Leadership
Muhammad Kara
CMO & Marketing Manager @ Maklike.co.za | Social Media Marketing | Graphic Design
Muhammad is a marketing leader driving digital visibility and local economic empowerment in South Africa — focused on connecting consumers with reliable service providers through streamlined, easy-to-use platforms and data-driven social media strategy.
About Muhammad
Since July 2024, Muhammad has served as Marketing Manager at Maklike.co.za — a digital marketplace built to connect South African consumers with trusted local businesses and service providers. He leads the platform's marketing function, driving digital visibility and positioning Maklike as a powerful lead-generation tool for local businesses across the country.
His work at Maklike centres on simplicity and verified local connections — eliminating the friction of social media group searches by delivering a centralised directory that puts customers in direct contact with businesses ready to serve them. The goal is straightforward: empower the South African economy one easy connection at a time.
Muhammad also brings graphic design experience, having worked with Pizzaghetti as a Graphic Designer. This cross-discipline background — spanning marketing strategy, social media, and visual design — gives him a rounded view of how brand, content, and channel work together to drive growth.
Focus Areas
- Social media marketing — strategy, content, and channel growth
- Digital marketplace marketing — lead generation, local business visibility
- Graphic design — brand, visual communication, and content creation
- South African market — local economy, verified service directories
How Muhammad Works With You
- Brings hands-on marketplace marketing experience — at Maklike.co.za he owns the full marketing function for a live consumer-facing platform, giving him practical insight into what it takes to build visibility, trust, and lead volume for local businesses at scale.
- Understands both sides of the marketplace equation — his work positioning Maklike for consumers and businesses simultaneously means he thinks about acquisition, retention, and conversion from multiple angles, not just one side of the funnel.
- Combines marketing strategy with visual execution — his background in graphic design means he can move from campaign strategy to creative output without losing coherence, keeping brand and message aligned across channels.
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