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How Jennifer Aniston’s LolaVie brand grew sales 40% with CTV ads
For its first CTV campaign, Jennifer Aniston’s DTC haircare brand LolaVie had a few non-negotiables. The campaign had to be simple. It had to demonstrate measurable impact. And it had to be full-funnel.
LolaVie used Roku Ads Manager to test and optimize creatives — reaching millions of potential customers at all stages of their purchase journeys. Roku Ads Manager helped the brand convey LolaVie’s playful voice while helping drive omnichannel sales across both ecommerce and retail touchpoints.
The campaign included an Action Ad overlay that let viewers shop directly from their TVs by clicking OK on their Roku remote. This guided them to the website to buy LolaVie products.
Discover how Roku Ads Manager helped LolaVie drive big sales and customer growth with self-serve TV ads.
The DTC beauty category is crowded. To break through, Jennifer Aniston’s brand LolaVie, worked with Roku Ads Manager to easily set up, test, and optimize CTV ad creatives. The campaign helped drive a big lift in sales and customer growth, helping LolaVie break through in the crowded beauty category.
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Somalia unlocks $3b gold reserves held by 1 million women
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Somalia's MyBank has launched a service allowing women to use verified gold jewellery as collateral for loans, expanding access to formal finance.
Approximately 1 million Somali women hold around 20 tonnes of gold valued at nearly $3 billion, mostly acquired as marriage gifts or personal savings. Currently, only a tenth of women in the nation can access formal financing due to a lack of conventional collateral, property ownership, or guarantors. This initiative enables women to leverage their existing household gold wealth for financing without having to sell the jewellery outright.
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BUSINESS · ENERGY & RESOURCES
Uganda Prepares 230,000 bpd Production as World’s Newest Oil Producer Emerges
Commercial operations are entering their final commissioning phase across the Tilenga and Kingfisher fields, with TotalEnergies and CNOOC anchoring the 1,443 km EACOP pipeline to Tanzania's Tanga port to export first crude to global energy markets.
POLICY · DEFENSE & SECURITY
Egypt Hits Back After Iran-Backed Houthis Attack Saudi Arabia Near Red Sea
Naval patrols and air defense units along Red Sea approaches were immediately placed on high alert following fresh missile strikes near Saudi airspace, reflecting Cairo's commitment to protecting Suez Canal transit revenues and stabilizing maritime trade.
POWER · DIPLOMACY & MIGRATION
Ireland Spends $45 Million Deporting Over 377 South Africans Under Tightened Rules
Department of Justice enforcement operations executed sweeping removal orders following a national immigration crackdown targeting non-EU residency and asylum applicants across Dublin and major urban hubs.
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You're Invited: Live Tax-Smart Investing Webinar
Your portfolio could be losing more to taxes than you might realize. On September 17, Range's CFPs and CPAs share the portfolio moves that can help you maximize your after-tax returns — join us live, and bring your questions for Q&A.
This webinar is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Range defines "high earners" as households with income over $300k.
AS OF APPROX. 08:00 WAT, SEP 11, 2026 · BUSINESS INSIDER AFRICA MARKETS
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DEFENSE & GEOPOLITICS
India joins forces with Eswatini Kingdom in New Delhi military alliance
A new bilateral defense agreement signed in New Delhi expands naval training, counter-terrorism capacity building, and military equipment transfers. The strategic partnership marks New Delhi's growing security footprint across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, competing directly with Chinese and Gulf influences along critical Indian Ocean maritime corridors.
THE AFRICA ANGLE: SADC defense ministries should evaluate India's expanding security partnerships to diversify equipment sourcing while securing technical maritime surveillance assets.
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