Who’s Behind the Social Media Awards?

The Social Media Awards, which will take place on the 6th of October this year, are currently in the nomination stage. Other than the judges, there’s a team working behind the scenes to make sure the event is a success.

The awards were conceptualized by Martin Muli, MD at Eyeballs Marketing, a local marketing and events management company. He has previously worked for Zetu Deals and Grand Wedding Anniversary, which celebrates marriages that last. He has also worked Nation Media Group, SFU (Canada) and advertising firm, Scangroup.

The guy behind the SOMA Facebook page and campaign will be Kenny Kaburu, FunKenya co-founder and administrator of many popular Facebook pages. Like Mr. Muli, he has also worked for Nation Media Group and currently works as an illustrator for The Standard. He previously worked for Safaricom’s magazine, The Option, and is the director of the youth advocacy organization, Straight Talk.

Working on SOMA’s Twitter strategy is Philip Ogola, a social media consultant for Gina Din Corporate Communications and has worked in the same capacity for such brands as CIC Insurance, Gina Din, Nokia (EA), MTV’s Shuga, G4S among others. He is also the director of TimeOut Media.