The FY 2013 Company Conference of the Social Marketing Company was organized on March 6, 2014 at the Hotel Sonargaon in Dhaka. Mr. Muhammed Ali, Chairman of SMC Board of Directors, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.
The conference highlighted the sales performance of FY 2013 and recognized the best performing sales team for their commendable contribution. Best achievers from all 12 SMC area offices were recognized for their outstanding performance.
Head of Sales Mr. Sayedur Rahman presented FY 2013 national performance. During FY 2013, SMC distributed 37.30 million cycles of Oral Pills, 142.0 million condoms and 1.38 million vials of Injectables protecting over 4.02 million couples from having unplanned pregnancies. In addition, SMC sold over 392 million sachets of ORSaline, 9.0 million MoniMix, 650,000 SMC Zinc and over 144,500 packets of Safe Delivery Kits. SMC revenues grew impressively by 15.2% over the previous year. The Grand Gold Award was given to the Comilla Area office for best performance during the year followed by the Sylhet Area office which became the Runners Up. SMC Chairman, Managing Director, Deputy Managing Director and Divisional Heads also spoke and congratulated the best performers.
Ms. Melissa E. Jones, Director Population, Health, Nutrition and Education, USAID, who attended the event as a Special Guest, praised SMC for its enormous contribution to the national Health and Family Planning program and its success in ensuring organization’s sustainability. The discussion session was followed by a cultural show which was enjoyed thoroughly by the participants.