AFRICAHow to succeed in the African market
Want to do successful business with Africa? Here are some tips to help you do just that... 16 Apr 2008 13:02

AFRICAUsing crowdsourcing for real-world innovation
US - One of the promises of the Internet, and especially Web 2.0, has been moving companies closer to their customers. A new survey released today, 12 March, by The Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG), an organisation of senior-level marketing executives, finds that 62% of marketers surveyed have been using crowdsourcing to help them shape the future of their products. 12 Mar 2008 12:53

AFRICAMore Black women in the US marketplace
Miriam Muley, CEO of The85%Niche, and previously Executive Director of Diversity Growth Markets at GM, has authored a recent paper describing opportunities to serve "a vital source of incremental business (that) has waned in recent years." 5 Mar 2008 09:26

AFRICACNBC Africa survey provides some interesting insights
CNBC Africa conducted a small survey by means of an on-line questionnaire, and though the sampling is too small as a base for definitive, the results have proved valuable. There are some significant differences in responses from South Africans and respondent in the rest of Africa. 11 Feb 2008 13:18

AFRICAEconomic impacts of software piracy
A new study released by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) has made a strong economic case to tackle software piracy in Africa. 31 Jan 2008 15:13

WEST AFRICAPress harassment hinders Niger's development, watchdogs warn
Press freedom groups agree that an increase in arrests, intimidation and harassment of journalists in Niger is impeding development in one of the poorest countries in the world. 16 Jan 2008 07:32

SOUTHERN AFRICASynovate and c.i.a in the NOW
The Consumer Insight Agency (c.i.a.) has teamed-up with Synovate, one of the world's largest market research companies, to quantify its unique study of South African society – the NOW project. 10 Dec 2007 08:30

AFRICAData breaches more expensive every year
When an organization loses a customer's, employee's or citizen's personal information, the fallout burns everyone involved. 30 Nov 2007 10:10

ZIMBABWEZimbabwe can't calculate inflation
Zimbabwe is so short on consumer goods, the government can't even calculate inflation, the chief statistician said on Tuesday. 28 Nov 2007 09:48

AFRICATen trends to watch in packaged goods in 2008
With the new year fast approaching, new product developments promise better health and happier taste buds in 2008. Datamonitor's Productscan Online takes a look at trends in consumer packaged goods for the coming year. 28 Nov 2007 07:56

AFRICAJournalists consistent in their online use and preferences
According to the Arketi Group 2007 Web Watch Survey, 84% of journalists say they would use, or already have used blogs as a primary or secondary source for articles. 8 Nov 2007 09:04

AFRICAPAMRO documents Africa's varied media landscape
The country reports from the members of the Pan African Media Research Organisation (PAMRO) shed some light on media in Africa. 5 Nov 2007 11:31

AFRICABizcommunity.com launches expanded retail offering
Bizcommunity.com has entered into a strategic partnership with ActivRetail, online resource hub to the fast moving grocery industry, to boost the offering of its online FMCG retail news and product information daily news service launched to the industry in Africa in July this year. 29 Oct 2007 08:32