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Business News of Saturday, 4 February 2017

Source: Herman Kwame Kumatsey

Access Bank Ghana ranks 2016 Most Influential Bank on Social Media

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2015 frontrunner, Access Bank Ghana has for the 2nd year emerged as the most influential Bank on Social Media in the 2016 Ghana Social Media Rankings and Report spearheaded by Avance Media, CliQAfrica and Dream Ambassadors Foundation GH. They were followed by Fidelity Bank Limited with the 2nd position.

In 2016, Access Bank also gained new following numbering 132,634 across Facebook and Instagram with increased engagements and mentions which were platforms used for the rankings to maintain their lead on the ranking. There must be on the lookout for UT Bank which ranks 5th but gained the highest followers in 2016 with 143,302.

New Entrants on the ranking were Agricultural Development Bank Limited which also made the 3rd position with an impressive figures on engagement and First Atlantic Bank Limited with the 9th position.

Full report of the 2016 Ghana Social Media Rankings are available on www.cliqafrica.com/gsmr

Below are the 2016 Top 10 Most Influential Bank on Social Media:

1 Access Bank Ghana 2 Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited 3 Agricultural Development Bank Limited 4 Stanbic Bank Ghana Ltd 5 Universal Merchant Bank 6 GCB Bank Limited 7 UT Bank Ghana 8 Capital Bank 9 First Atlantic Bank Ltd 10 CAL Bank Limited

Other Banks which have the potential of making the next social media ranking include; Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Limited, Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited and UniBank Ghana Ltd

The ranking which was based on the GSMR Score was analysed from their Social Media followings, Growth Difference, Engagements, Post Reaches and Mentions.

The 2016 Ghana Social Media Rankings and Report was conducted by Avance Media, CliQAfrica and Dream Ambassadors Foundation GH.