Outstanding brands acknowledged at 2017 corporate communications awards

The Corporate Communications Awards (CCA) held in Lagos recently air marked Nigerian brands with outstanding achievements in corporate communications to celebrate and reward their efforts.
The winners include Jago Milk,“for the winner in you” in the best use of video award category; Wedding party- Elfike Film Collective for best use of PR in entertainment award; Keex Tribe(Jide Ipaye) for best use of PR in SME; Funke Akindele for best use of individual PR award; Union Bank for best rebranding project award; Indomie’s “You Like No Other” campaign won the campaign of the year award.

Special media recognition was also given to Guardian, Ebonylifetv, and Bellanaija. Francesca Uriri, founder, Leading Ladies Africa and PR Manager at Weber Shandwick, won the Alima Atta Excellence award and Amaechi Okobi, Group Head, Communications and External Affairs at Access Bank Plc, emerged corporate communications professional of the year.

The winners who emerged via nominations by Corporate Communications professionals, public voting as well as deliberations by members of the Advisory Board made up of; Habiba Balogun – Lead Consultant, Habiba Balogun Consult, Omasan Ogisi – GM Corporate Affairs MTN NG, Adesuwa Onyenokwe – Editor in Chief, TW Magazine, Emeka Oparah- Director, Communications and CSR Airtel NG, Jennifer Hardie – CEO, International School of Communication/ Pinnacle PR (UK&UAE), Ikechukwu Obiaya, Dean School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University  and Tampiri Irimagha Akemu – Managing, Director, Sesema Public Relations who was the organizer, as well as experts from various industries including the media, academia and Corporate Communications.
The winners were presented with an attractive plaque in recognition of their outstanding achievements in Corporate Communications.
According to Tampiri Irimagha-Akemu, MD, Sesema PR; “The CCAs identified and rewarded the very best in Corporate Communications. The award event will be an annual feature of Nigeria’s corporate communications industry.”

In attendance were industry players such as Yomi Badejo-Okunsanya; Group CEO CMC Connect, Anudeep Sharma; Marketing Head Sosaco Nigeria Ltd, Otega Ogra; Group Head corporate Communications BUA Group, Usman Imanal; Corporate Communications Manager; Stanbic IBTC, Irene Kayoma; Payporte Head corporate strategy, Toyin Egbebi; Corporate Communications; Ericsson, Dooyum Okwong; Marketing communications and Customer Experience Manger, Letshego  amongst others.

The CCAS also featured a competition for young graduates- The Corporate Communications Pitch Competition (CCPC).
Deniran Oghenemine, a graduate of Business Administration from the University of Benin emerged winner in the IT/Digital aspect of the CCPC, while Steven Aghalu, a graduate of Mass Communication, also from the University of Benin emerged winner of the PR aspect of the CCPC. The winners were presented with cash prizes of N130, 000 each and a 6-months paid internship at Sesema Public relations.

 

Jumoke Akiyode