New editor for Bizcommunity AFRICA
It is a privilege to be back at the helm of a Bizcommunity media community as editor of the Bizcommunity.com Africa Media and Marketing portal. Previously, as editor of Bizcommunity South Africa Media & Marketing (2003-2008), we made history in South Africa by building the biggest media and marketing B2B community in Africa.
I hope to do the same with the Africa portal as we expand our content offering with daily newsletters from 25 May; new contributors from within the continent; a renewed focus on innovation and digital advances across Africa.
As Bizcommunity's trend curator and a journalist and editor in the media and marketing industry for over 20 years, I am well aware that the incredible innovation and creativity on the continent is vastly underreported and I am thrilled to be able to write again about African enterprise, sustainability and innovation for Bizcommunity.
Have a creative week!
Louise Marsland
Africa Editor: Bizcommunity.comComment 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". | |
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 | Beverley Klein AdJoin Media has appointed Amanda Louw as head of publisher relations. Louw was formerly at AdClick Africa working with agencies, publishers, ad networks and ad-serving technologies... read | | |
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 | Leigh Andrews This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with technophile Femi Oke, host of The Stream on Al Jazeera English... read | | |
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 | On the latest episode of Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show host Warren Harding spoke to Amanda Herson... read |
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 | Kingsley Ighobor Japan is increasingly eager to support Africa's transformation... read |
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 | The main reasons for a relative economic slowdown are not unique to Africa and are the same as those weighing down the global economy... read |
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 | In this uncertain global economic environment, Africa's CEOs at the World Economic Forum on Africa are looking to innovation and technology to stimulate growth... read |
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 | TB, HIV and Aids awareness Z-card produced for Lesotho government... read |
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 | From 26 May to 4 June 2016, the African Film Festival - FCAT 2016 - will set up a bridge for dialogue between the Spanish and Moroccan shores of the Strait of Gibraltar... read |
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 | IDC's Mark Walker Discusses Building Sustainable Smart Cities... read |
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 | YahClick, the satellite broadband service in Africa, to expand to 19 African countries with the launch of Al Yah 3 satellite... read |
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 | Four young Egyptians have been remanded in custody, accused of making fun of the government in a satirical video posted on social networks... read |
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 | Stanford Seed, a Stanford Graduate School of Business-led initiative committed to enabling business owners to lead their regions to greater prosperity, has launched in Kenya... read |
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 | The Planet Earth Institute (PEI) and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) initiative, in partnership with the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), has launched 'Her Excellency Mrs Ameenah Gurib-Fakim PhD Scholarship Programme' in Mauritius. Additional partners will be announced in due course... read |
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 | Issued by Wits Language School This week is Africa Week at Wits University, part of the celebrations around Africa Day on 25 May which commemorates the founding of the Organisation for African Unity (OAU), which then became the African Union (AU)... read |
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 | Ringier One Africa Media (ROAM) was officially launched today, 10 May 2016, creating a powerful new classifieds media brand in Africa... read |
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 | Greg Hatfield Many organisations are now turning to mobile-first strategies that provide more access and encourage employees' mobility to improve productivity... read |
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 | Adegboye Adeniyi Quick question: Do you have a blog on your website? Are you struggling with driving traffic to your blog? Do you want to grow your blog so that you can in turn use it to grow your corporate website... read |
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 | CDNetworks, chosen by APO, brings 95% reduction in global website load times for press release distribution platform... read |
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 | Issued by Private Property Ringier Africa and One Africa Media (OAM) have agreed to merge their pan-African Classifieds assets to create and grow Africa's largest classifieds group... read |
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 | Louise Marsland The disruption of work - from hiring, to new industries and the new skills required to remain relevant in the future - is going to be massive, says trend guru Dion Chang... read |
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 | Graeme Pitt Insights into investing in Nigeria, the economic powerhouse of Africa... read |
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 | Government of Rwanda collaborates with MasterCard to fast-track Rwanda's 2020 Vision of a cashless society... read |
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 | Vasari acquisition of KWV set to transform African spirits market... read |
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 | Experienced Nigerian consumers are ahead of the curve when it comes to online shopping compared to consumers in Kenya and South Africa, according to the Broll Shopper Segmentation Report 2016 Volume 1... read |
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 | Hilary Joffe The much delayed merger to create Africa's largest Coca-Cola bottler was finally given the nod on Tuesday by the Competition Tribunal... read |
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 | Issued by Business and Arts South Africa The upcoming BASA Africa Business Breakfast, supported by Standard Bank, will explore the emergence - and growing importance - of Creative Change: A New Business Paradigm... read |
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 | Popimedia, wholly owned subsidiary of Publicis Africa Group, is encouraging local tech startups to participate in technology conference VIVA Technology Paris, running from 30 June to 2 July 2016... read |
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 | Glow TV, launched by Kagiso Media in October 2013, will no longer be available on media platforms from 30 June 2016... read |
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Norman Vincent Peale "Change your thoughts and you change your world." Bertrand Russell "The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." Malala Yousafzai "Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world." |
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