World MSMEs Day: Why Small Enterprises Thrive on extra Attention

Nigeria has declared a long list of activities to mark the national Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day, (MSME) in tandem with World MSME Day as declared by the United Nations (UN).  The UN General Assembly declared 27 June as Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day, to raise public awareness of their contribution to sustainable…

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Brand Value: Ronaldo’s Tacit De-marketing of Coca-Cola

The gesture made by popular Portuguese soccer star, Cristiano Ronaldo, during a press conference heralding the match between Portugal and Hungary at the ongoing EURO 2020, has continued to generate debate among brand analysts and stakeholders. At a press conference last Monday, prior to Portugal’s game against Hungary, the superstar removed two bottles of Coca-Cola from…

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New WhatsApp Privacy Policy: Suspicion Heightens Despite Owner’s Assurance

The new privacy policy of popular messaging app, WhatsApp, has continued to generate debate among competitors, users, and governments. While WhatsApp owners have made it clear that the policy has nothing to do with breaching any contractual or privacy agreement between WhatsApp and its users, the Nigerian government is really doubting its sincerity of purpose….

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Foreign Media Placements by Nigerian Brands: Between Free Market and National Interest

When the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed declared a few weeks ago that Nigerian brands that run their adverts with CNN and other foreign outlets will be fined N100,000 for every time the advert is aired, some industry players thought it was a bluff. However, they should be remarkably rattled, now that the minister has…

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