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Human8 and L’Oréal win 2024 Esomar Award for pioneering consumer empathy programme

Human8 and L’Oréal win 2024 Esomar Award for pioneering consumer empathy programmeHuman8

Source: © 123rf Warc research found that while 71% of marketers agreed that their business was ambitious about delivering creative excellence, only 37% of respondents felt their business had the right capabilities to deliver ground-breaking ideas

Warc: Gap between ambition and ability a hurdle to creative effectiveness

11 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf South Africa's ad market is expected to see 6.0% this year says Warc

Warc: SA's admarket to grow 6%, as global ad investment more than doubles

22 Aug 2024

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Marketers anticipate greater privacy regulation in 2020 [report]

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#BFGlobal500: Amazon breaks $200bn mark, still world's most valuable brand

22 Jan 2020

Top 10 global consumer trends for 2020 - Euromonitor

Top 10 global consumer trends for 2020 - Euromonitor

14 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: The future of retailing in sub-Saharan Africa

#BizTrends2020: The future of retailing in sub-Saharan Africa

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The most challenged brands in 2019 and issues impacting brand perception [infographic]

7 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Africa's double-edged consumer demand

#BizTrends2020: Africa's double-edged consumer demand

Ailsa Wingfield 6 Jan 2020

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Mobile games generates $49bn in revenue in 2019

31 Dec 2019

The Best of Biz: Marketing & Media 2019

#BestofBiz 2019: Marketing & Media

17 Dec 2019

The Best of Biz: Marketing & Media Africa 2019

#BestofBiz 2019: Marketing & Media Africa

17 Dec 2019

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Africa's greatest asset is its youth

Hanan Morsy 13 Dec 2019

Winners announced in African Persons of the Year

Winners announced in African Persons of the Year

13 Dec 2019

These five trends will change business in Africa in 2020

These five trends will change business in Africa in 2020

Pieter Bensch 12 Dec 2019

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Experts meet to validate AfCFTA Business Index

11 Dec 2019

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AfDB launches coding centres of excellence across Africa

6 Dec 2019

Effective Use of Tech shortlist announced for Warc Media Awards 2019

Effective Use of Tech shortlist announced for Warc Media Awards 2019

4 Dec 2019

Tanzania consumer confidence drops to its lowest in 2019

4 Dec 2019

10 questions to ask the marketing director

10 questions to ask the marketing director

mike broom 3 Dec 2019

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Africa should focus on industrialisation. Free trade will follow

Michael E Odijie 27 Nov 2019

#AskAfrikaAhaMoment: The brand loyalty shift explained

Leigh Andrews 21 Nov 2019

African multinationals bring home much more than profits

African multinationals bring home much more than profits

Danson Kimani and Geofry Areneke 20 Nov 2019

Study examines engagement boosting on platforms

Study examines engagement boosting on platforms

19 Nov 2019

Africa has the potential to be an economic powerhouse

Africa has the potential to be an economic powerhouse

18 Nov 2019

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Peace in the Horn of Africa leads to economic recovery

14 Nov 2019

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Putting the 'me' in Africa's media and entertainment industry

13 Nov 2019

Workers pack coffee sachets at the Dormans coffee factory in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: The Conversation Africa/EPA/Daniel Irungu.

African countries can't industrialise? Yes, they can

Wim Naudé 13 Nov 2019

Dr Carl Driesener, senior marketing scientist at the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute (EBI) of marketing science in Australia explaining the 5 steps to becoming a smarter target marketer at Spark Media's recent event.

5 steps to becoming a smarter target marketer

Leigh Andrews 8 Nov 2019

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Achieving Africa's development goals

4 Nov 2019

Africa University.

Innovation hub to promote research, protect IP

31 Oct 2019

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The digital dash for Africa

25 Oct 2019

Women of Africa: Changing lifestyles, unchanged (core) values

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Ndeye Diagne, Kantar 25 Oct 2019

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Marketers anticipate greater privacy regulation in 2020 [report]

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#BFGlobal500: Amazon breaks $200bn mark, still world's most valuable brand

22 Jan 2020

Top 10 global consumer trends for 2020 - Euromonitor

Top 10 global consumer trends for 2020 - Euromonitor

14 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: The future of retailing in sub-Saharan Africa

#BizTrends2020: The future of retailing in sub-Saharan Africa

Christele Chokossa 8 Jan 2020

Image supplied.

The most challenged brands in 2019 and issues impacting brand perception [infographic]

7 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Africa's double-edged consumer demand

#BizTrends2020: Africa's double-edged consumer demand

Ailsa Wingfield 6 Jan 2020

Image source: Gallo/Getty Images.

Mobile games generates $49bn in revenue in 2019

31 Dec 2019

The Best of Biz: Marketing & Media 2019

#BestofBiz 2019: Marketing & Media

17 Dec 2019

The Best of Biz: Marketing & Media Africa 2019

#BestofBiz 2019: Marketing & Media Africa

17 Dec 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Africa's greatest asset is its youth

Hanan Morsy 13 Dec 2019

Winners announced in African Persons of the Year

Winners announced in African Persons of the Year

13 Dec 2019

These five trends will change business in Africa in 2020

These five trends will change business in Africa in 2020

Pieter Bensch 12 Dec 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Experts meet to validate AfCFTA Business Index

11 Dec 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

AfDB launches coding centres of excellence across Africa

6 Dec 2019

Effective Use of Tech shortlist announced for Warc Media Awards 2019

Effective Use of Tech shortlist announced for Warc Media Awards 2019

4 Dec 2019

Tanzania consumer confidence drops to its lowest in 2019

4 Dec 2019

10 questions to ask the marketing director

10 questions to ask the marketing director

mike broom 3 Dec 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Africa should focus on industrialisation. Free trade will follow

Michael E Odijie 27 Nov 2019

#AskAfrikaAhaMoment: The brand loyalty shift explained

Leigh Andrews 21 Nov 2019

African multinationals bring home much more than profits

African multinationals bring home much more than profits

Danson Kimani and Geofry Areneke 20 Nov 2019

Study examines engagement boosting on platforms

Study examines engagement boosting on platforms

19 Nov 2019

Africa has the potential to be an economic powerhouse

Africa has the potential to be an economic powerhouse

18 Nov 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Peace in the Horn of Africa leads to economic recovery

14 Nov 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Putting the 'me' in Africa's media and entertainment industry

13 Nov 2019

Workers pack coffee sachets at the Dormans coffee factory in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: The Conversation Africa/EPA/Daniel Irungu.

African countries can't industrialise? Yes, they can

Wim Naudé 13 Nov 2019

Dr Carl Driesener, senior marketing scientist at the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute (EBI) of marketing science in Australia explaining the 5 steps to becoming a smarter target marketer at Spark Media's recent event.

5 steps to becoming a smarter target marketer

Leigh Andrews 8 Nov 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Achieving Africa's development goals

4 Nov 2019

Africa University.

Innovation hub to promote research, protect IP

31 Oct 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

The digital dash for Africa

25 Oct 2019

Women of Africa: Changing lifestyles, unchanged (core) values

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AfDB in Angola (L - R): Joohoon Kim, Chargé d’ Affaires of the Republic of Korea in Angola; Moono Mupotola, the Bank’s Director for Regional Development & Regional Integration; Joffre Van-Dúnem Júnior, Minister of Commerce; Sérgio dos Santos, Secretary of State for Economy; Joseph Ribeiro, the Bank’s Country M.anager for Angola

Angolan study to improve competitiveness in trade

24 Oct 2019

African boom in investment in communications infrastructure

African boom in investment in communications infrastructure

23 Oct 2019

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Africa's digital agenda is all about growth and jobs

21 Oct 2019

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Egta, The Global TV Group release TV Charter on transparency in ad measurement

21 Oct 2019

Africa's informal sector can contribute to the formal economy

Africa's informal sector can contribute to the formal economy

Laurent Lamothe 18 Oct 2019

Social media platforms and online video set to consolidate their dominance in advertising in 2020

Social media platforms and online video set to consolidate their dominance in advertising in 2020

Kantar 17 Oct 2019

Data technology driving agility in retail

Data technology driving agility in retail

Lauren Hartzenberg 15 Oct 2019

West Africa build gathers pace for The Conversation Africa

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Alexandra Storey, Caroline Southey, Lyrr Thurston 15 Oct 2019

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Global uncertainty continues to slow growth in Africa's economies

11 Oct 2019

The reason AI can predict consumer behaviour

The reason AI can predict consumer behaviour

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