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Nairobi Securites Exchange – Ibuka Program Launch

Nairobi Securities Exchange • Ibuka Programme

Turning a Programme Launch into a High-Reach Digital Campaign

How KWETU combined audience targeting, executive-led content, paid media and social amplification to build momentum around the NSE Ibuka Programme launch.

Client: Nairobi Securities Exchange PLC Campaign: Ibuka Programme Period: 17 Dec 2018 – 17 Jan 2019
#1 X trending position in Kenya
146.3K X impressions
122K+ Flagship video reach
7.7K+ Flagship video views
01 — The Challenge

Launching a programme was only the beginning.

The Nairobi Securities Exchange was launching Ibuka, a programme supporting businesses through incubation and acceleration, and needed to build awareness among relevant audiences across digital channels.

The campaign needed to reach defined audiences, generate engagement, direct audiences towards programme information and create momentum around the official launch.

  • Relevant audience reach
  • Programme awareness
  • Engagement and amplification
  • Content and audience testing
Original NSE Ibuka campaign artwork
02 — The Strategy

From broadcasting to targeted digital marketing.

KWETU approached the launch as a data-informed digital awareness campaign rather than simply a programme announcement.

Audience Intelligence
Strategic Content
Targeted Distribution
Creative Testing
Optimisation
Audience insight: The campaign report identified 24–34-year-olds as the strongest engaging age group, with male audiences showing stronger engagement than female audiences within the campaign data.
03 — Original Campaign Creative

Growth, direction and potential.

The original campaign artwork positioned Ibuka around strategic growth, innovation, change and business improvement.

NSE Ibuka campaign creative
NSE Ibuka campaign creative
NSE Ibuka campaign creative
NSE Ibuka campaign creative
04 — Campaign Performance

The numbers tell the story.

122,776 People reached by the flagship Facebook video
7,700+ Flagship video views
146.3K X impressions over 32 days
42,372 People reached during the one-month Facebook campaign
3,938 Facebook post engagements
1,693 New X handle likes/followers reported
05 — Data → Decision

We tested. We learned. We optimised.

Different formats, captions, calls-to-action and audience segments were tested. The campaign identified video as the strongest awareness format tested and recommended continued rotation and optimisation.

The campaign therefore became more than a launch announcement: it created performance data that could inform subsequent digital activity.

Original Ibuka Instagram campaign evidence
06 — Social Amplification

Multiple platforms. One campaign.

Facebook, X and Instagram played complementary roles in awareness, engagement and amplification.

Original Ibuka Instagram campaign performance evidence
Original Ibuka campaign video evidence
07 — The KWETU Approach

Understand the audience. Build the message. Test the creative. Optimise the next move.

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