The 2012 Social Media Awards (SoMA) will be held on 10th
November at the Serena Hotel, Nairobi. The awards, which were established to
honor Kenyan personalities who have had a great impact in the use of social media,
will focus on three social media platforms that include Facebook, Twitter, and
blogs.
The awards will bring together leading organizations, marketing
and communications managers, information technology experts, bloggers, among other
social media enthusiasts.
The public is invited to nominate their favourites social
media properties according to the outlined categories. Afterwards, judges will
shortlist nominated properties and the top 5 properties in each category will
be presented to the public for voting.
The judging panel is made up of The Star Newspaper Editor
and founder of www.nairobiliving.com
James Murua, CEO of Socialight Media Ltd Marvin Tumbo, Kenya’s Social Media
Guru Stephen ‘Syoks’ Musyoka, and Founder of popular blog www.savvykenya.com Ms. Harriet Ocharo.
Soma Awards Categories:
Social Media
Personality of the Year
>Facebook
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Journalist of the Year
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Artiste of the Year
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Politician of the Year
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2012 Facebook President
@Twitter
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Journalist of the Year
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Artiste of the Year
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CEO of the Year
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Politician of the Year
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Tweep of the Year
Social Media News
Channel of the Year
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Television Channel
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Radio Channel
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Newspaper Channel
Social Media Campaign
of the Year
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Facebook Campaign of the Year
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Twitter Campaign of Year
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Viral Campaign of the Year
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Customer Service
National Integration
Social Media Award
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Facebook Page
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Twitter Account
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Blog
Social Media Blogger
of the Year
Objectives of the awards
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Create a platform that will enhance product and
consumer engagement through creativity and innovation
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Highlight the impact of social media in brand
building and encourage companies to intensify online presence
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Recognize and celebrate the best in social media
For more details go to www.soma.or.ke
The awards are organized by Eyeballs Marketing Ltd, Kennya
Kaburu illustrator at Standard Group, Phillip Ogolla director at TimeOut Media Ltd
and social media strategist at Kenya Red Cross, and Muthuri Kinyamu blogger and
director at Social Edge Africa.
It is sound great news and it will make social media users enthusiastic.
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