African companies moving outside their home markets Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 11 October 2011 Sub-Saharan African companies are making strides in becoming multinational corporations.
Producers thinking outside of the box with British-Nigerian family sitcom Published by Jaco Maritz on 12 July 2011 Two young entrepreneurial TV producers are following an unconventional route in pursuit of their dream to produce a successful sitcom.
African luxury brands must embrace social media Published by Simon Bestbier on 16 June 2011 Many luxury brands have not considered social media as part of their marketing mix. The reason, perhaps, is that social media is incorrectly viewed as a medium for younger people who don’t fit the customer profile of such brands.
Is South Africa ready for an iPad newspaper? Published by Susan Smit on 15 June 2011 South Africa and Africa’s first made-for-tablet newspaper, iMaverick, will hit the proverbial shelves in August this year.
How we made it in Africa up for top business media award Published by Staff Writer on 12 May 2011 How we made it in Africa has been selected as one of the three finalists in the Media of the Year category for the Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards 2011.
African young people more ambitious than Europeans, says Naspers boss Published by Jaco Maritz on 9 May 2011 African young people have a level of ambition that one doesn’t find in Europe, says Koos Bekker, managing director of emerging markets media company Naspers.
Entrepreneur watch: I sold my wedding ring to stay in business Published by Regina Ekiru on 3 May 2011 How we made it in Africa’s Regina Ekiru speaks to Jenny Luesby, founder and chief executive of African Laughter, a Kenyan public relations and new media company.
DRC sees 417% increase in Facebook users Published by Claude Harding on 10 March 2011 The Democratic Republic of Congo is the African country that has shown the greatest growth in Facebook users over the past three months.
A business media approach to Zimbabwe’s new times Published by Tawanda Karombo on 9 March 2011 “At the moment there is no serious specialist business media outlet and we intend to bridge this gap. We have a situation where everyone is just concentrating on politics.”
Africa one of the last frontiers for advertising industry Published by Jaco Maritz on 23 February 2011 International advertising agencies are scrambling to get a foothold in the African continent – described as one of the last great frontiers for the industry.
Africa one of the last frontiers for world’s biggest advertising company Published by Claude Harding on 8 February 2011 WPP, one of the world’s largest advertising firms, is actively pursuing opportunities on the African continent.
Top 10 African countries on Facebook Published by Jaco Maritz on 19 January 2011 Data published by Socialbakers.com reveals that Africa currently has just over 22 million Facebook users.
Naspers grows its African pay TV subscriber base; still small compared to SA Published by Staff Writer on 30 November 2010 Naspers grew its sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) pay television subscriber base by 135,000 to a total of 1.2 million homes during the six months ended 30 September.
MTN sees value in having locals in charge of marketing Published by Claude Harding on 1 October 2010 Mobile operator MTN places great importance on having local people in charge of its marketing in the various countries in which it operates.
