The Local Agency - Effective Marketing Strategies for Diverse African Markets | Mbulelo Jili

Think BIG for Africa Podcast

Welcome back to the Think BIG for Africa Podcast. In today’s episode, my guest is Mbulelo Jili; a Branding Guru and Market Analyst. Mbulelo is the Founder and Managing Director of “The Local Agency.” The Local Agency helps brands scale & construct data-driven marketing strategies in African markets.
This conversation was relatively short, however we covered several important topics. It started with banter where I exposed my Ignorance of music trends – I had only recently discovered Burna Boy.

1. Mbulelo’s life journey that led him to a Career in Advertising

2. The Diversity and Uniqueness of African Markets - Led to The Birth of The Local Agency

3. Audience Research and The Road Map for Effective Marketing Strategy

4. The Evolution of Marketing and Branding in Africa

5. Ideal customers of “The Local Agency”

6. Personal and Business Branding in the age of the internet and social media.

7. Challenges in marketing in Africa

8. Identifying and managing privacy issues in Africa

9. The next moves of “The Local Agency”

10. What does representation mean to you?

11. Reading books to expand our horizon - Mbulelo’s Recommendations

12. Fixing local issues through fostering entrepreneurial minds in Africa – a few more.
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