With various voices emerging in support of Africa Month, I felt obliged to add with a critical issue that is slowing down the growth of our continent from “…regaining its rightful place in the world”. Quite appropriate in a month dedicated to African values, identity, well-being, among other issues consequently important to Africans whether consciously […]
2020 has been an unprecedented year. How we live, work and interact has fundamentally changed and the repercussions of 2020 will be felt for years to come. So, with unpredictability and uncertainty set to remain key fixtures in people’s lives but with hope now on the horizon, what does this mean for the world of […]
By John Akinribido The Clicks ad campaign which has caused so much controversy and repercussion across South Africa must be unpacked and better understood now more than ever before. Read More on this and other Ad campaigns that got it wrong. Now because this is more than 28 years after apartheid was dismantled, a time […]
Businesses all over South Africa and globally are in a big mess! Closures and downsizing seem now to be part of the “new normal”, a trending phrase since lockdowns went into full mode. My lens tells me we are in for a long haul with the pandemic, as experts keep predicting no end being in […]
Interest and investment in augmented reality (AR) is greater than it’s ever been before. Thanks to new tools from tech giants – such as Apple’s ARKit and Google’s ARCore – it’s now also easier for brands to build their own apps and AR-driven campaigns. Of course, with any new technology comes challenges. This is largely […]
Despite all the progress and innovations, marketing still remains a numbers game, at least to some extent. What changed is that instead of merely multiplying audience numbers (and, consequently, budget lines), savvy marketers look at the figures at hand and attempt to understand the message behind these. While data science cannot explicitly help you acquire […]
Visa is acquiring American fintech firm Plaid in a deal worth $5.3bn in what represents one of the largest acquisitions in the space to date. Plaid, which bills itself as “the technology layer for financial services”, helps companies like Venmo, Robinhood, Coinbase, LendingClub and Betterment connect to consumers’ bank accounts for a variety of purposes. For […]
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