Local Brand Relevance East Africa: Why Understanding the Market May Matter More Than Reaching It Centro Insights | Local Relevance & Consumer Understanding | East Africa The Local Advantage: Why Understanding East Africa May Matter More Than Reaching East Africa By Sospeter I. Gichuhi Local Brand Relevance East Africa is not about putting a familiar […]
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Brand Attention Kenya: The Attention Tax — Why Brands Are Paying More to Be Ignored Centro Insights | Marketing Effectiveness & Consumer Attention The Attention Tax: Why Brands Are Paying More to Be Ignored By Sospeter I. Gichuhi Brand Attention Kenya has become the real currency in a market where visibility is cheap and being […]
Last Mile Marketing Kenya: Why Great Brands Still Lose at the Point of Sale Centro Insights | Trade Marketing & Retail Strategy The Last Mile of Marketing: Why Great Brands Still Lose at the Point of Sale By Sospeter I. Gichuhi Last Mile Marketing Kenya can look very convincing from a boardroom. The campaign has […]
Trade Visibility Kenya: Why Branded Shops Become Background | CMEM Group Centro Insights · Every Wednesday The Half Life of Brand Visibility: Why Branded Shops Become Background By Sospeter I. Gichuhi Trade Visibility Kenya is easy to spot and hard to sustain. Walk through a busy trading centre, drive along a highway, enter a neighbourhood […]
Campaign War Room Kenya: Why Every Campaign Needs a War Room, Not Just a Rally | CMEM Group Centro Insights · Every Wednesday The Invisible Campaign Series · Part Five · Finale Why Every Campaign Needs a War Room, Not Just a Rally By Sospeter I. Gichuhi Marketing Intelligence Kenya begins the moment information stops […]
Campaign Planning Kenya: The First 30 Days of a Campaign Nobody Sees | CMEM Group Centro Insights · Every Wednesday The Invisible Campaign Series · Part Four The First 30 Days of a Campaign Nobody Sees By Sospeter I. Gichuhi Campaign Planning Kenya often looks like nothing is happening. There is a strange period in […]
Brand Advocacy Kenya: When the Audience Becomes the Campaign | CMEM Group Centro Insights · Every Wednesday The Invisible Campaign Series · Part Three When the Audience Becomes the Campaign By Sospeter I. Gichuhi Brand Advocacy Kenya cannot be bought outright, and that is exactly what makes it valuable. A campaign can buy media. It […]
Consumer Insight Kenya: Why Great Campaigns Listen More Than They Speak | CMEM Group Centro Insights · Every Wednesday The Invisible Campaign Series · Part Two Why Great Campaigns Listen More Than They Speak By Sospeter I. Gichuhi Consumer Insight Kenya starts long before a single word of copy is written. A few weeks ago, […]
The Invisible Strategy Behind Every Serious Campaign | CMEM Group Centro Insights · Every Wednesday The Invisible Campaign Series · Part One The Invisible Strategy Behind Every Serious Campaign By Sospeter I. Gichuhi Campaign Strategy Kenya is rarely about the first poster. A few weeks ago, Centro Insights explored how organisations can protect their brands […]










