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    SABRE Awards Africa 2021: All the winners!

    The 2021 Africa SABRE Awards, which recognises superior achievement in branding, reputation, and engagement, was announced at a virtual award ceremony on 27 May 2021. The campaigns were evaluated by a jury of industry leaders.

    Platinum SABRE Award for Best in Show

    Finalists:

    • Kazi Mtaani — State Department for Housing and Urban Development with Oxygène Marketing Communications
    • Project Fabric Campaign against the ban of second-hand clothes — Mitumba Association of Kenya with Hill+Knowlton Strategies Kenya
    • Rebuilding Stakeholders' Trust in Kenya Airways — Kenya Airways with Edelman Africa
    • Shoprite Group Corporate Image — The Shoprite Group Communications Team
    • Touching Lives Through A Determined School Child - Dele Fathia — Lumos Nigeria with Modion Communications


    Diamond SABRE Awards

    Company of the year

    Winner - JoJo: for water, for life — JoJo with KAMuses

    CEO of the year

    Winner - Profiling Sage Executive Vice-President for the Africa & Middle East region, Pieter Bensch — Sage with Idea Engineers

    The SABRE Award for Superior Achievement in Brand-Building

    Winner - Supporting Nigeria's Development Goals — Siemens with LSF

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • Clarity Charter — BDO in South Africa with Razor - M&C Saatchi Group South Africa
    • JoJo: for water, for life — JoJo with KAMuses

    The SABRE Award for Superior Achievement in Reputation Management

    Winner - Clarity Charter — BDO in South Africa with Razor - M&C Saatchi Group South Africa

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • Mwatipanga Panali Panali - A Zambian Story — MultiChoice Zambia with Adlab, Khavongwe Moyo, Studio Zoo, Becky Ngoma, Centipetal Media, MultiChoice Talent Factory
    • Sage: Responding to the Covid-19 pandemic — Sage with Idea Engineers


    The SABRE Award for Superior Achievement in Research and Planning

    Winner - Diversity & Inclusion - Dive In Nigeria 2020 — AON Lloyd's with Phyllion, Gong Communications

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • Project Fabric Campaign against the ban of second-hand clothes — Mitumba Association of Kenya with Hill+Knowlton Strategies Kenya
    • Work.Reworked — Microsoft MEA with WE Communications


    Geographic

    Northern Africa

    Winner: Philips Work The Beat — Philips

    Western Africa

    Winner: Supporting Nigeria's Development Goals — Siemens with LSF

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • #MeetArabaHollard #GhanaFirstVirtualInsurer (Launch of Hollard ChatInsure chatbot) — Hollard Insurance Ghana
    • AfDB Covid-19 Response — African Development Bank with African Media Agency
    • Nigeria Tech Innovation Challenge and MyClinic COVID-19 Solution — The National Information Technology Development Agency with Image Merchants Promotion
    • Strong & Beautiful — Mega Growth with LSF


    Eastern Africa

    Winner: Project Fabric Campaign against the ban of second-hand clothes — Mitumba Association of Kenya with Hill+Knowlton Strategies Kenya

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • #AStarisborn — Toyota Kenya with Engage BCW, Kenya
    • Kazi Mtaani — State Department for Housing and Urban Development with Oxygène Marketing Communication
    • Komesha Corona — Ministry of ICT with Oxygène Marketing Communication
    • The Believers — AfrAsia Bank with Contentify & Pixel

    Southern Africa

    Winner: Microsoft Safe@Home — Microsoft South Africa with FleishmanHillard South Africa

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • African Youth Survey 2020 — Ichikowitz Family Foundation with BCW Africa with Amsterdam Group
    • Brut Elevator Pitch — Unilever with Edelman Africa
    • HMD Media Relations — HMD / Nokia with FleishmanHillard South Africa
    • Stay Well with SOLAL — SOLAL with Tribeca


    Practice areas

    Business-To-Business Marketing

    Winner: Work.Reworked — Microsoft MEA with WE Communications

    Certificate of Excellence:

    • First Responders to the First Responders — Microsoft MEA with WE Communications


    Cause-Related Marketing

    Winner: Brut Elevator Pitch — Unilever with Edelman Africa

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • #OPPOcares — OPPO Kenya with Engage BCW
    • #Sarovacares — Sarova Hotels with Engage BCW, Kenya
    • ISN Medical Laboratory Scientist of The Year— ISN Medical with Integrated Indigo
    • Learning through a pandemic with Vodacom e-School #ConnectingForGood — Vodacom with WE Communications


    Corporate Image

    Winner: Shoprite Group Corporate Image — The Shoprite Group Communications Team

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • Clarity Charter — BDO in South Africa with Razor - M&C Saatchi Group South Africa
    • Driving business stability and stakeholder confidence through a consistent and contextual narrative — Bryte Insurance with Instinctif Partners Africa
    • Rebuilding stakeholders' Trust in Kenya Airways — Kenya Airways with Edelman Africa
    • The Believers — AfrAsia Bank with Contentify & Pixel


    Corporate Social Responsibility

    Winner: Touching Lives Through A Determined School Child - Dele Fathia — Lumos Nigeria with Modion Communications

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • KCB Group - 2jiajiri — KCB Foundation with Oxygène Marketing Communication
    • Maltina Teacher of the Year — Nigerian Breweries Plc with Integrated Indigo
    • MUA Learners Challenge — MUA with Circus! Advertising
    • The Virtual Rotary Cancer Run 2020 — Centenary Bank with brainchild Burson Cohn & Wolfe


    Crisis/Issues Management

    Winner: How R5 turned into millions — The Shoprite Communications Team

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • #NWHbouncesback — Nairobi Women's Hospital with Engage BCW, Kenya
    • EndSARS: Tackling Fake News for National Security — Department of State Security Service with Image Merchants Promotion


    Digital Campaign

    Winner: MUA Learners Challenge — MUA with Circus! Advertising

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • #BeautyAtHomeWithU — Unilever with Edelman Africa
    • Netflix Blood & Water — Netflix with Clockwork, Eclipse Communications


    Employee Communications

    Winner: The Shoprite Group 2020 Employee Communications — The Shoprite Group Communications Team

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • “Building the Hollard in Hollardites” Employee Communications: Hollard Ghana — Hollard Ghana
    • How Rugged Is Your Jeep? — Old Mutual Nigeria with Modion Communications

    Financial Communications

    Winner: #MeetArabaHollard #GhanaFirstVirtualInsurer (Launch of Hollard ChatInsure chatbot) — Hollard Insurance Ghana

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • Believe Different | Believers in a Better Tomorrow — AfrAsia Bank with Contentify and Pixel Render
    • FBN Holdings Divestment — FBN Holdings with Chain Reactions Nigeria
    • Virtual Vouchers — The Shoprite Group Communications Team


    Integrated Marketing

    Winner: #AStarisborn — Toyota Kenya with Engage BCW, Kenya

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • Dulux Colour Futures 2021 Integrated Marketing — Dulux South Africa with FleishmanHillard South Africa
    • Launching Sage’s CFO 3.0 research and Sage Intacct — Sage with Idea Engineers
    • Tansion nou pansion When businesses harness citizen support to influence Government's pension policy — Business Mauritius with Blast BCW
    • Unity In Adversity — Jobberman with Media Panache Nigeria


    Marketing to Consumers (New Product)

    Winner: Sixty60 — The Shoprite Group Communications Team

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • Halo Heritage Boity Collection Launch — Halo Heritage with Eclipse Communications
    • Vodabucks Rewards Programme — Vodacom with WE Communications


    Marketing to Consumers (Existing Product)

    Winner: Stay Well with SOLAL — SOLAL with Tribeca

    Certificate of Excellence:

    • Re-igniting a conversation around technology and education #ConnectingForGood — Vodacom with WE Communications


    Media Relations

    Winner: Local Initiatives Against Global Pandemic — City of Djougou with Opinion&Public

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • Brand Awareness — Adams with WE Communications
    • Kagiso Trust In Media Relations — Kagiso Trust


    Public Affairs/Government Relations

    Winner: Kazi Mtaani — State Department for Housing and Urban Development with Oxygène Marketing Communication

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • Taking back the wheel — CAP'RUN with Blast BCW

    • The Doka-Kajuru Peace Deal Against Ethno-Religious Crisis — Kaduna State Ministry of Internal Security with Image Merchants Promotion

    Public Education

    Winner: Diversity & Inclusion - Dive In Nigeria 2020 — AON Lloyd's with Phyllion, Gong Communications

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • #ChangeforHer — Newzroom Afrika with Razor - M&C Saatchi Group South Africa
    • COVID - 19 Public Education Campaign — Mahogany Consult
    • Kagiso Trust in Public Education — Kagiso Trust
    • Koo The COVID Prefect — Ghana


    Social Media Campaign

    Winner: Xbox Hall of Fame — Microsoft with Clockwork

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • Absa LinkedIn Live Financial Results — Absa Group with FleishmanHillard South Africa
    • Acer InstaPitch — Acer with Clockwork
    • COVID-19 Social Media Plan — Newmont Ghana with Mahogany Consult
    • Standard Bank It Can Be — Standard Bank with Clockwork


    Special Event/Sponsorship

    Winner: Applaud our Heroes — Lagos State Government with Chain Reactions Nigeria

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • Mega Growth x Me Time Summit — Mega Growth with LSF
    • Phyllion Tech PR Conference 2020 — Phyllion IMC


    Industry sectors

    Associations

    Winner: Tansion nou pansion When businesses harness citizen support to influence Government's pension policy — Business Mauritius with Blast BCW

    Consumer Products/Services

    Winner: HMD Media Relations — HMD / Nokia with FleishmanHillard South Africa

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • Dulux Colour Futures 2021 Social Media — Dulux South Africa with FleishmanHillard South Africa
    • L'oreal Come Back Strategy — L'oreal With Strategic Communications Africa


    Fashion & Beauty

    Winner: Halo Heritage Boity Collection Launch — Halo Heritage with Eclipse Communications

    Financial & Professional Services

    Winner: KCB Group - 2jiajiri — KCB Foundation with Oxygène Marketing Communication

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • 50 Shades of Happiness — Leadway Assurance with Modion Communications
    • Beyi Powa — Post Bank Uganda with brainchild Burson Cohn & Wolfe
    • Diversity & Inclusion - Dive In Nigeria 2020 — AON Lloyd's with Phyllion, Gong Communications
    • Sage: Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic — Sage with Idea Engineers

    Food & Beverage

    Winner: Danone Algeria Plant Closure — Danone Djurdjura Algerie with TBWA DJAZ

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • #Sarovacares — Sarova Hotels with Engage BCW, Kenya
    • State of Nutrition - Eat Well Live Well — Tiger Brands with Razor - M&C Saatchi Group South Africa


    Healthcare

    Winner: Stay Well with SOLAL — SOLAL with Tribeca

    Industrial/Manufacturing

    Winner: Tomorrow’s Grid, Today — Eaton with Tribeca

    Media, Arts & Entertainment

    Winner: Netflix Blood & Water — Netflix with Clockwork, Eclipse Communications

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • Cartoon Network to the Rescue! — WarnerMedia with BCW Africa
    • MultiChoice Uganda Media Showcase — MultiChoice Uganda with brainchild Burson Cohn & Wolfe
    • Queen Sono Season One Launch — Netflix with Eclipse Communications
    • TNT Original Movies - Escape from Pretoria — WarnerMedia with BCW Africa


    Mining and Extractive Industries

    Winner: How Siemens is spearheading Nigeria's power revolution — Siemens with LSF

    Not for Profit/Charities

    Winner: African Youth Survey 2020 — Ichikowitz Family Foundation with BCW Africa with Amsterdam Group

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • Its Up To Us — Mastercard Foundation with brainchild Burson Cohn & Wolfe
    • Nat Nakasa Awards — SA National Editors Forum with Razor - M&C Saatchi Group South Africa


    Public Sector/Government

    Winner: Project Fabric Campaign against the ban of second-hand clothes — Mitumba Association of Kenya with Hill+Knowlton Strategies Kenya

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • #Askyouraviator — Kenya Civil Aviation Authority with Engage BCW
    • Milestone communication to commemorate The 10-millionth passenger — Lagos Bus Services with Chain Reactions Nigeria


    Technology

    Winner: Microsoft Safe@Home — Microsoft South Africa with FleishmanHillard South Africa

    Certificates of Excellence:

    • Microsoft AI for media relations for technology — Microsoft South Africa with FleishmanHillard South Africa
    • Philips Work The Beat — Philips
    • Vodacom technology to support learning continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic — Vodacom with WE Communications
    • Xbox Hall of Fame — Microsoft with Clockwork


    Travel & Leisure

    Winner: Rebuilding stakeholders' Trust in Kenya Airways — Kenya Airways with Edelman Africa

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