WEST AFRICAPress harassment hinders Niger's development, watchdogs warn Press freedom groups agree that an increase in arrests, intimidation and harassment of journalists in Niger is impeding development in one of the poorest countries in the world. 16 Jan 2008 07:32
ZIMBABWEZim advertising awards go ahead despite lack of new campaigns [Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's Advertising Publicity Club is organising its annual competition for the advertising industry, despite a dearth of new campaigns due to an economic crisis that has stunted growth and limited new advertising campaigns in a once vibrant sector. 11 Jan 2008 07:04
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AFRICASeychelles tourism campaign gets a boost CNN will deliver the Seychelles Tourism Board's first pan-European advertising campaign to an international audience, promoting the group of islands as a leading holiday destination. 9 Jan 2008 09:28
AFRICACricket Australia tries to corner image market Cricket Australia (CA), the governing body of one of Australia's favourite sports, is trying to force all photographers and agencies to sign a new contract before they enter the cricket grounds. 13 Dec 2007 06:42
AFRICABank takes 140 African traders to Hong Kong [Walter Wafula] Standard Charted Bank PLC is sponsoring 140 small and medium enterprise African traders to attend the 2007 World SME Expo in Hong Kong, as part of its new annual SME Trade Corridors' initiative. 7 Dec 2007 12:01
KENYAMobile service providers bag marketing awards [Carole Kimutai] The big boys of Kenya's mobile telephone industry scooped six of 15 marketing awards during this year's Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK) Warrior Awards gala. The event was held at the Kenya International Conference Centre grounds on Friday, 30 November. 5 Dec 2007 08:09
AFRICAAfrican nations agree to $1 billion Indian satellite project A critical mass of countries are signing on to a plan for India to invest $1 billion in the Pan-African e-Network satellite project, a joint initiative with the Africa Union aimed at developing the region's information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure. 30 Nov 2007 12:04
AFRICAFuture techniques in online marketing Senior Editor in Charge of Adotas, Sarah Novotny summarizes key future trends in Online advertising as predicted by Dilip DaSilva, Exponential's founder and CEO. Excerpting from the summary, Novotny says there are six key trends identified in this release. 30 Nov 2007 08:49
ZIMBABWEZimbabwe can't calculate inflation Zimbabwe is so short on consumer goods, the government can't even calculate inflation, the chief statistician said on Tuesday. 28 Nov 2007 09:48
AFRICAMusic video project for Africa Pan-African music entertainment network MTV Networks Africa and oil marketer Shell have partnered to boost Africa's contemporary music industry. 22 Nov 2007 14:43
AFRICAInnovation is alive and well and living in loyalty programs Innovation is alive and well among coalition loyalty programs around the world. Despite their advancing age, coalitions are continuing to innovate to keep their programs fresh and relevant to their target members. This applies equally in Africa as consumers' buying power increases, and retailers must think up new ways to keep existing customers and attract new ones. 9 Nov 2007 13:35
AFRICAContinent's comms costs cut South African-based company Evosat, which distributes Inmarsat's Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service across Africa, has secured a major deal that will see satellite communication costs to provide simultaneous voice and broadband data, virtually halved on the continent. 8 Nov 2007 11:22
AFRICABizcommunity.com launches expanded retail offering Bizcommunity.com has entered into a strategic partnership with ActivRetail, online resource hub to the fast moving grocery industry, to boost the offering of its online FMCG retail news and product information daily news service launched to the industry in Africa in July this year. 29 Oct 2007 08:32
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