Avian Media nominated for AMEC Awards!

Avian Media, a specialist communications consultancy, has been shortlisted for the prestigious AMEC Awards, 2013, for its campaign for South African Tourism (SAT). The agency is the only Indian PR firm to be nominated for the awards, which is scheduled to be held at the AMEC European Summit in Madrid, Spain, on June 6, 2013.

Avian Media has been shortlisted in the category of “Best use of a research, measurement and evaluation programme by a PR consultancy, private sector in-house communications team or not-for-profit and public sector communications team”, along with five international agencies.

Nitin Mantri, CEO and Business Partner, Avian Media, said: “We are delighted to be the only Indian PR firm to be shortlisted for AMEC Awards 2013. In the past two-and-a-half years, the team in partnership with SAT has worked hard to successfully implement an impactful and measurable PR campaign in India. It’s great to see the double digit growth in Indian tourist arrivals to South Africa and India being recognized as a priority market for them. This nomination validates our quality service offerings and underlines the significance of measurability in today’s business environment”.

The entries have been shortlisted by a panel of renowned jury members. The other entries are GE, McAfee, SAS and Shriners Hospital for Children.

Commenting on Avian Media’s nomination, Barry Leggetter, Executive Director of the International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC), said: “We are delighted to see Avian Media shortlisted in the final stages of the AMEC Awards. They are the only company from India to be shortlisted. The AMEC Awards scheme recognizes and celebrates exceptional work in communicators research and measurement. Good luck to Avian Media in the final judging.”