Together, we excel
Come with excellence;
collaborate and grow into
extraordinary
At the heart of DUO
At DUO, growth is unique to each person; we focus on
nurturing your individual strengths, building teams around them to deliver excellence to our clients.
Giving tech innovators a voice:
At DUO, growth is unique to each person; we focus on nurturing your individual strengths, building teams aroundthem to deliver excellence to our clients.
Deep tech expertise and passion:
We are tech specialists at our core, driven by a deep-seated passion for the industry.
Relentless pursuit of excellence:
This is coded into DUO’s DNA. Weare a high-performance team that challenges the status quo and is meticulous about delivering work that makes a tangible impact.
Collective strengths approach:
We’ve replaced the traditional agency hierarchy with a dynamic, collaborative, strengths-based model, ensuring our clients benefit from the best of our collective expertise.
People before profit:
We are relentlessly committed to the growth, wellbeing, and empowerment of our people, believing that a thriving and supportive team is the true engine of client success.
Excellence is a partnership
We believe that extraordinary careers are built on a foundation of mutual commitment.
It’s a balance; you show up with excellence, and we surround you with people who enable you to be
even better.
Your commitment
You’re the type of person who isn’t satisfied with just “good enough.” You’re driven by a relentless curiosity and a deep sense of pride in your work. You don’t just take on tasks; you take ownership, inspiring everyone around you to aim higher.
Our commitment
We promise to meet your ambition with opportunity. We’ll connect you with industry-defining challenges, expert mentors, and global networks. Here, your growth isn’t a line item in a review; it’s a daily, collective commitment. Providing a pleasant work environment and work tools conducive to productivity
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Our human code_
These aren’t just words on a wall. This is our shared operating system. It’s the
code that guides our collaboration, fuels our performance, and ensures that as we excel, we do it with integrity and respect for one another.
At DUO, you are given total control over your career and your success, but you are never alone. We are a tribe where you never abandon a teammate and are always comfortable letting others shine.
Transparency
Upholding open, honest, and clear communication to foster collaboration and collective understanding in all actions.
Integrity
Upholding strong moral and ethical principles by consistently doing what we commit to and owning our actions.
Accountability
Taking full responsibility for our work, actions, and all outcomes, demonstrating complete ownership.
Dependability
Being trustworthy and reliable, ensuring the team can consistently depend on us to assist and deliver.
Relentless pursuit of excellence
Continuously striving for extraordinary work, quality relationships, and consistent improvement in every aspect.
Mutual respect
Fostering a two-way respect, valuing everyone equally, upholding healthy boundaries, and ensuring mutual consideration in all interactions.
Curiosity & learning
Embracing a growth mindset, continuously learning, and actively seeking new ideas to innovate and improve.
Honouring our collective strengths
Prioritising the collective, working collaboratively to leverage individual strengths for shared success and common goals.
Resilience
The ability to bounce back from setbacks, adapt to change, and persevere through challenges with determination.
Pride
A deep sense of satisfaction and honour from producing, high-quality work and results, both individually and as a collective team.
Adaptability
Adjusting swiftly and effectively to new conditions and challenges in a dynamic environment.
People before profit
Selflessly uplifting clients and innovators, prioritising people and long-term sustainability over immediate profit.
Transparency
Upholding open, honest, and clear communication to foster collaboration and collective understanding in all actions.
Integrity
Upholding strong moral and ethical principles by consistently doing what we commit to and owning our actions.
Accountability
Taking full responsibility for our work, actions, and all outcomes, demonstrating complete ownership.
Dependability
Being trustworthy and reliable, ensuring the team can consistently depend on us to assist and deliver.
Relentless pursuit of excellence
Continuously striving for extraordinary work, quality relationships, and consistent improvement in every aspect.
Mutual respect
Fostering a two-way respect, valuing everyone equally, upholding healthy boundaries, and ensuring mutual consideration in all interactions.
Curiosity & learning
Embracing a growth mindset, continuously learning, and actively seeking new ideas to innovate and improve.
Honouring our collective strengths
Prioritising the collective, working collaboratively to leverage individual strengths for shared success and common goals.
Resilience
The ability to bounce back from setbacks, adapt to change, and persevere through challenges with determination.
Pride
A deep sense of satisfaction and honour from producing, high-quality work and results, both individually and as a collective team.
Adaptability
Adjusting swiftly and effectively to new conditions and challenges in a dynamic environment.
People before profit
Selflessly uplifting clients and innovators, prioritising people and long-term sustainability over immediate profit.
The proof is in our people
The true measure of our culture is in the lived experiences of our team.
These are the stories of challenge, growth, and collaboration that define what ‘Together, We Excel’ truly means.
What excites me about working at DUO is contributing to the growth of DUO and our tribe through initiatives and processes that help us grow, collaborate with each other and lean on each other’s strengths for the best of the collective. It has been a privilege to continually learn and grow as the industry changes, and we find ourselves having to continuously adapt to these changes. The mentorship from leadership has truly changed my career path, my growth and my personal development.
Lesley Rencontre
Business Unit Director
DUO has played a significant part in my professional growth, which has seen me shift from just working on brands, to helping develop people. Our commitment to delivering value and excellence for clients has required that we stay at the forefront of advancements in marketing and communications, and this has included empowering the team adapt to, and embrace digitally-led change. Being involved in their growth journey is not only a rewarding experience, but a privilege to be part of.
Anish Abraham
Digital Enablement Director
If I could describe my journey at DUO in one word, it would be ‘valuable’. Joining the DUO tribe has been an enriching career experience. The culture of continuous learning, collaboration and mutual respect, while striving for excellence, is aligned with attributes I value dearly. We are a team of experts dedicated to delivering results that matter, and we support each other and our clients in the tech industry daily. Being part of an agency that is committed to driving real business value has been truly rewarding.
Shey Nel
Business Unit Director
Joining DUO has been a pivotal moment in my career. Unlike most traditional PR agencies, DUO takes a progressive, strengths-based approach, fosters knowledge-sharing, encourages flexibility through remote work and prioritises a supportive and inclusive work culture. Being part of a high-performing team that is committed to growth and learning aligns with both my personal and professional development.
Ammaarah Kootbodien
Senior Account Manager
Being part of the DUO tribe is something I truly manifested. A supportive team and approachable leadership to help me grow both professionally and personally – a space where people are valued, heard, and empowered. What makes it even more meaningful is that the work we do doesn’t just tick boxes, we deliver real value and help our clients meet their business objectives.
Charlote Hlangwane
Senior Account Manager
Working at DUO is about so much more than a job title; it’s an invitation to grow. I’ve had the space to evolve in my role as a designer and project manager, seeing our creative strategies come to life and make a tangible impact for our clients. I am lucky to be surrounded by a tribe that is relentlessly working towards excellence, but also genuinely wants you to succeed. It’s a journey of constant learning, real ownership and genuine satisfaction.
Phoebe Opperman
Designer and Project Manager
DUO’s work environment stands out because it blends professionalism with genuine care for people. It’s a place where collaboration is real, not just a buzzword — we work as a team, celebrate wins together, and support each other. Unlike other companies I’ve worked with, DUO gives you the space to grow and contribute meaningfully, while also recognizing the importance of balance and well-being. That combination of trust, support, and high performance makes it a truly unique place to work.
Nosipho Memela
Account Manager
The DUO leadership team personally invests in my professional development and growth. With decades of combined expertise, each leader doesn’t just manage – they mentor. They deliberately translate their skills and shape theoretical university knowledge into on-the-job value and success at DUO.
Charles Middleton
Intern
More than ‘just a job’
We believe that high performance deserves rewards. We invest in our people holistically,
providing meaningful benefits that support your career development and your personal well-being.
Personal growth & development
- Clear Career Journeys:
Structured paths for promotion and growth. - Holistic Development: Buddy system, regular feedback, and jointly crafted personal development plans.
- Global Training: Access to the Plexus Global Training Academy and Collectivist Global Network.
- Continuous Learning: Digital Enablement Training and attendance at key industry
events.
Recognition & rewards
*All rewards are discretionary and dependent on company success and personal performance.
- Performance Bonuses: Annual bonus dependent on performance.
- Tribe Rewards: Quarterly vouchers and extra days off for exceptional work.
- Long-term service bonus: Choice between a financial bonus or extra days of leave after 5 years and 10 years of service.
- Additional Leave: Birthday leave, plus bonus leave over the Christmas and New Year period, based on circumstances.
- Successful referrals: R5,000
referral fee for finding new talent. - We have a 21-year track record of paying annual bonuses for staff who meet KPIs.
- Competitive & fair compensation: Market-related salaries and annual reviews to ensure our team is rewarded for their excellence.
Wellbeing benefits
- Team connection: Weekly Team Connection sessions, monthly team breakfasts/ lunches, and annual strategy team-building events.
- Strategic group mentorship
sessions: Bi-weekly group check-ins with an external consultant to discuss key opportunities and challenges within the team. - Work-life balance: No weekend work or after hours work encouraged.
- Fully remote & flexible environment: We are a fully remote team built on trust – we don’t micromanage; we hire responsible talent to get the job done. We offer a flexible hours policy that empowers you to manage your time and deliver excellence. T&Cs apply.
- We have your back: We do not tolerate abusive clients or staff. Our processes protect our team’s safety and respect. Period.
- Your time: We have a unique time out appreciation reward for teams to just pause and reflect, step away for an hour and do personal tasks without needing to request leave.
- Duvet days are rewarded for those who have gone beyond their duties to achieve excellence.
Our purpose: Giving tech innovators a voice
Our work has a clear mission: we partner with the brilliant minds shaping our future and give their innovations the voice they deserve. This isn’t just marketing; it’s about amplifying the ideas that elevate technology and empower our communities and lives.
Our relationship has grown and allowed us to explore more ideas and options for how we can combine marketing efforts instead of looking at things as being done by 2 separate entities.
Sandile Mntambo
Marketing Manager
We’ve worked with DUO on a wide range of comms channels from PR, crisis comms and digital advertising and we’ve found them to be a highly proactive, specialist and skilled team. We’ve seen them as an extension of our team rather than an agency partner and have got incredible value out of working together on projects for SOLA Group.
Ashley Slattery
Marketing Manager
[DUO’s processes are] super detailed and never lacking – they always “overdo” it, which is a huge plus for clients like us. It literally feels like DUO is an extension of our own team.
Valmae Maple
Copywriter
Over the last year, DUO has enabled us to achieve exposure in the South African market to audiences we could never have reached otherwise. Your extensive networks in the tech media industry, your insightful contributions to our articles and thought leadership pieces, your proactive management of our monthly goals and targets, and your wise guidance to us as we embark on our PR journey have all been invaluable.
Wayne Toms
CEO
DUO Marketing has played an instrumental role in shaping and differentiating our brand voice and narrative in the South African market over the past six months. DUO’s strategy and support enabled us, as a new start-up, to not just disrupt but cut through the clutter of a very competitive category.
Lindsay Cowan
CEO & Co-founder
DUO surpassed all goals and raised brand awareness and recognition as Mukuru shifted from being remittance-led to a leading next-generation financial services platform. DUO secured a record 221 pieces of coverage over 12 months through high quality thought leadership content. In addition, securing 45 broadcast interviews, media features and speaker slots – and submitting Mukuru for a high-profile award, which we won. All this affirmed Mukuru’s position as a key entity in the fintech industry
Andy Jury
CEO
Working with DUO Marketing for our media training was a game-changer. They guided us through realistic scenarios, such as crisis management, emphasising the importance of measured responses. For team members new to media interactions, the session was engaging and built confidence. Team members shared their experiences, saw glimpses of how thought leadership is developed, and now understand the value of DUO’s expertise. We feel reassured that our PR activities are in capable hands, making DUO an invaluable partner.
Sandile Mntambo
Marketing Manager
The fact that the Vox/ DUO relationship spans almost two decades signifies how working with Duo has been a game changer for the Vox brand. The team has a very clear understanding of the company culture and its needs, as well as an excellent understanding of the ICT industry. Their commitment to excellence, accountability and responsibility aligns perfectly with the Vox values and it’s the perfect recipe for a mutually successful and respectful relationship.
Diana Prenner
Marketing Manager: PR, Events and Sponsorships
DUO’s deep understanding of the technology sector, media relations and professional approach to communications has brought our impact and success stories to the forefront with our target audience, supporting redAcademy in sharing a new way for youth to enter skilled careers in tech. It is wonderful to partner with an organisation that understands our vision and values so deeply, the DUO team are a true pleasure to work with.
Jessica Hawkey
Managing Director
We were seeking a PR partner that takes the time to understand our company, products, services and culture. DUO went the extra mile to ensure they are always informed and aligned to our fast paced IT industry. They offered training upfront which helped us understand PR processes and the media world in general. Their experience, professionalism and connections in the media have given us the additional exposure in a competitive market we were seeking.
Charlene Smith
Sales Director
Braintree has been working in unison with DUO for a number of years, strategically on the Brand and public relations elements of marketing the business. DUO is a strategic part of the marketing team, the direction, intent and strategic guidance and professional deliverables speaks for itself based on the statistics of the Deeply Rooted Digital Campaign. I look forward to our ongoing engagements and tactical success
Gregor Dreyer
VP Marketing
Through [DUO’s] generation of outstanding media exposure, we managed to raise Armata’s profile as an influential thought leader in the cyber security space in South Africa across the consumer, SMME and enterprise space. Furthermore, we have managed to forge excellent media relationships that have resulted in us being regularly approached to comment on key industry-related issues and as such have had the privilege to be interviewed by high-profile journalists across leading TV, radio and digital news platforms.
Richard Frost
Head of Technology and Innovation
A legacy of excellence
If you are a high-performer who thrives in a collaborative, purpose-driven environment, we want to hear from you. Find your place on a team where, together, we excel.
Best Tech PR and Digital Marketing Agency, 2021. African Excellence Award
Best Tech Focused PR and Digital Marketing Agency in Africa, 2021 & 2022, Media Innovator Awards
Best Tech PR and Digital Marketing Agency 2021. Global Business Insights Awards
Best B2B Technology Communications Agency Africa, 2021, MEA Business Awards
Best Tech PR and Digital Marketing Agency, 2022. Global Business Insights Awards
Best Full-Service Tech-Focused PR & Marketing Agency 2024 – Sub-Saharan Africa
Best Tech PR and Digital Marketing Agency, 2024. Global Business Insights Awards
Ready to excel with us?
If you are a high-performer who thrives in a collaborative, purpose-driven environment, we want to hear from you. Find your place in a team where, together, we excel.
The DUO Team