<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>the Branding community of West Africa</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com//412/82.html</link><description>West Africa Branding news</description><ttl>15</ttl><category>Branding news - West Africa</category><image><url>http://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/11/logo5.gif</url><title>Bizcommunity.com</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/</link></image><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:57:21 +0200</pubDate><item><title>Manufacturers of slimline lightboxes and snap frames</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/36770.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Display Mania has recently started producing slimline lightboxes.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/36770.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&amp;c=82&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=36770"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/36770.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/412/82.html</source></item><item><title>Do you want to grow your brand in Africa?</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/34796.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://mars.bizcommunity.com/c/0904/28871.jpg?r=0" width="55" height="65" align="left"  /&gt;Are you looking  for branding  solutions that will assist you in &lt;b&gt;penetrating the African market&lt;/b&gt;? Big Eye Branding is a South African company with a good understanding of African markets and will assist you in getting your products noticed in these non-traditional markets.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/34796.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&amp;c=82&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=34796"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/34796.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/412/82.html</source></item><item><title>Display Mania International launches new division, new products and a brand new website</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/32433.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://mars.bizcommunity.com/c/0902/25766.jpg?r=0" width="55" height="65" align="left"  /&gt;Display Mania is a market leader and one of the very few &lt;i&gt;manufacturers&lt;/i&gt; in South Africa of portable display products, snap frames and pull-up banners to mention but a few products from our extensive range.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/32433.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&amp;c=82&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=32433"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/32433.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/412/82.html</source></item><item><title>Brand Leadership leads Ghana's National Democratic Congress' successful election campaign</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/31501.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://mars.bizcommunity.com/c/0901/24660.jpg?r=0" width="65" height="55" align="left"  /&gt;South African-based Brand Leadership Group has been central to the election campaign that ensured that Professor Atta Mills, the presidential candidate for Ghana's leading opposition, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), was sworn in as the next president of the Republic of Ghana.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/31501.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&amp;c=82&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=31501"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/31501.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:29:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/412/82.html</source></item><item><title>Ikalafeng to judge prestigious Rebrand 100 Global Awards</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/31351.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Thebe Ikalafeng, founder of the Brand Leadership Group will be part of the 10-man jury at the next prestigious Rebrand 100 Global Awards, which will take place in the USA in January 2009.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/31351.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&amp;c=82&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=31351"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/31351.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/412/82.html</source></item><item><title>A healthy brand is a healthy business</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/82/30355.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Brands are not inanimate products we pick off the shelf. Like man, they are living entities with extendable organic identities that exist in the hearts and minds of everyone they touch. They evolve like embryonic creatures and grow to take on human personalities that make them powerful forces that control our desires.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/82/30355.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=157&amp;c=82&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=30355"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/82/30355.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:38:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/412/82.html</source></item><item><title>Marketing bandwidth in the Nigerian telco</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/78/30257.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;“Shift happens” is the two-word phrase that fully captures the Nigerian GSM turf, especially with the astounding leap from the pre-2001 pent-up demand to becoming one of the fastest growing markets in the world. The teledensity ratio experienced an astronomical leap from  0.73% to 35% mid-2008. It is easier to get a SIM in Lagos than a sachet of water.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/78/30257.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=157&amp;c=78&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=30257"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/78/30257.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:11:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/412/82.html</source></item><item><title>East African brands join family of international Superbrands</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/27924.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://mars.bizcommunity.com/c/0809/20446.jpg?r=0" width="55" height="65" align="left"  /&gt;A host of brands operating in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania have been identified by a voluntary independent panel of experts in the marketing and communications fields in East Africa. The brands participating in the programme range from local home grown brands through to worldwide global giants like Toyota, Mercedes Benz, Pirelli, Shell, Smirnoff and Weetabix.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/27924.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&amp;c=82&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=27924"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/27924.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:56:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/412/82.html</source></item><item><title>SA oil company wins Ghana-NEPAD award</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/83/82/25921.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Engen Petroleum Ltd commits to Africa, remains on track to be a continental leader.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/83/82/25921.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=83&amp;c=82&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=25921"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/83/82/25921.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/412/82.html</source></item><item><title>November 1 lands Mascom Wireless account and joins Africa's young emerging business leaders</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/25667.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;November 1, the up and coming Johannesburg-based branding group, has landed the Mascom Wireless account. Mascom Wireless is the leading cellphone operator in Botswana, with its network coverage now spanning 80% of the population.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/25667.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&amp;c=82&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=25667"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/82/25667.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:11:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/412/82.html</source></item></channel></rss>