Title and Full Name

Mrs Izithembisozenkosi Ndlovu

Position

Lecturer/ Chairperson

Biography

With over 12 years of experience in the Higher Education sector as a university lecturer, Izithembiso has taught multiple Marketing modules including Strategic Marketing, Marketing Research, and Professional Selling, however her passion and area of interest lie in Digital Marketing and emerging trends in digital marketing fraternity e.g. artificial intelligence. She is also a Digital Marketing consultant, working mostly with small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well as a committee member in the Marketers Institute of Digital Practitioners (MIDP) under the Marketers Association of Zimbabwe Business Institute (MAZBI).

Contact Details

Email:  Izithembiso.ndlovu@nust.ac.zw

0772681473

Courses being Taught

Digital Marketing (Undergraduate)

Digital Marketing (Postgraduate)

Sales Management,

Sales & Key Account Management

Education including Awards and Honours

Master of Science in Marketing

BComm (Hons) Degree in Marketing

Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education

Diploma in Digital Marketing

Work History (Public/Private Sectors)

Industrial Attachment-Ingwebu Breweries (2007-2008)

Sales Executive-Nofford Investments (2009-2010)

NUST- Teaching Assistant- 2010-2012

NUST- Lecturer-2013- to date

Digital Marketing Consultant (part-time) 2020-to date

Membership in Professional Organizations

Marketers Association of Zimbabwe

Research Interests

Digital Marketing,

Artificial Intelligence,

Social Media Marketing

Publications, Research Projects, Exhibitions, Conferences, etc.

G.V. Nani & I.Ndlovu (2022), Survival of the fittest. How Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Bulawayo Metropolitan Province, Zimbabwe, experienced the COVID-19 pandemic, Journal of Global Business and Technology, Volume 18, Number 1 Spring 2022 ISSN 1553-5495 (Print) ISSN 2616-2733 (Online)

G.V. Nani & I.Ndlovu (2022), Operating in a disrupted environment: lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic and future implications, European Journal of Social Sciences Studies, Vol 7, Issue 6.

Mbali Conference, December 2021, University of Zululand

Community Service/Engagement

Youth Career Day- Praise and Worship Centre Church

Ingutsheni Hospital patient pad drive