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Experiential Marketing - the contagious idea

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:34:00 +0200

Companies are defined by what they are selling. Products come off shelves, cars get driven off lots, SMSs get sent and social media is accessed from the edgy new phones people upgrade to... What is it about the brand you picked off the shelf, signed vehicle finance for or the network you subscribe to that defined your choice? The experience. Your experience. How you felt planning your purchase and how you feel about that decision after you'd done it because of what you had taken home.
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Windows Phone apps stores open across Africa

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:19:00 +0200

Microsoft has announced the opening of 21 web stores for apps and games across several African countries.
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MTN Uganda launches festive season promo

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:33:00 +0200

MTN Uganda has launched a promotion called 'Y'ello Christmas', to give back to its customers during the festive season.
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Counterfeit phones: Samsung wants action

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:09:00 +0200

Samsung Uganda has called for an immediate multi-stakeholder intervention to deal with the proliferation of counterfeit mobile handsets in the market.
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Pay TV subscribers get rewarded

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:43:00 +0200

Pay TV customers in Uganda have received rewards from their services providers ahead of the December festive season.
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MTN Uganda relaunches MTN Zone

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:40:00 +0200

MTN Uganda has relaunched its MTN Zone with discounts of up to 99% and a minimum guaranteed discount of 5% on MTN calls.
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SABMiller taking Chibuku beer to rest of Africa

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:35:00 +0200

SABMiller has taken its traditional African beer brand‚ Chibuku - which is manufactured using either maize or sorghum - into ten other continental countries‚ a move the company says is motivated by its "affordability" and "product innovation" strategies.
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South African Tourism to open office in Nairobi

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:24:00 +0200

South African Tourism (SAT) plans to open a regional office in Nairobi during the 2013-2014 financial year, South African Tourism director for Domestic, Africa and Middle East, Phumi Ndlomo has disclosed.
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India's Flytxt signs mobile marketing deal with Warid

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:36:00 +0200

Uganda mobile operator Warid Telecom has contracted India's Flytxt, a provider of global real-time closed loop mobile marketing solutions, to manage its marketing campaigns.
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Barclays, Absa to combine African operations

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:41:00 +0200

Barclays Bank and its subsidiary, Absa, say they are engaged in negotiations to combine the majority of the Barclays Africa operations.
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