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 […]
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Now employing 18,000 people, Biodun Shobanjo couldn’t get N10m loan 28 years ago
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‘Baba Niyen’ ‘That’s the godfather’ Yomi Badejo-Okusanya couldn’t stop gushing after seeing a portrait of Biodun Shobanjo while descending the stairs at BHM last week. Shobanjo, Nigerian advertising legend and chairman of Troyka Holdings is one of the many great men our bandits are mandated to study and emulate. As a reminder, we have their […]
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It’s 2015. It’s July 9, and almost 50 workers at BlackHouse Media, a public relations agency in Lagos, Nigeria are out of patience waiting for June salaries. A week earlier, the finance team sent a mail to all staff, explaining the delay and promising payment in one week. It’s the first time in many years that […]
Honoraria. Flava. Keske. T-fare. Brown Envelope. These are just some of the code names by which cash exchange for editorial coverage is known in Nigeria. In a country where there are over 50 newspapers and magazines on the newsstands, hundreds of radio and TV stations, and an ocean of blogs and websites, it is no […]
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Chido Nwakanma was still president of Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria when we sat in my office at BlackHouse Media in 2014. BHM, where I’m CEO, was launching Nigeria’s first mobile application in the PR industry and Nwakanma attended with the association’s excos John Ehiguese, Muyiwa Akintunde, and others. As we demonstrated and tested […]