{"id":51688,"date":"2023-11-01T20:51:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T20:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/fd-communications-wins-5th-advertising-agency-award"},"modified":"2023-11-01T20:59:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T20:59:56","slug":"fd-communications-wins-5th-advertising-agency-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/fd-communications-wins-5th-advertising-agency-award","title":{"rendered":"FD Communications wins 5th advertising agency award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Malawi\u2019s leading advertising and public relations company, FD Communications Ltd has scooped the 2023 Advertising Agency of Year award, cementing its position as the country\u2019s most awarded advertising firm under the Institute of Marketers Malawi (IMM) prestigious Marketing Excellence Awards.<\/p>\n<p>FD Communications Ltd emerged on top of five other advertising agencies in the running for the award. In addition, FD Communications\u2019 Lilongwe-based Graphic Designer Kennedy \u201cSpyral\u201d Mwenya scooped the IMM\u2019s Creative Artist of Year award beating a field of 12 other designers.<\/p>\n<p>Receiving the award at the 2023 IMM Lakeshore Conference in Mangochi on Saturday, Director of Client and Media Services Chifundo Scott attributed the company\u2019s achievements to the support and collaboration from the agency\u2019s Tier 1 clients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are greatly indebted to our clients, notably Standard Bank Plc, TNM Plc, JTI, Castel Malawi and Illovo Plc, for giving us the opportunity and space to demonstrate our creative and media strategies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c2023 is an especially difficult year for the economy, and while this is negatively impacting on our operating budgets, we continue to work well under pressure to manage client expectations and deliver excellence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>FD Communications contributed to work for Standard Bank Plc, TNM Plc, Illovo and Castel that won awards in respective categories. FD also received nominations in the categories of Marketer of Year and Innovative Idea of Year.<\/p>\n<p>For her part, IMM President Isabel Masi-Kachinjika said; \u201cThese awards recognize those who have broken through barriers, propelling their businesses and our economy forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI commend the dedication of marketers who made submissions this year and I am confident that their efforts will continue to fuel economic growth in Malawi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the fifth IMM advertising agency award for FD Communications having also won the category in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The company offers full fledged communication and media solutions ranging from advertising, Public Relations, media placements, digital marketing and PR, experiential marketing, audio and television, and media production.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Marketing Excellence Awards were held under the theme, \u201cBreaking Barriers: Marketing as a Catalyst for Economic Growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. Malawi\u2019s leading advertising and public relations company, FD Communications Ltd has scooped the 2023 Advertising Agency of Year award, cementing its position as the country\u2019s most awarded advertising firm under the Institute of Marketers Malawi (IMM) prestigious Marketing Excellence Awards. 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