Have you ever wondered what goes into making a brilliant advert or an effective marketing message? Who wrote and composed the jingles your kids love dancing to? Who is behind those catchy artworks on billboards that grab your attention while driving to work? Who wrote the stories and messages that made you laugh, cry or […]
Speech By The Group Managing Director, Interswitch, Mitchell Elegbe Good evening distinguished guests, the board of directors of Interswitch, our friends from the banks here present, Ladies and Gentlemen. Today is a very happy day for us all at Interswitch. About three years ago, we met in this same hall to celebrate ten years of […]
Dr. Seye Kehinde, publisher of City People stopped by BHM this morning. Of course all we talked about was the past, present and future of the media industry in Nigeria He said he came to interview me. But I ended up asking all the questions and picking every part of his brain. City People is […]
In the 1989 edition of Introduction to Public Relations, Sam Black, former secretary general of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA), stated: “Public Relations has become generally accepted as an important element of business, government and all aspects of everyday life. Accepted does not necessarily mean understood.” These words still apply today as many who seek […]
By now, you must have heard about the #PRisDead conversation on social that has caused quite some controversial responses. Those who disagree with the notion that Public Relations is dying might have a rethink after reading these excerpts from three renowned professionals: Grant Cardone Cardone is an American motivational speaker, a real estate investor and […]
…VISA cardholders can now pay bills, buy airtime and transfer funds via Quickteller. Interswitch, Africa’s leading digital payments and commerce provider, has announced that its multi-channel payment platform Quickteller, is now fully integrated with Visa and can accept all Visa transactions through its platform. Visa cardholders will now be able to use their cards to […]
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Today, I confirm what many have suspected: the weekly print edition of Nigerian Entertainment Today will no longer be available. Yes, we are stopping the 16-page newspaper we debuted on April 22, 2010 after 216 editions. I’m a print man. I worked for newspapers and magazines, gathering bylines from Hip-Hop World Magazine (now also out […]
Interswitch, Africa’s leading digital payments and commerce provider, has announced an integration of its Quickteller services with BlackBerry’s BBM™. The groundbreaking service will be made possible via a new app called Quickteller Mini, available for smartphones running Android™, BlackBerry and iOS®. With this partnership, BBM users with a Nigerian bank account can make a request […]
International R&B Superstar Maxwell To Perform R&B superstar Maxwell is heading to SA shores this summer to headline the BET Experience Africa, a spectacular global celebration of urban culture, music and lifestyle, from entertainment channel BET (DStv channel 129). The event which holds on December 12, BET Experience Africa provides the perfect kick off to the summer season, taking over the Ticketpro Dome for a non-stop, jam-packed entertainment fest, […]
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I agree that PR is dead… But death is not always a bad thing. At times it gives us an opportunity to reflect, re-invent… a second chance to do this right. That’s why we invited stakeholders to BHM Group on October 6, 2015 to discuss the life and times of PR. It wasn’t just to mourn the […]