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#BizTrends2022: Culture, tech, social; shifts and new growth intersections in Africa

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#BizTrends2022: Connecting the dots, connecting Africa

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#BizTrends2022: The rise of community-led thinking

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#BizTrends2022: Ah Africa! Unpacking the human capital opportunity

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The Best of Biz: Marketing & Media 2019

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17 Dec 2019

The Best of Biz: Marketing & Media Africa 2019

#BestofBiz 2019: Marketing & Media Africa

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Sphelele Mjadu, Unilever Personal Care Senior Public Relations Manager for Africa and Anne Githuku-Shongwe, representative of UN Women South Africa’s Multi-Country Office, in the UN Women-Dove masterclass panel at the Loeries. Image via Al Nicoll © via Gallo Images.

#Loeries2019: Our responsibility of better representation in advertising, media

Leigh Andrews 23 Aug 2019

Microsoft CMO on the transformation of digital marketing

Microsoft CMO on the transformation of digital marketing

Jessica Tennant 5 Feb 2019

#BizTrends2019: Bizcommunity hosts #BizTrendsLIVE!, an overview

#BizTrends2019: Bizcommunity hosts #BizTrendsLIVE!, an overview

Jessica Tennant, Bizcommunity.com 1 Feb 2019

#BizTrends2019: Facebook is the dial tone, not the message

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Leigh Andrews 22 Jan 2019

Mimi Kalinda, group CEO and co-founder of Africommunications Group.

#BizTrends2019: Africa will no longer be a victim of 'image'

Mimi Kalinda 18 Jan 2019

BizTrendsLIVE! Avoid the FOMO!

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Bizcommunity.com 15 Jan 2019

Joseph Hundah is President and Group CEO of Econet Media.

#BizTrends2019: The rise of new broadcasting business models in Africa

Joseph Hundah 10 Jan 2019

Publishers continue to hone their strategies around native advertising

Publishers continue to hone their strategies around native advertising

11 Dec 2018

BizTrendsLIVE! January 2019 speaker line up

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Gisela Seeley is country leader, Kantar Media South Africa.

#BizTrends2018: Communication planning in a disruptive world

Gisela Seeley, Kantar 30 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

Samantha Page is the former editor of O, The Oprah Magazine. Currently she works as a media consultant, writer, editor and content producer across a variety of media channels.

#BizTrends2018: Telling the truth is not a lie

Samantha Page 8 Jan 2018

Lisa MacLeod, head of digital, Tiso Blackstar Group.

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Lisa Macleod 8 Jan 2018

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

#BizTrends2018: The rise (and rise) of influencers and specialists

Kevin Welman 8 Jan 2018

Omar Essack, CEO of Primedia Broadcasting.

#BizTrends2018: Advertising platform accountability

Omar Essack 8 Jan 2018

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#BizTrends2018: Transformation, agency consolidation and real consumer insights

Kgaugelo Maphai 8 Jan 2018

Move over content and distribution, user experience is king

Move over content and distribution, user experience is king

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Karl Gostner

#BizTrends2017: Radio still thriving in a digital world

Karl Gostner 1 Feb 2017

Dawn Rowlands

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Monique Claassen

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