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'Africa Rising' is a global megatrend - Euromonitor

'Africa Rising' is a global megatrend - Euromonitor

Louise Burgers 24 Apr 2018

#BizTrends2018: 18 trends for 2018

18 trends for 2018

Louise Burgers 10 Apr 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.

The transformation of the advertising space

Pete Case 5 Feb 2018

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

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

It's not on top, it's inside

Gillian Rightford 2 Feb 2018

#BizTrends2018: Communication planning in a disruptive world

Communication planning in a disruptive world

Gisela Seeley, Kantar 30 Jan 2018

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

F/NE CEO on partnering w/ GlobalHealthPR

Jessica Tennant 29 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail

The new rules of retail

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Boldly advancing into the digital technology future

Boldly advancing into the digital technology future

Lebo Madiba 29 Jan 2018

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

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

Colin Cullis 16 Jan 2018

Janine Lloyd, CEO of PR Expert.

The low-down on 2018 PR and marketing trends

Janine Lloyd 15 Jan 2018

Nandi Zambodla, strategist at FCB Cape Town.

Millennials are not a homogenous group

Nandi Zambodla 12 Jan 2018

Mike Sharman, owner, Retroviral Digital Communications.

Putting the 'I' in live.

Mike Sharman 11 Jan 2018

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

To survive, marketing must kill its darlings in 2018

Tom Manners 11 Jan 2018

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

Tight budgets, customer demand and African pride driving retail competitiveness

Lindy Lee 11 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The changing media environment for ad agencies

The changing media environment for ad agencies

Odette van der Haar 10 Jan 2018

Nicola Cooper, senior trend analyst and cultural strategist at Nicola Cooper & Associates (NC&A).

Connecting with ever-connected, ever-younger African consumers

Nicola Cooper 10 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Small is Africa's 'new smart' in 2018

Small is Africa's 'new smart' in 2018

Ailsa Wingfield 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The call for authentic, experiential retail design

The call for authentic, experiential retail design

Lauren Hartzenberg 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Go where the people are

Go where the people are

Gau Narayanan 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Three things you have to know about your customers in 2018

Three things you have to know about your customers in 2018

Brandon de Kock 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Brands need to stop thinking like brands and become more human

Brands need to stop thinking like brands and become more human

Dean Oelschig 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Get ready for fluid reality and a collapsing conversion funnel in 2018

Get ready for fluid reality and a collapsing conversion funnel in 2018

Nunu Ntshingila 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: E-sports in South Africa - it's only just begun

E-sports in South Africa - it's only just begun

Barry Louzada 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The in-store experience - an opportunity for brands

The in-store experience - an opportunity for brands

Caroline Currie 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Five Predictions for media

Five Predictions for media

Lisa Macleod 8 Jan 2018

Kevin Welman, director and co-owner of ByDesign Communications.

The rise (and rise) of influencers and specialists

Kevin Welman 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The Platform Economy

The Platform Economy

Josephine Buys 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: It is time for marketing professionals to become more innovative

It is time for marketing professionals to become more innovative

Desiree Gullan 8 Jan 2018