market your
business the
matatu way
established in 2005
A BRAND YOU CAN TRUST
Matatu Marketing is a freelance marketing service, with its core focus on building the brands of community centric organisations, who are committed to entrepreneurship as a solution to unemployment and enterprise development in Durban, South Africa.
As a seasoned entrepreneur in the Events and Hospitality Industry, and then a generalist in the NGO sector over the past eight years, owner of Matatu Marketing, Karen (Allanby) Brokensha is committed to using her skills and experience to …
activate
build
connect
storytelling
Activate
the opportunity to be heard. To join a Think Tank of diverse people, businesses and communities to challenge your thinking and allow you to discover where and why you are stuck!!
Build
8 is the numeric symbol for ‘doing a new thing’ and when we are building a business and customer base it often takes 8 – 10 engagements and interactions to get their attention, consistency is the key to success. It’s not a one hit wonder, you have to build steadily!
Connect
People are so important, powerful and beautiful, let us not take anyone for granted! And networks are KEY to unlocking potential and possibilities. Being intentional about who you connect with is imperative for your sanity and success!
Storytelling
Tell stories from the heart, with authenticity and integrity – the good, bad and fugly!! People don’t want to know what you think of you, but what other people think of you and then sharing those stories!! This is an online, across all social media platforms and portals. People need to know and trust you through your stories!
Matatu means three and taxi in Swahili, depicting there is ‘always place for one more’ A symbol of unity, abundance and extravagance. It was within this colourful East African context that Matatu Hospitality Marketing was founded by Karen Allanby Brokensha in 2005, in Durban, South Africa.
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