13 May 2021
In the last of the series of interviews feature African women in marketing, MarkLives in partnership with WiM Africa, speaks to the legend that is Norkor Akua Duah - CEO of MullenLowe Group Accra; GCEO of The Advantage Group; Vice President Africa at the International Advertising Association; and WiM 2020 Global Awards Winner for Outstanding Contribution to Marketing (Agency).
“I’m very community-driven. I believe it’s not about one person but that everybody needs to benefit. This is driven by the fact that I have been in advertising for so long. I’ve always seen [people] who are deprived. There’s always that urge to create and add hope. At the heart of everything, hope is what I like selling. It works beautifully for me because, each time I’ve been at the centre of planning campaigns, I ask myself: How many lives I will touch? And if I touch these lives, will it change things?"
Watch the interview here:
Read the article on MarkLives.com
Take a look at Part I and Part II
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