djuice joined hands with The One Rupee Project as the 1st corporate supporter to help build a sustainable Pakistan. Supporting the cause with a strong message of “Apney Aik Rupay Sey Har Aik Ka Kal Badal Daalo,” djuice is helping to create awareness to build up this silent revolution. This is a step further in [...]
Have you ever written a poetry just for the sake of rhyming words? No? School was the time to do it, but it’s never too late for TVC”s like this where bottled water is telling a story which tea and chocolate brands have already told and a concept which every brand has used or will [...]
Extending their global campaign of ‘reasons to believe’, Coca Cola organized their first ever bloggers meet up last Sunday in Karachi. This was the first time a brand took a creative initiative to get in to the social media circle, and interact with the top bloggers and social media influencers of the country. And honestly, [...]
The name, “One Rupee Project”, being quite appealing, made it simply irresistible as I came across it initially on Dr. Awab Alvi’s facebook page and twitter. The project, from whatever was shared of it initially, seemed to be a very simple initiative and was able to capture my attention. One Rupee?, I thought to myself, [...]
Shahid Afridi attacks fan at airport: KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi attacked and slapped a fan at Karachi airport after he returned home from Dhaka where Pakistan won the Asia Cup final against Bangaldesh on Thursday.
Imagine walking for miles to get access to safe, clean drinking water? Imagine water not running through taps in your house? Imagine drinking unhygienic unsafe water? Well, there are some people, who face this problem. Do you want to make a change in their lives? Do you want to be part of something BIG? Do [...]
PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week is back again in with a lot of glamour, glitz, high fashion, pret and stunning hairdos all, and is going to start today at the Lahore Expo Centre from April 13-16 2012. Pakistani designers with international fame, from HSY to Kamiar Rokni to Sania Maskatiya, will present their latest collections. Adding [...]
A study from Beverage Digest and the Beverage Marketing Corporation, released Tuesday, finds that non carbonated drinks are experiencing strong growth, with energy drinks are witnessing double-digit increases last year, Dasani, one of Atlanta-based Coke’s water lines, growing 11 percent and coffee growing by 9.4 percent. Keeping these trends in mind, PepsiCo and Tata collaborated [...]
In the complex world of mergers and acquisitions, numbers must take a back seat while vision and product promise step into the limelight. At least, this is a lesson JWT Pakistan CEO Mr. Mansoor Karim Shaikh will learn with time, as his team learns truly what comprises of the true capabilities that Converge Technologies boasts [...]
Ten years ago, Chinese investments overseas added up to just USD 3 billion and last year, the number shot to USD 59 billion. Companies in oil, gas, metals and mining comprised over 50% of the investment portfolio for Chinese firms, which are now moving up the value chain with industry and technology. Shandong Heavy Industry [...]
A new study from Yale associate professor K.J. Martijn Cremers shows that in the case of 92 companies, it was considerably more profitable to invest in regional affiliates instead of the parent companies operating in developing markets. He found that USD 1 invested in the affiliates over a 13 year period would have returned USD [...]
Radio1 FM91 is organizing a debate competition today, on 23rd March 2012 at T2F in Karachi, from 4 pm to 6 pm. The debate competition is titled “Yes He Khan, Thus He Can” and the young and bright minds of Pakistan will battle it out amongst themselves about whether Imran Khan can go all the [...]
Social gaming titan Zynga has purchased OMGPop for USD 180 million cash with an additional USD 30 million for retaining the 40 something employees. Zynga’s presence contributes towards 12% of Facebook’s revenue, as per the 2011 stats whilst OMGPop has only recently made it big with a game centered around pictionary called ‘Draw Something’ – [...]
Radio1 FM91 is launching a song called ’1947′ by Mehdi Mahloof, a new artist discovered by the radio station itself. The song is being launched on the 23rd of March 2012, which is the perfect time for break with national patriotic emotions at their peak . Looks like a very promising artist. What do you [...]
Syria is under an enormous amount of international pressure, their economic sanctions have struck a nerve and the leader is starting to witness key members of his staff begin to defect. Clearly that regime is crumbling, but his willingness to use force against his own people is virtually unmatched today in the middle east which [...]
As repeatedly pointed out, we’re living in what is believed to be the most challenging business environment ever faced with market dynamics that repeatedly alter, therefore recognizing the key trends in private equity is critical: 1. Making sure investments made between 2005 – 2007 are sustained and the invested companies are in good shape enough [...]
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