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We Deliver Growth
At Wilken Communication Management, we take care of your communication, marketing, publishing and strategic needs so you can focus on running your business at its full potential. We’re driven by technology as much as design and content to ensure we fulfill our key mission of helping our clients achieve success.
We’ve been helping companies develop and define their brands since 1997. The times may have changed, but our passion certainly hasn't.
Wilken Communication Management also use an extensive network of partners and associates throughout South Africa, and are able to provide a full spectrum of services across all industries in the marketing mix.
We believe in building strong interactive relationships with our customers in order to best understand their communication needs, and then advising and implementing clear-cut solutions and actions.
We strongly value professionalism, integrity and honesty.
The team from Wilken Communication has experience working in the following industries:
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Automotive
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Tourism & Travel
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Sport
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Mining
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Small business development
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Technology
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Property & Real Estate
Get in touch so that we can start elevating you to where you deserve to be.
Meet the Team
Flip Wilken
Managing Director
Flip has been actively involved in Public Relations and marketing for more than 40 years, and has served on the top management of companies such as Toyota South Africa and McCarthy Retail.
Prior to starting Wilken Communication in 1997, Flip enjoyed a rewarding 30 years in the motor industry. In 1969 Flip joined Datsun as marketing trainee and in 1974 he left sales, promotions and public relations manager.
Flip transferred to Electra Television and Appliance (Telefunken) in 1975 to assist in launching television in South Africa. After three years, he returned to Datsun Nissan as Public Relations Manager.
1988 saw Flip taking on additional challenges, when he was appointed General Manager for Public Affairs at Toyota South Africa, a position he held until 1996 when he joined McCarthy Retail as Public Affairs Executive. Here Flip was also appointed as Director of Prefcor Holdings Limited and of McCarthy Motor Holdings. Flip remained with McCarthy until August 1997 when he decided to spread his wings and fly solo.
Jacques Wilken
Director Operations
Jacques completed an International Diploma in Marketing as well as Marketing Strategy from the Institute of Marketing Management (IMM) in 1998. Jacques has been with Wilken Communication Management since its inception (1997) and is currently Operations Director.
During his career thus far he has worked with various brands and projects, ranging from new product launches (over 100 media launches for various brands), media fleet management, new brand introductions & development, dealer development projects, advertising planning and development, publication development (public and corporate), promotion & publicity strategies and innovative marketing and publicity programmes.
Charl Wilken
Director Special Projects
Charl completed an International Diploma in Marketing from the Institute for Marketing Management (IMM) in 1996. Charl has been with Wilken Communication since its inception in 1997, and is responsible for client liaison, writing of technical and automotive-specific material and special project stretgies and management.
The annual Gumtree Used Car Awards and the newly launched Wesbank Fuel Economy Tour in partnesrship with FNB is just a few of the special projects Charl has developed and is responsible for.
He is also a professional rally driver and in 2008 Charl raced to his 13th motorsport title in 17 years by winning the 2009 Production Car Championship in his all-wheel-drive Subaru Impreza.
