[Walter Wafula] After impressing African consumers with stylish mobile phones, tablet computers, and flat screen TV sets, Samsung, a global consumer electronics company has set its eyes on lucrative IT infrastructure deals with governments in Africa - in its quest for more growth on the continent.
26 Nov 2012 12:22
[Walter Wafula] Nation Television (NTV) is the savviest user of global social media networks in Uganda according to Top Corporate Brand on Social Media 2012, an online survey by HiPio.com, a social entertainment website in the country.
9 Nov 2012 10:41
[Walter Wafula] MetropolitanRepublic, a newcomer in Uganda's advertising industry became the first local agency to win an award at this year's Loeries in September. MetropolitanRepublic won bronze for their 2012 MTN Uganda campaign, titled David Dumba, which was aimed at promoting SIM card registration in the country. Alex Rukundo, the managing director MRU speaks about the award and the value that intimacy brings to advertising business.
15 Oct 2012 10:25
[Carole Kimutai] It is estimated that by the end of 2012, there will be 735 million mobile subscribers in Africa. By 2014, the smart phone will be the main gadget that will be used to access the internet. What does this mean?
31 Aug 2012 13:06
[Carole Kimutai] Day 3 of the 14th Pan African Media Research Organisation (PAMRO) and All Africa Media Research Conference that ended on Wednesday, 29 August 2012, in Kampala, Uganda included a session that explored ways to measure ROI on social media.
31 Aug 2012 12:04
[Walter Wafula] Looks like Season II of the London 2012 Olympics is taking shape in Uganda with big, small, popular and almost forgotten brands taking part in the 'Olympics brand championship.'
16 Aug 2012 11:06
[Walter Wafula] Many companies in Africa are embracing social media to reach their online customers like elsewhere in the world. Moses Serugo, an arts journalist, social media marketer and proprietor of Kampalaone.com spoke to Bizcommunity about the benefits of social media marketing in Uganda.
12 Jul 2012 11:12
[Walter Wafula] Often, advertising and marketing managers in developing countries practice shadowboxing when it comes to buying media. Their advertising decisions are informed by hearsay and past marketing success.
19 Mar 2012 10:10
[Walter Wafula] Globally, there is an increasing use of social media platforms like Facebook, and Twitter, by individuals and companies. In Uganda, like elsewhere, individuals are more aggressive in embracing the social change than businesses.
14 Mar 2012 13:41
[Walter Wafula] MTN, Uganda's largest mobile operator, maintained its lead as top advertiser in the country in 2011, according to a new media report by Ipsos-Synovate.
22 Feb 2012 13:43
[Walter Wafula] Vision Group, a multimedia house in Uganda, expects
The Kampala Sun to lift its advertising revenue as it picks up in the market, says the head of marketing, Susan Nsibirwa, in an interview last week.
23 Jan 2012 09:54
[Walter Wafula] Bizcommunity.com has suspended the article 'AMI, Google starts project to keep African media alive' by Walter Wafula, published on Wednesday, 21 September 2011, pending an investigation in the correctness of the facts. We regret any confusion caused.
21 Sep 2011 12:00
[Walter Wafula] Pay television company MultiChoice Uganda plans to add three more channels to its lower tier bouquets in its effort to respond to customer needs.
15 Aug 2011 12:40
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] South Africa has emerged as the most valuable nation brand on the African continent in 2011, scoring a value of US$149.7 billion, distantly followed by Egypt (US$79.2 billion) and Nigeria (US$56 billion) in third place, while MTN is voted Africa's most valuable corporate brand, according to a UK-based Brand Finance study's findings released today, Wednesday 25 May 2011, in Johannesburg by the Brand Leadership Academy.
25 May 2011 13:45
[Shaune Jordaan] The problem that we face in South African commerce right now is that very few top CEOs know what SEO, or what SEM marketing entails. Some might say, "well that's because it's not important, and how can it result in sales?" Hmmm, this attitude would make you look foolish in front of a company (competitor) that has grasped the potential which Google, Yahoo and other search engines present.
1 Mar 2011 11:24
[Shaune Jordaan] Google Instant search is annoying for some, and useful to others. One fact does remain - it runs on the same search engine and the search results are exactly the same. The difference it brings is in how the user reacts to the results they see.
22 Feb 2011 12:12
[Walter Wafula] Uganda is set to pursue at least 200 wealthy international investors operating in Europe, at the Uganda-United Kingdom Investment Forum taking place on 15 September 2010, at the Barbican Centre in London.
7 Sep 2010 08:09
[Walter Wafula] Business executives and individuals can now issue digital contacts to their counterparts after BlueCube, a short messaging service (SMS) company, introduced a service to replace paper contacts with e-business cards.
11 Aug 2010 09:03
[Walter Wafula] Caleb Owino, chief executive officer, Fireworks Advertising and marketing expert will be tutoring the "art" of personal branding in Kampala on 5 March 2010 when members of the 360° Network convene for another forum.
24 Feb 2010 09:49