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Source: © 123rf The number of people living alone has grown steadily over the past few decades. Brands have a real opportunity to target this audience

Marketers optimistic as Warc forecasts global ad spend of $1.15tr in 2025

Positive portrayals of men in ads boost brand equity and sales

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Source: © Cottonbro Studio There is uncertainty for advertisers on TikTok as the platform's future hangs in the balance with Trump’s return to power

Uncertainty for TikTok advertisers with Trump’s return to power

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Align your brand with cutting edge trends

Bizcommunity.com 20 Sep 2021

Ah, Africa! One step forward, two beats ahead with Africa Life by Kantar

Ah, Africa! One step forward, two beats ahead with Africa Life by Kantar

Ndeye Diagne, Kantar 16 Sep 2021

How designers can maintain their individuality working at big fashion houses

How designers can maintain their individuality working at big fashion houses

Marie-Agnes Parmentier 14 Sep 2021

Gallo Music Investments with shareholder Black Coffee closes deal on Content Connect Africa

Gallo Music Investments with shareholder Black Coffee closes deal on Content Connect Africa

6 Sep 2021

#Newsmaker: Gareth Kemp to lead Ares Group as new CEO

#Newsmaker: Gareth Kemp to lead Ares Group as new CEO

Lauren Hartzenberg 3 Sep 2021

Total number of mobile phone users hit nearly 5.3 billion

Total number of mobile phone users hit nearly 5.3 billion

2 Sep 2021

#Fasa21: KFC's Akhona Qengqe on business survival and innovating for the future

#Fasa21: KFC's Akhona Qengqe on business survival and innovating for the future

Lauren Hartzenberg 1 Sep 2021

Why livestreamers should sell their products with a poker face - not a smile

Why livestreamers should sell their products with a poker face - not a smile

Michel Ballings and Neeraj Bharadwaj 30 Aug 2021

Adidas to sell Reebok to Authentic Brands Group for €2,1bn

13 Aug 2021

One size doesn't fit all: Advice for brands seeking to access the African market

One size doesn't fit all: Advice for brands seeking to access the African market

Candice Robertson, Wavemaker 12 Aug 2021

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Food & Drink 2021 rankings: Coca-Cola and Nestlé continue to dominate

11 Aug 2021

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Vaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers

Nathan Geffen and Mia Malan 10 Aug 2021

Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

5 Aug 2021

Voice assistant transaction values to hit $19,4bn by 2023

3 Aug 2021

Tommy Hilfiger collabs with Indya Moore on gender-fluid fashion

Tommy Hilfiger collabs with Indya Moore on gender-fluid fashion

28 Jul 2021

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

Bizcommunity.com 20 Jul 2021

5 Africans selected to serve on Next Creative Leaders 2021 jury

5 Africans selected to serve on Next Creative Leaders 2021 jury

16 Jul 2021

Dentsu Africa launches Finance, banking and insurance like never before

Dentsu Africa launches Finance, banking and insurance like never before

Dentsu 16 Jul 2021

Ad Stars reveals shortlist of finalists

Ad Stars reveals shortlist of finalists

16 Jul 2021

New York Festivals Advertising Awards winners announced

New York Festivals Advertising Awards winners announced

15 Jul 2021

2021 CMO Pencil jury

Jury to select winner of CMO Pencil Award

15 Jul 2021

Cannes Trend Talks 2021 Official Programme released

Cannes Trend Talks 2021 Official Programme released

Bizcommunity.com 13 Jul 2021

Warc details Advertising Trends report 2021/2022

13 Jul 2021

Africa CDC and MTN launch Covid-19 "One More Push" campaign

Africa CDC and MTN launch Covid-19 "One More Push" campaign

9 Jul 2021

Kantar announces South Africa's Top 20 Best Liked Ads for 2020

Kantar announces South Africa's Top 20 Best Liked Ads for 2020

Kantar 8 Jul 2021

Failure to report and manage sexual harassment is harming African news media

Failure to report and manage sexual harassment is harming African news media

8 Jul 2021

Young Guns Colorful finalists

COLORFUL finalists get free entry to Young Guns 19

7 Jul 2021

Building pan-African brands

Natalia Rosa 5 Jul 2021

If YouTube isn't in your marketing plan, you're missing out!

Emily Stander 5 Jul 2021

Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Census extended

Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Census extended

2 Jul 2021

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Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation partner to empower Nigerian youth

ESG & Sustainability

Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation partner to empower Nigerian youth

20 Sep 2021

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Vaccinate for a normal way of life

20 Sep 2021

PepsiCo introduces initiative to drive sustainable transformation strategy

Retail

PepsiCo introduces initiative to drive sustainable transformation strategy

20 Sep 2021

How IPPs can be effectively leveraged in the African power generation landscape

Energy & Mining

How IPPs can be effectively leveraged in the African power generation landscape

Shamilah Grimwood-Norley 15 Sep 2021

Bridging the Covid-19 vaccine gap

Healthcare

Bridging the Covid-19 vaccine gap

15 Sep 2021

How climate change contributed to Madagascar's food crisis

ESG & Sustainability

How climate change contributed to Madagascar's food crisis

Chris Funk 14 Sep 2021

How designers can maintain their individuality working at big fashion houses

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How designers can maintain their individuality working at big fashion houses

Marie-Agnes Parmentier 14 Sep 2021

All the 2021 Gender Mainstreaming Awards winners

ESG & Sustainability

All the 2021 Gender Mainstreaming Awards winners

13 Sep 2021

Retail

Top trends driving pet food sales in Africa and Middle East

9 Sep 2021

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Finance

Double-digit growth for SA asset management industry

7 Sep 2021

NGOs seek to halt proposed mining activities in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park

ESG & Sustainability

NGOs seek to halt proposed mining activities in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park

6 Sep 2021

Gallo Music Investments with shareholder Black Coffee closes deal on Content Connect Africa

Lifestyle

Gallo Music Investments with shareholder Black Coffee closes deal on Content Connect Africa

6 Sep 2021

Travel and tourism can play a key role in resuscitating economies

Tourism & Travel

Travel and tourism can play a key role in resuscitating economies

6 Sep 2021

#Newsmaker: Gareth Kemp to lead Ares Group as new CEO

Retail

#Newsmaker: Gareth Kemp to lead Ares Group as new CEO

Lauren Hartzenberg 3 Sep 2021

Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

Retail

Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

2 Sep 2021

Total number of mobile phone users hit nearly 5.3 billion

ICT

Total number of mobile phone users hit nearly 5.3 billion

2 Sep 2021

COP26: How the world will measure progress on the Paris climate agreement and keep countries accountable

ESG & Sustainability

COP26: How the world will measure progress on the Paris climate agreement and keep countries accountable

Steven Lam, Sherilee Harper and Warren Dodd 2 Sep 2021

Global food commodity prices rebound in August

Agriculture

Global food commodity prices rebound in August

2 Sep 2021

Source ©Dmitrijs Kaminskis

Finance

Africa's GBS sector on the rise

2 Sep 2021

#Fasa21: KFC's Akhona Qengqe on business survival and innovating for the future

Retail

#Fasa21: KFC's Akhona Qengqe on business survival and innovating for the future

Lauren Hartzenberg 1 Sep 2021

Startups are the way to a new Namibia

Entrepreneurship

Startups are the way to a new Namibia

Joshua Romisher 1 Sep 2021

Use of leaded petrol eliminated in 'milestone' for health and environment, UN says

ESG & Sustainability

Use of leaded petrol eliminated in 'milestone' for health and environment, UN says

Emma Rumney 31 Aug 2021

Retail

B2B cross-border transaction value to exceed $42,7tn in 2026

31 Aug 2021

Source: Tiger Brands

Retail

Tiger Brands exits Nigeria with sale of UAC Foods shareholding

30 Aug 2021

Source: Massmart

Retail

Massmart to sell 14 Game stores in East and West Africa

27 Aug 2021

50+ NGOs call on COP26 to acknowledge climate impacts of animal agriculture

ESG & Sustainability

50+ NGOs call on COP26 to acknowledge climate impacts of animal agriculture

27 Aug 2021

A child gets a dose of the oral polio vaccine. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images

Healthcare

It's been a year since Africa was declared polio free. But a threat remains

Wayne Howard & Melinda Suchard 27 Aug 2021

Ordinary people, extraordinary change: Addressing the climate emergency through 'quiet activism'

ESG & Sustainability

Ordinary people, extraordinary change: Addressing the climate emergency through 'quiet activism'

Wendy Steele, Diana MacCallum, Donna Houston, Jason Byrne and Jean Hillier 26 Aug 2021

Arçelik brings Beko appliances to SA as it advances African expansion

Retail

Arçelik brings Beko appliances to SA as it advances African expansion

26 Aug 2021

Shoprite to exit Uganda and Madagascar after review

Retail

Shoprite to exit Uganda and Madagascar after review

Nqobile Dludla 23 Aug 2021

World leaders out of excuses on climate change, Thunberg, youth activists say

ESG & Sustainability

World leaders out of excuses on climate change, Thunberg, youth activists say

Emma Rumney 23 Aug 2021

Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change

Property

Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change

Kristina Foster 20 Aug 2021

Blocked airline funds could slow down recovery - IATA

Logistics & Transport

Blocked airline funds could slow down recovery - IATA

19 Aug 2021

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

Agriculture

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

Kamran Mahroof and Sankar Sivarajah 19 Aug 2021

New research records national policy trends linking fish, aquatic foods with public health

Agriculture

New research records national policy trends linking fish, aquatic foods with public health

18 Aug 2021

International efforts should prioritise equitable access to vaccines. Immanuel A.Afolabi/Majority World/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Healthcare

The impact of Covid-19 has been lower in Africa. We explore the reasons

Alex Ezeh, Michael Silverman & Saverio Stranges 18 Aug 2021

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Retail

Philip Morris expands smoke-free Iqos brand

17 Aug 2021

New global biodiversity goals must take these key lessons into account

ESG & Sustainability

New global biodiversity goals must take these key lessons into account

David Obura 17 Aug 2021

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