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 | The mobile payments company Fortumo announced that it has expanding its carrier billing services to three new African markets... read |
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 | Experts at the International Telecoms Week conference in Chicago have highlighted the need to accelerate investment in Africa to facilitate the continent's broadband data explosion... read |
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 | Orange launches its brand in Liberia and continues to build on its strong presence in West Africa... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant Christian Kurz, senior vice president, global insights for Viacom International Media Networks unpacks the media company's latest global study and some game-changing insights on Generation X... read |
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 | An Accelerator Incubator Program provides an exciting new platform to support the development of women-led audio-visual content in Africa... read |
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 | She Leads Africa launches accelerator for women-run businesses with Work in Progress! Alliance... read |
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 | Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns radio journalist Fernand Cello's arrest in Madagascar... read |
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 | The World Council of Churches has penned an open letter to the media, calling on journalists to report on the famine currently ravaging parts of Africa... read |
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 | Issued by Loeries The deadline to enter the Loeries has been extended to 31 May, giving marketers and agencies an extra two weeks to be part of Africa and the Middle East's biggest creative awards... read | |
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 | Leigh Andrews The research industry was 'the man' over the last 70 years. Now, it is lying on its death bed. Do you have the courage to resuscitate it? Bérengère Parouty and Heather Tluczek of Kantar TNS unpacked this topic in a research paper presentation at Samra 2017 on how market research agencies will remain relevant in the future: Through symbiosis, evolution or extinction... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews Elna Pretorius, co-founder of Columinate touched on the topics of memes and how to make marketing research sexy again... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews ‘Fake news' was a hot topic at the annual Samra conference held last week. I chatted to CEO Leonie Vorster about the importance of future-proofing decision-making as part of an overarching marketing strategy, especially in the current media climate of fake news... read |
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 | Anna Bruce-Lockhart According to the Africa Competitiveness Report 2017, African leaders have a choice to effect structural reforms that improve people's livelihoods... read |
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 | Truecaller, one of the leading communication platforms in the world, starts rolling out its ad platform for brands in Africa... read |
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 | Malawi will become the first country in the world to use the Open Trial smartphone and tablet application to promote justice... read |
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 | A new video streaming service has launched in South Africa, with intentions to roll out throughout the African continent... read |
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 | Danette Breitenbach The annual Travel Indaba has re-branded to Africa's Travel Indaba, reflecting its evolution from a locally-orientated event to one that is representative of the African continent... read |
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 | Tanzanian-based agency, Aggrey & Clifford, has been recognised as one of the world's leading independent agencies... read |
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 | Domain Name Registrars hoping to capture a slice of the new ‘dotAfrica' will have to adhere to three requirements before they will be allowed to submit a domain name application... read |
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 | Kwesé and ESPN set to win with fans with the launch of Africa's biggest sports website and app... read |
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 | Agencies shine at African Cristal Festival 2017, held over the weekend, with Ogilvy Africa named Best Agency on the continent... read |
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 | Alan Smith There are so many different options for viewing TV content and when combined with the latest technology makes for a very confusing space... read |
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 | Matthew Longden Over the last few years, new languages have been introduced for both iOS and Android that could see the start of a new era in native mobile development... read |
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 | The global value of contactless transactions made via payment cards, mobile and wearables, will reach $1.3 trillion by 2019... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews Virtual chatbots are becoming commonplace in the B2B marketing sector as well as for general online consumer shopping. Here's what else to expect from the AI retail startup boom as it turns customer journey on its head... read |
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 | Cas Dreijer South Africa tends to fall into the same style of activations - especially when looking at emerging markets... read |
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 | Fabien Delanaud For many in developing markets, data remains a luxury and often agonisingly out of reach, even on mobile... read |
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 | Authorities in Cote d'Ivoire have introduced a new media bill containing provisions that criminalise press offences... read |
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 | Tom Jackson Kenyan ordering and delivery solution Sokowatch is plotting further expansion across East Africa after making Dar es Salaam, Tanzania its second market in February... read |
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 | Cartoon Network Africa has walked away with two notable accolades at the first ever African SABRE Awards... read |
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 | Latest research from PRC's Media View shows that time spent reading is more focused and far less distracted... read |
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 | Dave Nemeth I have been asked to give my feedback on whether or not cold calling is dead and my answer is quite simply, NO... read |
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 | Sam Smith Technology changes the way the world works, that's a fact. It revolutionised communication with the radio, made entertainment widespread with the television, and gave everyone access to information... read |
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 | Issued by Kantar Millward Brown Kantar Millward Brown's Best Liked Ads list celebrates SA's favourite TV commercials. These are the ads that have been rated as the best liked by the South African audience... read |
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 | Issued by Kantar Millward Brown Kantar Millward Brown research has found that just 15% of ads deliver messages that people can quickly absorb... read |
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 | Issued by DigitLab Fifty-one percent of people with online access use social media as their primary news source - a frightening thought, considering the amount of fake news and misinformation distributed on social media... read |
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 | Issued by Ipsos The African Lions project has uncovered a mass of invaluable information about a market that makes up more than 100 million people in sub-Saharan Africa - the urban middle class... read |
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 | Issued by Nielsen Nielsen's latest APi report reveals seven of the eight markets have changed rankings with Kenya now in first place and Cote d'Ivoire second while Tanzania remains steadfast in third position... read |
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 | Lauren Hartzenberg Globally, food and beverage are playing an increasingly important role in the reason people visit shopping centres... read |
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 | A recent study by World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) determined that the brief creation process still needs improvement... read |
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 | Wal-Mart Stores, the 800-pound gorilla of retail, is running hard to catch up in an increasingly crucial segment where it is neither the biggest nor the best: e-commerce... read |
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 | WASHINGTON, US: A fast-moving wave of cyber attacks swept the globe on Friday, apparently exploiting a flaw exposed in documents leaked from the US National Security Agency... read |
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 | Sindy Peters Leaders in the healthcare sector will meet at the seventh annual Africa Health Exhibition & Congress, 7-9 June 2017, at the Gallagher Convention Centre... read |
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 | Euromonitor International has recently released research on how industrial changes are shaping the B2B marketplace around the world... read |
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 | Jess Auerbach It's not often that you get to create a new university from scratch... read |
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 | Despite coming relatively late to large-scale food production and export, the continent has a number of advantages driving its ability to boost food production and access new global markets... read |
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 | Minor Hotels have announced an investment of over $7m in an extensive refurbishment project of Avani Gaborone Resort & Casino in Botswana, encompassing all public spaces and guest bedrooms... read |
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 | Sindy Peters Uganda's Minister of Water and Environment Sam Cheptoris kicked off proceedings in the Water track on the first day of this year's African Utility Week... read |
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 | When bulldozers rolled into their forest at the start of last year, the Ekuri community in southeast Nigeria protested: "Indigenes say no!" read |
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 | Keynote speakers at the AFC Live 2017, including acting President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo and Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, highlighted the need for African led-initiatives to drive the infrastructure revolution. read |
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 | Kenneth Amaeshi Many people will have heard of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. But less well known is the concept of sustainability at the root of these goals... read |
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