Archive for the ‘Branded Connections’ Category

Brandasy inspires Ufone Nokia Brand Alliance for N8

By SK | Brand Challenges, Branded Connections

A couple of months after this article was published on brandasy recommending a strategic alliance between Ufone and Nokia, the proposed idea has been transformed into an exciting reality. The article had suggested that Ufone instead of offering just low-end mobiles by a relatively unknown brand like Huawei should instead join hands with a premium

Ufone -Yawning Gap between Brand Promise and Customer Service

By SK | brand-in-trouble, Branded Connections, Consumer Behavior

One of the worst things you could do as a brand is not deliver on your brand promise. Ufone has tried to position itself as the harbinger of impeccable customer service in Pakistan. It has come up with its own version of the ten commandments, the first one of which is ‘Service First’. Even the

Using Social Media To Market your Business- Shahjehan at T2F 2.0

By SK | Branded Connections, Branded Event, Consumer Behavior, Social Media

Shahjehan Chaudhary, the founder of myoffstreet.com, conducted a workshop on ‘Promoting your business through Social Media’ at The Second Floor which was jampacked with people from various cross-sections of the society, from budding entrepreneurs to media people to established businessmen. Everyone wanted to have a piece of the new elusive genie that is social media.

Nestle Fruita Vitals Campaign: Viral Enough?

By SK | Branded Connections, Social Media, Viral Campaign

Nestle Fruita Vitals campaign is an interesting online campaign that has caught the attention of some members of the Pakistani online community. The keyword here is ‘some’ because although the campaign is geared towards getting viral, it hasn’t done so to the extent that you would expect it to.   Why would you expect this

Jaane Tu…. Ya Jaane Na – An exercise in shrewd branding

By SK | Branded Connections, Branded Tube, Consumer Behavior, Social Media

The movie sky-rocketed to the top of the charts. Why? Did it have a plausible plot? Hardly? A riveting name? Far from it. Movies with song titles abound but very few end up making a decent sale. A star-studded cast? No. So what was it about this movie that moved the audience so much that

Wi-Tribe: Is it THE WiMax we’ve been waiting for?

By SK | Branded Connections

Wi-Tribe is the new kid on the WiMax block, and by the looks of it, it looks set to take over the competition, not by any eye-popping stunt or unbeatable advantage but through slowly building up customer base through unpretentious no-frills service. It may have announced its entry into the Pakistani market now, but it