The 34th Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) Annual National Awards honored over 50 companies and individuals including the Multimedia Group (Joy SMS Show and myjoyonline.com) for their outstanding marketing performance in 2022.

The awards which was held on the theme 'Marketing a Tool for Economic Recovery” saw various men and women as well as companies recognised for using effective marketing to champion the growth of companies, products and goodwill causes”.

The Chief executive officer of GB foods, David Afflu was adjudged the overall ‘Marketing Man of the Year 2022’ while Vodafone Ghana's CEO, Patricia Obo-Nai clinched the ‘Marketing Woman of the Year 2022’.

Nana Essilfuah Tamakloe, Director, Marketing and Corporate Affairs at Absa Ghana was named Marketing Practitioner of the Year 2022.

Also Priscilla Mawuse Menka and Agness Narkie Odonkor took away the marketing student award.

Joy FM's Super Morning Show (Joy SMS) also took home the coveted Radio programme of the year, while myjoyonline.com made bagged the online news portal of 2022 for the second time running.

The National Science and Math Quiz won two awards on the night; New Media Campaign and TV Programme of 2022

Leading manufacturing company, Unilever Ghana, took away the Manufacturing Company of the Year.

Absa Bank's ‘Absa Young Africa’ won the Services Product of the Year.

The CIMG President's Special Award went to Melcom Group and the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport Company.

Managing Director of BOST, Edwin Alfred Provencal took home the CIMG President's special award.

Labadi Beach Hotel was named the CIMG Hospitality Facility of the Year 2022, while Adansi Travel and Tours took home the Hospitality, Allied support Services Company of the year.

Others are FWF Micro Finance Company, Microfinace Company of the Year and Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG), Not-For-Profit organisation.

In all, 56 companies and individuals were awarded.