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More awards, more rewards Even though I often think that there really are enough awards shows by now, plus rumours of future awards shows for the best awards shows (if that doesn't in fact exist already), it is nonetheless always great to see excellent work in the industry acknowledged and rewarded. The beginning of this month saw yet another advertising awards show - the second African Cristal Awards - take place in Marrakesh, Morocco, which brought together African and international experts to celebrate exceptional work produced on the continent. Here's to the King James Group which was named Agency of the Year; Ogilvy Africa Group which was named Network Agency of the Year; and of course all the winners! Congrats! Still on that note, Leigh Andrews reported on the awards and found out how DDB ticks all the right boxes across the African advertising industry, as well as what winning continent-wide awards means for the local ad industry. In other news, Golden Muzanago asks whether the Apple Watch will find a ready market amidst rising Africans; and Peter Searll discusses how the African marketing intelligence business has changed in 10 years. Last, but not least, if you missed last week's Biz Takeouts show, make sure you listen to the podcast which is now available. That's all from me, have a great week! Cheers! Ilse van den Berg, Editor: Marketing & Media Africa (@Biz_Africa)P.S. Don't forget to enter our #myofficeinafrica competition on Instagram. 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 |
| [Golden Muzanago] When the Apple Watch hits the market in 2015, Africa's verdict on the watch will count more than ever before. The continent is emerging to be the fastest growing mobile market in the world... read more>>
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 | Issued by Interbrand Sampson De Villiers Apple and Google maintain their #1 and #2 positions on Interbrand's 15th annual Best Global Brands Report - each exceeding $100 billion in brand value - while Huawei makes history as the first Chinese brand to enter the report... read more>> | | |
 | One of Search Engine Land's news editors, Barry Schwartz, interviewed Google to get some information about mobile user experience, how web designers and webmasters need to incorporate this into their designs... read more>> | | |
 | The West African round of the CNBC Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards Presented By Johnnie Walker Blue Label (AABLA) will be the final regional round of the awards... read more>> | | |
 | Ahead of its annual conference in the US in November 2014, MEF, the global community for mobile content and commerce has released a sneak peek at the findings of its 4th annual Global Consumer Survey. read more>> | |  | Soud Hyder Mobile use in Africa is expected to increase 20-fold in the next five years. Despite unreliable electricity and a lack of physical connectivity, Africans both urban and rural have embraced mobile technology... read more>> | | |
 | African social media strategy & digital storytelling consultancy, Nendo has published The A-to-Z of Kenyan Twitter - a digital publication, website and campaign... read more>> | | |
 | More Matshediso The Liberian Ambassador to South Africa, Lois Brutus, says various non-governmental organisations and governments from all over the world have been supporting efforts to fight the diseases since Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) broke out in West Africa. read more>> | | |  | WASHINGTON, USA: Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella's gaffe over women, pay raises comes as the US technology sector is facing up to questions over diversity and gender equality. read more>> | |  | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: A huge trove of evidently intercepted Snapchat images and videos were exposed online last week, raising fears about what may be revealed in messages intended to vanish seconds after being viewed. read more>> | | | More International | |
|  | Nthambeleni Gabara More than 70 observers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Electoral Observer Mission (SEOM) will assess the October 24 general elections in Botswana, says International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. read more>> | |  | Ekurhuleni residents will soon be able to walk into major malls around the city and pay for or view their municipal services accounts while at the mall. read more>> | | | More Government news | |
| | | |  The Africa Marketing Confederation's (AMC) first Summit is expected to be a catalyst in the way African marketers cooperate and collaborate. Read more >> | | |
| Amit Kalantri "Resources are hired to give results, not reasons." |
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