AFRICA
DUBAI: Dubai Lynx has released the last of the shortlists for this year's awards. Nine entries have been shortlisted in the Integrated category. The winners of all categories will be announced tonight, 17 March 2010 at the Dubai Lynx Awards ceremony and dinner, taking place at The Palladium in Dubai Media City. 17 Mar 2010 11:18
AFRICA
The Swaziland Investment Promotion Authority (SIPA) plans to host a series of business seminars aimed at encouraging cross-border trade and investment in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, says Phiwayinkosi Ginindza, SIPA's chief executive officer. 15 Mar 2010 08:43
AFRICA
The 2010 Institute of Practitioners in Advertising Best of Health Awards; the worldwide creative awards for communications aimed at healthcare professionals, or healthcare messages to consumers, is now open for entries until Friday, 9 April 2010. 15 Mar 2010 07:11
AFRICA
In reinstating the concept of the original Institute of Marketing, the IMM Africa Association of Marketers has been launched - a body that will embrace marketers and organisations across the continent and provide benefits to a membership base that wishes to align itself with the ideals of a new and dynamic marketing association. 10 Mar 2010 11:55
AFRICA
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The great mistake of today's business environment is to believe that digital can fulfil the role of marketing. It will not, Miles Young, global CEO of Ogilvy and Mather Worldwide, said yesterday, Tursday, 9 March 2010, in Johannesburg. 10 Mar 2010 11:09
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[Issa Sikiti da Silva] The great mistake of today's business environment is to believe that digital can fulfil the role of marketing. It will not, Miles Young, global CEO of Ogilvy and Mather Worldwide, said yesterday, Tursday, 9 March 2010, in Johannesburg. 10 Mar 2010 11:09
AFRICA
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. 10 Mar 2010 08:57
AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG: MTN, 2010 FIFA World Cup sponsor, has unveiled a campaign that aims to support an African winner in the upcoming event. MTN plans to roll out its Africa United campaign across the continent, comprising communication across print, broadcast and online channels. 9 Mar 2010 13:19
AFRICA
[Esther Karuku] “David Beckham signs a £20 million deal with Giorgio Armani.” “Beyonce is the new face of Samsung electronics.” Headlines such as these appear regularly on European and American dailies. Celebrities promote products through endorsements all the time in developed economies and it is now slowly picking up in Kenya. 5 Mar 2010 11:20
AFRICA
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. 5 Mar 2010 11:03
AFRICA
[Dumisani Ndlela] The Marketers Association of Zimbabwe (MAZ) is to unveil its Superbrand - Brand of the Year 2010 competition at a Harare hotel on Friday, 5 March 2010. 26 Feb 2010 12:49
AFRICA
[Herman Manson] Design is already driving the changing world economy. This is the belief of Bruce Nussbaum, a speaker at the Design Indaba conference yesterday, Thursday, 25 February 2010. [view twitterfall] 26 Feb 2010 10:52