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Talking workplace trends... In her TrendsTalk column, Louise Marsland discusses five trends that are shaping the future of work: new behaviours; technologies; the millennial workforce; mobility and globalisation. Leigh Andrews reports on the first ever #MRMW Africa conference in [MRMW] Adapt or die - spotlight on mobile market research. According to Shirley Harding, executive head of market research at Standard Bank and speaker at the event, mobile is going to fundamentally alter the research path. I attended the recent BlackBerry Experience event, held in partnership with ITWeb, where keynote speaker and Head of Security at BlackBerry, Nader Henein, shared a few lessons learned from BlackBerry's experience with Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) customers and how to navigate this complex landscape. In other news, the grand finale of the annual AABLAs are quickly approaching, with the ultimate business game-changers being announced on 14 November; and if you missed last week's Biz Takeouts show, make sure you listen to the podcast which is now available. Last but not least, congratulations to our #myofficeinafrica Instagram competition winner, @kirsten85. The winning image from her office @junglecorner in Cape Town is fresh and unexpected and covers all the bases of a uniquely African office! Thanks again to everyone for making the competition such a success! Have a great week! Cheers! Ilse van den Berg, Editor: Marketing & Media Africa (@Biz_Africa)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". | Weekly top stories |
| [Louise Marsland] Do you remember work before the internet? When did we become so wired and connected to everything that work no longer has set working hours? read more>>
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Leigh Andrews Market research is a tricky topic, particularly when related to mobile use in Africa. Simplify the process by being device-agnostic and keeping literacy and language top of mind... Read more >> | Ilse van den Berg The recent BlackBerry Experience Executive Forum, in partnership with ITWeb, provided practical and actionable insights into the latest issues, trends and developments in enterprise mobility... Read more >> | Tiffany Markman This article began as, 'Why missions and visions typically suck: a letter to clients'. But then I did a bit of research and found a Bain and Company survey... Read more >> |
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 | On the last Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, host Warren Harding interviewed Will Green, Jason Haddock, Desré Burski and Colin Browne... read more>> | | |
 | Issued by JWT JWT South Africa has announced the appointment of Kershnee Pillay - ex Client Lead Director at Mindshare World South Africa and Media Manager and Strategic Buyer at Nestle South Africa - as Managing Partner JWT Johannesburg... read more>> | |  |
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 | GUILD, Africa's international design fair, will return to the V&A Waterfront Cape Town from 25 February to 1 March 2015... read more>> | |  | The new visual identity of the Africa Intelligence confidential newsletters is part of a full digital conversion process started 18 months ago by publishing company Indigo Publications... read more>> | | |
 | Airtel, MTN South Africa and Tigo, operated by Millicom, are the first carriers working with Mozilla to soon bring the first Firefox OS smartphones to Africa... read more>> | |  | Yossi Hasson In a fast-moving and rapidly evolving business environment, which is undergoing a transformative shift to digital communications - it is increasingly important for businesses to protect themselves... read more>> | | |
 | On 14 November the CNBC Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards will announce the ultimate business game-changers across five categories in a finale to take place in Johannesburg... read more>> | |  | African Leadership Network (ALN) announced the winners for the 2014 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship (AAE) on Friday, 7 November 2014... read more>> | |  | The fifth annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit will bring together over 3000 entrepreneurs, heads of state, government officials, global entrepreneurs, small medium enterprises (SMEs), corporate leaders, and young entrepreneurs... read more>> | | |
 | Namibian ICT provider, Paratus Telecom, in conjunction with Nomanini, have launched a new mobile airtime distribution service called Katiti... read more>> | |  | Vantage Mezzanine has provided $30m of expansion capital to Surfline Communications together with a fund co-investor in order to further expand Surfline's 4G LTE network in Ghana... read more>> | | | | |
 | Catherine Milward-Bridges I once heard someone say that his passion for skateboarding stems from being able to teach kids how to fall - or 'bail', in skateboarders' lingo. This piqued my interest... read more>> | | |
 | Standing out amongst a pile of CVs is often not easy, so how do you make a good first impression with a CV destined for the 'yes' pile? read more>> | |  | Juliette Attwell In this week's BizCareers column, Juliette Attwell answers questions related to contract and discrimination issues... read more>> | | |
 | GeoPoll has released TV audience data for top channels in Kenya for the month of October, including details on popular viewing times, average daily viewers for each station, and ratings for individual shows... read more>> | |  | A new analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Strategic Analysis of Public Wi-Fi in sub-Saharan Africa, finds that high mobile internet penetration rates in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya offer huge opportunities for Wi-Fi vendors... read more>> | | |
 | Danette Breitenbach There is a big opportunity to make money quickly in Africa, but you should rather go in and stay. This might require engagement with many small stakeholders and investment on your part, but winning in Africa requires a long-term view... read more>> | |  | Danette Breitenbach While the lines between online and offline retail have become blurred and call for a more holistic view, there was once a time when many believed that online retail would destroy its brick-and-mortar counterpart... read more>> | | |
 | Issued by Bizcommunity.com As building, showcasing and promoting vibrant African business communities is at the core of what Bizcommunity does, from 1 September 2014, under the title #myofficeinafrica, we asked Africa's Instagram community to participate in a competition to give us peek into offices in Africa... read more>> | | |
 | EbonyLife TV, which was up until recently only available to DStv customers in 44 countries in West, East and Central Africa, has now been expanded to audiences in the Southern African region... read more>> | | |  | LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND: Euronews has become the first international news channel for all sports, announcing the launch of its Sports United programme. read more>> | |  | NEW YORK, US: New York Festivals International Advertising Awards has honoured the World's Best Advertising since 1957. Here are some insights from Michael O'Rourke,President, New York Festivals. read more>> | |  | OTTAWA, CANADA: Canada's largest circulation newspaper, Toronto Star, announced yesterday plans for a tablet edition in the new year, following in the footsteps of another major local newspaper. read more>> | | | | | | | | | More International | |
|  | Hosting the Commonwealth or Olympic Games would not only allow South Africa to access a greater share of the global sports tourism market, which is estimated to be valued at between R2- and R6 trillion, but also better position the country for tourism and inward investment, according to Grant Thornton. read more>> | |  | PRETORIA: Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson on Friday, 7 November, signed an Inter-Governmental Framework Agreement on Nuclear Cooperation with her Chinese counterpart minister, Administrator of China National Energy Agency, Wu Xinxiong. read more>> | |  | The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it will today file the application for leave to appeal both the conviction and sentence of Oscar Pistorius. read more>> | | | | | | | More Government news | |
|  | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor Eye-catching design tweaks, lots of fancy new technology, upgraded engines and the addition of a new nine-speed transmission are some of the features Mercedes-Benz has added to its CLS to make it one of the most desirable four-door luxury coupés on the road. read more>> | | | | | More Motoring news | |
|  | Brian Berkman When the F&B director and chef de cuisine ask to meet you to discuss your dietary concerns, you can expect something special... read more>> | |  | Brian Berkman With his trademark tie and starched collared shirt, Rohan Vos, the patriarch of the family that redefined luxury train travel with Rovos Rail, inspects the steam locomotive. (Videos) read more>> | |  | Brian Berkman Four star-graded hotels gained sudden favour with government employees when staying at five-star establishments was considered too wasteful while the three star-offering and below seemed relegated to the budget traveller looking for the no-frills stay. read more>> | | | More Travel news | |
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