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#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

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#BizTrends2023: Retail's reality check

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Andy Hadfield, CEO, forgood.co.za

#BizTrends2019: Quick hit trends and the problem with competing giving behaviours

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Peter Khoury, Creative Circle chairperson and CCO of TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris Johannesburg.

#BizTrends2019: The rise of live communications and branded everything

Peter Khoury 16 Jan 2019

Kalliebree Keynerd, head of social media at Joe Public Connect.

#BizTrends2019: From disappearing acts to dark social and digital wellness

Kalliebree Keynerd 16 Jan 2019

Euromonitor's top 10 global consumer trends for 2019

Euromonitor's top 10 global consumer trends for 2019

15 Jan 2019

Olesia Bilkei ©

#BizTrends2019: Social marketing, and true word (of mouth) power

Leigh Andrews 15 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Digital, data-driven biometrics

#BizTrends2019: Digital, data-driven biometrics

Pine Pienaar 15 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Africa's consumers - connected, in control, and hungry for convenience

#BizTrends2019: Africa's consumers - connected, in control, and hungry for convenience

Ailsa Wingfield 14 Jan 2019

Alan Knott-Craig

#BizTrends2019: What's holding back the value of 4IR?

Alan Knott-Craig 14 Jan 2019

Godfrey Parkin, CEO of Britefire and of Angaza.

#BizTrends2019: Brand building must become more about customer experience

Godfrey Parkin 14 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Social brands get even smarter with insightful strategy

#BizTrends2019: Social brands get even smarter with insightful strategy

Mongezi Mtati 11 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Vertical video, Amazon muscle and integration in 2019

#BizTrends2019: Vertical video, Amazon muscle and integration in 2019

Johanna McDowell 11 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: The rise of new broadcasting business models in Africa

#BizTrends2019: The rise of new broadcasting business models in Africa

Joseph Hundah 10 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Africa's new creative direction

#BizTrends2019: Africa's new creative direction

Gary Harwood 10 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Business excellence in Africa relies on customer centricity

#BizTrends2019: Business excellence in Africa relies on customer centricity

Sarina de Beer 9 Jan 2019

Global trendspotter, Marian Salzman.

#BizTrends2019: Top 12 trends for SA and the world

Marian Salzman 8 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: The state we are in

#BizTrends2019: The state we are in

Dion Chang, Khumo Theko 7 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: A new golden age of OOH media in Africa

#BizTrends2019: A new golden age of OOH media in Africa

Greg Benatar 7 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Africa - The optimist's view

#BizTrends2019: Africa - The optimist's view

Andrew Skipper 7 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: The future of learning in relation to disruptive innovations

#BizTrends2019: The future of learning in relation to disruptive innovations

Neo Rantele Kuaho 7 Jan 2019

4 trends shaping the future of TV and entertainment

4 trends shaping the future of TV and entertainment

Jacques Bentley 31 Dec 2018

5 PR trends to look forward to in 2019

5 PR trends to look forward to in 2019

mamahlatse marokane 31 Dec 2018

2019 Content trends

2019 Content trends

Dale Ferreira 13 Dec 2018

Agency Scope UK 2018/2019: Early insights, possible trends

Agency Scope UK 2018/2019: Early insights, possible trends

10 Dec 2018

#MarketingFridays: Tapping into the African consumer

#MarketingFridays: Tapping into the African consumer

12 Oct 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping, BRICS Summit, South Africa.

The next decade of BRICS

30 Jul 2018

How Africa can embrace an AI-enabled future

How Africa can embrace an AI-enabled future

Zoaib Hoosen 18 Jul 2018

'Africa Rising' is a global megatrend - Euromonitor

'Africa Rising' is a global megatrend - Euromonitor

Louise Marsland 24 Apr 2018

The Soapbox Films team with Stein back-left.

VR and digital video storytelling as top marketing tools for 2018

Leigh Andrews 19 Apr 2018

Why and how to add ephemeral content to your marketing strategy

Leigh Andrews 12 Apr 2018

#BizTrends2018: 18 trends for 2018

#BizTrends2018: 18 trends for 2018

Louise Marsland 10 Apr 2018

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Euromonitor's top 10 global consumer trends for 2019

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Olesia Bilkei ©

#BizTrends2019: Social marketing, and true word (of mouth) power

Leigh Andrews 15 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Digital, data-driven biometrics

#BizTrends2019: Digital, data-driven biometrics

Pine Pienaar 15 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Africa's consumers - connected, in control, and hungry for convenience

#BizTrends2019: Africa's consumers - connected, in control, and hungry for convenience

Ailsa Wingfield 14 Jan 2019

Alan Knott-Craig

#BizTrends2019: What's holding back the value of 4IR?

Alan Knott-Craig 14 Jan 2019

Godfrey Parkin, CEO of Britefire and of Angaza.

#BizTrends2019: Brand building must become more about customer experience

Godfrey Parkin 14 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Social brands get even smarter with insightful strategy

#BizTrends2019: Social brands get even smarter with insightful strategy

Mongezi Mtati 11 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Vertical video, Amazon muscle and integration in 2019

#BizTrends2019: Vertical video, Amazon muscle and integration in 2019

Johanna McDowell 11 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: The rise of new broadcasting business models in Africa

#BizTrends2019: The rise of new broadcasting business models in Africa

Joseph Hundah 10 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Africa's new creative direction

#BizTrends2019: Africa's new creative direction

Gary Harwood 10 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Business excellence in Africa relies on customer centricity

#BizTrends2019: Business excellence in Africa relies on customer centricity

Sarina de Beer 9 Jan 2019

Global trendspotter, Marian Salzman.

#BizTrends2019: Top 12 trends for SA and the world

Marian Salzman 8 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: The state we are in

#BizTrends2019: The state we are in

Dion Chang, Khumo Theko 7 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: A new golden age of OOH media in Africa

#BizTrends2019: A new golden age of OOH media in Africa

Greg Benatar 7 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Africa - The optimist's view

#BizTrends2019: Africa - The optimist's view

Andrew Skipper 7 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: The future of learning in relation to disruptive innovations

#BizTrends2019: The future of learning in relation to disruptive innovations

Neo Rantele Kuaho 7 Jan 2019

4 trends shaping the future of TV and entertainment

4 trends shaping the future of TV and entertainment

Jacques Bentley 31 Dec 2018

5 PR trends to look forward to in 2019

5 PR trends to look forward to in 2019

mamahlatse marokane 31 Dec 2018

2019 Content trends

2019 Content trends

Dale Ferreira 13 Dec 2018

Agency Scope UK 2018/2019: Early insights, possible trends

Agency Scope UK 2018/2019: Early insights, possible trends

10 Dec 2018

#MarketingFridays: Tapping into the African consumer

#MarketingFridays: Tapping into the African consumer

12 Oct 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping, BRICS Summit, South Africa.

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30 Jul 2018

How Africa can embrace an AI-enabled future

How Africa can embrace an AI-enabled future

Zoaib Hoosen 18 Jul 2018

'Africa Rising' is a global megatrend - Euromonitor

'Africa Rising' is a global megatrend - Euromonitor

Louise Marsland 24 Apr 2018

The Soapbox Films team with Stein back-left.

VR and digital video storytelling as top marketing tools for 2018

Leigh Andrews 19 Apr 2018

Why and how to add ephemeral content to your marketing strategy

Leigh Andrews 12 Apr 2018

#BizTrends2018: 18 trends for 2018

#BizTrends2018: 18 trends for 2018

Louise Marsland 10 Apr 2018

Caroline Kende-Robb is chief advisor to Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown, chair of the UK Education Commission.

These are the eight reasons why 2018 could be Africa's year

Caroline Kende-Robb 27 Mar 2018

Consumer engagement today is shaped by technology

Consumer engagement today is shaped by technology

Gil Sperling 15 Mar 2018

Pete Case, chief creative officer, Ogilvy & Mather South Africa.

#BizTrends2018: The transformation of the advertising space

Pete Case 5 Feb 2018

#BizTrends2018: How to manoeuvre through 2018 and come out the other side

#BizTrends2018: How to manoeuvre through 2018 and come out the other side

Natasha Fourie 5 Feb 2018

#BizTrends2018: It's not on top, it's inside

#BizTrends2018: It's not on top, it's inside

Gillian Rightford 2 Feb 2018

#BizTrends2018: Trends in ad ops and ad tech

#BizTrends2018: Trends in ad ops and ad tech

Pilira Mwambala 2 Feb 2018

#BizTrends2018: Communication planning in a disruptive world

#BizTrends2018: Communication planning in a disruptive world

Gisela Seeley, Kantar 30 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail

#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Boldly advancing into the digital technology future

#BizTrends2018: Boldly advancing into the digital technology future

Lebo Madiba 29 Jan 2018

What's trending? Retro-millennia

Bronwyn Williams 29 Jan 2018

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Trends 2018: Omnichannel is the new normal

Jainita Khatri 25 Jan 2018

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Top ten global consumer trends

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#BizTrends2018: Talking to Africa in 2018

#BizTrends2018: Talking to Africa in 2018

Mimi Kalinda 22 Jan 2018