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#BizTrends2018: Game-changing insights and trends

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Pete Case, chief creative officer, Ogilvy & Mather South Africa.
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  5 Feb 2018

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  5 Feb 2018

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#BizTrends2018: It's not on top, it's inside

  2 Feb 2018

#BizTrends2018: Trends in ad ops and ad tech
#BizTrends2018: Trends in ad ops and ad tech

  2 Feb 2018

#BizTrends2018: Communication planning in a disruptive world
#BizTrends2018: Communication planning in a disruptive world

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

  29 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail
#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail

  29 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Boldly advancing into the digital technology future
#BizTrends2018: Boldly advancing into the digital technology future

  29 Jan 2018

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  25 Jan 2018

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#BizTrends2018: Talking to Africa in 2018
#BizTrends2018: Talking to Africa in 2018

  22 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The agencies of the future will be agile
#BizTrends2018: The agencies of the future will be agile

  22 Jan 2018

Five trends likely to lead digital agencies in 2018
Five trends likely to lead digital agencies in 2018

  22 Jan 2018

Top five trends for convenience retail in 2018
Top five trends for convenience retail in 2018

19 Jan 2018

Colin Cullis, product owner for Primedia Broadcasting's talk stations, 702 and CapeTalk.
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  16 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Connecting travel brands in a meaningful way
#BizTrends2018: Connecting travel brands in a meaningful way

  15 Jan 2018

Janine Lloyd, CEO of PR Expert.
#BizTrends2018: The low-down on 2018 PR and marketing trends

  15 Jan 2018

Nandi Zambodla, strategist at FCB Cape Town.
#BizTrends2018: Millennials are not a homogenous group

  12 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Why the travel industry should be keeping its ear to the social media ground
#BizTrends2018: Why the travel industry should be keeping its ear to the social media ground

  12 Jan 2018

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

  11 Jan 2018

Mike Sharman, owner, Retroviral Digital Communications.
#BizTrends2018: Putting the 'I' in live.

  11 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: What is shaping grocery retail in South Africa - Part 1
#BizTrends2018: What is shaping grocery retail in South Africa - Part 1

  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

  11 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Africans for Africans by Africans
#BizTrends2018: Africans for Africans by Africans

  10 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Winning brands will get their competitive edge from memorable customer experiences
#BizTrends2018: Winning brands will get their competitive edge from memorable customer experiences

  10 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Creating value remains key in the premium spirits brand experience
#BizTrends2018: Creating value remains key in the premium spirits brand experience

  10 Jan 2018

Nicola Cooper, senior trend analyst and cultural strategist at Nicola Cooper & Associates (NC&A).
#BizTrends2018: Connecting with ever-connected, ever-younger African consumers

  10 Jan 2018

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Top five trends for convenience retail in 2018

19 Jan 2018

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 16 Jan 2018

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 15 Jan 2018

Janine Lloyd, CEO of PR Expert.
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 15 Jan 2018

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 11 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Tight budgets, customer demand and African pride driving retail competitiveness
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 11 Jan 2018

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 8 Jan 2018

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 8 Jan 2018

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#BizTrends2018: Delivering UX with soul

 8 Jan 2018

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#BizTrends2018: Plastic surgery and the power of social media

 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The rise of AI and gamification in in-transit advertising
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