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Daniel Thebe has his academic background in visual brand communication and business admin from the University of Cape Town.
A media entrepreneur who speaks eight South African languages and is on a quest to understand German by end 2015.
He believes in providing and owning innovative media platforms that are integrated in society for its self-realisation as a whole.
His journey into media entrepreneurship started off when he was nine years old. when he started charging people to come watch the then “VHS movies”. This interest was for a brief time overtaken for his love for medicine.
In later years he rekindled his love for media and brand communication and started his own brand communication company called Isidima brands Multimedia, which specialises in brand strategy and clutter free billboards. The company has serviced clients such as Cell C, ETV, MTN, DISTELL, governments departments and SAB to mention a few.
The company has clutter free, dominant billboards in Soweto, Cape Town CBD, Khayelitsha, Mdantsane, Garankuwa, Gugulethu, Mitchell’s Plein, Thembisa and networks in Namibia and Zimbabwe and is looking to further expand its inventory.
The company’s current strategy is acquiring media platforms that will give its clients a 360’ clients service, which includes:
A think tank for strategy conceptualisation
Billboards
TV station
He has shared his at times “Get Rid Of The Box” insights and ideas of the media landscape in Africa with MBA candidates from international universities such as:
University of Berkeley
Oxford University
Cambridge University
Northwestern Switzerland School Of Business Cornell University
University of Stellenbosch
Who believe and share in his love for “Everybody must see the cake “ mentality from the God Father movies, which means no one man is an island, we must all share.
He currently also founder and chairman of the newly founded Brand Township entity.
It’s mandate is to be the bottom of the pyramid for the brand of South Africa in the Townships because when Tourists leave their home countries and arrive in South Africa they get told that the Township are dangerous and no one should go there, But when these tourists decide to come to south africa they not here for just Table Mountain, Clifton, they want to see the people and its culture.
Billboards are prime real estate in South Africa's townships. Competition is fierce, and the battle against clutter continuous. Daniel Thebe...
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