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Akin Adeoya,
Chief Executive/Principal Consultant
Akin is an English and Literature graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University, a Registered Practitioner of Advertising (rpa) and member, Federation of African Public Relations Agencies (FAPRA).
His work experience spans Rosabel Leo Burnett where he won several laurels as a high flying copywriter working on such brands as First Bank, (especially the centenary campaign), Society for Family (especially at launch). Other brands he worked on include Gala sausage rolls, IGI and several other major brands.
In THISDAY Newspaper where he was Editor of the Campaign section of the publication, he distinguished himself as one of the nation's leading brand analysts. Akin is regarded as one of those who have popularised the brand concept in Nigeria with his various writings and publishing which include Brands and Products and the Marketing weekly, M2.
He is also responsible for initiating the original Brand Nigeria campaign effort with his initial efforts with the first and second pre-conference roundtables which received popular acclaim. MarketingMix has a relationship with Explicit Communications through which we have also managed two major PR accounts, Nigeria LNG and Siemens.
Akin is a regular speaker at marketing, PR and brand related events and has consulted for the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Lagos State Government and is currently leading the MarketingMix team which recently won a bid to help reposition Ekiti
Muyiwa Akintunde,
COO/Senior Consultant
In the over 20 years, Muyiwa has held top management positions as newspaper/news magazine editor in leading Nigerian and international publications and in reputable PR consultancies. Muyiwa, who earned a Post Graduate Diploma in Communications Studies from Lagos State University, started practising journalism at Nigeria's leading news medium, The Guardian in 1986. He further honed his journalism skills at as title and desk editor in several news publications,including Newswatch, Daily Times, The Post Express and at the UK-based pan-African monthly, Africa Today where he was Managing Editor (West Africa). Over the last five years, he has been Group Head, Media Services at a leading Nigerian PR Agency, acquiring immense experience in media/influencer relations, public affairs, reputation management, issues management and stakeholder relations; a Chief Operating Officer at MarketingMix, an equally reputable brand communications consultancy.
Tapping from his tremendous goodwill as a newspaper man of repute, Muyiwa has greatly impacted on media/reputation management and brand building for MTN Nigeria, Pfizer, Stanbic Bank, Motorola, Emirates, Procter & Gamble, Tinapa Business Resort Limited, IBTC Chartered, etc.
Muyiwa is a member of the Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria, the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON), the Nigerian Guild of Editors, etc.
Tola Ogunsote,
Director of Media and Content
Odusote is a 1995 graduate of mass communications and a holder of post graduate diploma in management. He is a registered Member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), and Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON).
Odusote also holds Lagos Business School (Pan African University) certificate in FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS COMMUNICATION and a certificate for participation in the BRAND REVOLUTION 2005 CONFERENCE at the Lagos Business School (Pan African University)
The effervescent media practitioner possesses composite knowledge in brands and products' marketing, print & broadcast production.
Among several awards he has won are Professional Excellence Awards (2005) given by Advertising Standard Panel (ASP) of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON), 2003; Guinness Critical Assignment Media Awards, 2002; and St Moritz Style Writers Media Award. He is a member of 2004 Alder Brand Synod. He was Editor of Brandfaces Marketing Journal.
Kola Amodu,
Group Head, Client Service
Kola is an Obafemi Awolowo University graduate in English Studies and International Relations for his first and second degrees respectively. His work experience has spanned Medical Digest, AIT, LTV and NTA. He was also the Corporate Affairs Manager of Pace & Ellis between 1999 and 2004. Kola Amodu has attended several local and international seminars and conferences and has an award winning streak that commenced from his days in the University where he won awards for Best Poet, on to his professional life where he has been adjudged best Client Service Executive for four years consecutively in MarketingMix. He currently manages the MTN PR account at the operational level.
Azubike Nnadozie,
Head, Research and Media Monitoring
Born March 27, 1965, Azubike Nnadozie holds a Master of Arts (MA) degree in English from the University of Lagos (1993).
After 16 years of active journalism during which he worked in reputable newspapers and magazines in the country, he made a career change and went into Public Relations.
Nnadozie is a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) and an Associate Member of the Institute of Brand Management of Nigeria (AIBMN).