ABOUT US

WHO ARE WE
Tutone Communications is a Johannesburg based, internationally serviced boutique PR Agency, spearheaded by South African public relations and social media specialist Melanie G Ramjee.
Over twelve years old, our team have a combined PR and Marketing experience of over 25 years in various PR fields including Sports Events, Music Festivals and Festivals, Fashion brands, Entertainment & Lifestyle Brands, Artists and NGO work.
We specialise in all things communication, offering strategic PR solutions for corporate, lifestyle and entertainment brands. We aim to create and build brands while bringing them closer to their audience and stakeholders. we focus on building and representing our clients accords to their needs.
Our speciality lies in traditional PR, curating targeted brand activations and social media campaigns.
Melanie Ramjee
Founder & MD Tutone Communications
Melanie Ramjee is an acclaimed South African publicist with over 25 years in the field of Public Relations. Currently the managing director of a 100% female owned, boutique agency Tutone Communications, she has represented local and international lifestyle brands including beverage brands (Miller Genuine Draft, Jack Daniels, Heineken), local lifestyle and entertainment brands including BET, YFM 99.2, Department of Sports & Recreation of South Africa and the Joburg International Film Festival.
She helped the organization raise over R1 200 000 ($85 000) from her corporate clients and friends to get the South African Special Olympic national team for the summer world olympics games to Abu Dhabi in March 2019. She also arranged care packs for the 100-team members and also volunteered personally and as a business at the games for the two-week period.
To better empower and equip females, Tutone also focuses on small female-owned businesses and young female artists, and annually select 1or 2 businesses to support with free PR services.
OUR HISTORY
Founded in October 2010, the company has represented over 200 Corporate and Lifestyle brands, Artists and Events / Festivals over the past decade.
COMPANY FOUNDED
SIGNED UP FIRST CLIENT YFM
SIGNED FIRST CLIENT – YFM

Signs new client
2017 – 2019
Tutone Communications is honored to be working with the world renowned brands
COTTON FEST
46664 CLOTHING LAUNCH
TRACE MOBILE LAUNCH
JOBURG FILM FEST
1ST ANNUAL BLACK COFFEE’S MUSIC IS KING
ALTITUDE BEACH VENUE LAUNCH
DECADE FEST
OFFICIAL OPENING OF PROPAGANDA

SIGN UP FIRST CLIENT – YFM
Growth in the Public Relations Field

2010 – 2013
FIRST MAJOR CLIENTS SIGNED UP
ONWARDS AND AWAY

2014 – 2016
ONWARDS AND AWAY

ONWARDS AND AWAY

2020
WHEN THE WHOLE WORLD CHANGED

COTTON FEST 2020
TRACE ACQUISITION OF OKHULE MEDIA
CAN DO PRODUCT LAUNCH
TRACE 50_50 CAMPAIGN
NINIOLA ALBUM LAUNCH