About
BrandComms

Purposeful, progressive and pioneering. We are an independent, brand-led, 360° communications agency offering new perspectives and specialist expertise to build iconic brands for a changing world.

Services

With our full range of services and skillsets and a uniquely collaborative culture, we are perfectly placed to provide intelligent, creative and holistic solutions that aim to meet and exceed your expectations.

Brand Design

  • Strategic Consulting
  • Brand Identity
  • Brand Architecture
  • Brand Strategy
  • Brand Positioning
  • Brand Innovation
  • BrandComms Strategy
  • Brand Research

Digital

  • Digital Strategy
  • Digital Design
  • UX & UI
  • Web Development & Prototyping
  • Mobile Development
  • Multimedia
  • Motion Graphics
  • Animation

Advertising
& Marketing

  • Creative Strategy
  • Campaign Development
  • Marketing Planning
  • Advertising Strategy
  • Brand Strategy
  • Media Planning

Corporate Comms
& PR

  • Executive Communications
  • Media Coverage & Events
  • Media Coaching & Training
  • Content Origination
  • Digital Communication Strategies
  • Crisis Management
  • Partnership Communications

Public Affairs

  • Political Communications
  • Government Relations
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Crisis Management
  • Media Relations
  • Campaigning & Advocacy

Leadership

Our leadership team combines extensive know-how with an entrepreneurial focus that proactively seeks to maximise our clients’ commercial advantage. We believe in being a pleasure to work with too: a positive-minded network of support you can always turn to with confidence.

Terhas Asefaw Berhe

Founder and Managing Director

Terhas Asefaw Berhe is the founder and Managing Director of BrandComms. Terhas has over 20 years’ experience in brand development and public relations management, working across Africa and in Canada and the UK. She takes a pragmatic approach to creating and managing campaigns. Her hands-on management style ensures that BrandComms’ diverse and collective thinking leads to a distinct customer experience for every client.

Charles Walker

Strategy Director

Charles joined BrandComms in 2011 and leads on strategy for many of the firm’s major clients. He was previously the owner and CEO of Kemistry Brand Consultancy in South Africa until 2009, where he worked with dynamic clients including Barclays, Coca-Cola, Vodafone, the South African Broadcast Corporation and the City of Johannesburg.

Mark Sabah

Director of Public Affairs

Mark joined BrandComms in 2016 after six years at Hermitage Capital where he led on international government relations for the global Magnitsky campaign. Mark has over 16 years’ experience in public and political affairs in London, Brussels and Hong Kong, where he was a regional director for corporate clients across the Asia-Pacific region. Mark was brought up in Africa, having lived in Mali, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Namibia before moving to the UK.

Zarina Banu

Senior Director
Corporate Comms and PR

Zarina joined BrandComms in 2016, and leads the Corporate Communications and PR team. She was Senior Counsel at Ogilvy PR in Hong Kong, where she was part of the team that won the 2015 Holmes Report Asia Pacific Consultancy of the Year. Zarina is a former broadcast journalist. While at Al Jazeera English, Zarina and her teams won the Royal Television Society’s News Channel of the Year for coverage of the 2011 Arab Spring.






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