesses can fail for any number of reasons - but, says Brad Sugars, founder of ACTIONCoach, although it seems obvious, topping the list is a lack of sales. Read more >>
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 | Steps, the Cape Town-based organisation behind the AfriDocs Film Week event, has provided financial support for African films focusing on some of the angry voices of African youth. Read more >>
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 | Next month will see FOX International Channels (FIC) launch two sports channels in sub-Saharan Africa, FOX Sports and FOX Sports 2, replacing Setanta Sports and Setanta Action respectively. Read more >>
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 | Ovum research predicts that most sub-Saharan countries - notably Nigeria and South Africa - will not achieve the ITU-mandated 2015 deadline to switch off their analogue terrestrial TV... Read more >>
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 | Tuluntulu, one of South Africa's top 10 startup companies this year, has recently launched ten channels that are available 24/7 on mobile... Read more >>
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 | HONG KONG, CHINA: Fans dressed as Transformers, Iron Man and Jedi knights were among thousands at the first day of Hong Kong's comic and games expo, where Xbox and Playstation went head-to-head with their new consoles. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Global sales of tablet computers edged higher in the second quarter, in the slowest growth since 2009, research firm Strategy Analytics said. Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK, USA: Microsoft said its profits took a hit from its newly acquired Nokia phone division but that revenues got a strong lift from cloud services. Read more >>
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 | South African businesses have been called on to take advantage of opportunities in Angola. Read more >>
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 | Anna Polonyi Kenya's Daily Nation and the Nigerian Tribune have both reported some digital security blunders... Read more >>
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 | The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has launched an investigation to determine the causes of Citrus Black Spot (CBS) discovered in a consignment of exported lemons to the European Union (EU). Read more >>
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 | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor Hyundai has given its popular Elantra a cosmetic make-over to make it look prettier inside and out, tweaked a few things under the skin, improved its ride quality and added a few fancy goodies to sharpen its competitive edge. Read more >>
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 | Amelia Verona Partying or relaxing? Australia is the best place to be. Down Under offers a lot... whatever your taste, Australia has it. Read more >>
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 | Brian Berkman Four Rosmead is the kind of Cape Town boutique hotel where you would put your visiting family and friends who can afford to fly First but choose Business class instead. Read more >>
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Mary Wells Lawrence "The best advertising should make you nervous about what you'e NOT buying. (via Facebook)" Robert H. Schuller "Faith is daring to put your dream to the test. It is better to try to do something and fail than to try to do nothing and succeed." Albert Einstein "Only those who attempt the absurd can achieve the impossible." |
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