JSP's Phil Osagie Wins PR ICON of the Decade Award

Representative of the MD of Wetherheads Advertising Group, Jennifer Onose, presenting award to the Executive Director, JSP Communications, Mrs Aderonke Adebule on behalf of Dr Phil Osagie,, recently at Nigeria Brand Awards 2016

 

The Global Strategist of leading Nigerian PR agency, JSP Communications, Dr Phil Osagie has emerged PR Icon of the Decade 2016 within the Public Relations industry. This award was bestowed on him by the International Brand Award Nominees and HSBS Global, at the “Nigeria Brand Award”, event held recently in Lagos.

 

Speaking at the event, the organizers of the Brand Award explained that Dr Phil Osagie stood out amongst his peers taking some giant strides and showing a great example to the PR industry. "He was one of the industry leaders that moved from one conquest to another with seeming ease despite the challenging environment. and business obstacles. He clearly raised the bar in being value and purpose driven and remaining consistent and creative. He has made PR an art and his Jsp agency has set a benchmark for professional, passion and integrity."

 

The Former Director General of Oyo State Signage and Advertising Agency (OYSAA), Dr Yinka Adepoju, reiterated that "any leader that can stand like an oak tree that weathers the storm and adversities  with roots deeply imbedded, is a success worthy of recognition, and emulation."

 

He charged businesses in the country on the need to leverage on branding in further enhancing the fortunes of their brands in their respective market segments. He pointed out that the trying economic times facing the country,  had made it imperative for local and multinational brands operating in the country to deepen their differentiating traits and consistently deliver on their brands promises, in order to win the confidence of today’s consumers.

 

“In a trying and challenging economy such as ours, there will always be that increasing  need for brands to differentiate themselves from the pack and highlight those unique selling points that give them the competitive edge and advantage over others,” he canvassed.

 

The Managing Director, JSP Communications, Dr Phil Osagie, expressed his gratitude towards the organizers of the award ceremony while reiterating that the company is proud to have been associated with the success story of Nigeria. His words: “I feel greatly honoured to be presented with this award. I’m most importantly proud that JSP Communications was identified as one of those who contributed to the recent success stories of Nigeria. We attribute our success to the special  favour of God, the attitude of excellence of our amazing clients and the unparalleled commitment of our staff. It is the team that makes Jsp tick. 

 

We shall remain committed to the pursuit of continual improvement and the delivery of PR values in excess of clients expectations."

 

JSP Communications is a specialized Public Relations agency in Nigeria that provides value added public relations and marketing communications services in Nigeria to some of the world’s most admired brands and multibillion dollar corporations.

 

The Nigeria Brand Award is an annual event organized by International Brand Award Nominees and HSBS Global aimed at identifying the ICONIC Brands, Pillars of industries and outstanding achievements of brand personalities across different sectors of the Nigerian economy. The Award was instituted in 2011 to call the attention of both local and international opportunities in Nigeria.

 

Some other awardees at the event include:  former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel; Pepsi Cola, StarTimes, Insight Communications, Brooks and Blake among others.

 

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Red Star Express Boosts E-Commerce With ‘Saddle’ App

A first of its kind industry solution to manage “Pay-On-Delivery” transactions for online businesses and e-transactions has been deployed by Red Star Plc, a leading courier and logistics organization with decades of service delivery experience. The application, known as “Saddle”, allows instant payment on delivery reconciliation, enable customers monitor and track the movement of ordered products until items are delivered and at the same time, allows e-platforms/partner companies to seamlessly receive notifications when orders are placed.

Jayson Oyarekhua, Head, Projects and New Ventures, Red Star Plc, said that, the application has been customized in such a way that it enables organizations especially those in e-commerce, track orders from clients, monitor activities prior to delivery and generate report after delivery or as at when due. "The application will enable a transparent solution on all sides of the e-commerce chain; Red Star Express PLC, the E-commerce platform and the end user who ordered the product”.

He disclosed that subscribing to the Saddle application will provide several features that will be beneficial to e-Commerce platforms across the country. "The features are meant to change the way e-tailing is executed; it will impact on logistics management tool, provides cash and card payment solution, it will act as front-end app for delivery agents, back-end tool for dispatch, monitoring and reconciliation, provide pick-up and drop-off tools, provide tracking information for consumers and provide industry solution for multiple e-commerce sites/platforms”.

This solution is flexible enough to suit individual business models. The application could be customized to fit the business need of the back end user of this product. “And the good thing about it is that the storage of the massive information is absolutely free because it is stored in the cloud".

Explaining how it works, Jayson said a customer (an e-commerce Platform provider) receives an API to integrate Saddle into their website. Once integration is done, the customer will have visibility to the Saddle logistics management. When an order is made on their platforms, the transaction is sent and logged in Saddle where it becomes available for pick-up and delivery. For delivery, Saddle will be linked to a mobile POS solution which every delivery agent can use to receive payment upon delivery. Payment (cash, card) will be logged into the account of the merchant with proper reconciliation and settlement process in place.

"The app starts with the integration of an e-commerce website. So when an order is ready to be fulfilled, the e-commerce website feeds into saddle and the Logistics partner will be able to see orders that are ready to be picked up. This solution will significantly organize the current e-commerce delivery process by assigning pick-ups to agents within a certain geographical location. For example, when an agent needs to pick up from merchants located in Victoria Island. The algorithm built into it will assign the pick-up info to agents in Victoria Island. So this app puts sanity to an otherwise chaotic system that is currently in place. The MPOS allows the customer the ability to pay on delivery. By integrating MPOS with Saddle, it creates a real time payment notification".

The customer is able to see when their order has been picked up from the merchant. Then the order is tracked from when it gets on the vehicle until the last mile customer signs that the order has been received. Dates at various touch points progression are visible. Daily, weekly or monthly report can be generated for reconciliation purposes.

Red Star Express Group is a premium logistics solution provider in Nigeria with an unrivalled local network coverage and a large market share in the domestic and international market. It enjoys a domestic strength of over 240 offices in Nigeria, delivers to additional 1,800 communities, with over 2,400 highly trained personnel and over 600 delivery vehicles in its fleet. The company has four business units including The Red Star Express which is a licensee of FedEx, the world’s largest express transportation company. There is the Red Star Freight, Red Star Logistics and Red Star Support Services.