Brainwave Communications - Differently Like Minded

DIFFERENTLY
LIKE-MINDED

Brainwave is where quiet souls collide with the unapologetically outspoken, giving rise to a balanced space where laughter, family and fantastic ideas thrive. These principles bind us in our uniqueness.

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To Love is to Know Us

Our brand building ethos goes a little something like this, ‘Ain’t no brand big enough. Ain’t no product small enough. Ain’t no client far enough. To keep us from breaking creative boundaries.’

We are a local, solutions oriented Communications Agency with a clear understanding of the market. Our work is our inspiration meaning you are our inspiration, our valued partner. With integrity in our hearts, great ideas on our minds and love for our craft we aim to creatively please.

We are a member of ICOM, the world’s largest independent network of advertising and marketing communications agencies as well as the Association of Practitioners in Advertising (APA).

Here, everybody has a chance to be somebody. Our diversely gifted team is focused on turning your brand from something to everything. That is… a great brand that knows just what to say, when to say it and how to say it.

Idea hunters & gatherers...
So fun-tastic...
Kujibamba krew...
We stay winning...
Creative ninjas...
Kwa wazito...
Power on...

CREATIVELY COMMITTED

We think, speak, drink in a medley of colour and sound. We’re passionately proud about the things we do and it shows in how we do them. We’re dedicated to the creative cause.

  • Brainwave Communications Ltd. - Gental Care Hand Wash

    Are your hands held hostage?

    The Purpose: To introduce the new Gental Care Hand Sanitiser range

    Our Big Idea: Have your hands been taken over?

    The Story: The idea was to visually represent your hands under the control of germs. To visually drive the message, we gave the germs character by portraying them as a gang that has taken over your hands

  • BASF - Termidor

    All-out war on termites

    The Purpose: To launch the New 4x stronger Termidor by BASF

    Our Big Idea: The ultimate defence against termites

    The Story: We created a story where the Termidor pack was dressed in full army gear ready to defeat termites once and for all

  • Brainwave Communications - Motorol - Driving Kenya

    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, drive

    The Purpose: To showcase Motorol’s range of lubricants and its benefits

    Our Big Idea: Motorol Big 5

    The Story: Africa’s big five (lion, elephant, rhino, leopard and buffalo) represent resilience, performance, power, agility and strength. Motorol embodies these characteristics and is designed for Kenya’s tough roads and driving conditions. We crafted each animal from engine components to bring out the product attributes

  • Brainwave Communications - Shabiki - Usitupe Mbao

    pocket change makes all the change

    The Purpose: To ‘change’ the value of Kshs. 20 and promote use of SJM

    Our Big Idea: Usitupe Mbao

    The Story: While Kshs. 20 is considered chump change by some, it can transform into millions and transform your status with Shabiki Jackpot Mbao (SJM). Translated to English, we used the Swahili/Slang phrase ‘Usitupe Mbao’ in all its glory i.e. to urge subscribers not to sleep on their chance at millions, not to literally throw away their 20 bob and as a visual cue

  • Brainwave Communications - Gental Care - Clothes So Snug It Feels Like A Hug

    a snuggle a day

    The Purpose: To create widespread awareness

    Our Big Idea: Clothes so snug, it feels like a hug

    The Story: Led by the Gental Care Fabric Softener Mascots, we reached out to people by doing good deeds for them. This was in line with the brand’s claim ‘forever caring’

  • Brainwave Communications - Zesta Jam - Jam It Up!

    more than one way to Jam

    The Purpose: To re-introduce people to Zesta Jam

    Our Big Idea: Jam it Up!

    The Story: By pairing Zesta Jam with local breakfast/snacktime foods, we showed the product’s versatility. For added compatibility, we ‘jammified’ each food by creating exciting ‘jamtastic’ food names and characters

  • Brainwave Communications - Ajab Flour - The Flour That Does More

    flour power

    The Purpose: To develop a strong brand and sustain high brand visibility

    Our Big Idea: The flour that does more

    The Story: We created an exciting integrated campaign that highlights Ajab Wheat Flour’s value for money thus making it the flour of choice

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