African Not-For Profit Seeking PR Firm

Trade and Markets East Africa is an East African not-for profit established in 2010 to support the growth of trade – both regional and international – in East Africa. TMEA is focused on ensuring gains from trade result in tangible gains for East Africans. TradeMark East Africa ( TMEA ) is funded by a range of development agencies with the aim of growing prosperity in East Africa through trade.

TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) works closely with East African Community (EAC) institutions, national governments, the private sector and civil society organisations to increase trade by unlocking economic potential through:

• Increased physical access to markets
• Enhanced trade environment
• Improved business competitiveness

TMEA seeks a media monitoring company to monitor comprehensive media information in the national, regional and global media space. The communications unit depends on an acute awareness of how the organization is being covered by Media, blogs and message boards in the region and in investor countries.

The following will be part of the scope of work for this project:

• Monitor traditional media (Print, Radio, TV) for TMEA and related industry news including text and photos;
• Online TV shows, blogs, message boards;
• Provide daily and monthly reports to TMEA;
• Provide monthly and quarterly analysis reports to TMEA on media tracking; and
• Monitor  online  media  for  TMEA  and  related  industry  news  including  text  and  photos comprising:

Region Publication

• Kenya – Daily  Nation, Standard, The Star, People Daily, Business Daily, The East African\
• Tanzania – The Citizen, The Guardian, Daily News
• Uganda  – New Vision, Daily Monitor
• Burundi – Iwacu, LE Reneavou
• Rwanda – New Times
• EAC – The East African, EA Business Times
• United Kingdom – The  Independent,  The  Times,  Financial  Times, The Guardian
• United States = Bloomberg, New York Times, Washington Post, Foreign Policy, Wall Street Journal, The Globe and Mail, National Post
• Belgium – Het  Nieuwsblad  +  De  Gentenaar,  Het  Laatste, Nieuws, The Brussel Times
• Denmark – Berlingske, The Copenhagen Post
• Netherlands – De Telegraaf, Algemeen Dagblad, Trouw
• Sweden  Dagens – Industry
• Finland   – Metro
• Specialist Publications – Institutional Investor, Logistics Business Magazine, Forbes, Business Day

Proposals are due by May 3 2016 to:

TradeMark East Africa

2nd Floor, Equatorial Fidelity Centre

Waiyaki Way, Westlands

P.O. Box 313 00606

Nairobi, Kenya