Full-service, from concept to curtain call
Events, activations, media and advertising. One partner, end to end.
Turnkey events, delivered seamlessly
Kathabo Media delivers end-to-end events management, from exhibitions and community engagements to onsite and online conferencing, for national corporates, government departments and local businesses alike.
- Exhibitions
- Community engagements
- Conferencing, onsite & online
- Event ticket sales
- Corporate golf days
- Event infrastructure & AV
Our event portfolio includes the Annual Industrial Entrepreneur Week Summit, Petroleum Agency South Africa conferences (online & onsite), Standard Bank corporate events, Land Rover activations, FNB events, the 4IR Summit and the annual Kathabo Golf Day.
Industrial Entrepreneur Week Summit
A flagship three-day annual summit dedicated to entrepreneurship in the local economy. Kathabo Media delivers the summit end to end, year after year: venue production, staging and AV, speaker and programme management, registration, live coverage and media relations.
Activations people remember
From experiential installations to on-the-ground consumer engagement, we design and run activations that put brands in front of the right audiences, and keep them there.
- Standard Bank activations: experiential brand installations and consumer engagement
- Schweppes: consumer sampling and experiential marketing
- Vanish: retail and consumer brand activation
- Land Rover: premium lifestyle and on-course brand activation
Activation packages
Three ways to work with us, whether you are launching in one store or rolling out across a province.
Single-site activation
A focused one-day or weekend presence at a single venue, mall or campus.
- Concept, layout and branded set-up
- Trained brand ambassadors on site
- Sampling or demo mechanic
- Photo coverage and a wrap report
On request Indicative quote within 48 hours
Multi-site campaign
A branded experience running across several sites or a full campaign window.
- Everything in Pop-up
- Custom build, décor and audio-visual
- Multi-site staffing and logistics
- Video content plus social coverage
- Performance report against agreed KPIs
On request Indicative quote within 48 hours
Annual programme
An always-on partnership for brands with recurring regional activity.
- Quarterly activation calendar
- Dedicated account and production team
- Media buying and media relations
- Creative, print and collateral production
- Quarterly performance reviews
On request Monthly retainer, scoped to your calendar
Visibility, engineered
Kathabo Media’s media division drives visibility through strategic media buying, media relations and management, partnership acquisition and targeted digital campaigns, maximising reach and engagement across all channels.
- Media buying & monitoring
- Media relations & management
- Media partnership acquisition
- Digital media campaigns
Media & broadcast
Every touchpoint, one brand story
Printing, creative development and design, corporate identity, branding and advertising placement, ensuring every touchpoint reinforces a cohesive and impactful brand story.
Advertising Solutions Out-of-home
- Billboards & digital billboards
- Outdoor signage
- Indoor signage
- Wall signage
Marketing & Design Creative studio
- Printing & collateral production
- Creative development & design
- Corporate identity development
- Branding & brand activations
Not every brief is a national campaign
The same team that delivers for Standard Bank and Land Rover also produces school fundraisers, community engagements and single-venue launches across the Free State. If you are a local business, school, university or government department, you are in the right place.
St Michael’s School for Girls, 2025
Local case study: a school fundraiser, built from scratch
St Michael’s School for Girls in Bloemfontein had no golf day. We built their inaugural event end to end in 2025: format, sponsorship packages, branding, on-course logistics and photography, run to the same standard as our corporate tournaments.
- Right-sized budgets for schools, SMEs and NPOs
- Local suppliers and venues we work with every year
- Sponsorship packs that help you fund the event itself
Need a partner who does it all?
Tell us what you’re planning. We’ll shape the strategy, build the experience and measure the impact.
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