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| TopCheck, Nigeria's leading price comparison site for financial services, offering free online comparison for insurance products, loans, and broadband internet plans, has been bought by Silvertree… read |
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| West Africa media round-up: hope for The Gambia, police crackdown on Nigerian media and more… read |
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| Customer experience has become an emerging battleground for most organisations, as they seek ways to extract further value from customers… read |
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| Smart Procurement World (SPW) and Commonwealth Investment Corporation (CIC) will host the Africa Trade Summit and Expo, 7-8 March 2017… read |
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| International hotel chain Tune has introduced the no-frills hospitality concept in Kenya's capital Nairobi. This is the company's first foray into Africa… read |
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| A new 'Community Help' feature provides a forum at the leading social network where assistance can be offered to victims of floods, earthquakes, fires or other kinds of natural or accidental tragedy, according to Facebook vice president of social good Naomi Gleit... read |
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| Robin Singh Product design is one of the most important factors in the modern market that sets apart successful product launches from the non-successful ones... read | | More ... |
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| SAN FRANCISCO - Pinterest on Wednesday infused more machine smarts into its online bulletin boards, pushing harder into e-commerce by enabling people to use smartphones to identify products they might wish to pursue... read |
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| BBC StoryWorks has revealed a link between emotions and campaign metrics that can enhance the success of content-led marketing campaigns. The right mix of emotions drive social media referrals... read |
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| Football legend Didier Drogba stars in a new Turkish Airlines ad shot entirely on the African continent… read |
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| Tom Jackson VC firm LoftyInc Capital Management has announced the close of its Afropreneur Fund 1 and the launch of a new US$25 million Afropreneur Fund II... read |
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| The International Committee of AFRIMA has called on the new leadership of the African Union Commission to forge a deeper integration of Africa through cultural exchanges… read |
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| International airlines are refusing to fly to an alternative hub when the only airport serving Nigeria's capital shuts down, forcing travellers to make lengthy detours at extra cost… read |
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| World Food Programme, UNHCR, the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement and many non-governmental organisations received aid from Germany… read |
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| Hundreds of Nigerians took to the streets in Lagos on Monday to protest against the government's handling of the country's economic crisis and to demand solutions to a crippling recession… read |
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| Vodacom, Kaduna State partner to launch ICT development initiative in Nigeria to support mass service delivery in healthcare, education and agriculture … read |
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| Tina Trinh Mastercard has launched a new digital marketplace for East African farmers to sell their crops and receive payment via their mobile telephones. read |
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| Twitter on Tuesday unveiled a new initiative to crack down on "abusive accounts," in the latest attempt by the social network to curb online harassment… read |
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| Next week, Johannesburg will be home to the largest entrepreneurial event in Africa... read |
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| SAN FRANCISCO - YouTube on Tuesday began letting popular online video personalities broadcast on the go using mobile devices, ramping up a challenge to Facebook and Twitter in the live-streaming arena... read |
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| Forrester's 2017 predictions indicate US online adults want new and engaging digital experiences and will switch companies to find them, IoT will suffer compromise and over 30% of CMOs could be ousted... read |
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| Thomas Jayne US farmers and agribusiness can help themselves by helping Africa meet its rapidly growing food needs. This can be done through investments in agri-food systems as well as supporting a sustainable, efficient global food system... read |
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| Brendan Brown and Ian Nuberg The general story is that farmers are adopting improved agricultural practices, that productivity is increasing and that rural economies are burgeoning... read |
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| Issued by African Market Research Association Africa Forum 2017 will see the launch of the much anticipated African Market Research Association (AMRA) and will set the African agenda for market research, including social research, opinion polling and data analytics... read |
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| The ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution' will offer new opportunities to achieving inclusive and sustainable growth by fast tracking market integration in Africa through industrial corridors and regional integration… read |
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| In celebration of Safer Internet Day, Facebook has announced partnerships with public sector agencies and non-governmental organisations across Africa... read |
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| The Huduma Card connects Kenyans to a convenient payment solution to empower citizens and move towards a cashless society… read |
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| Hazla Omar Robots are currently being manufactured in Arusha, Tanzania, on a trial basis by students who work under supervision of technological experts from Korea... read |
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| Tom Jackson A new fund to assist financial service providers across Sub-Saharan Africa has been launched to provide startups and SMEs with access to capital… read |
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| Danette Breitenbach Many in the business world are glad to see the back of 2016, but one month into 2017 and not much has changed. This is because what we are experiencing is not just a bump in the road; we are living in an inflection point in history where all the rules are being rewritten... read |
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| Serena Seunarain If you want to stay ahead of the pack, there are six top trends to keep an eye on in the digital and social marketing realm as 2017 sets off from the starting blocks… read |
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| Uber and Hubble (previously known as Taxi Media Group) have partnered to offer riders interactive entertainment during their trips... read |
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| A new subsidiary, WPP Health & Wellness, has been formed by WPP to build on it areas of competitive advantage and accelerate growth, new opportunities and better health outcomes for clients. read |
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| Damon Stapleton Quick, name your top 10 Super Bowl ads from this year. I know, it's a struggle. I am asking you to remember 10 out of a 100 or so ads whose sole purpose is to be memorable... read |
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| Kate Douglas The pay-TV market in Africa is getting interesting with Econet's Kwesé TV challenging MultiChoice's DStv... read |
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| JWT MENA Future 100 report on consumer drivers of change and behaviour for brands across the region… read |
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| Rwandan journalist Johnson Kanamagire wins APO competition trip to Dubai… read |
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| The 11th edition of the Africa Finance & Investment Forum ‘Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Growth' will be hosted in Nairobi for the first time… read |
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| Daniel Pelz Smallholder farmers, lack of equipment and meager harvests: Africa's agricultural sector is widely seen as not being ready to face the future. Modernisation can help increase production but that is easier said than done... read |
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| The number of international visitors travelling to historically avoided or forgotten destinations in Africa has seen a steady increase since 2000... read |
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| Esther Ndumi Ngumbi Microbial-based solutions, which are formulated from microbes, offer multiple benefits to crops. These include improved growth as well as protection from insects, drought, and other climate-related extremities... read |
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| Leslie Pascaud Economics has long been based on the assumption that as humans we make rational, purposefully thought out decisions that are in our best interest... read |
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| Louise Marsland We are entering a new era of brand activism as brands step up to speak out against political decisions they feel are morally wrong… read |
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| Giles Shepherd Certainly the greatest double-edged sword of the 21st century is the information economy. read | | More trends... |
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