To Brand or Not to Re-Brand?
In a world where survival-of-the-fittest is a principle that has driven civilizations forward, brands aren’t far behind. Confronted by the need to constantly evolve, successful brands keep shifting gears in terms of their personality,...
New Stakes: Business Mergers and Acquisitions in Pakistan
We catalogue the major business integrations carried out in Pakistan over the year and what it means for the economy.
2016 has seen several business integrations in the form of takeovers, mergers, and acquisitions, ranging...
Cinema Screen with a Bag of Popcorn
By Abdul Aleem Sheikh
In today’s age when consumers have everything literally at their fingertips, advertisers are busy devising new ways to interact to sell something they probably won’t need otherwise. Technological advances have changed...
Ali Raza Merchant On COVID-19 & Enhanced Opportunities For Digitally Driven Lifestyles
COVID-19 has forced itself on humankind. Its impact on the world has been like a tsunami that builds up suddenly and then forces a wave to reset the environment. Though destructive at first, it...
The Consumer Marketer Relation No Longer A Match Made In Heaven
By Faisal Khan
Have you noticed that, they – the consumers – are no longer paying attention and neither are they interested in what we – marketers – are talking about? It seems as if...
Can Brands Help Revive Cinema Culture In Pakistan
Maria Mahesar
Cinema, often considered by experts as a tool that can either make or break the perception of the country of the movie’s originates from, is currently in the process of continuous evolution in...
CLASH OF CAMPAIGNS: PAS Awards 2017
PAS Awards is an initiative by Pakistan Advertisers Society (PAS) which acknowledges and celebrates ‘ideas and creativity that works’. The award programme evaluates campigns holistically with special emphasis on effectiveness or results of marketing...
ARCHETYPICAL BRAND EVOLUTION
By perception, all things traditional are deemed as old fashioned and all innovations are assumed as contemporary. Archetype brands, which celebrate the way we live, are therefore mostly positioned as traditional. According to Carol...
Learn Effective & Successful Below-The-Line Marketing Techniques
As originally published in Synergyzer Issue 3 – 2016
Suppose yours is a marketing and PR company and you have just landed a high priority client. Obviously, this client wants all the bases covered, i.e....