Women in Marketing (WIM) CIC are pleased to announce the 12th annual Global Women in Marketing Awards – recognising and celebrating the achievements of women in the marketing, advertising and communications sectors around the world. The prestigious awards are open to global entries, with previous winners hailing from across Africa, the USA, South America, the Middle East and Asia. The awards ceremony will take place in November 2022 at an exclusive venue in central London
According to The World Bank, Africa leads the way on female entrepreneurship as the only region in the world with more female than male entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, they also face the most challenges when it comes to seeking funding and support to scale their business. In the second edition of our Women in Marketing Africa #RealTalkSeries, we took a deeper look into these challenges real-world perspective from three female founders from the continent. Charles Lee Mathews (they/them) Publisher and CEO of Inc.Africa, steered an insightful conversation with Moky Makura, Executive Director of Africa No Filter; Catherine Young, Founder of Thinkroom Consulting and Managing Partner of GrindstoneXL Ventures; and Mamela Luthuli, Founder and CEO of Take Note Information Technology, on their journeys into entrepreneurship, as well as the peaks of how they've scaled their businesses and potholes they’ve faced when operating in an environment not necessarily wired to support them.
Welcome to #WiMMeets - a series of short interviews with marketing leaders from across Africa and around the world. The series will present a different side to senior professionals with the aim to share the things that matter to them and inspire others. In this interview, we sat down with Ifeoma Jibunoh-Dozie, CMO of Cassava Technologies. Ifeoma brings a wide breadth of sector experience within the Financial, Technology and FMCG industries. She is skilled in developing and implementing brand, marketing, and corporate communication strategies delivering high quality integrated business solutions. Over the years, she has provided direction to organisations and brands in all aspects of traditional and non-traditional marketing and communications to deliver exceptional levels of ROI. She also has a strong track record in developing new business and holding significant P&L responsibilities.
Welcome to #WiMMeets - a series of short interviews with marketing leaders from across Africa and around the world. The series will present a different side to senior professionals with the aim to share the things that matter to them and inspire others. In this interview, we sat down with Sue Lendrum, Marketing Director and Co-Founder of Virtuality Live.
Welcome to #WiMMeets - a series of short interviews with marketing leaders from across Africa and around the world. The series will present a different side to senior professionals with the aim to share the things that matter to them and inspire others. In this interview, we sat down with Tolulope Tomori Adedeji, Marketing Director and Executive Director for Anheuser-Busch InBev. Tolu is an experienced marketing and business leader with 18 years experience. She joined Anheuser Busch in November 2018 after 14 years with Procter & Gamble. Many describe her strengths as Brand Building, Leadership, Strategic Thinking, Commercial Strategy and People Development. Tolu is resilient and loves to leave a legacy in every role.
Welcome to #WiMMeets - a series of short interviews with marketing leaders from across Africa and around the world. The series will present a different side to senior professionals with the aim to share the things that matter to them and inspire others. In this interview, we sat down with Gopolang Ngale-Lekgetha, Executive Head of Marketing for Vodacom Business. Gopolang Ngale-Lekgetha is currently the Executive Head of Marketing for Vodacom Business and a member of the Vodacom Business EXCO. Her flair for innovation, technology and new business development, has allowed Gopolang to create impactful business campaigns and programmes for companies like Oracle and Microsoft across Africa.
Welcome to #WiMMeets - a series of short interviews with marketing leaders from across Africa and around the world. The series will present a different side to senior professionals with the aim to share the things that matter to them and inspire others. In this interview, we sat down with Sharon Keith, Marketing Director for HEINEKEN SA. Keith is a seasoned marketer, with more than 30 years of global experience in the FMCG and B2B industries. She has held senior marketing leadership roles at The Coca-Cola Company (as Marketing Director for Southern and East Africa), Diageo (as a Global Brand Director for Bailey’s) Brandhouse (Marketing Director), Unilever, and most recently at Standard Bank as Head of Brand / Marketing for their Corporate and Investment division.
Welcome to #WiMMeets - a series of short interviews with marketing leaders from across Africa and around the world. The series will present a different side to senior professionals with the aim to share the things that matter to them and inspire others. In this interview, we sat down with Shekara Singh, CMO for Zando. Scientist turned marketer living in sunny South Africa. Chief Marketing Officer at Zando, a leading fashion, tech and e-commerce retailer based in Cape Town.
Welcome to #WiMMeets - a series of short interviews with marketing leaders from across Africa and around the world. The series will present a different side to senior professionals with the aim to share the things that matter to them and inspire others. In this interview, we sat down with Becky Opdyke, CMO for Tiger Brands. Her focus at Tiger Brands is to relentlessly drive marketing strategy based on understanding consumer needs and connecting with them through relevant product innovation with a key focus on nutrition, quality and food safety.
Welcome to #WiMMeets - a series of short interviews with marketing leaders from across Africa and around the world. The series will present a different side to senior professionals with the aim to share the things that matter to them and inspire others. In this interview, we sat down with Chengetai Mujakachi, the Head of Marketing and Communications at Vivo Energy. She is a Zimbabwean born multi-award winning, strategic and innovative International Marketing and Corporate Affairs leader with over 15 years’ established track record of developing and leading creative, high-performance teams that deliver against business objectives in highly successful global businesses, diverse markets and across various sectors.