The impressive building of
Intercontinental Hotel, the
venue of 3rd
MarketingWorld Awards
did not take away the glitz
of the night. The African
Grand ball room was
turned into a breathtaking
mix of red and black,
while the music filtered in
so gently. The excitement
could be felt right in your
very palms.
Big brands like MTN,
FirstBank, Nokia,
Guinness, DDB, Starcom
Media and many more
were proud winners of
this year’s edition of
MarketingWorld Awards. It
was a big celebration for
MTN as they carted away
the largest number of
crystals at the Award. The
brand won...
Marketing Campaign of
the Year (Saka I don port),
Telecom Brand of the
Year, Overall
MarketingWorld Brand of
the Year and Marketing
Team of the Year. Nokia
got the Mobile Phone
Brand of the Year.
FirstBank was awarded
Financial Brand of the
Year, while Mrs Folake
Ani Mumuney the Head,
Marketing and Corporate
Communication of
FirstBank won the
Marketing Professional of
the Year (Female).
Also, Guinness Nigeria plc
carted the awards for
Excellence in Marketing
Innovations and Brand
Activation of the Year
(Biggest jersey). Mr
Austin Ufomba, the
Marketing Director of
Guinness was also
awarded with the
Marketing Professional of
the Year (male).Gt Bank
got the award for the
Best use in Social Media.
Others include Starcom
Media (Media agency of
the Year), DDB (Creative
Agency of the Year).Forte
Oil (Brand Excellence in
Oil and Gas).Dansa
(Brand Excellence in
Beverages, Juice and Best
Product Package Design).
Excitement in the hall
reached a crescendo
when Mr Biodun Shobanjo
was announced as the
awardee for the Lifetime
Achievement Award. The
man who was without his
bow tie signature thanked
the organisers for the
award, praising the quality
and the credibility.
Another individual winner
at the event was Mrs
Yomi Ifaturoti, Director
Corporate Affairs and
Admin Director, PZ
Cussons Nigeria PLC; she
won the Industry
Personality of the Year.
Mr Akin Naphtal, Group
Publisher MarketingWorld
Magazine, earlier on, said
MarketingWorld Awards is
an event that has come to
stay.
“We want to reward
companies and brands for
excellence. We want to do
this on a platform of
credibility and ingenuity,
and this is what we have
done. Marketing
communications in
Nigeria is an industry that
has evolved over the
years and it has become
an industry to be proud
of”, he added.
The hall which was filled
with captains of the
marketing industry and
other stakeholders were
well treated to a fun filled
night especially with the
Limpopo crooner, Kcee,
whose Limpopo and Baby
Pullover numbers gave a
thrill and brought people
to their feet.
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