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Ticketmaster expands African reach with acquisition of Quicket

Ticketmaster expands African reach with acquisition of Quicket

Source: © PYMNTS Major sporting events such as the Uefa Euros and the Paris Olympics are are expected to drive economic growth in 2024

Live events, like Paris Olympics, 1 of 5 trends shaping consumer spending

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Source: © Cannes Lions the Cannes Lions 2024 has released its first shortlists

#Cannes2024 : Innovation, Glass and Titanium Shortlists released

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Creating relevant brands for African audiences

Creating relevant brands for African audiences

Jessica Tennant 22 Nov 2019

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SA's VMLY&R wins Silver at 2019 Epica Awards

22 Nov 2019

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Clio Entertainment Awards 2019: Winners announced!

22 Nov 2019

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#ClioCannabisAwards: Winners announced

22 Nov 2019

#EpicaAwards2019: Day three results

#EpicaAwards2019: Day three results

21 Nov 2019

Africa's music business under discussion

Africa's music business under discussion

21 Nov 2019

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Warc announces Best Use of Data shortlist for Warc Media Awards 2019

20 Nov 2019

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D&AD announces theme and identity for 2020 D&AD Festival

19 Nov 2019

Africa has the potential to be an economic powerhouse

Africa has the potential to be an economic powerhouse

18 Nov 2019

5 insights into event success

Samantha Gabriel 15 Nov 2019

All the AfricaCom winners. Image supplied.

All the 2019 AfricaCom Awards winners!

14 Nov 2019

From L-R: Creative Industry Award winner Genet Kebede from Paradise Fashion (Ethiopia); Arunma Oteh, Oxford University Academic Scholar, former vice president and treasurer, World Bank - who handed over the awards; and runner-up Abby Ikomi, House of Irawo (Nigeria).

Winners of AWIEF women entrepreneurship awards announced

8 Nov 2019

2020 U.S.-Africa Business Summit to be Hosted in Morocco

2020 U.S.-Africa Business Summit to be Hosted in Morocco

7 Nov 2019

Dr Vera Songwe.

Africa's growth rests on economic empowerment of women

Louise Marsland 1 Nov 2019

Bonang Matheba named African Influencer of the Year at 2019 E! People's Choice Awards

Bonang Matheba named African Influencer of the Year at 2019 E! People's Choice Awards

31 Oct 2019

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The digital dash for Africa

25 Oct 2019

Nigeria govt pledges support for relocated AFRIMA

Nigeria govt pledges support for relocated AFRIMA

24 Oct 2019

Clio Entertainment Awards announces 2019 shortlist

Clio Entertainment Awards announces 2019 shortlist

24 Oct 2019

Murendeni Mafumo speaking at the SingularityU South Africa Summit 2019. Image supplied.

#SingularityUSouthAfrica2019: The future of water collection, purification and distribution

21 Oct 2019

2019 Feathers Awards winners announced

2019 Feathers Awards winners announced

18 Oct 2019

Establishing an Africa-based global destination image platform at Brand Summit Africa 2020

9 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Associate Producer, AFRIMA, Adenrele Niyi.

AFRIMA hosted by AU in Nigeria 20-23 November

1 Oct 2019

David Droga, founder of Droga5, received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Photo by Brian Ach/Invision for Clio Awards/AP Images.

2019 Grand Clios announced!

26 Sep 2019

Mark Tungate, the editorial director of the Epica Awards. Image supplied.

#EpicaAwards2019: What's new this year?

23 Sep 2019

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Video Exchange Africa at AfricaCom 2019

20 Sep 2019

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Nike wins Emmy for Colin Kaepernick ad

16 Sep 2019

CMO Summit at Leaderex 2019. Image supplied.

CMO Summit at Leaderex: How AI is changing the way we work

Danette Breitenbach 13 Sep 2019

#Newsmaker: How Georgie Badiel-Liberty is bringing sub-Saharan Africa's water scarcity to the forefront

#Newsmaker: How Georgie Badiel-Liberty is bringing sub-Saharan Africa's water scarcity to the forefront

Juanita Pienaar 12 Sep 2019

Eloine Barry, CEO African Media Agency.

African Media Agency partners with USAfrica Expo

11 Sep 2019

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#EpicaAwards2019: Day three results

#EpicaAwards2019: Day three results

21 Nov 2019

Africa's music business under discussion

Africa's music business under discussion

21 Nov 2019

Nicole Hartnett, senior marketing scientist, Ehrenberg-Bass Institute. Image source: .

Warc announces Best Use of Data shortlist for Warc Media Awards 2019

20 Nov 2019

Screenshot from .

D&AD announces theme and identity for 2020 D&AD Festival

19 Nov 2019

Africa has the potential to be an economic powerhouse

Africa has the potential to be an economic powerhouse

18 Nov 2019

5 insights into event success

Samantha Gabriel 15 Nov 2019

All the AfricaCom winners. Image supplied.

All the 2019 AfricaCom Awards winners!

14 Nov 2019

From L-R: Creative Industry Award winner Genet Kebede from Paradise Fashion (Ethiopia); Arunma Oteh, Oxford University Academic Scholar, former vice president and treasurer, World Bank - who handed over the awards; and runner-up Abby Ikomi, House of Irawo (Nigeria).

Winners of AWIEF women entrepreneurship awards announced

8 Nov 2019

2020 U.S.-Africa Business Summit to be Hosted in Morocco

2020 U.S.-Africa Business Summit to be Hosted in Morocco

7 Nov 2019

Dr Vera Songwe.

Africa's growth rests on economic empowerment of women

Louise Marsland 1 Nov 2019

Bonang Matheba named African Influencer of the Year at 2019 E! People's Choice Awards

Bonang Matheba named African Influencer of the Year at 2019 E! People's Choice Awards

31 Oct 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

The digital dash for Africa

25 Oct 2019

Nigeria govt pledges support for relocated AFRIMA

Nigeria govt pledges support for relocated AFRIMA

24 Oct 2019

Clio Entertainment Awards announces 2019 shortlist

Clio Entertainment Awards announces 2019 shortlist

24 Oct 2019

Murendeni Mafumo speaking at the SingularityU South Africa Summit 2019. Image supplied.

#SingularityUSouthAfrica2019: The future of water collection, purification and distribution

21 Oct 2019

2019 Feathers Awards winners announced

2019 Feathers Awards winners announced

18 Oct 2019

Establishing an Africa-based global destination image platform at Brand Summit Africa 2020

9 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Associate Producer, AFRIMA, Adenrele Niyi.

AFRIMA hosted by AU in Nigeria 20-23 November

1 Oct 2019

David Droga, founder of Droga5, received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Photo by Brian Ach/Invision for Clio Awards/AP Images.

2019 Grand Clios announced!

26 Sep 2019

Mark Tungate, the editorial director of the Epica Awards. Image supplied.

#EpicaAwards2019: What's new this year?

23 Sep 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Video Exchange Africa at AfricaCom 2019

20 Sep 2019

Image credit: Nike.

Nike wins Emmy for Colin Kaepernick ad

16 Sep 2019

CMO Summit at Leaderex 2019. Image supplied.

CMO Summit at Leaderex: How AI is changing the way we work

Danette Breitenbach 13 Sep 2019

#Newsmaker: How Georgie Badiel-Liberty is bringing sub-Saharan Africa's water scarcity to the forefront

#Newsmaker: How Georgie Badiel-Liberty is bringing sub-Saharan Africa's water scarcity to the forefront

Juanita Pienaar 12 Sep 2019

Eloine Barry, CEO African Media Agency.

African Media Agency partners with USAfrica Expo

11 Sep 2019

Gender diversity, female entrepreneurship highlighted at WEF in Africa

Gender diversity, female entrepreneurship highlighted at WEF in Africa

5 Sep 2019

Andrea Opoku, director and Africa ambassador for Women in Marketing.

#FairnessFirst: The power of women in influencer marketing

Leigh Andrews 26 Aug 2019

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#Loeries2019: ALL THE WINNERS!

24 Aug 2019

Andrea Quaye has been awarded the Marketing Leadership and Innovation Award for 2019. Image supplied.

#Loeries2019: Andrea Quaye wins the Marketing Leadership and Innovation Award!

Juanita Pienaar 23 Aug 2019

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A Cultural Economies Conference for Fak'ugesi

22 Aug 2019

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5 ways to make your event pay with social media

Talitha Spykerman 21 Aug 2019

Shaun Vorster is the vice president of business programming at World Expo 2020. Image supplied.

#WorldExpo2020: How local businesses can unlock B2B and B2G value

Juanita Pienaar 19 Aug 2019

Festivals can transform cities by making space for overlooked people and cultures

Festivals can transform cities by making space for overlooked people and cultures

Beth Perry and Rike Sitas 16 Aug 2019

Asha Ranchhod Patel, head of marketing at Google South Africa.

#Loeries2019: Tackling unconscious bias, raising jurors' cultural awareness

Leigh Andrews 16 Aug 2019

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Awards’ finalists have been announced.

Finalists in Africa women entrepreneurship awards announced

15 Aug 2019

French team in SA invites you to attend "Ambition Africa" the biggest Franco-African B2B event

French team in SA invites you to attend "Ambition Africa" the biggest Franco-African B2B event

Business France South Africa 14 Aug 2019

Tosin Lanipekun, executive director of Advertising Week Africa.

Joburg to host first Advertising Week Africa

Louise Marsland 12 Aug 2019

Kasia Karolak has been appointed The One Club's new gender equality program manager. Image supplied.

The One Club appoints a gender equality program manager

12 Aug 2019

Naomi Campbell poses with female basketball players this week at the Hoop Forum organised by the SEED project in Senegal.

Forbes hosts businesswomen in Rwanda

26 Jul 2019

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