Staff Writer
Nominees for the inaugural MTC Namibia Branding and Marketing Excellence Awards have been announced, with organisers confirming 44 shortlisted entries from 109 submissions.
The awards recognise work in Namibia’s branding and marketing sector across 15 categories.
Most categories feature three nominees, except for Best TV Commercial of the Year.
Tim Ekandjo said all entries went through a vetting process led by an independent panel of judges.
He said the evaluation focused on innovation, creativity, market impact and contribution to the industry.
Ekandjo stated that the process was designed to ensure fairness and that only submissions with measurable impact advanced to the nomination stage.
Two categories remain open to public voting. These are People’s Brand of the Year and Best Exhibitor Stand. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony.
The ceremony is scheduled for 10 April 2026 at the Windhoek Country Club Resort during the MTC Branding and Marketing Indaba Gala Dinner.
In the Advertising Agency of the Year category, nominees include Off Limit Communications CC, TST Marketing and Advertising Agency and O&L Brand X.
The Advertising Campaign of the Year category includes the “Share a Coke” campaign, Namibia Dairies’ #MyOshiTime campaign and TST Marketing Agency’s “Level Up” campaign.
The Best Brand Namibia Initiative category includes Global Namibia 1, the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board and SanlamAllianz.
For Best TV Commercial of the Year, nominees include Debmarine Namibia and NORED.
The Most Innovative Brand Campaign category includes “Share a Coke”, TetuMedia’s “Tetukeni” campaign and SanlamAllianz’s “Something Blue” campaign.
The Most Innovative Marketing Campaign category includes “Share a Coke”, the Old Mutual Funeral Cover Campaign and Synergi Creative Agency’s work for Simonis Storm.
The Event of the Year category includes the Namibia Oil and Gas Conference 2025, Namib Rage Events’ “Sound of Summer” and the Namibia Public-Private Forum.
The Innovative Idea of the Year category includes Campus Connect Namibia, the Namibia Film and Creative City initiative and Global Namibia 1.
For Proudest Namibian Moment of the Year, nominees include the Namibia Public-Private Forum, the Municipality of Swakopmund and Global Namibia 1.
The Best PR Corporate category includes CRAN, the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board and Old Mutual Namibia.
The PR Personality of the Year category includes Junias Erasmus of NAMFISA, Linda Mupupa of the Swakopmund Municipality and Elago Nantana.
The Best Social Impact Campaign category includes the United Nations Namibia “Voices from the Drought” campaign, the NAMFISA Consumer Education Initiative and the Renaissance Health Medical Aid Fund Wellness Day Campaign.
The NGO of the Year category includes Prison Fellowship Namibia, Hope Village Children’s Home and National Mental Health Care Namibia.
The Social Media Influencer of the Year category includes entries linked to Cran, Taimi Nuunyango and Remona Aoxamus.
The Best Influencer Marketing Collaboration of the Year category includes Oshikandela and DJ Castro’s “More to Love” campaign, Remona Aoxamus’s collaboration with NOLA and the “Share a Coke” campaign.
