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Safaricom’s DigiFarm has emerged top of the “Shared Value Category” in the just concluded Loeries Awards in Durban, South Africa. The Loeries is an initiative that recognizes, rewards, inspires and fosters creative excellence in the […]
After over 8 years in the aviation industry, a journey which began in late 2009 at national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) where he served for over 3 years as the Corporate Communications Manager, Chris Karanja […]
Joel Chacha has rejoined Tell-Em PR, the firm where he launched his PR career and later served for 5 years, as the GM. He takes over the role of GM today – August 1, 2018 […]
Ogilvy Group recently sacked its chief creative officer, Tham Khai Meng, after an investigation into his behavior following employee complaints. The decision was communicated to staff in a memo by the firm’s CEO John Seifert. […]
Joel Chacha joined Ogilvy PR as an Account Director from Tell-Em exactly one year ago. Chacha’s move followed the departure of Cosmas Butunyi, the Lenana Road-based PR firm’s former Account Director who had left in […]
George Mudhune, who in 2013 was recognized by the World Marketing Summit as one of the top 50 most talented marketing professionals, is the new Country Director for Kenya at Galanz. Prior to this appointment, he was […]
Engage Burson-Marsteller, the PR firm founded by former Gina Din Group staff, is set to change its brand identity following the recent merger of Burson-Marsteller and Cohn & Wolfe to create Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW). Engage is […]
Advertising firm McCann Worldgroup, part of the Interpublic Group, has been recognized as the Most Successful Agency Network in the 2018 Global Effie Effectiveness Index. McCann is a marketing services company with 24,000 employees in […]
Ogilvy, one of Africa’s premier integrated communications agencies, continues with its exemplary showcase of the best work, with several awards at the Social Media Week’s inaugural Digital Media Awards. This year’s winners were announced last Friday in […]
The Kisumu County government has sacked five senior staff over allegations of graft and misconduct. Among those sent home in the purge include Ms Atieno Otieno, the county’s Director of Communications and Acting Chief Officer for ICT; Naashon […]
H+K Strategies has signed up the Google account from Impact Communications which handled the search engine for about one year from mid 2017. Prior to Impact, the Google PR account had been with Apex Porter […]
Conrad Onyango, a former People Daily reporter who moved to PR and communications consultancy by joining PMS Group as the PR and Editorial Manager towards the end of 2016, is set to leave the firm […]
Sandra Suzanne Buyole, who has been OLX Kenya’s PR and Communications specialist for almost the past 2 years, has left the online classifieds platform and moved to Sendy, the Safaricom-backed logistics firm as the manager […]
Waithera Kuria has joined Telkom Kenya as a Senior PR Specialist, over 4 years since she moved from formal employment to set up her own PR and Communications outfit, ProAktiv Consult. Although she’s yet to […]
Less than a year since he left Tell-EM PR to join Avid PR as a senior account manager, Rodgers Wabito has left the agency and moved to recently-rebranded IT firm – Internet Solutions – as […]
The Gina Din Group (GDG), the pioneer communications which was the first to handle the Safaricom account when the telco launched in early 2000’s, has appointed Lorna Irungu – Macharia as the PR agency’s new MD, […]
Emily Kinuthia, who has been the head of Marketing and Corporate Communications at Internet Solutions Kenya, has left the IT firm and made a move – back – to the banking industry by joining NIC […]
Instead of partnering with or buying a stake in an existing local PR and communications agency, Weber Shandwick has decided to go it alone by opening its own office in Nairobi, Kenya, to individually serve its […]
Olympians from close to 100 nations gathered in PyeongChang, Korea this week for the start of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. During the Opening Ceremony, athletes enjoyed capturing and sharing the moments of the […]
Mary-Anne ‘Kui’ Kinyanjui, who has been the head of corporate communications at Safaricom for over 3 years now, is set to leave the firm in March. From Safaricom, Kui is set to join Wikimedia Foundation […]
After over 5 years at Royal Media Services (RMS), which owns Citizen TV, Hot96 FM and Radio Citizen as well a host of local vernacular radio stations, Mac Otani has left the broadcasting and media […]
Mzamo Masito, who has been Vodacom South Africa’s Managing Executive in charge of Brand and Communications since May 2013, has joined Google as its Director of Marketing for sub-Saharan Africa. According to media reports, Masito […]
Samsung Electronics, as the Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Wireless Communications Equipment and Computing Equipment category, has unveiled the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games Limited Edition devices to support athletes and the Olympic family during the […]
Chris Maroleng, who has been MTN Group’s corporate affairs executive since August 2014, has reportedly left the South Africa-based telco. According to reports, Maroleng is set to be unveiled as the new Chief Operations Officer […]
For the 9th year in a row, SuperSport and MultiChoice Kenya have announced a Kshs 1 million boost for the 2017 Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year Awards (SOYA) awards set to be held on Wednesday […]
There is nothing permanent except change, so the saying goes. And after the elections in August and October, many expected changes to be made in the composition of the national and county government administrations, more […]
Visa has announced a suite of sensory branding that will support the Visa brand in an expanded universe of connected, payment-enabled devices. These new sound, animation and haptic (vibration) cues will help signify completed transactions in digital and physical retail […]
Less than a year since they signed the Huawei Mobile Devices from rival Tell-Em PR, Redhouse Group’s subsidiary Mediaedge has lost the account. Up until October last year, the Huawei mobile devices account was handled […]
LG Electronics has announced the appointment of new executives to lead its Mobile Communications unit, Chief Technology Office (CTO) and Global Marketing Center as part of its corporate restructuring been made in order to better […]
WorldRemit has been named as the first Official Online Money Transfer Partner of the Premier League club, Arsenal. The digital money transfer business, founded by Ismail Ahmed, a UK-based entrepreneur from Somaliland, has partnered with Arsenal to […]
Barbara Sołtysińska is CEO and co-founder of indaHash.com, a global technology platform with offices in London, Berlin, NYC, Warsaw, Johannesburg and Singapore, that connects brands and agencies to over 300,000 digital influencers to create authentic, […]
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