Media group Caxton has acquired a 100% stake in online sales house Habari Media. Habari Media is a sales partner for Facebook in sub Saharan Africa. Its sales portfolio also includes BBC.com, LinkedIn, MTV and Vodacom.
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LinkedIn in Africa – the numbers
LinkedIn, the fast growing business-oriented social networking site, has seen a noticeable lift-off in African markets as business professionals adapt to social media.
Minus Machine, Habari Media looks ahead
Amidst the recent flurry of activity around the launch of its new sister company, Machine, Habari Media continues on its way as one of the top digital sales houses in the country.
Facebook in South Africa – the numbers
South Africans have embraced the social network in force. Official figures put the number of South Africans accessing Facebook at 4.8 million (of which 3.5 million access it via internet as well as via mobile devices).
The rise of Machine
So there is this online media sales house right, small fry really, just one guy selling space on a website at a time when internet advertising was fairly undeveloped in the South African market. It’s not really even a sales house, more like a sales guy with a bit of ambition.
Hewlett splits Habari Group, launches major new agency player
Adrian Hewlett, CEO and founder of the Habari Group, has combined his group’s significant through-the-line, below-the-line, research, digital and social businesses to launch a major new independent advertising agency called Machine.