[Dr KF Lai] There are several key trends that will present themselves in 2013. Increasingly, we will see more and more innovative solutions to issues facing emerging countries being developed in-country and, while cost of smartphones is still hindering wide-scale usage of these handsets, the tide is turning as cheaper units enter the market. Marketers, too, are seeing their roles and responsibilities expand.
25 Jan 2013 10:57Bizcommunity.com
[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Bizcommunity.com has now expanded its operations into 16 new sectors and will soon venture into another 17, providing a whole new range of target audiences for advertisers. The most critical aspect of this is the quality of content and this is a formal invitation to you to become a recognised contributor on Bizcommunity.
3 Oct 2011 14:57 
Connectivity is changing the face of Nigerian business. To get this message across to its client base, Vodacom Business had an innovative invitation produced by PocketMedia Solutions, called the Changer, which served as an invitation to the launch of its new Machine-to-Machine Solutions.
23 May 2013 12:48
Howzit MSN, reportedly one of Africa's largest portals with approximately 3.3 million unique browsers per month, is set to launch dedicated versions of its site for Nigeria and Kenya.
14 May 2013 09:20Who are Nigeria's Top Bloggers for 2013? Since 2011, a list of Nigeria's top blogs/bloggers have been compliled. (Check out the list for
2011 and
2012). In the past two years, the Nigerian blog scene has grown in leaps and bounds. Part of the fascination with it is its rapid rise from relative obscurity on the continent to prominence. Check out our recent post on blogging in Nigeria -
Nigeria - Africa's blogging capital.
11 Jan 2013 11:00
[Dr KF Lai] 2012 saw the
BuzzCity network grow by 67% with over 210.8 billion ads served across the globe and this extensive growth in mobile usage is certain to continue as we move through 2013. Recent forecasts from
Cisco revealed that the number of mobile devices will tip seven billion in 2013, outnumbering the human population, thanks to growth in developing areas, such as Asia, the Pacific and Africa.
21 Feb 2013 11:07
[HDI Youth Marketeers Team] Young South Africa is savvier than ever before. If you are looking for a smart and discerning
prosumer, this group of kids, teens and young adults will give you more kicks than you've ever bargained for. They know just what they are looking for from any brand, and this makes them that much more satisfying to please. Here are a few trends to look out for in 2013.
31 Jan 2013 11:30[Michelle Atagana] "Africa's current environment is ripe for gaming to take off," says Michael Szymanski, the director of Business Development for the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), an incubator that manages the MEST seed fund in Accra.
24 May 2013 11:32 
[Obaika Consulting Team] The year 2013 for most brands, especially the ones coping with saturated markets in developed countries, will be a decisive one. Incorporating
Africa into their corporate brand strategy, if they haven't done so, will be the better part of valour, so to speak.
31 Jan 2013 13:20Since president Goodluck Jonathan
signed the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act sometime this year, the excitement it elicited among members of civil society, the media and human rights groups, is being replaced with frustration and disappointment. In its enthusiastic response to the passage of the Act, the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) stated that: "the president has more than anyone else empowered the citizens to participate in the governance of their own affairs".
17 Sep 2012 13:25
[HKLM Exco Team] No, the concepts of "tribalism", "gamification" and "engagement" aren't a promo for the latest computer game, but are in fact the trends that will characterise the way companies and consumers interact in 2013.
31 Jan 2013 12:33
An advertising agency, run by entrepreneur and advertiser Emanuele Nenna, has announced the opening of Now Available Africa in Ghana. This new model of advertising agency is specially designed for the African market as the first step towards the creation of a pan-African network of agencies with an international outlook and strong local roots.
13 Feb 2013 10:17
[Nandkishor Buty] As 2013 commences, afro-pessimism seems to cede to afro-optimism. There is a global consensus: Africa is poised for a great future. What will be the impact of Africa's growth on our industry? What will be the major trends of the year? In the business world, predicting the future is a crucial exercise.
30 Jan 2013 12:39
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Zimbabwe
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