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#BizTrends2018: The agencies of the future will be agile

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Janine Lloyd, CEO of PR Expert.

#BizTrends2018: The low-down on 2018 PR and marketing trends

By Janine Lloyd 15 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: To survive, marketing must kill its darlings in 2018

#BizTrends2018: To survive, marketing must kill its darlings in 2018

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#BizTrends2018: Africans for Africans by Africans

Africans for Africans by Africans

Nonye Mpho Omotola 10 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The changing media environment for ad agencies

The changing media environment for ad agencies

Odette van der Haar 10 Jan 2018

Nicola Cooper, senior trend analyst and cultural strategist at Nicola Cooper & Associates (NC&A).

Connecting with ever-connected, ever-younger African consumers

Nicola Cooper 10 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Small is Africa's 'new smart' in 2018

Small is Africa's 'new smart' in 2018

Ailsa Wingfield 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Delivering UX with soul

Delivering UX with soul

Mike Carter 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Sex, data and advertising

Sex, data and advertising

Natalie Otte, Ilse Dinner, Kantar 8 Jan 2018

Gustav Goosen, CEO of The SpaceStation.

The digital marketing trends marketers need to pay attention to

Gustav Goosen 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The ever-changing consumer

The ever-changing consumer

Dave Nemeth 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Five Predictions for media

Five Predictions for media

Lisa Macleod 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Three things you have to know about your customers in 2018

Three things you have to know about your customers in 2018

Brandon de Kock 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: A short to-do list for the new year

A short to-do list for the new year

Pepe Marais 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Predicting future consumer behaviour

Predicting future consumer behaviour

Diane Gantz, Kantar 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Storytelling has to sit at the core of it all

Storytelling has to sit at the core of it all

Brett Morris 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Brands need to stop thinking like brands and become more human

Brands need to stop thinking like brands and become more human

Dean Oelschig 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Get ready for fluid reality and a collapsing conversion funnel in 2018

Get ready for fluid reality and a collapsing conversion funnel in 2018

Nunu Ntshingila 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The in-store experience - an opportunity for brands

The in-store experience - an opportunity for brands

Caroline Currie 8 Jan 2018

Kevin Welman, director and co-owner of ByDesign Communications.

The rise (and rise) of influencers and specialists

Kevin Welman 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: It is time for marketing professionals to become more innovative

It is time for marketing professionals to become more innovative

Desiree Gullan 8 Jan 2018

Nicole Solarsh Glickman, creative group head at House of Brave.

Refocus on the business of advertising

nicole glickman 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: An augmented reality check

An augmented reality check

Johan Walters 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Personalised advertising, robots and AR

Personalised advertising, robots and AR

Bianca Quinn-Diavastos 8 Jan 2018

Heidi Brauer, chief marketing officer, Hollard Insurance.

A trends story from a magician's granddaughter

Heidi Brauer 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Go where the people are

Go where the people are

Gau Narayanan 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The Platform Economy

The Platform Economy

Josephine Buys 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: A few 'bone shakers' for media in 2018

A few 'bone shakers' for media in 2018

Graham Deneys 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Telling the truth is not a lie

Telling the truth is not a lie

Samantha Page 8 Jan 2018

Daniel Munslow, independent communications consultant.

Are you a reputational resilience expert or crisis fodder?

Daniel Munslow 8 Jan 2018

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