Kumalo & Co. u2014 Founded by Nombasa Kumalo

Research, told well, and built to be seen.

A consultancy working across social performance advisory, brand strategy and digital design u2014 turning rigorous research into positioning, narrative and platforms that hold up under scrutiny.

Pillar 01

Social Performance & Research Advisory

Pillar 02

Brand Strategy & Identity

Pillar 03

Digital & Web Design

What we do

Three disciplines. One way of working.

01

PILLAR ONE

Social Performance & Research Advisory

Research that holds up u2014 for infrastructure, water, development and CSI programmes that need to understand communities and prove impact.

02

PILLAR TWO

Brand Strategy & Identity

Positioning and narrative built on the same evidence base as the research work u2014 so a brand’s story is one it can actually stand behind.

03

PILLAR THREE

Digital & Web Design

The platforms that carry a brand’s story u2014 built clean, built functional, built to be maintained.

How we work

From question to evidence to story.

Stage 01

Frame

Define the real question u2014 the audience, the stakes, what success needs to look like.

Stage 02

Investigate

Primary and secondary research, stakeholder engagement, situational and competitive review.

Stage 03

Distil

Turn findings into a clear position u2014 the recommendation, the narrative, the brief.

Stage 04

Build

Put it into the world u2014 a report, a brand, a platform u2014 and present it with confidence.

Who we work with

Sectors & settings.

Infrastructure & Water

Social performance advisory for large-scale infrastructure and utility programmes.

Development & Policy

Evidence synthesis and policy-relevant research for development practitioners.

CSI & ESG

M&E frameworks and impact narratives for corporate social investment.

Brand & Consumer

Positioning, identity and digital build for growing consumer brands.

GET IN TOUCH

Have a research question or a brand story that needs telling?

Whether it’s a baseline study, a stakeholder engagement strategy, or a brand that needs a clearer voice u2014 let’s talk.

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