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Lidl's global holiday campaign was created by BBDO Germany and its chief creative officer, South African-born Jonathan Deeb and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Tom Hooper (Image supplied)

BBDO Germany's 6 minute brand film for Lidl's global holiday campaign

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa invests $50m in Namibia, boosting production capacity by 30%

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa invests $50m in Namibia, boosting production capacity by 30%

5 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf People are increasingly seeking depth, authenticity, and sensory richness in their experiences, aiming to engage with the world in meaningful ways. this is one of five macro trends identified by the Accenture Life Trends 2025 report

5 global macro trends and consumer insights from the Accenture Song's Life Trends 2025 report

22 Oct 2024

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#BODCT: Redesigning the world one business at a time, to surprise and delight customers

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Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

13 Oct 2017

A new distribution landscape: Bringing blockchain to the travel industry

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Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

10 Oct 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: At the forefront of customer feedback and online reputation management

#EntrepreneurMonth: At the forefront of customer feedback and online reputation management

Cari Coetzee 10 Oct 2017

Deacons East Africa to negotiate sale of Mr Price to SA retailer

Deacons East Africa to negotiate sale of Mr Price to SA retailer

10 Oct 2017

DHL-Mall for Africa partnership gives African products access to global stage

DHL-Mall for Africa partnership gives African products access to global stage

6 Oct 2017

AB InBev completes deal to sell interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

AB InBev completes deal to sell interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

5 Oct 2017

Jumia Nigeria launches e-commerce bot

Jumia Nigeria launches e-commerce bot

4 Oct 2017

Nigerians spent $3bn annually on foreign goods - MAN

Nigerians spent $3bn annually on foreign goods - MAN

Olajide Fabamise 4 Oct 2017

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

3 Oct 2017

A model walks the runway during the St. Sava Fundraising Fashion Show at Domenico Vacca Club New York on April 24, 2017 in New York City. Photo:

Fashion world shaken by #NoFreePhotos row

2 Oct 2017

A barley harvest from a local sourcing partnership Heineken initiated in Ethiopia.

Heineken on the ins and outs of local sourcing in Africa

Justin Probyn 27 Sep 2017

Mozambican designer on taking back the African textile market

Mozambican designer on taking back the African textile market

Jamie Matroos 26 Sep 2017

Engen opens its first pharmacy concept in Kenya

Engen opens its first pharmacy concept in Kenya

20 Sep 2017

Toys 'R' Us SA won't be affected by US and Canada bankruptcy

Toys 'R' Us SA won't be affected by US and Canada bankruptcy

Karl Gernetzky 20 Sep 2017

Bruno Witvoet, Unilever Africa president and Mechell Chetty, Unilever vice president for HR, Africa, at the opening of Unilever’s new Africa hub.

Unilever's brand plan to grow business across Africa

19 Sep 2017

Pick n Pay trials bitcoin payments

Pick n Pay trials bitcoin payments

19 Sep 2017

How safe is the food on your plate?

19 Sep 2017

Big data divide: what traditional retailers can learn from e-commerce

Big data divide: what traditional retailers can learn from e-commerce

Garth Meier 19 Sep 2017

#SACSCCongress: The artisanal food revolution and the modern retail space

#SACSCCongress: The artisanal food revolution and the modern retail space

Lauren Hartzenberg 14 Sep 2017

Nigeria and SA's fragile economic recovery

Nigeria and SA's fragile economic recovery

13 Sep 2017

Apple lays claim to smartphone future with new flagship iPhone X

Apple lays claim to smartphone future with new flagship iPhone X

13 Sep 2017

Automation, smart technology ushers in new era of manufacturing

Automation, smart technology ushers in new era of manufacturing

8 Sep 2017

Chayapon Bootboonneam via

Lego cuts jobs, overhauls business following drop in revenue

Lauren Hartzenberg 6 Sep 2017

Launching your brand into Africa

6 Sep 2017

#MediaAlert! Windhoek Beer and Jupiter part ways

#MediaAlert! Windhoek Beer and Jupiter part ways

31 Aug 2017

Setting up shop in Africa presents challenges

Setting up shop in Africa presents challenges

31 Aug 2017

Research indicates payment markets to pass $5tn by 2020

Research indicates payment markets to pass $5tn by 2020

30 Aug 2017

#Pamro2017: Data is becoming the oil of consumer marketing

Juanita Pienaar 29 Aug 2017

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Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

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A new distribution landscape: Bringing blockchain to the travel industry

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Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

10 Oct 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: At the forefront of customer feedback and online reputation management

#EntrepreneurMonth: At the forefront of customer feedback and online reputation management

Cari Coetzee 10 Oct 2017

Deacons East Africa to negotiate sale of Mr Price to SA retailer

Deacons East Africa to negotiate sale of Mr Price to SA retailer

10 Oct 2017

DHL-Mall for Africa partnership gives African products access to global stage

DHL-Mall for Africa partnership gives African products access to global stage

6 Oct 2017

AB InBev completes deal to sell interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

AB InBev completes deal to sell interest in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

5 Oct 2017

Jumia Nigeria launches e-commerce bot

Jumia Nigeria launches e-commerce bot

4 Oct 2017

Nigerians spent $3bn annually on foreign goods - MAN

Nigerians spent $3bn annually on foreign goods - MAN

Olajide Fabamise 4 Oct 2017

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

3 Oct 2017

A model walks the runway during the St. Sava Fundraising Fashion Show at Domenico Vacca Club New York on April 24, 2017 in New York City. Photo:

Fashion world shaken by #NoFreePhotos row

2 Oct 2017

A barley harvest from a local sourcing partnership Heineken initiated in Ethiopia.

Heineken on the ins and outs of local sourcing in Africa

Justin Probyn 27 Sep 2017

Mozambican designer on taking back the African textile market

Mozambican designer on taking back the African textile market

Jamie Matroos 26 Sep 2017

Engen opens its first pharmacy concept in Kenya

Engen opens its first pharmacy concept in Kenya

20 Sep 2017

Toys 'R' Us SA won't be affected by US and Canada bankruptcy

Toys 'R' Us SA won't be affected by US and Canada bankruptcy

Karl Gernetzky 20 Sep 2017

Bruno Witvoet, Unilever Africa president and Mechell Chetty, Unilever vice president for HR, Africa, at the opening of Unilever’s new Africa hub.

Unilever's brand plan to grow business across Africa

19 Sep 2017

Pick n Pay trials bitcoin payments

Pick n Pay trials bitcoin payments

19 Sep 2017

How safe is the food on your plate?

19 Sep 2017

Big data divide: what traditional retailers can learn from e-commerce

Big data divide: what traditional retailers can learn from e-commerce

Garth Meier 19 Sep 2017

#SACSCCongress: The artisanal food revolution and the modern retail space

#SACSCCongress: The artisanal food revolution and the modern retail space

Lauren Hartzenberg 14 Sep 2017

Nigeria and SA's fragile economic recovery

Nigeria and SA's fragile economic recovery

13 Sep 2017

Apple lays claim to smartphone future with new flagship iPhone X

Apple lays claim to smartphone future with new flagship iPhone X

13 Sep 2017

Automation, smart technology ushers in new era of manufacturing

Automation, smart technology ushers in new era of manufacturing

8 Sep 2017

Chayapon Bootboonneam via

Lego cuts jobs, overhauls business following drop in revenue

Lauren Hartzenberg 6 Sep 2017

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6 Sep 2017

#MediaAlert! Windhoek Beer and Jupiter part ways

#MediaAlert! Windhoek Beer and Jupiter part ways

31 Aug 2017

Setting up shop in Africa presents challenges

Setting up shop in Africa presents challenges

31 Aug 2017

Research indicates payment markets to pass $5tn by 2020

Research indicates payment markets to pass $5tn by 2020

30 Aug 2017

#Pamro2017: Data is becoming the oil of consumer marketing

Juanita Pienaar 29 Aug 2017

Shoprite continues to defy tough conditions

Shoprite continues to defy tough conditions

Ann Crotty 23 Aug 2017

#CEMAfrica2017: ‘Remember that I'm human' - your customer

Louise Marsland 21 Aug 2017

Youtap solutions aim to simplify mobile payments in Africa and Asia

Youtap solutions aim to simplify mobile payments in Africa and Asia

21 Aug 2017

#CEMAfrica2017: Embracing a CX ‘citizen first' strategy in government

Louise Marsland 18 Aug 2017

#FreshConnections: The realities of trading in Africa

#FreshConnections: The realities of trading in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 18 Aug 2017

Maksym Chornii © –

#CEMAfrica2017: "Be an experience business or be out of business" - Adobe

Leigh Andrews 17 Aug 2017

You hired them, now trust them to get the job done. JR Bale © –

#CEMAfrica2017: Your employees are always on - now TRUST THEM

Leigh Andrews 17 Aug 2017

Simply put? Cut the red tape and empower your staff. Scott Griessel © –

#CEMAfrica2017: CX predictions for the future, action to take TODAY

Leigh Andrews 16 Aug 2017

(L-R) Joana Filipe Simplício, legal consultant; Silvia Fernandes, head of department (Chefe de departamento in Portuguese), UTIP; Martin Bachmann, group head active management, Quantum Global Group.

Angolan beverage plant gets approval

15 Aug 2017

Cash is no longer king. All hail digitisation

Cash is no longer king. All hail digitisation

Peter Alkema 14 Aug 2017

Sweet end of packaging

Sweet end of packaging

1 Aug 2017

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