Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leading events organizer Evolve Africa has released its annual Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards (UMEAS) 2023 report, offering a data-driven analysis of the Ugandan marketing landscape. This report, presented as a valuable resource for marketers, strategists, and decision-makers, delves into the “why” behind successful campaigns …
Read More »France passes law to regulate influencer marketing on social media
Paris, France | Xinhua | The French National Assembly and the French Senate have adopted a bill to regulate influencer marketing on social media, local media reported Friday. The bill prohibits the influencers from promoting adulterated products, conducting scams or fraud on social media. The influencers are also obliged to label …
Read More »Hoteliers shift focus to online marketing in 2023
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoteliers in Uganda are set to focus on online marketing and training to boost customer experience and hit huge profits in the year 2023, Jean Byamugisha the Chief Executive Director of the Uganda Hotel Owner’s Association has said. Byamugisha says that 2023 is gearing up …
Read More »Experts call for clampdown on exploitative formula milk marketing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a need to clamp down on the formula milk industry’s marketing tactics which are exploitative, according to a new three-paper series published in The Lancet. The paper points out industry influence which includes lobbying against vital breastfeeding support measures as one of the …
Read More »MPs cast doubts on implementation of Parish Development Model
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have expressed fear that government’s flag ship programme, the Parish Development Model (PDM) is likely to fail because most parishes are not yet prepared. MPs said that although the programme is inclined towards agricultural production and marketing, many parishes lack key infrastructure like …
Read More »UMS and CIM in big alliance to raise marketing standards in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Marketers Society (UMS) has come out with a plan to advance the country’s marketing practices towards world-class standards, by tapping the worldwide network that the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has. Officials of UMS and CIM on Tuesday signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) for …
Read More »You want to shape culture? Advertise, communicate sensitively, sensibly
This year, 2020 has seen the advertising world change quite a number of things. Indeed, business has not been as usual COMMENT | FRANK MUTHUSI | What should we say? How should we say it? When should we say it? Which channels should we use to say it? These are …
Read More »Interesting time as marketers seek to survive in ‘new normal’
Strategic marketing partnerships key for brands in the ‘New Normal’ COMMENT | Colin Asiimwe | In reference to an excerpt in Seth Godin’s book titled; This is Marketing, marketing is defined as a fundamental element in the decision-making process, as it is everywhere and a part of our …
Read More »SHOPPING: Black Friday
Why do shoppers throw punches over bargains? A marketing expert explains the psychology Kampala, Uganda | COLLEEN P. KIRK | Black Friday, the most celebrated shopping day of the year, abounds with tales of fistfights over discounted televisions or even stampedes as consumers rush to get that low-priced sweater they saw …
Read More »Why Uganda will spend $1.2 Million on marketing tourism
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will spend US$1.2 million on marketing the country’s tourism potential, an addition to the US$ 1.5 million that was spent last year. The State Minister for Tourism, Godfrey Kiwanda, says government will hire there more public relations firms from China, Japan and Gulf states …
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