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AFRICA Speaker lineup for 2010 Festival of Media
AFRICA New Africa marketing team for MasterCard Worldwide
AFRICA New communication network for AfricaPRETORIA: More than 100 senior communicators from across Africa gathered at the Nelson Mandela Foundation on Friday, 26 Febraury 2010, for the launch of a communicators network that aims to encourage cross-border exchange. 1 Mar 2010 11:53 AFRICA Waggener Edstrom Worldwide expands into Africa
AFRICA Waggener Edstrom Worldwide expands into Africa
AFRICA New account for Lesley Simpson Communications
AFRICA Arcay, African Consultancy of the Year - Holmes
AFRICA MTPA appoints Baird's Renaissance as rep
AFRICA SA agency search company moves into Africa
AFRICA africapractice to manage Google PR in Africa
AFRICA Gullan&Gullan joins ICOM
AFRICA Kenya: Wash your linen first[Wanyaka Gituku] As I was surfing the internet, I stumbled on an article in the Daily Nation. The article reported that a survey revealed that top opinion shapers in the United States view Kenya as a corrupt nation with a culture entrenched in impunity. 15 Jan 2010 11:29 AFRICA Quills gets South African judge
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The fourth annual Festival of Media, to be hosted 18 - 20 April 2010 in Valencia, Spain will feature a lineup of business leaders from the global communications and advertising industry. Speakers will address the issues affecting the industry and provide insight into how the marketing industry is evolving. 
JOHANNESBURG: MasterCard Worldwide has made two new appointments in its marketing department in Africa. Mark Hearne has been appointed business leader of marketing and communications, and Ingrid Keller as marketing leader of customer marketing. 
JOHANNESBURG: Waggener Edstrom Worldwide (WE) today, Monday, 1 March 2010, announced its expansion into Africa with a new office based in Johannesburg, South Africa, with Marcus Sorour as GM. The agency was recently appointed to drive pan-African corporate and technology PR for Microsoft Corp's West, East, Central Africa and Indian Ocean Islands account, following a three-way pitch. 
South African-based Lesley Simpson Communications (LSC) has been appointed by Kenya Airways to manage its PR during 2010. Two campaigns will be running simultaneously during the period, including outbound and inbound operations. 
JOHANNESBURG: Arcay Communications has been named "African Consultancy of the Year" by the Holmes Report Annual Scorecard, in recognition of its affiliate network and communications strategies in multiple markets. 
The Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) has appointed Baird's Renaissance, a Johannesburg-based communications management consultancy, as its PR and advertising representative. Baird's is to guide and implement Mauritius tourism promotion activities in South Africa. 
The Independent Agency Search and Selection Company (IAS) is expanding its services to include Mozambique, Angola, Nigeria, Ghana and Botswana. This follows a demand by agencies and clients to branch into Africa and provide its client/agency relationship management services. 
JOHANNEBSURG: Google has appointed africapractice, a pan-African strategic communications consultancy, to manage its PR campaigns in the sub-Saharan countries of Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and South Africa. 
According to the International Communications Agency Network (ICOM), Africa is an important region to the network's clients who are looking to expand in fast-growing markets. In addition, advertising and promotional activity is expected to increase in South Africa this year as the country hosts the FIFA World Cup in June. It has therefore appointed Gullan&Gullan Advertising as its exclusive South African member. 
The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) has once again selected Daniel Munslow, Talk2Us chief strategic communications officer, to sit on the judging panel of the 2010 IABC Africa Gold Quill Awards. The awards, which run concurrently in the various regional chapters, recognise international best practices in strategic communication. 
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