Category: Industry News
Maria B. on “Islam Hum Sab Ke Liye” (Hum TV)
What would come to your mind if I link designers with a purely Islamic show? I don’t know about you but it certainly makes me lose the credibility of the discussion of the show. HUM TV has started a transmission by the name of “Islam Hum Sab Ke Liye” starring Maria B and Khaled Zaheer. [...]
Pakistan wins at the PMAA 2010
The results of the Promotion Marketing Awards of Asia (PMAA) were announced recently in Australia. This year was the first time that any Pakistani agency won amongst the very best of Asian countries from India to all the way to Australia. Specifically, Bulls Eye Communications, a home grown creative agency won 2 Dragons (awards). A [...]
Silent Salesmen
This bottle is iconic I don’t even have to mention the name of this product from small children to our grandparents almost everyone in the world knows what it is. The design of this bottle was copyrighted because this brand was being copied by so many copycats and this bottle ensured that people could tell [...]
Nike “Mercurially Super Fly” at FIFA World Cup 2010
Watching the first game of the FIFA World Cup on 11 June 2010 getting annoyed by those damn vuvuzela’s, I noticed something which left no doubts in my mind that Nike is the best in the sports apparel industry. Out of 22 players on the field, more than 16 were wearing Nike’s new football spikes [...]
From Do Talwar to Teen Talwar…
From do talwar to teen talwar, I happened to be on the same public road with a government official! I know its surprising and a bit thought provoking on how this could be possible. How did I manage to drive my car side by side the official with a green number plate? Here’s how… I [...]
Marketing Can Change Politics and the Country
Better political marketing will lead to better educated voter, increase the chance of re-election and encourage the Government to perform for the people and country. Or is this idea just too simplistic?
Youth Seen Picking Garbage at Boat Basin! Wow!
I happened to stop at Boat Basin today evening for about 10 mins as my driver needed to collect mom’s dresses from the dry cleaner. While I sat in the car waiting for the driver to collect the clothes, I noticed a group of youngsters, aged between 17 to 20, collecting garbage from outside the [...]
Cyclone Phet and Sea View… A Great Combo!!
I walked out of the office door with good luck and stay safe wishes from my colleagues due to Cyclone Phet which is expected to hit Sindh and Balochistan on the weekend. There have been talks going on about the intensity and the distance it has reached and not surprisingly, there have been frequent changes [...]
PakMediaBlog Turns One and Wins Its First Blog Award Title
We are extremely excited to inform all of our beloved readers and contributors that PakMediaBlog turned one last week (20th May 2010) and got an award in the ‘Best Ezine’ category in Pakistan’s first ever Blog Awards held at the Regent Plaza in Karachi on 28th May 2010. How’s that as a perfect birthday gift? [...]
Copyright Infringement of Software
The following article has already been published in Aurora, which is a leading advertising magazine in Pakistan, and it is being re-published here with the consent of the author. Copyright infringement of software (also called software piracy, although real piracy still exists) refers to the illegal copying of software, music or films or the spread [...]
Boycott on Facebook and Social Media
The views expressed by the writer do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of PakMediaBlog This is a response to the tremendous parties of idiots I had to tolerate before and during the ban “for a cause”. Readers who can’t handle the truth (or an opinion backed by facts) need to close this page. [...]
Employment Opportunities at Foreign Media Companies
All stated jobs are based outside of Pakistan and have a minimum credential requirement of Bachelors with at least 2 years hands on experience* for each position. The experience is the key point here. Having a master’s degree without the experience does not give candidates an upper hand. Jobs at Press Release Distributors: Marketing Managers [...]
Employment Opportunities at Swiss National Bank
Swiss National Bank is hiring in huge quantities and for some reason they want Desi’s. I’m being informal on purpose. I would have guessed that it’s because they think we’re cheap labor but it turns out that the starting salary for the entry level positions (ELP) listed below is 30,000 Francs (PKR 2.35 Million) per [...]
Employment Opportunities at Global Media Companies
All stated jobs are based outside of Pakistan and have a minimum credential requirement of Bachelors with at least 2 years hands on experience* for each position. The experience is the key point here. Having a master’s degree without the experience does not give candidates an upper hand. Multimedia Product Manager and Client Support Specialist [...]
Customer Conversation: Opportunities & Threats
The consumer’s interactions with sales & marketing are expected to resemble one-on one attention models even more, while most adaptive companies are seeking models that address the individual consumers need without a one-to-few workforce. What this means is, creating products and service’s that are flexible and configurable while at the same time, give analysts the [...]
China Mobile to Invest USD 300 Mn in Pakistan’s Telecom Industry
PRESS RELEASE sent to PakMediaBlog by ASIATIC PUBLIC RELATIONS (APR) Karachi (PR) China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC), the world’s largest mobile telephony operator and the parent company of ZONG will invest US $300 million in Pakistan in 2010 which is the largest investment by any telecom operator in the current year. This was revealed by [...]
Zong Rewards Subscribers with Bara Recharge
PRESS RELEASE sent to PakMediaBlog by ASIATIC PUBLIC RELATIONS (APR) Karachi, March 31, 2010: ZONG has launched Bara Recharge – a special campaign to reward subscribers each time they recharge their balance. ZONG is keen to provide subscribers with dynamic and cost effective benefits for their loyalty to ZONG. ZONG’s Bara Recharge is the perfect [...]
Coca-Cola Re-Affirms Its Commitment on Water Conservation in Pakistan on World Water Day
PRESS RELEASE sent to PakMediaBlog by ASIATIC PUBLIC RELATIONS (APR) Karachi, March 30, 2010: Coca-Cola has re-affirmed its commitment to water conservation in Pakistan on the World Water Day that is being celebrated around the world on March 22. The company has initiated several project and joined hands with world-renowned organizations in Pakistan to help [...]
The Dirty War of Advertising!
This was a guest post written by Beenish Qureshi, who is a Visiting Faculty at Iqra University & Principal Strategist at Reverb 27. Since the times are changing we are moving on to modernization. Our advertising industry is also incorporating aspects some of which are culturally misfit. However, let’s not be too critical as they are catering [...]
Pepsico Launches Sting
Pepsico has now entered the energy drinks market by launching ” Sting” in Pakistan recently. The media break is pretty much visible with good frequency on selected TV channels. The quick feedback is that the selected channels are hitting the right audience. Besides, we can hear the disruptive radio executions also on most radio channels. [...]
PMB Was Down Because Of A Hosting Glitch!
Greetings PMB Readers and Loyalists, PMB was off the web for about 48 hours because of a glitch with the hosting company. Since we are growing with more readers happy with the PMB initiative, the hosting company migrated us to a better server temporarily. However, we are looking to change our hosts and once we [...]
Happy ‘Not So’ Valentine’s Day
Yes it’s that time of the year when love is in the air (kind of), When local based condom brands start offering a premium to their faithful, When hotels/motels/rest houses/flowers/bouquets go over board and overpriced. Are we thinking on the same lines?? I guess we are. Culture serves as a best reflection to a nation [...]
Telenor Pakistan – Financial Results Announcement (Q4 – 2009)
Islamabad, 10th Feb 2010: Telenor Pakistan has posted strong results after a solid final quarter in 2009. Telenor Pakistan’s Q4 results announced their subscriber base to have reached 22.5 million. The net additions of 842,000 subscriptions during the fourth quarter are 77,000 more than the Q3 net additions. In the last quarter of the year, [...]
PakMediaBlog Nominated for Pakistan Blog Awards
Greeting Readers and Fellow Marketers! It is a pleasure for us to announce today that PakMediaBlog has been nominated for Pakistan’s First Annual Blog Awards that is being organized by Google Pakistan and CIO Pakistan, whereas Dawn News is the strategic media partner.We are all excited and looking forward for some serious competition by other [...]
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Djuice & Redbull Street Style Winner Announcement [PR]
This is to inform all people that “Areeb Iqbal” has won the finals of the competition and will be flying to South Africa for the world finals of Red Bull street style. The PakMediaBlog team wishes him the best of luck for the global competition and we expect you to do the same. Find the [...]
IPL (Indian Prejudice League)
Yet again all my hue and cry has fallen on deaf ears has failed to wake up the authors who think they’re some kind of revolutionists. We are too busy monitoring marketing and advertising campaigns and miss out on the big ASS events. Recently the Indo Pak peace process (I seriously doubt a thing like [...]
‘Cherry-Pick-ism’ Is My Brand of Religion
Talk about brand of religion! I say rather than calling mullahs extremists* we should call ourselves ‘Cherry-Pick-ists’. This term specifically means to follow what is easy part remaining heedless to the difficult bit. Just like the ripe cherries are plucked and the unripe ones are not, our religious conduct meets a similar fate. This is [...]
Pepsi World
It’s been a while once again, since I wrote anything here…though I did read many posts that other writers have contributed. I was just going through some sites for my research and in the process also came across this website created by Pepsi Cola. http://www.pepsiworldpk.com I am glad that at least there is a local [...]
HP Bloggers’ Meet UP!
Greetings Everyone! Once again I hop in after taking a long break from writing. Well this is going to be a short post as I just wanted to inform all of you that HP is calling all bloggers for a meet up. The occasion is the launch of HP Mini and the event will take place in [...]
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