I knew something was wrong the moment I entered the Expo for the PAS Awards 2018 and got inundated with samosas for appetizers. I mean really? That’s the best PAS can do with a Rs.10,000 ticket? What happened to all those exotic cheese balls, and fish and shrimp that were flowing like wine last year? Nurpur really stepped to be
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I walked through the entrance gates and instantly knew something was wrong. And the first thought that came to me was it was me who was in the wrong. Won’t be the first time. I’ve had landed at the wrong hotel for a conference before too. I decided to check the ballroom just to make sure. The venue was correct
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Pakistan may have an agriculture based economy but is more of a barren land when it comes to organizing marketing conferences and seminars. So it was nothing short of a miracle when all of a sudden two marketing conferences – Marcon and Dig-it – took place in a span of one week. How did that happen can only be considered
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Marcon 2016’ Pakistan: Traditions and Innovations, the coveted marketing event of the year took place after a long hiatus at Marriott on 26th and 27th April. And it was a jam-packed event for the entire two days. It was a marathon two days, some speakers delighting you no end, others just lulled you to sleep. What I’ve tried to do
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Pakistan Advertisers Society are once again organizing the Dig-it digital marketing conference that they did way back in 2012. It’s really interesting that there has been a dearth of marketing seminars and conferences in this part of the world for the last couple of years, and now all of a sudden you’ve got two marketing seminars in a span of
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