Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Sweden to completely phase out development assistance to Sri Lanka within 4 years
Mervyn goes berserk in Kiribathgoda
Rs. 15 million to overhaul FM’s house
Hyundai comes with the lowest bid
Editorial
The importance of being W.J.M.
The Right to Know
Thai police deck LTTE’s KP
The COPE corroborates corrupt governance: Ravi K.
Tamils and the unitary state
Govt. mere bystander in protecting citizens-AHRC
Chandrika and Vimukthi attend gala charity dinner
Diplomatically lacking!
Mannar Bishop wants immediate restoration of civil administration
180 days to uplift east
Resign if you can’t act justly – UNP tells Speaker
SriLankan staff fingerprinted over anti President sticker
CAA Chairman summons special meeting to tender resignation
JVP calls meeting to decide on supporting government at budget
‘Black Week’ at Sri Jayewardenepura campus
KumbukRiver eyes travel world Oscars
SriLankan Airlines flying high with paperless ticketing
Ultimate noodle experience at Cinnamon Grand
Brandix, MAS exchange ownership of Linea Clothing and Textured Jersey Lanka
Dankotuwa Porcelain poised for next wave of growth
CEAT wins honours for Sri Lanka in Total Quality Management
Holcim invites entries for global awards on sustainable construction projects
Vasu files application to prevent holding of excess shares in Com Bank
Foreign buying props Bourse
Massive fire in factory leaves five injured
GMOA to protest against irregular transfers
Deputy health Minister, union lock horns over vehicle controversy
NCTAD in fresh push for regional cooperation among developing countries
 

Media-Neutral Planning key to Brand Equity

P&G, Yahoo, LG, Google & MTI share cases at Pakistan International Congress

“If you start your Marcom Planning with a conventional media approach, you are unlikely to be effective – in a business environment characterised by Changing Consumer Lifestyles, an Over Communicated Society and emerging Lifestyle based Marcom Options” is the key message coming out of the recently concluded Octara International Conference in Pakistan. The thinking was echoed by prominent speakers from P&G, LG, Hill & Knowlton, MTI Consulting, Yahoo and Google


The conference explored the concept of truly media neutral Marcom Planning for Brand Success, with case studies from P&G and LG how they built strong brands by applying media-neutrality


Media-Neutral Marcom Planning requires starting with a Clean Slate, with the Consumer Conversion Challenge as the starting point, based on which the Marcom Objectives are set and then 360 Degree Search of Media Development