South Africa’s Naspers Limited said it will lists Multichoice on the Johanesburg Stock Exchange, JSE, signalling a gradual exit from the business as the Internet giant seeks to trim its losses. Multichoice which owns DSTV, a payTV operator across Africa, Supersport and MNet is said to be running its African […]
Fifteen years ago, if anybody had told you that a non-existing startup will turn out to be the world’s largest taxi company and it would have no single taxi to its name, you would have dismissed it as a hoax. Here we are in 2018, Uber, the world’s largest ride-hailing […]
Since Donald Trump became America’s 45th President, there has been no love lost between him and the global news media, most of whom are from America and of Western orientations. Trump started a major onslaught against what he popularly called ‘Fake News’. He has accused media giants such as the […]
With glass ceiling and several data showing that only few women are able to make it to the boardroom in Nigeria and globally, stakeholders at the Women In Marketing and Communications Conference/Awards (WIMCA) have urged female marketing and communications professionals to be deliberate in pressing for progress to the highest […]
WPP is set to announce Mark Read as its new chief executive next week, opting for the leading internal candidate to replace Martin Sorrell at the world’s biggest advertising company, Reuters reports. He will be appointed as early as next week according to reports. Mark Read was appointed joint Chief […]
Brand Communicator, Nigeria’s most circulated Brands and Marketing magazine has concluded plans to host the 2nd edition of Women in Marketing & Communications Conference/Awards (WIMCA). The widely publicised event which aims at celebrating and recognising women in the Nigerian marketing communications industry will hold at the Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos […]
In today’s world of marketing, if there is any target market that wields much influence, they are the Millenials. In a literal sense, Millennials are persons reaching young adulthood in the early 21st century. Giving it some nuances, they are the “Generation Y,” “Generation WE,” “The Boomerang Generation,” “The Peter […]
Omnicom Group said it has appointed Credera through its subsidiary, Omnicom Precision Marketing Group. Credera is a full-service provider of management and technology consulting services. With a core focus on marTech and ecommerce platforms, the company delivers solutions that increase customer engagement and drive sales growth. “Credera works directly with […]
If you could remember, in 2016 one of the largest telecoms companies in Africa was mulling a grand plan to ban WhatsApp on its network. The crux of the matter was that the company and its competitors were recording loss of substantial revenue to over-the-top mobile apps such as WhatsApp, […]
The world’s largest outdoor advertising company, JCDecaux said its net income for the first half of the year fell by 0.9%. The company attributed the crash to impact from foreign exchange and up +4.0% Commenting on the 2018 first half results, Jean-Charles Decaux, Chairman of the Executive Board and Co-CEO […]