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SUVA (Fiji Sun/Pacific Media Watch): The Fiji Sun last night won one category and was highly commended in another in the most prestigious newspaper awards in Asia-Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand.
At the Dockside Convention Centre at Darling Harbour, Sydney, in the PANPA marketing awards in the 25,000 circulation category the Fiji Sun:
- Won the Classified Advertising category for its ‘Still Growing Strong’ campaign;
- Was highly commended in the Circulation category for its hotel edition, the Bula Sun.
A third Fiji Sun entry was also a finalist in the 25,000-circulation category.
The Fiji Sun beat entries from Australia, New Zealand and Asia and was the only Pacific Islands newspaper successful at PANPA 2011.
General manager advertising/circulation Ahara Khan received the winning award trophy on behalf of the Fiji Sun.
She did so in front of industry leaders from throughout the Asia-Pacific region attending the Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers Association’s annual Future Forum.
Fiji Sun publisher/chief executive officer Peter Lomas said the successes were a credit to all at the Fiji Sun staff.
He said: “This is a clear demonstration of the marketing professionalism of the Fiji Sun and why the Fiji Sun is number one newspaper in Fiji.
“Smart and knowledgeable marketing people in Fiji use the Fiji Sun to reach their audiences and we help many do so in original and effective ways.”
Lomas paid special tribute to the newspaper’s marketing and new media manager Philip Filipo and group marketing director Nathan Hildebrand.
“Philip, Nathan and Ahara give us a formidable team,” he said.
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