Marketing World Awards 2013: Konga.com gets four Nominations

One of Nigeria’s Largest Online Malls, Konga.com has been nominated in four categories in this year’s Marketing World Awards. The Award ceremony night which takes place on November 8, 2013 at the Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island is a platform for the Marketing Industry to demonstrate and celebrate advances made in the key areas of digital, experiential, media, stewardship, efficiency, innovation, corporate social responsibility and creativity. 

MWA 2013 tagged “Celebrating brands that work passionately & timelessly” will celebrate brands like Konga.com, Etisalat, Guinesss, Samsung, Techno, Toyota, etc that have powered marketing innovations in Nigeria. Konga.com has been nominated in the following categories;

·                     Online Retailer of the year.

·                     Best Use of Social Media

·                     Best Company in Customer Care.

·                     Emerging Brand of the Year(Fastest growing brand)

This is coming on the heels of the launch, penultimate month, of Konga’s unveiling of its 120,000 sqr feet fulfillment centre, the biggest of any single online retailer in Africa.

Konga.com, an online retailer which launched in July 2012 is gradually becoming “the everything store” with its wide selection of products via its marketplace and fulfillment by Konga platforms, giving Nigerian businesses the opportunity to come online and consumers the opportunity to shop online.

In just one year of operations, KONGA has laid solid foundations of a retail, technology and logistics company, building a system by which buyers and sellers can find each other, providing unprecedented levels of retail convenience, choice and customer satisfaction.

A statement from Ifeanyi Abraham, Public Relations Strategist at KONGA says; “This is all about our customers as they are the reason why we are number one in Nigeria today. Logistics is the bedrock of any successful retailer, and today marks a turning point in our business and for Nigeria as a whole.  With this new distribution centre we are demonstrating our commitment ‎to powering retail in Nigeria by building a company that Nigerians will be proud to use and associate with around the world. We are also creating new jobs, introducing new skill sets and exposing Nigerians to a new way of life.

The last twelve months have been a roller coaster year for Team Konga, with the online retailer achieving several milestone achievements, celebrating its one year anniversary, getting verified by Facebook and twitter, etc.