{"id":488799,"date":"2011-10-10T14:34:55","date_gmt":"2011-10-10T14:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/10\/10\/mtn-wins-3-awards\/"},"modified":"2011-10-10T14:34:55","modified_gmt":"2011-10-10T14:34:55","slug":"mtn-wins-3-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/10\/10\/mtn-wins-3-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"MTN Wins 3 Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyguideghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/mtn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29272\" title=\"mtn\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dailyguideghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/mtn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>MTN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>MTN Ghana received top honours in all three categories at last week\u2019s inaugural Brand Africa 100 Awards held in Johannesburg, South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>MTN was ranked the \u201cMost Valued Brand in Africa,\u201d outshining iconic global brands such as Shell and Coca-Cola.<\/p>\n<p>In another category, MTN was recognized as the \u201cMost Valued African Brand,\u201d ahead of South African banking giant Absa and NNPC of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>This award makes MTN the most admired brand on the African continent.<\/p>\n<p>To affirm its status as the mobile operator of choice for the majority of mobile telephony users on the continent, MTN also won the \u201cMost Valued Telecoms Brand in Africa\u201d award.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us, these accolades are further recognition of MTN by our customers, communities and admirers even outside our markets across the continent. We are humbled by the strong admiration that Africa has for the MTN brand. It is this kind of love for the MTN brand which inspires us to continue seeking innovative solutions to improve our customers and communities\u2019 experience of the MTN brand,\u201d said Christian de Faria, MTN Group Chief Commercial Officer.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, MTN was recognized as Africa\u2019s most valuable brand and the only African global brand in the 2011 Brand Finance Global 500.<\/p>\n<p>De Faria added that \u201cAs we continue to grow our business, we\u2019ve also put an effort to ensure a corresponding benefit for the communities we service. As a result, our social investments have contributed immensely to MTN being regarded as the most admired brand in the vast majority of our markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thebe Ikalafeng, founder and chairman of the Brand Africa Initiative said, \u201cOne of the primary drivers of Africa\u2019s growth lies in stimulating and growing thriving African and global businesses and brands in Africa. MTN\u2019s ranking ahead of iconic brands such as Shell, Coca-Cola and Toyota is testament to Africa\u2019s capability to build enduring and global brands that are inspired and driven by Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oliver Schmitz, Managing Director for South Africa at Brand Finance, said \u201cby brand value, MTN is the star of Africa. It was the only African brand to make our Global 500 survey. MTN is doing the right things when it comes to brand. The prominence of MTN is further testament to how people are more interested in technology that empowers them to drive their own businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<strong>From Business Desk<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> MTN MTN Ghana received top honours in all three categories at last week\u2019s inaugural Brand Africa 100 Awards held in Johannesburg, South Africa. MTN was ranked the \u201cMost Valued Brand in Africa,\u201d outshining iconic global brands such as Shell and Coca-Cola. In another category, MTN was recognized as the \u201cMost Valued African Brand,\u201d ahead of South African banking giant Absa and NNPC of Nigeria. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-488799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MTN Wins 3 Awards - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/10\/10\/mtn-wins-3-awards\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"MTN Wins 3 Awards - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"MTN MTN Ghana received top honours in all three categories at last week\u2019s inaugural Brand Africa 100 Awards held in Johannesburg, South Africa. 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