Boomtown launches the Maluti Mountain Cement brand in Lesotho

Following its appointment to Maluti Mountain Cement in 2018, Boomtown has successfully rolled out the launch campaign for the Lesotho-based challenger brand.  

The highly regarded Lephema family from Lesotho partnered with international cement company and Boomtown client Lafarge to launch Maluti Mountain Cement – a product that carries the Lephema name with pride. The inception of the brand marks the beginning of a fruitful partnership with the world’s leading building-materials supplier.

The brand name draws on the strength of the Maluti mountains and the haven it has created for the region. The campaign line “Our mountain. Our cement” seeks to empower the people of Lesotho to build mountains and safe havens of their own.

“We’re launching an infant brand and have developed a brand strategy, an integrated communications plan, the corporate identity (CI), packaging, collateral and an above-the-line launch campaign,” says Glen Meier, Boomtown strategic director.

Retaining the gold of Lephema Executive Group, the brand platform and bold iconography of the CI is a result of a full-trade immersion exercise, which included store visits and meeting people who have built or will build their own home.

Because it understands the pride people have in their homes – and with only two cement competitors within Lesotho – Maluti Mountain Cement is a strong challenger brand.

“The mountains of Lesotho are a symbol of strength and safety for the nation,” says Lebona Lephema, Maluti Mountain Cement MD. “When our customers use our product, we want them to know they are building with the best so they can hold a sense of pride as they build their haven and mountain.

“For more than 180 years, Lafarge has provided integrated solutions and high-tech materials that build communities. Our family too has become synonymous with quality and reliability across Lesotho’s industries, so the partnership is as solid as the structures Maluti Mountain Cement will build and support."

Boomtown is now working on a media campaign that includes radio advertising, print and the use of billboards and lamp poles in key locations.

Visit the Boomtown agency website for more information.

This article was paid for by Boomtown.