Mo-Tseleng

Experiential Marketing - the contagious idea

[Issued by Mo-Tseleng] Companies are defined by what they are selling. Products come off shelves, cars get driven off lots, SMSs get sent and social media is accessed from the edgy new phones people upgrade to... What is it about the brand you picked off the shelf, signed vehicle finance for or the network you subscribe to that defined your choice? The experience. Your experience. How you felt planning your purchase and how you feel about that decision after you'd done it because of what you had taken home. 22 May 2013 09:34

Uganda names Top 50 Brands

[Walter Wafula] As one of activities to commemorate Uganda gaining independence from the British in 1962, the Private Sector Foundation Uganda has identified and honoured its Top 50 Brands of the last five decades. 23 Aug 2012 11:40

Uganda: Free Facebook on MTN

[Walter Wafula] MTN, Uganda's most subscribed mobile telecommunication company has announced that it will offer use of the Facebook platform for free. The announcement comes on the back of a landmark partnership between MTN Uganda and Facebook the world's most popular social networking site. 25 May 2010 06:48

Big Brother Africa 2 housemates unveiled

[Emeka Enyadike] The housemates of the second edition of Big Brother Africa were unveiled to members of the press and other invited guests on Sunday, 5 August 2007, at the Bar Royal, Planet one, Maryland, Lagos. 8 Aug 2007 09:28

Five Uganda FM radio stations go live on the Internet

[Edris Kisambira] JumpTV Inc., a broadcaster of international television and sports programming over the Internet, has began streaming Uganda's top five radio stations live via www.jumptv.com. 28 Sep 2007 12:42

Alliance Media

Alliance Media awarded Superbrand status

[Issued by Alliance Media] Alliance Media has recently been awarded Superbrand Status by Superbrands, the world's largest independent arbiter of branding. The award has been made for the period 2012 - 2014. 15 May 2013 12:24

Kenya gets GOtv on DVB-T2 technology

[Carole Kimutai] The new pay TV provider, GOtv, which recently launched in Uganda, officially launched the digital terrestrial television service in Kenya last week and went live on 14 September 2011. The new pay service is aimed at giving Kenyan TV lovers access to news, children's programming, documentaries, series and movies. 19 Sep 2011 11:10

Kenya retail supermarket among the best

[Carole Kimutai] Only one African retailer other than those out of South Africa has achieved a world ranking - and that retailer is in Kenya. 20 Jun 2007 11:47

MTN tops advertising spend in Uganda

[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

Fundamo reports mobile financial services growth

Fundamo, a Visa Inc. company and a global specialist mobile financial service provider, have reported accelerated growth of mobile financial services in Africa. In 2012, Fundamo has launched three new services - FirstMonie with First Bank Nigeria and Celpay with Celpay International in Uganda and Zimbabwe. 13 Nov 2012 10:50

Zuku TV's original content strategy pays off

In 2012, the Pay TV market became a great deal more competitive but with DStv Multichoice having acquired most of the existing exciting content, the challenge has been for challengers to come up with different content. This week saw one of the challengers (Zuku TV) sell one of the series it has commissioned - Tales from the Bush Larder - to Fox International. 30 Jan 2013 11:45

MTN re-launches MTN Play portal

MTN has launched its revamped content portal, MTN Play (www.mtnplay.com), in line with its commitment to enhance users' experience and its delivery of digital products and services. 19 Dec 2012 10:37

SABMiller taking Chibuku beer to rest of Africa

[Billy Tawanda Karombo] SABMiller has taken its traditional African beer brand‚ Chibuku - which is manufactured using either maize or sorghum - into ten other continental countries‚ a move the company says is motivated by its "affordability" and "product innovation" strategies. 11 Oct 2012 10:35