GRACIOUSLY WINNING

EVERY STEP OF THE WAY

Todaro and Smith (2011) define development as; "The process of improving the quality of all human lives and capabilities by raising people's levels of living, self-esteem, and freedom." It is more or less the same with the developments in between time, at one artistry business hailing from Norton, namely Orenji Branding. Their publication is for and from the people of the Norton Town.

"There has been a lot of interesting developments since 2020. We have combined our experiences and knowledge in graphic designing, printing and photography into Norton's premier printed town magazine. The Captain VaChikepe, confidentially opened a huge door for us in a government department to produce their quarterly magazine.

Work at the Norton Town Magazine (NTM) is both challenging and fulfilling at the same time. Our biggest joy is how much the town has taken ownership of the publication. People now volunteer their information, and many refer stories to us.

As a pay off line, we say; "Enjoy the Norton Town Magazine anywhere, everywhere, anytime." This speaks to our number one goal which is to spread happiness all around Norton. Our desire is that after you have gone through our publication, you will remain with a positive happy rush in your system. As such we do not publish negatively charged stories, neither do we touch on emotionally filled issues like politics. Our goal is to let the people of Norton know about Norton (history), let them know about the Norton people and businesses so that we stimulate synergies amongst our people. We do all this with a positive vibe that undoubtedly brings joy to our readers. So, we say enjoy the magazine anywhere, everywhere, anytime. There is no limit to what positive energy you can get, have it all the time wherever you may be. It's there in the magazine, whether print or electronic, irimo (it's in there).

The Norton Town Magazine is community based, for without the community we cease to exist. It is the community that gives us the stories, it is the community that subscribes to the magazine and reads the stories. It is also businesses from the community who partner with us to make sure that we keep the publication exciting and appealing.

The publication has managed to grow relations with local businesses like DosSantos shoes, TM Pick n Pay, Wilson Furnitures, Grant Designs, Pakare Paye, Chicken Inn, Bellevue, Tashinga Groceries, TakMab Construction, to mention just a few. These corporates play various roles in the different aspects of the success of the publication. Chicken Inn and Bellevue provide monthly prizes for our avid readers. We have also had hampers from TM Pick n Pay and Dos Santos won by our readers.

We keep on learning and enhancing our methods of operation and production. Driven by a strong artistic background, there is no limit to the creative ability that God always shower us with. The art of manufacturing is the fusion of creative thinking and use of existing methods of production and material, in a way that is purely original and sometimes not intended by the supplier.

Due to various reasons beyond our control, COVID-19 included, we could not manage to bring the much-anticipated Norton Town Awards 2021. We are happy to announce that the epic show will be happening in December this year. It will be a show like Norton has never seen. The glitz and the glamour will be a first of its kind as we celebrate and recognize the efforts put in by the people of our beautiful town. Watch the space, this is in the immediate future.

We also earmark to gain more and more formality as we grow and bring ourselves different kinds of unlimited possibilities in the media space.

My inspiration comes from God. I am because He Is. He is my source of everything, aspirations, strength, and all. I also learn a lot from biographies of those who have left a mark in their paths.

My encouragement is that just start. Whatever it is that you feel like you want to do, just start. Do not be intimidated by its size, just start. There is always somewhere to start from, find it. The best way to learn is to do.

We are reachable on +263773236415, bennymasikati@gmail.com, and on Meta/Instagram as Norton Town Magazine."

The above-mentioned words and information came from the media organisation's upbeat and forward-looking CEO Mr. Benny Masikati.