The PR & Communications community of Ghana

Cross-border telephone remittances increase in Africa

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:28:00 +0200

More people in Africa's poorest countries have mobile phones than have bank accounts. That reality is spurring mobile service companies to explore how they can capture a share of the potential banking market by enabling migrants from these countries to transfer funds back home to their families.
Read more... | Send to a friend

Scangroup and Ogilvy announce a joint venture in Ghana

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:07:00 +0200

Scangroup and Ogilvy, associates of WPP, a global advertising and marketing services company, have announced the launch of two advertising firms, Scanad Ghana Limited and Ogilvy Ghana Limited. The move is aimed at expanding Scangroup and Ogilvy operations in Africa and to serve an existing demand for marketing and communication services.
Read more... | Send to a friend

Loerie Awards adds PR category for 2011

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:11:00 +0200

The Loerie Awards has introduced a PR category to this year's awards. Public Relations Industry of Southern Africa (PRISA) spokesperson Bridget von Holdt believes the move is indicative of the importance of strategic communication in the overall communication mix and that the inclusion of PR exposes other industries to the real value of strategic communication and its vital role in brand management.
Read more... | Send to a friend

PR Worx wins IABC African Gold Quill

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:13:00 +0200

In the media relations category of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) African Gold Quill Awards, PR Worx won for its Anglo American's CSI publicity activities. It received the highest publicity category score in Africa, after the first tier of judging, so the entry will be submitted to the second round of international adjudication in the US.
Read more... | Send to a friend

Loeries 2011 opens for entries, categories revised

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:19:00 +0200

The Loerie Awards launched its 2011 campaign, Tuesday 15 March 2011, entitled "Don't hate. Create", created by Draftfcb and supported by a mobisite and specially developed augmented reality apps, linking digital technology to the printed media, along with a revamp of its award categories.
Read more... | Send to a friend

Roundup of SxSWSA posts from the weekend

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:15:00 +0200

Here is a roundup of the posts published on sxswsa.co.za this weekend. We're over halfway through SxSW Interactive in Austin, Texas, but there's still plenty material in the works, so keep an eye on the blog for another few days. Also, follow @sxswsa, or the entire the #sxswsa Twitter list. [view twitterfall]
Read more... | Send to a friend

2011 Maputo International Ad Festival set for May

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:22:00 +0200

The sixth Maputo International Advertising Festival will take place from 25-27 May 2011, AMEP - the Mozambican Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations Association announced yesterday. The festival recognises advertising agencies, producers and communications companies worldwide especially from Africa and the Indian Ocean regions.
Read more... | Send to a friend

SA agency search company moves into Africa

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:32:00 +0200

The Independent Agency Search and Selection Company (IAS) is expanding its services to include Mozambique, Angola, Nigeria, Ghana and Botswana. This follows a demand by agencies and clients to branch into Africa and provide its client/agency relationship management services.
Read more... | Send to a friend

Quo Vadis offers new three-day English communications course

Thu, 24 May 2007 18:06:00 +0200

Quo Vadis Communications, a niche communications training and marketing communications company with over 30 years experience in conducting writing courses in the NGO, developmental and private sectors, is offering a new and intensive three-day English Communications Course.
Read more... | Send to a friend