Conscious Communications is our commitment to communicate with meaningful intent. Through our creative and deliberate stories, we share an organisation’s purpose and value to promote positive outcomes for society, the environment and business.

Conscious Communications is defined both by how we communicate and what we communicate.

How we communicate is with meaningful intent, crafting thoughtful and deliberate stories that create a legacy.

What we communicate is your purpose, to promote positive outcomes for society, the environment and business.

We combine art with science to create compelling stories that ignite excitement, shift perception and accelerate action.

Conscious Communications is our commitment to communicate with meaningful intent. Through our creative and deliberate stories, we share an organisation’s purpose and value to promote positive outcomes for society, the environment and business.

Conscious Communications is defined both by how we communicate and what we communicate.

How we communicate is with meaningful intent, crafting thoughtful and deliberate stories that create a legacy.

What we communicate is your purpose, to promote positive outcomes for society, the environment and business.

We combine art with science to create compelling stories that ignite excitement, shift perception and accelerate action.

services

Strategy

Our tried and tested strategic methodology, which is based on research, audits and insights, unpacks the ‘what, who, when and how’ to create a strong link to your business objectives. Our strategy services include:

• Communication strategies
• Reputation management
• Branding and rebranding
• Social media & digital
• Crisis communications
• Internal communications

Content

Our signature storytelling architecture captures cohesive and balanced stories to make your organisation stand out and be recognised for the right reasons. We craft all your content from:

• Press releases
• Website copy
• Social media content
• Newsletters
• Thought leadership pieces
• Blogs
• Annual & sustainability reports

Design

Lifa Creative is our in-house design studio, who will bring your story to life. This includes everything from:

• Logo creation
• Corporate and brand identity development
• Graphic design
• Infographics
• Social media design
• Websites
• Animations & videos
• Annual & Sustainability reports
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Strategy

Our tried and tested strategic methodology, which is based on research, audits and insights, unpacks the ‘what, who, when and how’ to create a strong link to your business objectives. Our strategy services include:

• Communication strategies
• Reputation management
• Branding and rebranding
• Social media & digital
• Crisis communications
• Internal communications

Content

Our signature storytelling architecture captures cohesive and balanced stories to make your organisation stand out and be recognised for the right reasons. We craft all your content from:

• Press releases
• Website copy
• Social media content
• Newsletters
• Thought leadership pieces
• Blogs
• Annual & sustainability reports

Design

Lifa Creative is our in-house design studio, who will bring your story to life. This includes everything from:

• Logo creation
• Corporate and brand identity development
• Graphic design
• Infographics
• Social media design
• Websites
• Animations & videos
• Annual & Sustainability reports
Download Portfolio

Engagement

Our engagement services connect with key stakeholders and shareholders on a deeper level, ensuring your stories resonate and are remembered. We provide:

• Stakeholder mapping
• Bi-lateral meeting support
• Investor relations
• Conferences, Events & Webinars

Through Lifa360, we also have proprietary technology that manages real-time communication with community stakeholders and employees to reduce risk, respond to challenges and improve ESG & Sustainability reporting.

Engagement

Our engagement services connect with key stakeholders and shareholders on a deeper level, ensuring your stories resonate and are remembered. We provide:

• Stakeholder mapping
• Bi-lateral meeting support
• Investor relations
• Conferences, Events & Webinars

Through Lifa360, we also have proprietary technology that manages real-time communication with community stakeholders and employees to reduce risk, respond to challenges and improve ESG & Sustainability reporting.

Amplification

We take a segmented and deliberate approach rather than a ‘spray and pray’ approach to optimise the use of earned, paid, shared and owned media to magnify your brand’s story and engage with the audiences that matter most. Lifa works with:

• Traditional media to distribute press releases, pitch interviews and stories, media train executives and create targeted media lists.
• Social media to manage social media accounts and communities.
• Digital media to manage websites, distribute e-newsletters and publish blogs.

Evaluation

Lifa monitors and evaluates the success of its work through a rigorous MEL framework (Measurement, Evaluation & Learning) to ensure we dig deep into the successes, challenges and learning opportunities for each client. We also perform:

• Daily, weekly, monthly and annual reporting
• Social listening insights
• Industry & Competitor Trend Analysis
• Surveys & Polls

approach

Conscious Communications is our commitment to communicate with meaningful intent. Through our creative and deliberate stories, we share an organisation’s purpose and value to promote positive outcomes for society, the environment and business.

We see purpose as an essential component of successful brands that transform an entire company into a single force for good; unpacking why you exist with a clear mission to set apart from the competition, be more innovative and distinguishable.

Conscious Communications is our commitment to communicate with meaningful intent. Through our creative and deliberate stories, we share an organisation’s purpose and value to promote positive outcomes for society, the environment and business.

We see purpose as an essential component of successful brands that transform an entire company into a single force for good; unpacking why you exist with a clear mission to set apart from the competition, be more innovative and distinguishable.

Everything we do is linked to our own purpose, vision and mission.

PURPOSE:

To create positive outcomes for society, the environment and business through conscious communications.

VISION:

To drive change in the communication sector by being conscious-led and purpose-driven, grounded in sustainability.

MISSION:

To combine art with science to create compelling stories that ignite excitement, shift perception and accelerate action.

Team

Gabriella Von Ille

Founder and Managing Partner
Gabriella is a strategic communications and reputation management specialist. Born and raised in Sweden, Gabriella started her career in the Office of Congressional and Public Affairs for a financial regulator in Washington DC. She thereafter took a job as a journalist, which exposed her to diverse parts of Latin America and Africa particularly in the mining and energy sectors. In 2013 she founded Lifa Communications and has since grown the company in to one of Africa’s leading communication agencies focused on sustainability.

Camilla Osborne

Partner & Head of Strategy and Evaluation
With over 15 years of experience, Camilla is a seasoned communication & reputation management professional. She was previously Head of Communication for The Coca- Cola Company responsible for 18 countries across Southern & East Africa. Prior, she was Head of Sustainability for a strategic advisory firm, Africa Practice. With a Masters from LSE in Environment & Development, Camilla uniquely applies her sustainability background to communication and marketing expertise. Camilla is a globally certified Strategic Communication Management Professional (SCMP®).

Nirvani Pillay

Partner & Head of Content and Media Relations
Nirvani has 15-years’ experience as a public relations and marketing professional. She spent almost two decades in the ecotourism sector where she fell in love with conservation and sustainability practices across Africa. She is a Professional Associate of the Institute of Marketing Management, and her skills range from content creation to strategy development and general team management. She is a problem solver always looking for the best win-win scenarios for all stakeholders.

Mahali Molapo

Partner & Head of Digital and Engagement
Mahali is a research and strategy driven self-starter with over 8-years of experience in communications and brand strategy in the mining, renewable energy, technology, finance, and retail industries. Over the years she has created and implemented strategies that directly impact internal operations and external reach; positioning the brands she has worked with as thought leaders in their respective fields. Her passion for her career and love for the continent has also exposed her to a plethora African of cultures, languages, experiences, and indigenous stories.

Paul Leisegang

Head of Business Development
Paul is a strategic marketing and communications executive with over decade experience in mining, corporate social investment and philanthropy. Delivering results-oriented projects both locally and internationally, Paul has a proven track record in Marketing Strategy, Global Partnerships, Investor Relations, Reputation Management, Digital and Social Marketing.

Chantelle Kotze

Content Creator
Chantelle is a media professional who has spent the past decade as a journalist specialising in the mining and metals sector in Africa. Skilled in long-form feature writing, breaking news, online writing, multimedia production, and editing, she has a deep understanding of the African natural resources sector. She has fulfilled several roles at mining magazines to a global audience and more recently has worked as a freelance journalist and copy writer.

Janine Paiken

Content Creator & Social Media Manager
Janine has nine years of experience within the digital marketing space, specialising in copywriting and social media marketing. She is a creative at heart, intuitive, and enjoys developing fresh ideas and solutions. Her years of experience working for various agencies has given her the ability to work across a variety of different brands, and she thrives in settings where she can use her energy and optimism to find alternative solutions to the status quo. Janine has an undergrad in communications from UNISA, and an honours in Strategic Brand Communications from Vega.

Cindy Sheer

Accountant and Office Manager
Cindy is an Accounting professional with over 20 years of experience in finance, corporate and individual tax, and specialises in small to medium enterprises. She has exceptional administrative capabilities and offers a comprehensive 360 service to her clients including managing insurance and medical aids. She currently freelances as an Accountant.

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