Grayling has won ‘Newcomer Agency of the Year’ at the African Excellence Awards
newsGrayling is using Dubai as a hub to expand their footprint into Africa with their office in Nairobi set up in 2015, and are hence redefining the model of communications altogether.
Grayling has won ‘Newcomer Agency of the Year’ at the African Excellence Awards, with the establishment of Grayling Kenya in 2015 marking their first step in Grayling’s African market entry programme.
With their work for the Ministry of East African Affairs Commerce & Tourism, Grayling has also won 4 other awards in the below categories
- Best website – MakeItKenya.com
- Best mobile communication & social app – Make It Kenya: #MaraLive
- Best travel & tourism campaign – Make It Kenya: #MaraLive
- Best social media – Make It Kenya: #MaraLive
The awards ceremony took place in Cape Town, South Africa, on 21st April. Loretta Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer of Grayling Middle East, Turkey and Africa, and Seth Hand, Director of New Markets, Grayling, are available for commentary surrounding this.
From left to right – Seth Hand, Director of New Markets Development, Grayling; Carolina Salas, Creative Director, Grayling; Loretta Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer, Middle East, Turkey and Africa, Grayling; Rudolf Hetzel, CEO, Communication Director (organiser of the awards);Latifat Bamisedun, Senior Account Director, Grayling Nigeria; and James Mitchell, Associate Director – Business Development, Grayling.