DUO Marketing and Communications
Project Management in Cape Town

DUO is a Cape Town based marketing and communications consultancy founded in March 2004 by Judith Middleton and associates. We market our clients locally and globally as well as service global clients operating in the local market.What we love most of all, is working in close partnership with entrepreneurs and visionaries in growing companies, where we can make a real difference to their success.DUO is a low-overhead operation: instead of employing experts in every field, we keep our core group of account managers small. We specialise in strategic marketing + communications to the South African information and communications technologies (ICT) industry. We supplement this with a group of consultants and associates who together enable us to offer a complete solution, with unparalleled cost effectiveness.Our clients get the best value from long-term retainer contracts, but we understand that flexibility is important and we do take on project work.

As a Director of the Cape IT Initiative (CITI) and one of the founding members that created South Africa's first IT incubator, Bandwidth Barn, Judith realised the need for strong, affordable marketing and PR solutions for enterprises within the tech industry. What makes DUO unique is our robust team of professionals, all of whom have experience with technology companies, from SMEs built from the ground up by local entrepreneurs to NASDAQ-listed giants. We provide a three-man team (Strategist, Account Manager and Writer) to each client to ensure the highest delivery and true return on investment. We know and understand the tech market and the media landscape well, having worked with enterprise tech clients since inception. We pride ourselves on working with award-winning technology and business writers, digital marketing specialists and account managers with strategic depth and strong relationships with tech, financial and business journalists across Africa. We understand and love the impact technology has on businesses and consumers, and we are skilled at translating the business value of your technology simply and effectively. With trusted suppliers, all your brand elevation solutions are managed by one partner. With a strong belief in results and return on investment, our clients are best positioned to offer insight of DUO’s value to your business. We are proud of being certified Green and environmentally conscious. To create a safe, fertile space for growth and prosperity for all those who choose to embark on our journey. We are a full-service content specialist agency for tech companies in sub-Saharan Africa. With communications, marketing and digital expertise, we have a decade-long track record of successfully translating the business value of technology. This is why our full range of services starts with a deep understanding of your business, your technology and your goals, and partners this with a comprehensive content curation strategy to achieve real brand elevation. At DUO, we are passionate about providing our expertise to organisations working for the betterment of our communities, and thrive on seeing the success achieved for our CSI clients through strategic content curation, PR activities and digital marketing. Sparrow Schools caters for approximately 600 learners annually, and currently has 221 learners in the foundation school and 184 in the high school, all with varying degrees of educational backlog, remedial problems and other barriers to learning. DUO is passionate about the work being done by Sparrow Schools and was pleased to be able to offer our support through what we do best. We are responsible for assisting with, and supporting key campaigns and marketing efforts across digital and social platforms for Sparrow Schools. Through this partnership, DUO aims to support Sparrow Schools in extending the reach of their work and educating people about the potential that is unlocked in every child, given the right learning environment.