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Get ready for #DesignMonth!

With Design Indaba just a few weeks away, February is Design Month on Bizcommunity. Look forward to exclusive design-centric interviews and thought leadership throughout the month, sure to expand your business-design thinking, and don't forget to join the conversation by using the hashtag #DesignMonth when you tweet us!

Fittingly, Nkem Ndem V offers three reasons Nigerian fashion is taking over the world due to high exposure on social media thanks to stars like Rihanna and Beyonce wearing stunning examples that create global interest.

Trending on the continent, Grey Africa has appointed Fran Luckin as its chief creative officer. We speak exclusively to Luckin about her sparkling creative career thus far and the state of advertising on the continent.

Go forth and design!

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SOUTH AFRICA
It's officially Design Month on Biz
[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Traditionally February is dedicated to all things design on Biz. This year we're rolling out the design theme, with a multi-industry Design Month feature on how design is influencing 20 sectors locally and globally... read


NIGERIA
Three reasons Nigerian fashion is taking over the world
[Nkem Ndem V] Nigeria is popular for a lot of things and most recently, fashion is in the fore. People all over the world, including international celebrities like Chris Brown, Rihanna and Beyonce have been spotted wearing different Nigerian clothing... read


BizTrendsĀ 2016
SOUTH AFRICA
Future film

Bryan Little

In our current image-saturated existence, with thumbs flicking through the world on Instagram and other social media with a relentless thirst, humans are consuming imagery on a scale never experienced before... read
More trends... | Full trend report...
Marketing
SOUTH AFRICA
Is 2016 the year that...

Gil Sperling

With the demand on marketers to deliver, 2016 will require that service providers upscale their technology to be able to deliver multivariate campaigns across platforms in real time... read
SOUTH AFRICA
Challenging the new normal

Christian von Selle

The times of high single digit growth in emerging market seem to be over. At least for now. Major economies are slowing down, commodity prices are decreasing... read
Advertising
SOUTH AFRICA
BREAKING: Grey gets Luck(in)!

Leigh Andrews

Grey Africa appointed Fran Luckin as its chief creative officer as of 1 February 2016. In this exclusive interview, Luckin shares some of the exciting plans she intend bringing to life once she's settled into the agency... read
Branding
SOUTH AFRICA
Managing reputation in a disruptive world

Elian Wiener

The media and communication landscape is constantly changing, with digital transformation and technological developments creating new opportunities, powers, behaviours and brands... read
Events & Conferencing
RWANDA
Inaugural African Transformation Forum takes place in Rwanda in March
The inaugural African Transformation Forum (ATF), which takes place on 14-15 March 2016 in Rwanda, will introduce an exciting new mechanism for continuous peer-to-peer knowledge exchange among African countries... read
Media
BURUNDI
Burundi arrests two foreign journalists
Burundi police said Friday they had arrested two respected foreign journalists working in the capital, as they reported on gunmen opposed to the government in the troubled central African country... read
Mobile
AFRICA
WorldRemit opens up MTN Mobile Money wallets in Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia
WorldRemit and MTN Group launched their joint services, following the signing of a global partnership agreement earlier this year... read
SOUTH AFRICA
It's hard out there for an app
The average iOS app makes 50 cents per download, with most discovery coming from a simple app store search. However, once installed, the average person only uses 26 per cent... read
PR & Communications
AFRICA
Top five predictions for the African PR and communications industry in 2016

Claudine Moore

As the African economy grows, more sophisticated PR and communications services will be required across this diverse continent... read
SOUTH AFRICA
Six trends communications professionals shouldn't ignore in 2016
As we settle into the new year, communication specialists traditionally take the time to evaluate the biggest trends that affected the profession in 2015... read
Radio
NIGERIA
Sweet FM goes on air in Ogun

Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji

A private radio station, Sweet FM, established in Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital, went on air on Saturday... read
Social Media
SOUTH AFRICA
Six tools for generating perfectly sized images for social media

Adeniyi Ogunfowoke

In today's social media world, you cannot do without pictures. This is because images add beauty to the layout of your webpage and can attract friends and followers... read
SOUTH AFRICA
Facebook extends Audience Network to mobile
Facebook has announced that Audience Network will now include support for mobile web, enabling 2.5 million Facebook advertisers to reach more people on mobile devices, with global availability... read
TV
NIGERIA
Nigeria's iROKO announces new funding for African content after Netflix arrival
Nigerian online television and film distribution service iROKO on Monday announced $19m worth of new deals, including with French giant Canal+, to boost operations and take-up across Africa... read
International
SOUTH AFRICA
Missing D&AD Pencils campaign captured on film
As a publicity stunt, thought up by Lucky Generals and D&AD, the D&AD Pencils simultaneously started disappearing around the world on 11 January... read
SOUTH AFRICA
Nike extends 'Better For It' campaign with online video series
Nike Women has extended its 'Better For It' campaign with online video series, Margot vs Lily beginning on 1 February 2016, and a online destination for Better For It on nike.com... read
UNITED STATES
Google paid USD1bn for search spot on iPhones: report
SAN FRANCISCO: Internet giant Google paid Apple a billion dollars in 2014 to be the go-to search tool on iPhones, Bloomberg reported, citing court documents... read
More International
Business
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Online Insights] Internships
This week, our 'Biz Online Insights' section explores the South African online population's views on internships... read
SOUTH AFRICA
Brands, here's why you should care about 'woke Twitter'

Sarah Britten

Woke Twitter could bring down your campaign and cause severe reputational damage. Here's why this audience should be considered as an essential part of the strategic and creative process... read
SOUTH AFRICA
Dealing with employees' antisocial social media behaviour
While it may not be the conventional nature of an act of misconduct, the age of social media and technological advancement has changed the way in which we communicate and engage with other individuals and with the public... read
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New events to diarise
Internal communication management
PRISA - 8 Feb 2016 to 9 Feb 2016, Randburg, Johannesburg


The art of storytelling - speech and script writing
PRISA - 12 Feb 2016, Randburg, Johannesburg


Strategic role of public relations
PRISA - 16 Feb 2016, Polokwane


3rd annual digital and mobile business summit
Knowledge Integration Web (Pty) Ltd - 29 Feb 2016, Johannesburg


Magaliesburg writing retreat
Allaboutwriting - 4 Mar 2016 to 6 Mar 2016, Magaliesburg


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