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| Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo |
With a total number of 4,872 nominations received within a period of eight weeks, the Brand Council of the 2017 edition of ‘Charles O’Tudor Brands To Watch Awards’ has released the nominees list in all of the 22 categories of the award. The award is a brand-led movement which recognizes that in the 21st century, brands are an asset and a vector of image, reputation and competitiveness of nations.
The ‘Charles O’Tudor Brand
To Watch Awards’ has been welcomed by a whole lots of stakeholders to help re-awaken
brand awareness and stimulate growth. The share of African brands declined in
the newly released 2016-2017 annual ‘Brand Africa 100’, an annual survey and
valuation of the Top 100 brands in Africa. African brands’ share among most
admired brands dropped from 23 percent to 16 percent while non-African brands
strengthened their positions in Africa, growing their share of the ‘Top 100
Admired brands’ from 77 percent in 2014-2015 to 84 percent in 2016-2017. Here
in Nigeria, the tables are also turning. Marketing and advertising budgets are
shrinking tremendously thereby affecting most brands' share of voice and
visibility.
The 22 categories of the ‘Charles
O’Tudor Brand To Watch Awards’ include Best Brands in Banking,
Telecommunication, Broadcasting, Oil & Gas, Insurance, Pensions, State
Governments, Movie Industry, Construction, Drinks & Beverages, Fashion, Manufacturing,
Information Technology, among others. Nominated in the banking sector are UBA,
FCMB, Stanbic IBTC Bank, GTB and Fidelity Bank.
The top five brands nominated in the manufacturing category are Dangote,
Golden Penny, Honeywell, Dufil and PZ Cussons Nigeria while the likes of
Samsung, Etisalat, Glo, Airtel and MTN will slug it out in Telecommunications
category.
Among other categories
that will be keenly contested are the Insurance and Pension categories.
Nominated in the Insurance category are African Alliance, AXA Mansard, Leadway
Assurance, Nem Insurance and Mutual Benefits while the likes of ARM Pensions,
Fidelity Pension Managers, OAK Pensions, Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers and AXA
Mansard are the top nominees in the Pension category. The Individual category
consists of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Tony Elumelu, Richard Mofe Damijo,
Akinwunmi Ambode and Tara Durotoye.
The Oil & Gas,
Construction, Schools, Broadcasting and Movie categories are all confirmation of
brands that have fared very well in the last few years. The entertainment
industry also has the likes of Wizkid, 2Face Idibia, Olamide, Davido and
Flavour competing for the best music brand.
Successful Brands create
and sustain a strong, positive and lasting impression in the mind of consumers.
These Brands provide external cues to taste, design and performance if developed
and managed properly. They also have top of the mind recall, impact,
creativity, consistency and are relevant beyond their core sub-sectors.
As part of the maiden
edition of the Charles O'Tudor Brands To Watch 2017 project, the organisers
would be announcing three lucky indigenous brands that would benefit from the
‘Brand Make Over Give Back’ at the grand awards night. To however ensure a
balance, they would be nominated from the three existing categories;
government, corporates and Individuals by the Brand Council.
The grand awards night, an
evening of glitz, glamour and celebrations slated for June, 2017 is set aside
to honour the winners of the awards nominated in different categories. The ‘Charles
O'Tudor Brands To Watch’ is only for the distinct, exceptional and top drawer
brands.
COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINEES
TOP 5 NOMINEES IN EACH CATEGORY FOR 2017
1 STATE GOVERNMENT (1. Lagos state 2. Anambra State 3. Cross River State 4. Kano State 5. Kogi State )
2. BANKING SECTOR (1. GTB 2. FCMB 3. UBA 4. Stanbic IBTC PLC 5. Fidelity Bank )
3. INDIVIDUAL (1. Yemi Osinbanjo 2. Tony Elumelu 3. Richard Mofe Damijo 4. Akinwunmi Ambode 5. Tara Durotoye )
4. TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR (1. Samsung 2. Etisalat 3. GLO 4. Airtel 5. MTN )
5. OIL AND GAS SECTOR (1. Sahara Group 2. Northwest Petroleum 3. Forte Oil 4. Oando Plc. 5. Britannia Oil and Gas.)
6. BROADCASTING
a. Television (1. DSTV 2. TVC 3. Channels 4. AIT 5. Silverbird)
b. Radio (1. Radio Continental 2. Classic FM 3. Cool FM 4. Brila FM 5. Nigeria Info FM)
7. NEWS PAPERS (1. Business Day 2. This Day 3. Guardian 4. Punch 5. Vanguard )
8. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (1. Deeferent 2. Supranet 3. Sunnet System and Datacom Services Ltd. 4. Signal Alliance 5. Serene Network Solution )
9. SCHOOLS
a (1. Grange 2. Chrisland Schools 3. Rainbow College 4. Dasol High School 5. Day Waterman College )
b Universities (1. Covenant University 2. Caleb University 3. Igbinedion University 4. Babcock University 5. Bowen University)
c. Polytechnics (1. Lagos City Polytechnic 2. Ronik Polytechnic 3. Grace polytechnic 4. Allover Polytechnic 5. Lighthouse Polytechnic )
10. MANUFACTURING
a. Foods (1. Dangote Group 2. Golden Penny 3. Honeywell 4. PZ Cussons Nigeria 5. Dufil )
b. Drinks and Beverages (1. Nigeria Breweries Plc. 2. NBC 3. LaCasera Company Plc. 4. Cway Nigeria Co. Ltd. 5. Chivita Ltd.)
11. CONSTRUCTION (1. Bouyges 2. Julius Barger 3. Reynolds Constructions 4. Costain West Africa 5. Setraco Nig. Ltd. )
12. HOSPITALS (1. St. Nicholas 2. Reddington Hospital 3. Eko Hospital 4. Lagoon Hospitals 5. Gold Cross Hospital )
13. MOVIE INDUSTRY (1. AY’s Corporate World Entertainment 2. Corporate Pictures 3. Wale Adenuga Productions 4. Ebonylife Films 5. Golden Effect Services Ltd. )
14 INSURANCE SECTOR (1. African Alliance 2. Axa Mansard 3. Leadway Assurance 4. NEM Insurance 5. Mutual Benefits )
15. PENSIONS (1. Arm Pensions 2. Axa Mansard 3. Fidelity Pension Managers 4. OAK Pensions 5. Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers )
15. CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE (1. Abuja Chamber of Commerce 2. Lagos State Chamber of Commerce 3. Kaduna State Chamber of Commerce 4. Ibadan Chamber of Commerce 5. Enugu Chamber of commerce)
16 FASHION
a. Children (1. Ruff ‘n’ Tumble )
b. Adult (1. Mai Atafo 2. Okunoren Twins 3. David Wej 4. Ouch Fashion 5. Bellisima )
17. ENTERTAINMENT (1. Whiz kid 2. Tuface Idibia 3. Olamide 4. Davido 5. Flavor)
SUMMARY: Nominations Received: 4872 Nominations
Period of Nomination: 8 Weeks
N.B: Winners will be announced at the CharlesO’Tudor #BRANDSTOWATCH2017 Grand awards night slated for August 2017.
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