On June 28th, RUBIS Caribbean, hosted the opening ceremony for its new state-of-the-art headquarters at One RUBIS Plaza in Welches, St Thomas in Barbados. Specially invited guests were treated to delicious hors d’oeuvres and sipped on bubbly as CEO, Mauricio Nicholls, reflected on RUBIS’s progress so far in the Caribbean., The Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility …
‘Rock Hard’ Cements Title Sponsorship of Tridents for 2017
Regional cement company, Rock Hard Cement, has extended its title sponsorship of the Tridents Pride of Barbados T20 Cricket Team for the 2017 edition of the Hero Caribbean Premier League. The Tridents Pride of Barbados T20 cricket franchise participated under the sponsorship of Rock Hard for the first time in 2016. Commenting on the partnership, Favienne Burnett, Rock Hard’s Regional Administration Manager, said, “Rock …
Virgin Atlantic Commercial Manager
Andre Bello, Virgin Atlantic’s Commercial Manager, Caribbean sat down with Maco’s MPeople Barbados magazine to talk about his journey at Virgin Atlantic so far and what drives success. He also answered some cool rapid fire questions! Read more of the interview here.
WIBISCO and Tridents play together
The Barbados Tridents will have the support of one of Barbados’ iconic brands as they prepare for the 2017 Caribbean Premier League. WIBISCO’s Shirley biscuits have signed on with the team as a sponsor for this year’s campaign. During a recent meet and greet between the sponsors and members of the team, Abigail Brown, WIBISCO’s Brand Manager, heralded the partnership. …
Five things we learnt from Business is an Adventure Barbados
The latest addition of Virgin Atlantic’s live entrepreneur event series saw Richard Branson and the airline touch down in the Caribbean this week, with this time around the focus on leadership… Here we look back at some of the key pieces of insight shared on the day, from our expert panel of leaders. If you weren’t able to attend the …
Richard Branson to bring Business is an Adventure to the Caribbean
Following a recent outing for Virgin Atlantic’s entrepreneur event series in Seattle, the Virgin Group founder is set to touch down in Barbados, where the focus will be on leadership in the region… Having toured Business is an Adventure across the US over the past year, visiting cities such as Los Angeles, Boston and Washington D.C., Richard Branson was keen …
Tea Time Blue Vanilla Social Media Wins Gold Addy
When a limited edition product is on the table, the main goal of a digital campaign is to create buzz online as quickly as possible and keep that buzz alive. This is exactly what our Digital Team at Virgo Communications was entrusted to do for WIBISCO’s Tea Time Blue Vanilla biscuit. In celebration of Barbados’ Golden Jubilee, the iconic Barbadian …
VIRGO covered in gold
Virgo Communications Inc. has won the largest number of gold Addy awards by any single Barbadian advertising and public relations agency for 2017. The Caribbean Advertising Federation (CAF) recently announced the winners of its 2016 American Advertising Awards (AAA), formerly known as the ADDY Awards. With four gold awards, including the prestigious special judges’ Choice Gold award, the 14-year-old integrated …
10-Minute Manager – Jennifer St Hill is media director, Virgo Communications
Name: Jennifer St. Hill Position: Media Director Company: Virgo Communications Q. Are you where you always wanted to be? Yes, I am satisfied with where I am at Virgo Communications. There is always room for growth in my personal and professional life. Q. What is your biggest professional challenge? My profession is very deadline-driven, and sometimes prioritising the competing demands …
Heineken Secret Party Wins Gold Addy
How to get dozens of people to a secret event during the day for an established global brand? That was the task that we at Virgo Communications tackled and executed for Heineken’s 2016 to kickoff of the 2016 UEFA Champions League – Europe’s prestigious football competition. Heineken launch of the UEFA Championship from Virgo Communications on Vimeo. Heineken has a …