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And the footprints keep extending futher into Africa... Last week was quite a jam-packed week with big news being Joe Public announcing its growth plans in Africa through a partnership with integrated communications agencies Cosse (Nigeria and Ghana) and HWMiT (Zimbabwe). Also extending its African footprint is Primedia. The company has been awarded marketing rights to its first African shopping centre, Maerua Mall, based in Namibia - the first centre that the group is representing outside of its 40 shopping centres within South Africa. In other news, Instant Grass published a report on Africa Rising. It identified 10 of the biggest myths about Africa that need to be busted. Yellowwood Future Architects gives advice on what to do and what not to do when building a brand in Nigeria, taking into account various challenges such as clutter, infrastructure and complexity. Finally, the deadline for submissions for the AfricaCom Awards is Friday, 5 September 2014, so get those entries in asap! Have a great week! Cheers! Ilse van den Berg, Editor: Marketing & Media Africa (@Biz_Africa)PS. If you missed last week's Biz Takeouts show, make sure you listen to the podcast which is now available. Comment online in our ed's column archive. Go mobile with apps and m.bizcommunity.com. Engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Subscribe to YouTube and via RSS. Send all your African marketing and media news and event invitations to africanews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-africa@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read "How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news". | Today's top stories |
Instant Grass, which creates relationships between businesses and people, collated some of its work and identified 10 of the biggest myths about Africa that need to be busted... Read more >> | Jay Clark A logo is simply well thought out art to be acknowledged by all who view it. The first impression the majority of consumers experience with a brand is through the logo. Hence it becomes your trademark... Read more >> | Laurie Sloan Mobile technology is significantly changing the way businesses interact with their customers, and to put it simply, engagement is everything... Read more >> |
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 | Communications technologies will catalyse growth across all IT markets in Africa in the next three to five years, according to Gartner Inc... Read more >>
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 | Kenya's USIU-Africa will be hosting its inaugural Digital Media Bootcamp with international speaker, Erik Qualman, on campus in Nairobi from 24-25 July 2014. Organised in conjunction with Globetrack International... Read more >>
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 | IT News Africa reports that Bharti Airtel is planning to invest $300m this year expanding its network and services in Nigeria... Read more >>
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 | Dinfin Mulupi A newspaper publisher in Kenya is targeting young Africans as it seeks to expand its business throughout the continent's main cities. Despite perceptions that 20-somethings don't read newspapers, Paul Marshall... Read more >>
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 | MultiChoice has officially launched its digital movie rental service, BoxOffice, in Kenya. The service will allow subscribers to conveniently rent and watch the latest blockbuster movies in... Read more >>
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|  | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Microsoft, caught-up in a battle to restructure its business, has confirmed that its studio devoted to original television programs for Xbox consoles will be closed. Read more >>
|  | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Facebook said it is testing a feature that lets users make purchases online by simply pressing an on-screen "Buy" button. Read more >>
|  | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: A messaging app that allows users to send the word "Yo" to friends has discovered newfound fame and fortune. Read more >>
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|  | South African President Jacob Zuma promised to help ramp up investment in the country's maritime industries as part of an ambitious plan to boost economic growth and cut unemployment. Read more >>
|  | Graeme Palmer A taxpayer bears the burden of proving that an amount or transaction is exempt or otherwise untaxable. In a recent judgment, The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (SARS) v Pretoria East Motors, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) considered the taxpayer's burden of proof. Read more >>
|  | Trustees and staff of the Nelson Mandela Foundation thanks all who supported the first Mandela Day since Mandela's passing. Read more >>
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|  The Africa Marketing Confederation's (AMC) first Summit is expected to be a catalyst in the way African marketers cooperate and collaborate. Read more >> | |
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