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From left: wOw.lk Marketing Head Sohan Colombage, Marketing Manager Harshini Fernando and Chief Commercial Officer Reza Aniff
wOw.lk recently clinched the award for Excellence in Branding and Marketing at the recently concluded sixth edition of the Golden Globe Tiger Awards 2019. As a first-time contender, wOw.lk was declared the winner in the category of Internet Business and was one of many prominent brands who were recognised at the event held on 17 July at the Taj Samudra Hotel.
The Golden Globe Tigers is organised in partnership with the Malaysian Institute of Human Resource Management, World HRD Congress and CMO Asia – a premium forum bringing elite marketers, brand custodians, advertising and creative honchos together under one roof.
Delving into multifunctional and multidiscipline industries across the globe, the Golden Globe Tiger Awards recognises excellence in numerous fields such as marketing, branding and social innovation.
The Sri Lankan edition of the awards featured over 20 categories across various industry segments ranging from Banking to Insurance to Telecommunication to Healthcare. The event saw the participation of several industry leaders in their respective fields – such as Commercial Bank, Hatton National Bank, Bank of Ceylon, Airtel, AIA Insurance, Allianz Insurance, London Stock Exchange, Aitken Spence, Sri Lanka Telecom and more.
Commenting on the win, wOw.lk CEO Dr. Nushad Perera stated: “We are thrilled to have won this award for our marketing and branding efforts. We have been engaging in some exciting brand related activity and look forward to continuously bettering our efforts in the years to come.” A fully-owned subsidiary of Dialog Axiata PLC, wOw.lk was established in 2011 and is one of the pioneer e-commerce platforms in Sri Lanka. The company has since grown to become the leading and most trusted e-commerce brand in the country, catering to millions of Sri Lankans islandwide.