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#BizTrends2019: Deriving greater business impact from CSI initiatives

#BizTrends2019: Deriving greater business impact from CSI initiatives

Professor Elain Vlok 7 Jan 2019

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BizTrendsLIVE! January 2019 speaker line up

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BizTrends 2019 is here!

BizTrends 2019 is here!

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#YouthReport2018: Smarter-than-you-think millennial coping strategies and life hacks

Leigh Andrews 11 Sep 2018

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#YouthReport2018: Who are those 'SA millennials' you're marketing to?

Leigh Andrews 6 Sep 2018

'Africa Rising' is a global megatrend - Euromonitor

'Africa Rising' is a global megatrend - Euromonitor

Louise Marsland 24 Apr 2018

#BizTrends2018: Game-changing insights and trends

#BizTrends2018: Game-changing insights and trends

Ask Afrika 5 Feb 2018

#BizTrends2018: Boldly advancing into the digital technology future

#BizTrends2018: Boldly advancing into the digital technology future

Lebo Madiba 29 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Talking to Africa in 2018

#BizTrends2018: Talking to Africa in 2018

Mimi Kalinda 22 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: How to get more value from your PR partner

#BizTrends2018: How to get more value from your PR partner

Jane Belchers and Jane Gordon 16 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: To survive, marketing must kill its darlings in 2018

#BizTrends2018: To survive, marketing must kill its darlings in 2018

Tom Manners 11 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Africans for Africans by Africans

#BizTrends2018: Africans for Africans by Africans

Nonye Mpho Omotola 10 Jan 2018

Nicola Cooper, senior trend analyst and cultural strategist at Nicola Cooper & Associates (NC&A).

#BizTrends2018: Connecting with ever-connected, ever-younger African consumers

Nicola Cooper 10 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: How do we amplify emotional connections through consumer ecosystems?

#BizTrends2018: How do we amplify emotional connections through consumer ecosystems?

Molefi Moloantoa 9 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Small is Africa's 'new smart' in 2018

#BizTrends2018: Small is Africa's 'new smart' in 2018

Ailsa Wingfield 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: ...And the Bots are live!

#BizTrends2018: ...And the Bots are live!

Sue Disler 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The ever-changing consumer

#BizTrends2018: The ever-changing consumer

Dave Nemeth 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Three things you have to know about your customers in 2018

#BizTrends2018: Three things you have to know about your customers in 2018

Brandon de Kock 8 Jan 2018

Chrisna Basson, head of strategy at Weathermen & Co, Namibia.

#BizTrends2018: A positive perspective on moving towards 4.0

Chrisna Basson 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The in-store experience - an opportunity for brands

#BizTrends2018: The in-store experience - an opportunity for brands

Caroline Currie 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Branding is the key to unlocking company innovation

#BizTrends2018: Branding is the key to unlocking company innovation

Mathew Weiss 8 Jan 2018

Heidi Brauer, chief marketing officer, Hollard Insurance.

#BizTrends2018: A trends story from a magician's granddaughter

Heidi Brauer 8 Jan 2018

Matt Preschern, EVP and chief marketing officer of HCL Technologies.

#BizTrends2018: Marketing in the era of 'always on' communication

Matt Preschern 8 Jan 2018

OLC Experiential has a new space

OLC Experiential has a new space

Jessica Tennant 6 Jun 2017

Chantel Troskie, customer experience account manager at Oracle SA.

Get ready for the AI startup retail CX revolution

Leigh Andrews 18 May 2017

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Metamorphosis of marketing

Audrey Naidoo 26 Apr 2017

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Five reasons why a professional business sign makes bottom-line sense

Chans Weber 24 Apr 2017

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Top eventing trends for 2017: Smart tech, fabulous food, controlled costs and a return to nature

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The marketer of the future

Dr. Ludi Koekemoer 19 Apr 2017

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2017: The year of taking your business from Gen X to Gen CX

Leigh Andrews 27 Mar 2017

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