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She’s among a handful of women who were the pioneers (and has earned the tag ‘guru’) in Kenya’s PR industry. And for various reasons. She chose and got into PR when the profession (leave alone […]
Ogilvy Africa has named Brett Wild as its new Regional Creative Director. He takes over from Joao Espirito Santo, who is moving back to Portugal for a new assignment. In his new role, Brett will […]
Ogilvy Africa has launched Give, an initiative which aims to support the creative talents and help underprivileged youth in communities to gain the much needed creative skills. The initiative will comprise of approaches which include Give Time and Give […]
After more than 3 years with Engage-Burson Marsteller acting as its PR consultants, the Samsung Electronics management has decided to change agencies and signed a deal with Redhouse Group to handle its communications needs. Before […]
The Rabar duo of Myke and John have for sure experienced success (or been successful) in the country’s entertainment and media industry. Myke and John Rabar are the co-founders and directors of HomeBoyz Entertainment (the […]
Gong Communications, a PR and marketing agency with offices in London and Nairobi, has won the contract to deliver communications support for the British Council’s Cultural Heritage for Inclusive Growth Programme in Kenya. Cultural Heritage for Inclusive Growth is a […]
APO Group, the media relations consultancy and press release distribution service in Africa and the Middle East, has announced the appointment of Lionel Reina as its CEO. Founder of APO Group, Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, will become Chairman […]
Visa will bring its global brand and technology to African football this summer after it announced its partnership with the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) as a sponsor of the Total Africa Cup of Nations […]
By Nikolay Pankov Bill doesn’t like morning calls. It’s not that he’s lazy; he just thinks that work should begin once one’s emotional balance has been restored after the mayhem of the morning commute — and […]
Ogilvy Africa, a subsidiary of WPP Scangroup, has announced the opening of its new office in Lagos, Nigeria. Ogilvy Nigeria becomes the integrated communications firm’s 24th office in sub-Saharan Africa and also represents the strategic expansion […]
First went Joel Chacha, then Alex Owiti followed later. But now, it seems the staff exodus from Ogilvy PR, by both entry-level and senior employees, is yet to end as the agency continues to witness […]
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 […]
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