Graphic gets two awards at 27th CIMG Performance Awards
The Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and its Director of Marketing and Sales, Ms Shirley Acquaah-Harrison last Saturday won two of the most coveted prizes at the 27th Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) Performance Awards held at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Accra.
While Ms Acquaah-Harrison was crowned the Marketing Practitioner of the Year, the company emerged the Media organisation of the Year.
Other deserving marketers, media and business organisations were also rewarded for their exploits in the year under review (2015) in 44 categories.
So keen was the contest that some categories such as the Best Radio Programme ended in a tie between Joy FM's Drive Time and Citi FM's Citi Breakfast Show.
The Managing Director of the GCGL, Mr Ken Ashigbey in a post on his Facebook wall expressed gratitude to customers of the company.
Below is the full list of award winners;
Marketing Man of the Year – Patrick Akpe Kwame Akorli – MD Goil
Marketing Woman of the Year – Ms. Maidie Elizabeth Arkutu – MD, Unilever
Marketing Practitioner of the Year – Ms. Shirley Acquaah-Harrison – Dir. Marketing & Sales
Marketing Practitioner of the Year – Mr. Jesse Amoah Agyepong – Head of Marketing of Millicom Ghana Limited (Tigo)
Marketing Student of the Year – Yeborwa Victor Edzoryie – Head, Procurement GSMA
Media
Outdoor Advert of the Year – Network with the best voice clarity – Vodafone
Print Media of the Year – Too Much (Airtel)
TV Advert of the Year – 2 Ghana Offer (Vodafone)
Radio Advert of the Year – Creating Smiles (Star Assurance)
TV Programme of the Year – Agenda (TV3)
Radio Programme of the Year - Drive Time (Joy FM)
Radio Programme of the Year – Citi Breakfast Show (CITI FM)
Brand Activation Programme of the Year – Grow FM (Unilever)
Hall of Fame
Motor Firm – 2014 TOYOTA Ghana Company LTD
Retail Outlet of the Year – Melcom Group of Companies
Insurance Company (Gen) of the Year – Vanguard Assurance Company
Product
Product of the Year – Alomo Silver (Kasapreko)
Emerging Brand of the Year – Ideal Finance
Special Award
Fred Deegbe – Heel the World
Tony Senaya – Horseman Shoes
Bernice Dapaah – Bamboo Bikes Initiative
Not for Profit
Not for Profit Organisation of the Year (Action Aid Ghana)
Business
Insurance Company of the Year (Life) - SIC
Insurance Company of the Year (General) – Enterprise Insurance
Hospitality Facility of the Year (Hotel) – Best Western Premier Hotel (Accra)
Hospitality Facility of the Year (Allied and Support Services) – Yoks Investment LTD
Petroleum Company of the Year – Goil
Media Organisation of the Year – Graphic Communications Group Ltd
Motor Firm of the Year – Japan Motors Trading Co. Ltd
Bank of the Year – Ecobank Ghana Ltd
Rural Bank of the Year – Atwima Kwanwoma Rural Bank
Non-Bank Finanacial Compny of the Year – Union Saving and Loans Ltd
Indigenous Catering of the Year – Bush Kanteen
Telecom Company of the Year – Millicom Ghana (Tigo)
ISP Company of the Year – Internet Solutions
Marketing-Oriented Company of the Year – Stanbic Bank
Airline of the Year (International) of the Year – Ethiopian Airlines
Airline of the Year (Domestic) of the Year – Africa World Airlines
Agro-Based Company of the Year –Kasapreko
Retail Outlet of the Year – Electromart (Somovision)
E-Commerce Company of the Year – EIB (Starrfmonline.com)
Emerging Digital Organisation of the Year – Zoobashop