Kenya's advertising guru nominated for business leader award

[Carole Kimutai] Bharat Thakrar, CEO of Scangroup Limited, has been nominated for the 2011 All Africa Business Leader Awards in the Africa Entrepreneur of the Year award category. Thakrar has been recognised for his entrepreneurial skills in building Scangroup into a powerful pan African business. The awards aims at recognising business leaders and companies that have excelled in Africa over the last year. 18 Oct 2011 11:02

Dealfish tops in mobile advertising

[Carole Kimutai] Through a mobile advertising partnership with InMobi, an independent mobile ad network, Dealfish.co.ke is now one of the most visited local websites in Kenya. Dealfish, a free, online classifieds site for local communities, provides users with a means to buy, sell, rent and find products, services and jobs. 5 Jul 2011 10:46

Y&R get Jubilee Insurance PR account

[Carole Kimutai] Jubilee Insurance Kenya has appointed Young & Rubicam Brands to provide it with marketing and advertising support across the East African region, the Indian Ocean and West Africa. 7 Feb 2011 06:05

Kenya's top ten advertisers in 2008

[Titus Kaloki] Amid the credit crunch and global economic downturn, firms are all trying to brace for a tougher future and this may only be achieved through intensive advertising using channels that offer value for money. In the year 2008, 20bn shillings were splashed by local firms on advertising. A big sum by any means. 2 Mar 2009 12:44

Wunderman Kenya signs advertising deal with Google Inc

[Carole Kimutai] Wunderman Kenya, the direct and digital marketing agency division of Ayton Young and Rubicam (AY&R) Group has announced a deal that will see it sell advertising on the leading search engine - www.google.com. 23 May 2008 11:46