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A women looks at her mobile phone in Zimbabwe. | Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo
February 2, 2018
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The Rebel Behind Africa’s Telecom Revolution

How Strive Masiyiwa used street theater (and lawyers) to dominate a mobile marketplace.

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Tara Gitau | Photo by Anastasiia Sapon
November 15, 2017
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“Why Is She Telling Us to Eat Grass?”

The challenge of running a health food company in a country where being overweight is a sign of success.

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a woman looks at her mobile phone | iStock/GaudiLab
January 8, 2018
Written

Disguised “Native” Ads Don’t Fool Us Anymore

Online shoppers are savvy enough to discern sponsored listings from organic content — but the ads still work.

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Superstar Chef Bryan Caswell's Tex-Mex food haven El Real occupies a converted movie theatre and lights up Westheimer street in Houston| REUTERS/Richard Carson
November 6, 2017
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Tex-Mex: Culinary Sham or Authentic Cuisine?

Why the emergence of a now-ubiquitous food category can’t be explained by existing marketing theories.
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