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CNN International has appointed Reme Al-Saiegh to the position of sales director for Africa and the Middle East region, based out of CNN's international headquarters in London. Al-Saiegh is responsible for overseeing CNN's sales teams across Africa, the Middle East and the UK. as well as a network of representatives throughout the region. 20 May 2009 11:45
AFRICA
Pule Molebeledi has been appointed CNBC Africa's new head of sales, effective 1 June 2009, the broadcaster announced yesterday, Thursday 14 May. 14 May 2009 12:57
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[Sandy Carter] With the current economic situation, now is the time for marketers and sales leaders to embrace social media. The market has shifted its expectations. No longer are people leveraging the web to just access information, but they are sharing, participating and co-creating in greater numbers. And to advance leads in the sales cycle, social media has the necessary tools. 2 Feb 2009 14:31
AFRICA
Sales consulting company CG Consulting has developed a number of services for companies looking to tap into the African market. The company uses a combination of telemarketing and email marketing, data-mining and data cleansing as well as targeted campaigns to qualify and generate its data. 11 Nov 2008 14:06
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JOHANNESBURG: Oracle Airtime Sales (OATS) has announced the rebranding of its Africa division to DStv Ad Sales. 11 Nov 2008 13:22
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[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's retail and banking sectors lurched into an unprecedented crisis after banks struggled to deal with an implosion of zeros on the country's beleaguered currency, throwing the point of sale (POS) transaction system into a quandary. 7 Jul 2008 11:02
AFRICA
Oracle Airtime Sales (OATS) has confirmed their agreement with media management agency Corporate Talk to further develop its African network. 31 Jan 2008 14:39
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Zimbabwe is so short on consumer goods, the government can't even calculate inflation, the chief statistician said on Tuesday. 28 Nov 2007 09:48
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Women are the key to African economic development and are increasingly driving the global economy. 27 Nov 2007 14:39
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[Carole Kimutai] Following the growing success of a round-the-clock shopping concept introduced by Nakumatt Holdings earlier this year, the supermarket chain has expanded the service to Nakumatt Downtown in Nairobi's city centre. 15 Nov 2007 13:06
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Linking a product to a celebrity or TV show can work well, but can be problematic if the popularity of the celebrity or show falters – or in the case of some celebrities, goes from hero to zero. And that applies in Africa as much as it does anywhere else – in this case, the UK. 19 Oct 2007 08:16
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Knowledge is power, and as businesses come to realise the value of business intelligence (BI) and seek to grow the amount and scope of the information they require, so the BI technology market will be driven by commoditization and ubiquity of digital data. 11 Oct 2007 07:23
AFRICA
As the retail and supermarket sectors become increasingly competitive, with operating results becoming ever more important, it is essential for retailers to battle stock shrinkage. And employers in other fields need to be aware of the risk of shrinkage - of everything from office stationary to bigger items, and the misuse of items such as company vehicles. 29 Aug 2007 13:56