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The next decade of BRICS

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#Apex2018: Are we human or are we brands?

#Apex2018: Are we human or are we brands?

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How Africa can embrace an AI-enabled future

How Africa can embrace an AI-enabled future

Zoaib Hoosen 18 Jul 2018

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'Africa Rising' is a global megatrend - Euromonitor

Louise Marsland 24 Apr 2018

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VR and digital video storytelling as top marketing tools for 2018

Leigh Andrews 19 Apr 2018

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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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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

#BizTrends2018: Game-changing insights and trends

#BizTrends2018: Game-changing insights and trends

Ask Afrika 5 Feb 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

#Newsmaker: F/NE CEO on partnering w/ GlobalHealthPR

#Newsmaker: F/NE CEO on partnering w/ GlobalHealthPR

Jessica Tennant 29 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

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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

23 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Talking to Africa in 2018

#BizTrends2018: Talking to Africa in 2018

Mimi Kalinda 22 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The agencies of the future will be agile

#BizTrends2018: The agencies of the future will be agile

Karabo Denalane 22 Jan 2018

Colin Cullis, product owner for Primedia Broadcasting's talk stations, 702 and CapeTalk.

#BizTrends2018: Radio trends for the year ahead - podcasts, streams and subscriptions

Colin Cullis 16 Jan 2018

Janine Lloyd, CEO of PR Expert.

#BizTrends2018: The low-down on 2018 PR and marketing trends

Janine Lloyd 15 Jan 2018

Nandi Zambodla, strategist at FCB Cape Town.

#BizTrends2018: Millennials are not a homogenous group

Nandi Zambodla 12 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: To survive, marketing must kill its darlings in 2018

#BizTrends2018: To survive, marketing must kill its darlings in 2018

Tom Manners 11 Jan 2018

Mike Sharman, owner, Retroviral Digital Communications.

#BizTrends2018: Putting the 'I' in live.

Mike Sharman 11 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Tight budgets, customer demand and African pride driving retail competitiveness

#BizTrends2018: Tight budgets, customer demand and African pride driving retail competitiveness

Lindy Lee 11 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Africans for Africans by Africans

#BizTrends2018: Africans for Africans by Africans

Nonye Mpho Omotola 10 Jan 2018

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