Global Travel Lifestyle Network Admits TOPCOMM PR

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By Dipo Olowookere

Travel Lifestyle Network (TLN), the global network of independent communications agencies delivering comprehensive suite public relations and marketing communications to clients across the travel and lifestyle sectors, has admitted TOPCOMM PR Concept & Events Ltd, as its first member agency in Nigeria.

TOPCOMM PR becomes the first agency to join the Travel Lifestyle Network in West Africa and the second in the entire African continent after another PR agency, Irvine Bartlett in South Africa.

In a signed letter announcing TOPCOMM’s membership of the Travel Lifestyle Network, Hanna Kleber, Chairwoman of Travel Lifestyle Network and Managing Director of KPRN Network in Germany, congratulated the agency for joining the network after a rigorous process of assessment and final voting by the existing members.

In her statement, Kleber said, “We are delighted to welcome TOPCOMM to the Travel Lifestyle Network where members benefit from each other’s expertise and continental-based knowledge for better service delivery either through a collective pitch or individual referrals.”

“From our assessment, TOPCOMM is an established name in the public relations sector in Nigeria particularly in the field of destination and lifestyle travels. The Travel Lifestyle Network is delighted to extend its network to Nigeria and collaborate with TOPCOMM,” Kleber explained.

According to Temi-Tope Ogbeni-Awe, Chief Service Officer of TOPCOMM, “Public Relations is constantly evolving with regards to the challenges of modern times. At TOPCOMM, we are moving with the tide, hence our joining a reputable global Travel Lifestyle Network to further deliver not only international standard practices but a bouquet of exceptional services.”

“The Travel Lifestyle Network will afford TOPCOMM the opportunity to brainstorm and share best practices ideas with other leading member agencies across the world in order to exhibit top professional proficiency in our service delivery to our esteemed clients”, Ogbeni-Awe stated.

Travel Lifestyle Network partner agencies are currently represented in 25 countries in Africa, Europe, Americas, Asia and the Middle-East.

Most importantly, members of TLN join a community of like -minded professionals, each of whom are able to deliver a unique perspective and implementing successful PR and Marketing campaigns in their respective markets.

Lagos-based TOPCOMM was established over a decade ago, providing niche public relations and events management services to local and international brands in destination, travel, tourism, hospitality and lifestyle.

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