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A young female artist from Nairobi, Anncatherine Njuhi, has emerged the winner of the competition by Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) to design a new logo as the company turns 100 years later this year. Ms. [c]
Epson has announced a partnership with Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man, across the Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Russia (EMEAR) region, where Bolt will be the face of a brand awareness campaign for Epson’s [c]
Smartphone brand TECNO, which is focused on emerging markets, is working with BBC Storyworks, BBC Studios’ in-house commercial content studio, who have created a short film, The Future Lens: Looking Ahead With TECNO, to explore the [c]
By Muthoni Wachira Once again, we are at that stage in the year, for the second year running, where we look back and are grateful to have navigated through the challenges of a global pandemic. [c]
Flutterwave, the Nigeria-based payments technology company, has announced Grammy Award-winning global artist, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly, aka Wizkid, as its Global Brand Ambassador. Flutterwave also announces the launch of Send, a remittance solution, aimed to [c]
She began her PR career in late 2010 as an Account Executive. She would be made an Account Manager 2 years later in October 2012, a role she served in for the following 3 years. [c]
With just weeks to Christmas festivities, a month to the New Year and the attendant budget commitments of January, the prospect and news of being sent home by your employer is arguably the most dreaded [c]
As Edelman Africa, the pan-African communications consultancy, continues to cement its footprint in East Africa, its Kenya office has announced the appointment of a new Managing Director: Corazon Sefu Wandimi. Edelman is the largest global [c]
Africa Communications Media Group (ACG), the go-to communications consultancy for PR and Media support across sub-Saharan Africa, has announced the acquisition of the company’s majority stake by MARCO, the most awarded agency in the last [c]
Irvine Partners, a multi-national PR and integrated marketing agency, has been appointed by Spotify as its PR Communications agency in sub-Saharan Africa. Irvine Partners commenced work on the Spotify account from last month, heading up [c]
Integrated marketing communications firm Oxygène MCL has been named one of the 2021 Global SABRE Awards Winners for its Kazi Mtaani Public Relations (PR) campaign entry. Thanks to the firm’s Kazi Mtaani entry earlier rolled [c]
Stephen Chege, Safaricom’s Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, has been appointed to a new role as Vodacom Group’s Chief External Affairs Officer, reporting to Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub as from 15, November 2021. Chege will take [c]
Coca-Cola has unveiled a new global brand philosophy and platform called Real Magic, which invites everyone to celebrate the real magic of humanity. The platform refreshes the brand’s trademark promise – to unite and uplift [c]
Ogilvy Africa has announced a new leadership team for its agency in Lusaka, Zambia. The move aims to further it’s network by strengthening its market leadership and operations in Zambia. The new line-up includes the appointment of [c]
SOLmate, an online payment platform that offers clients a digital wallet facility, has unveiled an exciting new product offering together with an extensive rebrand and renewed corporate vision. Following a name change to SOLmate, the [c]
Xbox has been named the official gaming partner of England’s national football teams. The multi-year partnership covers the Lionesses team, eLions esports team and the Three Lions team, as well as Wembley Stadium. Xbox has committed [c]
Ogilvy Africa has announced the appointment of Sumanta Ganguly as the new Chief Strategy Officer for the region. In his new role, Sumanta will be responsible for strengthening the network’s strategy capabilities across its markets, [c]
Inviting the world to ‘Meet Visa,‘ the global payments technology company has unveiled the initial phase of its brand evolution spotlighting the diverse capabilities of its network and commitment to enabling global economic inclusion. Aligned [c]
Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity and digital privacy company, and Fnatic, the high-performance esports brand, have announced a global partnership. The two firms will develop multiple joint initiatives including multi-channel digital content campaigns and a digital [c]
Marketing and brand communications network, Ogilvy Africa, has named Alex van Niekerk as Group Creative Director. Based in Nairobi, Alex joins the network’s creative leadership team to a portfolio of brands managed by Ogilvy Africa from [c]
Cellulant, the pan-African payments company, has unveiled its new brand identity while also affirming its commitment to partner with global, regional and local businesses to accelerate payments’ digitisation across Africa. Over the last couple of [c]
By Terena Chetty It is becoming increasingly evident that Africa’s future is largely dependent on the continent’s burgeoning youth population. Private and public sector alike recognize that the key to Africa’s growth is closely tied [c]
Wimbart, the PR agency specialising in Africa and emerging markets, returns with the launch of its third PR Office Hours programme. The programme has been designed to equip African and Africa-focussed startups with the PR [c]
Sports betting firm OdiBets has announced a partnership with latest Kenyan sensation, Charles Odongo – ‘The Ugali Man’ as the firm’s Brand Ambassador. The Rongai-based gym instructor has received a brand new seven-seater Voxy van [c]
Over the past three decades, the Nigerian film industry has built up a remarkable reputation for not only producing some of the most exciting films in the region but also for inspiring new film industries [c]
Ogilvy has announced the lineup for Nudgestock 2021, a global festival curated by Ogilvy Consulting which brings the worlds of creativity and behavioral science together. For the second consecutive year, Nudgestock will be available live [c]
Global Fashion Channel (GFC) has announced an exclusive partnership deal for pan-African Affiliate Distribution, Advertising, and Content Sales with pan-African broadcast media brokerage agency, Media Brokerage Africa. Global Fashion Channel is a 24/7 TV channel that [c]
Smartphone brand vivo has partnered with UEFA EURO 2020 as the official smartphone of the tournament. This move aims to reinforce its drive for global expansion and consumer connection through the world’s most beloved sport. [c]
With Africa Day having recently passed, HUAWEI Mobile Services (HMS) continues to celebrate emerging African developers who are shaking things up in the tech space. What makes it exciting is that these developers are creating [c]
GroupM SSA and WPP’s Choreograph have announced the expansion of proprietary Audience Origin data service into 12 markets in Africa, in response to a growing need from clients for better quality of data and insights [c]
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]
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