 | UGANDA
[Evan-Lee Courie] Uganda's annual PRAU Excellence Awards, the event that recognises public relations and communications excellence in Uganda, which was set to take place in November 2012, eventually took place on Friday, 22 March 2013 at Imperial Royale Hotel. This years event coincided with the East African Public Relations Conference (EAPRC) which took place from 20-22 March in Kampala, Uganda. |
 | UGANDA
[Walter Wafula] Uganda's annual PRAU Excellence Awards, the event that recognises public relations and communications excellence in Uganda, is set to take place on 23 November 2012. This years event will coincide with the East African Public Relations Conference (EAPRC) which will take place in Kampala. |
 | KENYA
[Carole Kimutai] A call from a public relations company is every editor's nightmare. Gone are the days when an invite would be sent to your desk and that would be the only communication from a PR agency. These days, an invite (on email or hardcopy) is followed by a phone call seeking confirmation as to whether you will attend the event or you will send a reporter. |
| KENYA  [Carole Kimutai] Kenya's Public Relations sector is one of the fastest growing in the East African region; but a recent report on the practice of PR in Kenya has revealed serious gaps in the profession. The report highlights three areas of grave concern; a general deficiency in understanding of PR, lack of standardised training, and puny PR ethics, regulation and standards.
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| UGANDA
[Walter Wafula] The best public relations brains in Uganda's PR industry will be honoured at the third annual PRAU Excellence Awards, to be held in Kampala at the Kampala Serena Hotel on 14 November 2011. |
| KENYA
[Carole Kimutai] In a strategic bid to further enhance awareness on the distinct Kenyan tea attributes in the international markets, the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) has retained Phipps PR, a food and drinks public relations agency to handle its publicity brief in the United Kingdom. |
| KENYA [Carole Kimutai] East African PR agency Gina Din Corporate Communications (GDCC) has been awarded the African Consultancy of the Year Award at the 2011 SABRE awards held in Prague, Czech Republic. The agency bagged the international award for their consistency in delivering PR strategies and campaigns over the years. |
| EAST AFRICA  [Walter Wafula] Tell-Em Public Relations, one of East Africa's top communications agencies is experiencing rapid growth on the back of its affiliation with Fleishman-Hillard International Communications.
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| KENYA
[Carole Kimutai] Tell-Em Public Relations has bagged the prestigious award of PR Campaign of the Year in the 2010 Public Relation's Society of Kenya (PRSK) Awards. The agency's campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour with Coca-Cola in Kenya in November 2009 was awarded for its outstanding media relations coverage. |
| EAST AFRICA
[Walter Wafula] Fireworks Advertising, through its PR division, has teamed up with South Africa-based Arcay Communications Africa to widen its presence in Africa. "The affiliation provides Fireworks PR with a footprint that covers 50 African markets," Caleb Owino, MD, Fireworks Advertising Uganda said on Friday, 5 November 2010. |
| UGANDA [Walter Wafula] Ugandan marketing and media management firm, ZK Advertising, emerged the Overall Winner of the 2010 Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) Excellence Awards in Kampala last Friday, 13 August. ZK also won the Media Management Award. |
| UGANDA [Walter Wafula] Today, 13 August 2010, the crème de la crème of Uganda's PR industry will be honoured at an awards gala in Kampala. Businesses and personalities will be honoured during the second annual Public Relations Excellence Awards in Uganda. |
| KENYA [Carole Kimutai] According to Synovate's 2009 annual Media Publicity Index; Safaricom, Kenya Commercial Bank, East Africa Breweries Ltd (EABL) and Coca-Cola led in the number of media clips. Others included the Kenya Power and Lighting Company, Zain, Telkom, Equity Bank, Kenya Airways and Barclays Bank. When the publicity was translated to advertising value Coca-Cola, Safaricom and EABL topped the list. |
| EAST AFRICA [Carole Kimutai] Tell-Em Public Relations, a public relations agency in East Africa has shifted to digital and online media. The company recently hosted a training session for its staff with Casey Monteiro - a digital expert from South Africa who heads up the Fleishman-Hillard Digital Practice in Johannesburg. |
| UGANDA [Walter Wafula] Public relations firm Moringa Ogilvy has become the new communications agent for Nokia in Uganda, according to an official at the Kampala-based firm. |
| UGANDA [Walter Wafula] Public relations officers are to be rewarded for excelling in their profession, following the introduction of the first Public Relations Excellence Awards in Uganda. The Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) in Kampala unveiled the awards, last week. |
| KENYA [Carole Kimutai] The Ogilvy Public Relations Kenya campaign to manage and position the restructuring of Telkom Kenya has been voted the best in Africa. |
