MARCON 2012 Marketing ConferenceMARCON 2012 Marketing Conference Marketing Association of Pakistan is hosting MARCON on March 21, 2012 on the subject of “New Trends and Insights in Creating & Sustaining Competitive Advantage” at the Marriott Hotel in Karachi. The event features following speakers: · Ehsan A. Malik – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Pakistan Limited· Liam MacManus –
Read moreA 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 brand like Nokia and Samsung
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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 brand name implies a customer-focused
Read moreShahjehan 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. To Shahjahan’s credit, he did
Read moreNestle 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 viral campaign to go big?
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