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into an Airtel shop. Safaricom Twitted, when you have a party share it with your neighbors. A spectator joined the conversation by stating – this is competitor love. Another spectator also joined by twitting @ Safaricom @Airtel get a room already #Birthdaysex. You can see the level of excitement and entertainment created and how every act is accelerated to a good effect. The spectators join in with out of the box commentaries creating a whole new level of engagement. Everyone is happy at the end of the day the brands have created moments of truth for the customers. The social care guys at the telecoms and social media listeners at the agencies also had a blast and a good day at work. At the same time a ‘‘ The online audience doesn’t want to miss a single moment and everyone is happy at the end of the day. This is a whole new ball game that has no room for rigidity or template thinking.’’ whole lot of data bundles have been consumed in the process while the phones and tablets have to be kept charged benefitting the energy industry. The online audience doesn’t want to miss a single moment and everyone is happy at the end of the day. This is a whole new ball game that has no room for rigidity or template thinking. Here comes the new generation customers and new generation tools that can only be summarized by the African saying, “They who walk with the youth must be accommodative of their ways”. Boniface Ngahu is a seasoned marketing research expert and runs the Talking Point column in Marketing Africa magazine. He is the Marketing Director of SBO Research. You can commune with him on this or related matters via email at: BNgahu@ sboresearch.co.ke, or follow him on Twitter @bngahu