Nozipo Vilakati Email & Phone Number

Johannesburg, Gp, Za

Accounts Portfolio:BP Gas Hlal’uphephile – Low Income Offer Pilot Campaign; ABSA – Micro Lending; Extended Public Works Programme – EPWP; BEDIA – Botswana Export Development & Investment Authority, Soul City Institute Health & Development Communication; PetroSA,TETA, Dell – Promoter Promotions, House of Cheesecakes, City of Ekurhuleni, Tourism Kwa-Zulu Natal (Brand Destination Marketing), SA Express, Centre for Supplier Development (CFSD); Credit Bureau Association (CBA).Scope of Work Done: • Management of company operations in agency & work processes • Management of Account Management Team • Mentoring and development of team members. • Management of budgets on various client accounts through budget control to ensure profitability• To manage and monitor the income from all client accounts • Management of HR and IT Consultant and related issues• Overseeing Planning and resourcing for new business pitches

Accounts Portfolio:BEDIA - Botswana Export Development & Investment Authority, Soul City Institute Health & Development Communication; Soul City series; Soul Buddyz series, BP Gas – Low Income Offer, PetroSA, City of Joburg, SITA – State Information Technology.Scope of Work Done: • Responsible for budget/management & Account• Client’s representative within agency – screening of briefs and creative output• Lead agency teams to ensure quality of creative output, deadlines are met and proactivity• Coaching and mentoring account managers and account executives• Strategic input into communication plans• Feedback to Managing Director with regards to the business• Creativity - Generation of ideas and giving input into the creative process• Communication solutions for Client business challenges• Input into pitch documents

Accounts Portfolio:SABC Airtime Sales, South African Tourism, Inzalo Exclusive Safari Destinations, Bookeish!: South African Festival of Books – Cape Town 2004Scope of Work Done: • Responsible for budget/management & Account• Client’s representative within agency – screening of briefs and creative output• Management of agency team to ensure quality of creative output, deadlines are met and proactivity.• Coaching and mentoring account managers and account executives• Strategic input into communication plans• Feedback to Managing Director with regards to the business• Creativity - Generation of ideas and managing the creative process• Ideas generation for communications solutions to resolve client’s communications challenges• Lead preparation & pitch Clients• Management of budgets

Accounts Portfolio:South African Tourism (R12mil budget), Bookeish!: South African Festival of Books Cape Town 2004, Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants, BMG Music Africa and Inzalo Exclusive Safari DestinationsScope of Work Done: • Support role to Account Director on South African Tourism account only• Taking full responsibility and management of day to day running of all other accounts • Responsible for coordinating & implementation of 360 launches• Management of Agency/Client relationship• Screening of briefs and creative outputHighlights: • Worked on successful 360 international campaigns with SAT targeted at the UK markets in attempt to increase the market share and travel to South Africa during low season. • Opportunity South Africa: Offered travel packages from P499 in 2001 (Packages were sold out as a result South Africa successfully increased its UK market share by 1.5% and travel to South Africa by this market during low season• Sunsational Campaign: Offered travel packages from P799 & P1399 in 2003 (inspight of external factors such as War in Iraq, September 11 Disaster and SARS) all packages were sold out and South Africa successfully increased its UK market share by approximately 1.5% and travel to South Africa contributing towards bettering the SA economy as well as boosting Tourism.

Programme For Management Development

Certificate In Sales & Marketing Management

National Diploma In Public Relations