Agency heads, brands to be honoured at Marketing Space’s 10th anniversary

Stanley Ihedigbo

In celebration of its 10th anniversary, Nigeria’s premier marketing and advertising publication, Marketing Space magazine, is set to honour the crème de la crème of the Nigerian Marketing Communications industry.

The prestigious awards ceremony will recognize outstanding individuals, brands, and agencies that have made significant contributions to the industry and the Nigerian market.”

The awards presentation is scheduled to take place on December 11, 12, and 13, 2024 in Lagos across the recipients’ offices.

Commenting on the awards, Publisher, Marketing Space Magazine, Ayobami Lukman-Ishau, said the award is to appreciate brands, agencies and practitioners who have contributed so well to the industry in a decade.

‘’Marketing Space started operation in the Nigerian MarCom industry ten years ago; since inception, the publication has been consistent in ensuring that the industry is adequately covered and well reported; we monitor activities of brands, agencies, es and practitioners’ contributions to the industry hence the need to recognize and appreciate them.’’

‘’This honour is to commemorate our 10tr anniversary and particularly, to show our gratitude to those organizations for immense support they have extended to us since we began operation in Nigeria.’’

‘’We are very much aware that these awardees truly deserve the honour at this time and we wish to appreciate them for what they have contributed to the industry in a decade’’, he said.

‘’A panel consisting of senior colleagues and practitioners in the industry sat through numerous nominations and eventually found these individuals, brands, and organizations deserving the awards,’’ he added.

Among those individuals to be honoured include, Lanre Adisa, President, Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAN) and CEO/CEO, Noah’s Ark, Steve Babaeko, CCO/CEO, X3M Ideas, Kayode Ebatamehi, CEO, Bluebird Communications, Kunle Adeshina, CEO, Invent Media, Atilola Odudare, CEO, Gems Communications, Adetokunbo Modupe, CEO, TPT International, Kayode Olagesin CEO, Town Criers and Tade Adekunle CEO, Keskese.

Others are, Seni Adetu, CEO, Algorithm Media, Bolaji Abimbola, CEO, Integrated Indigo Communications, Buchi Johnson, CEO, Lilvera Group, Dozie Okafo, President, Media Independent Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MIPAN) and CEO, PHD Media Nigeria, Ilyas Kazeem, Marketing Director, Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN), Tolu Olanipekun, Marketing Manager, Mouka Limited, Bridget Oyefeso-Odusami, Head, Brands and Marketing, Stanbic IBTC Holdings and Samuel Ajiboye, CEO, Alpha and Jam.

Brands and agencies include Flour Mills of Nigeria, Mouka Ltd, Dstv, Stanbic IBTC Bank, Access Bank, Rites Foods, SoulComms, Brooks & Blake, Media Seal, EXP Marketing, Integrated Indigo Communications, DigitXplus, Digisplash, and Alpha and Jam Ltd.