Advertising Association honours individuals, agencies – Graphic MD receives special award

Mr Torgbor Mensah (right) presenting the Special Award to Mr Ato Afful. Pictures: Gabriel Ahiabor The Advertising Association of Ghana (AAG) last Saturday honoured six persons and 13 advertising and marketing agencies at its 13th Gong Gong Awards in Accra.

The awards were on the theme: “Creativity is the business growth engine”.

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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nash Advertising Limited, Mr Nash Mike Feneku, was adjudged the Advertising Personality of the Year 2018.

The cinematographer, photographer, film producer and director who had served the advertising industry with dedication over the past three decades produced over 100 television commercials, documentaries and radio advertisements.

Special recognition

The association also conferred special awards on five business executives whose brands and communication strategies made an invaluable contribution to the growth of the industry over the years.

They are the Managing Director of the Graphic Communications Group Limited, Mr Ato Afful; the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Touch Media Limited, Mr Thyron T. Adusu; the CEO of the Food and Drugs Authority, Mrs Delese Mimi Darko; the Executive Secretary of the National Media Commission, Mr George Sarpong, and the Managing Director of Omni Media Limited, owners of Citi FM, Mr Samuel Atta Mensah.

A similar award was given to the La Dadekotopon Municipal Assembly for its diverse forms of support to the advertising industry.

Platinum awards

Innovative DDB Ghana won Platinum awards in the Television and Radio categories for ‘MTN Thank God It’s Friday’ and ‘IFEST Pledge’ adverts, respectively.Press-corporate Service Category and Integrated Corporate Services Category awards went to Now Available Africa for its ‘Sky Girls Gh’ magazine and ‘Sky Girls GH’, respectively.Interactive Digital was adjudged the winner in the Digital-entertainment Category for its ‘MTN Hitmaker Karaoke’ advert, while the Activation-financial Services Category went to BTL Marketing Solution for its ‘SC Mobile’ activations. Gold winners Interactive Digital won gold in the Entertainment Category with its ‘MTN Hitmaker Karaoke’; Insel Communications Limited received awards in the Financial Services and Telecommunications categories with its ‘Ecobank Nigeria Dom Account’ advert and ‘We’re here to Airtel’ thematic campaign.Innova DBB Ghana won in the Activation Channel Entertainment and the TV Channel Telecommunication categories with its ‘Are you ready’ and ‘MTN TGIF’ adverts; while Rezultz Advertising Limited received awards in the Outdoor Channel Health and Press Channel Food and Confectionary categories with […]

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