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The power of social media and influence in today's 4th Industrial Revolution

The power of social media and influence in today's 4th Industrial Revolution

Nokwanda Ndashe 1 Jul 2019

Content is king but is it relevant to your audience?

Content is king but is it relevant to your audience?

Minnie-lee Tagwirei 1 Jul 2019

The fruit of your coins

Facebook's Libra has staggering potential - state control of money could end

Gavin Brown 27 Jun 2019

How Twitter has been used in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis

How Twitter has been used in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis

Julius T. Nganji and Lynn Cockburn 18 Jun 2019

#CannesLions2019 Entertainment Grands Prix winners: Top row is Final Cut and Droga5 New York's New York Times journalism's Resolve (Myanmar), Rigor (Taxes), Courage (Mexican Spyware), Perseverance (Immigration) and Fearlessness (Isis) campaign. Bottom left is Digital Craft Grand Prix winner Virtue's work for Carlings' Digital Collection, 'Address the Future'. Bottom right is Industry Craft Grand Prix work for Momentum New York and Canada's Nike 'Just Do It: HQ at the Church'.

#CannesLions2019: Craft winners!

18 Jun 2019

Five skills to help you connect with your social media audience

Five skills to help you connect with your social media audience

Zubeida Goolam 13 Jun 2019

Africa's changemakers are blazing a trail for the rest of the world

Africa's changemakers are blazing a trail for the rest of the world

Nunu Ntshingila 10 Jun 2019

How social media has become a breeding ground for counterfeit sales

How social media has become a breeding ground for counterfeit sales

7 Jun 2019

Santa Claus for Coca-Cola...

#YouthMonth: How to spot fake influencers on social media

Leigh Andrews 4 Jun 2019

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#FairnessFirst: A picture tells a thousand words, but should it?

Leigh Andrews 3 Jun 2019

The world then and now, and how the way we protect our children needs to change

The world then and now, and how the way we protect our children needs to change

Jessica Tennant 31 May 2019

AI won't lead to better consumer engagement but machine learning will

AI won't lead to better consumer engagement but machine learning will

Jarred Mailer-Lyons 30 May 2019

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5 tips to turn your LinkedIn company page into a lead generation page

Ronelle Bester 24 May 2019

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Supporting digital entrepreneurs in Nigeria

23 May 2019

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Rwanda plans to regulate social media content

20 May 2019

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Why LinkedIn is more important than ever in 2019

Zubeida Goolam 17 May 2019

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Innovative messaging app tailor-made for Malians

17 May 2019

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How marketing with CSR at its heart can change the world

Leigh Andrews 14 May 2019

Instagram's @shop a curated showcase of shoppable products

Instagram's @shop a curated showcase of shoppable products

14 May 2019

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#AfricaMonth: Going viral - a double-edged sword for Nigerian brands?

Uzoma Ukah 13 May 2019

Scenes from the overall Best in Show (Dream Crazy) as well as SA's Pencil-winning work from the final night of #OneShow2019 (Breaking Ballet and Return to Chapman's Peak).

#OneShow2019: Final night's results!

11 May 2019

Screen grab from ADC 98th Annual Awards' Black Cube for Best of Show winner, “The Truth Is Worth It,” on behalf of The New York Times, awarded to Final Cut New York and Furlined Santa Monica with Droga5 New York.

#OneShow2019: All the ADC 2019 winners!

7 May 2019

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Explaining the explainer video: how to write a good video script

Tiffany Markman 6 May 2019

Facebook chatbot world first for Heineken South Africa

Facebook chatbot world first for Heineken South Africa

Techsys Digital 3 May 2019

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Reporting on China in Africa is too binary

Yu-Shan Wu 30 Apr 2019

#CNILux: Creating Noonoouri - high fashion's virtual darling

#CNILux: Creating Noonoouri - high fashion's virtual darling

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Apr 2019

When brands get social media engagement right

When brands get social media engagement right

Sheila Afari 26 Apr 2019

Owning the moment: Techsys gives HALLS millennial momentum

Owning the moment: Techsys gives HALLS millennial momentum

Techsys Digital 26 Apr 2019

WhatsApp news: Tafel Lager launches groundbreaking campaign

WhatsApp news: Tafel Lager launches groundbreaking campaign

Techsys Digital 24 Apr 2019

#WTMA19: Keith Jenkins on how best to harness influencer marketing in travel

#WTMA19: Keith Jenkins on how best to harness influencer marketing in travel

Ruth Cooper 23 Apr 2019

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