For better or worse it seems brand managers continue to look through the lens of community management by the numbers, or more specifically, a magic number for likes on Facebook or followers on Twitter.

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But in southern Africa, decades of protection and management have seen numbers rising by about 4% per year.

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Question for the day: When you invest in stocks, do you go strictly by the numbers, or do you also consider management quality?

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In the last decade, the numbers of women in executive management roles at Abbott increased by a whopping 77%.

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