An Assessment of Sports Reporting In Cameroon, Its Challenges and Prospects
Certification
This is to certify and attest that, Sports Journalism in Cameroon, Its Challenges and Prospects is the original work of Solomon LYONGA IKUNDI (SM07A474).
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Kingsley Lyonga Ngange
Supervisor
Dedication
This dissertation is dedicated to my mother, Stella-Maris Nalowa Ikundi for all she has done for me and all she will do. To her, I am most grateful.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I want to begin by thanking God for his abundant blessings in my life. Yes indeed, the good lord has carried me this far and he has made me to realise some of my big dreams.
To my supervisor, brother and senior colleague, Kingsley Lyonga Ngange, I say thank you for enduring my weaknesses. Your intellectual support and your friendship gave me great inspiration and a motivation to move ahead. You are the best!
My deepest and profound gratitude goes to my grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ikundi in Small Soppo, my mother, Stella Ikundi, my aunt in Canada, Elizabeth Ikundi.
Today, I also think in a special way of Lydia Limeni Ikundi, Louis Ikundi, Joseph Lyonga Ikundi, Cecilia Eposi Ewunde, Emma Ikundi, Fidel Ikundi, Irene Ikundi, S.L. Ikundi and all the Ikundis. I think my plans would have backfired without these people.
I am also indebted to all those who have always made me to hope. I think of Mr. Charles Ndi Chia, Mr. Matute Menyoli, Mr. Samuel Bokuba, Mr. Zachary Nkwo, Mr. Njomo Kevin, Simon Lyonga, Mr. Mbua Evelle and all my friends.
Thank you Richard Ashu Atem-Ojong for proof reading my work. You are a friend indeed.
There’s More to that Design
That principle is the same to all masterpieces, same also with postcards. Before it can inspire, entertain, motivate and inform people, postcards must first wow the potential readers through its design.
Postcards are great communication and marketing tools, that is. They can persuade by means of pictures and words. They can grab attention just at a glance. They can capture emotions as well. The difficulty now is that how do you discover the edge of postcards. Is it hard to extract? How do you distinguish a mediocre, so-so and effective postcard?
In postcard design, lots of aspects need to be considered. However, two of which are style and personality.
Style is tantamount to distinctive elegance. This is the element that makes it stand out from the rest of the postcards. Just one gaze and you will feel which postcard is elegant and which is otherwise. Noticeably, people will go after the elegant one. Therefore, elegance is a feature that can make your postcard stand out.
Another feature that must be in attendance to postcards is the personality. It gives exceptionality, individuality and develops affinity between you and your potential customers. This rapport will eventually develop trust and confidence and when it does the next possible thing is put their loyalty on your company’s product’s and services.
To be sure that you will be getting the style and personality that you are aiming for your business, be sure that you use the right images and texts. You’ve got to make them captivating as possible. You can use your business logo in order to boost the personality of your business.
Employ colors, shapes and design that will definitely capture your market’s attention. If you are catering to the young, experiment on bright and bubbly colors. If you are catering to older ones, try solid colors. When it comes to shape, the younger your target market is, the more experimental you can be.