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Linda Weaver has been appointed Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Africa Communications Media Group (ACG), an African-owned, pan-African firm handling communications and reputation management for global clients in the African context. Linda, formerly the COO [c]
Global technology brand, OPPO, has announced that the OPPO Reno5 has been selected as the official smartphone partner for the PUBG MOBILE Middle East and Africa Esports 2021. The OPPO Reno5 was selected for its [c]
Ogilvy Africa has announced the creation of a new strategic initiatives role to drive its growth agenda. This is part of the agency’s transformation strategy. They aim to create growth platforms for Ogilvy’s clients and [c]
Groupm sub-Saharan Africa has announced that in order to meet the needs of an expanding market, it has extended the Groupm Academy GradX program, established in South Africa in 2020, to Kenya and Nigeria with [c]
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has announced that Nigerian brands who shoot their commercials outside the country will from now have to pay N100,000 (about $260) each time it is aired on [c]
Ogilvy Africa has named Keenan Mulvaney as Group Creative Director.nIn his new role based in Nairobi, Keenan will have creative oversight for a sizeable portfolio of brands covering markets in East Africa including Kenya, Rwanda, [c]
Smartphone manufacturer OPPO has introduced two additions to its Reno series in the Kenyan market with the launch of the Reno5 and Reno5 F. The Reno5 will retail at Ksh41,999, while the Reno5 F, which [c]
The WPP-Scangroup has thins morning sent out a letter announcing the suspension of the advertising group’s long-serving CEO Bharat Thakrar as well as the the CFO Satyabrata Das over alleged gross misconduct. The suspension is [c]
TikTok is the first digital entertainment platform to partner with the UEFA EURO, aiming to become a home for football fans to share their passion when the tournament gets underway. Short-form mobile video app TikTok [c]
TikTok has signed up WPP as the short mobile video platform’s global advertising and creative agency. The deal is meant to enable WPP agencies and clients to tap into impact and reach of the platform, [c]
Midea, a Chinese home appliances vendor, has announced its global partnership expansion with City Football Group. Midea’s relationship with City Football Group started in January 2020 when it became an Official Partner of Manchester City, [c]
East African Breweries Limited (EABL) emerged the overall winner and won in 10 individual categories at this year’s Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK) awards over the weekend. The alcohol beverage company was also feted for [c]
Pan-Africa pay-TV services provider StarTimes has emerged winner of the innovative digital terrestrial TV brand at the 2020 Marketing Edge Brands and Advertising Excellence Awards in Nigeria. The event, which was organised by Marketing Edge [c]
BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe), was named Global Agency of the Year at PRovoke Media’s 2020 Global SABRE Awards ceremony, which was held virtually on October 21, 2020. The global communications agency, a partner to [c]
After serving for almost 2 years handling various clients as an Account Manager at Tell-Em PR , Lenin Lumumba has announced his departure from agency to corporate by moving to Kwara, a fintech firm. Lumumba, [c]
By Thapelo Manyathela It’s 2013 and I’m then working as a freelance sound engineer in my aunt’s backroom. At this poin,t I’ve recorded, mixed and mastered five projects that haven’t hit any major stores. This [c]
By Frankline Kibuacha The rise of the internet and the global digital revolution over the last decade has given rise to a modern way of marketing known as ‘influencer marketing’. An online influencer is an individual [c]
Gina Din-Kariuki, one of Kenya’s PR industry pioneers and veteran PR practitioner, is set to receive an Outstanding Individual Achievement SABRE Award this year. The SABRE Awards are recognised as the world’s largest public relations [c]
Ogilvy Africa has announced the rollout of a real-time marketing product that offers social intelligence and analytics, community management and content innovations; in a unified offering. Christened FEED, the product aims to connect brands to [c]
There’s no question about the fact that the current Covid-19 pandemic has brought with it challenges to individuals, households as well as corporate firms, both big and small. Companies in almost all sectors of the [c]
As a young girl, her career aspirations kept shifting from one area to another. Later on, her older sister would make her consider a career in communications, leading her to enroll in college to study [c]
As businesses on the continent face challenges that are unique to those faced by its global counterparts, Avatar Group has launched its specialist practice, Resilience at Avatar, to help leaders navigate these unprecedented times. In [c]
Wimbart, the Public Relations agency specialising in Africa and emerging markets, has launched the inaugural edition of Wimbart Office Hours, a webinar and mentorship programme designed to equip African startups with the PR tools required [c]
Edelman, a global communications firm with its head quarters in US, announced its intention to acquire Kenya’s Gina Din Corporate Communications through a newspaper advert published in mid December last year. With no opposition to [c]
Operating a business is hard and generally not for the faint of heart. More so when you’re operating in – and competing – in an industry with established rivals and peers where competition for clients [c]
Built on trust and passion, Mastercard is redefining how people interact and recall the brand with the drop of its first-ever sonic-integrated music single. As experiences increasingly define the brand in the eyes of the [c]
After two decades in operations, one Kenya’s pioneer PR agencies – Gina Din Corporate Communications, now called Gina Din Group – is set to be acquired by Edelman Kenya for an undisclosed amount. Should the [c]
Grayling, one of the global PR agencies that had set office in Kenya, is winding down its operations in this market. Grayling, which is part of UK-based Huntsworth Group, has been operating here from about [c]
Tell-Em PR recently marked its 20th anniversary with a reception in Nairobi. The event was graced by the firm’s corporate clients such as Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, Procter and Gamble (P&G), Glovo and Bolt among others. [c]
Safaricom has scooped six awards at the 2019 Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK) Awards Gala held last Friday in recognition of excellence in execution of brand and marketing campaigns. The firm carried the day as [c]
Almost a year since he quit his previous position as the PR and Communications manager of OPPO Kenya, James Mugwe Irungu has assumed a similar role at another mobile device vendor, Vivo Kenya. Irungu joined [c]
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